Free rice and TVs are passé; gun licenses as poll sop in UP

Allahabad: With Uttar Pradesh steadily becoming a hot bed of activity in anticipation of the upcoming Assembly Elections, all the tricks in the book is being used to woo voters. Among the many goodies doled out to voters are gun licenses as well. This strange offer was made by UP's social welfare minister Indrajeet Saroj who has promised people with gun licenses in exchange for votes. Read More................Free rice and TVs are passé; gun licenses as poll sop in UP

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60-year-old walks 25 km to vote

Ranchi: Call it his commitment to democracy, a 60-year-old man walked 25 long km to vote in the Jharkhand assembly elections.

“I walked for 25 km (Wednesday) to vote despite threats from Maoists,” Bhagwandas Kumhar of Hatia near Ranchi told IANS. Read More................60-year-old walks 25 km to vote

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More wives to bring in more votes?

GUWAHATI: They say behind every successful man there’s a woman. But in Arunachal Pradesh, behind a number of ‘‘successful’’ politicians, there is almost always more than one woman. A list of candidates fighting the October 13 elections from state’s 60 seats confirms this.Read More................Arunachal: More wives to bring in more votes?

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Make parents Vote and get grace marks in Civics

Pune: Make parents vote and get two grace marks - this is the promise that authorities of a school here have made in an effort to prod citizens to exercise their right to franchise. Read More................Make parents vote and get grace marks in Civics'

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Shut up and vote

Shut up and vote - is the message that a Bangalore-based rock band will give to the urban youth in five cities starting Friday. The band, in a series of rock shows, will urge the young to stop cribbing and start voting. Read More................Rock band to urge the youth to 'shut up and vote'

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Male Minister gets voter card with Woman's photo

Raipur(Chhattisgarh): Amar Agrawal, who is a cabinet rank minister in the Chhattisgarh government, was surprised when he received his voter identity card - every detail was perfect except for the photograph that showed a married woman wearing a coloured sari. Read more.........................................Male minister gets voter card with woman's photo

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Vote For 'Taj Mahal'

Here above is a picture of Indian Youths getting the "Taj Mahal" painted on their bodies in Bikaner in Rajasthan state in western India. Youths are campaigning for the enlistment of the Great heritage monument as one of the seven wonders of the world.

People in India & all around the world are requested to Vote For the "Taj Mahal" so that it is chosen as one among the seven wonders of the world.

Picture Credit: Times of India

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