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49 nominations filed on day 3 for phase I of UP poll

Lucknow, Mar 15 (UNI) Altogether 49 nominations were filed on the third day of the first phase of Uttar Pradesh election, in which polling will be held for 62 assembly seats on April 7.

Now, 61 candidates are in fray for the first phase of election.

Of the total nominations filed today, 11 each belonged to the ruling Samajwadi Party and BSP respectively, while BJP and Congress candidates accounted for five and one respectively.

Prominent among those, who filed nominations includes state PWD minister and SP candidate Shivpal Singh Yadav from Jaswantnagar, Badshah Singh of BSP from Hamirpur, SP's Ram Swaroop Singh from Sarvankhera and Rajendra Kumar Tiwari of BSP from Govindnagar.

Altogether five nominations each were filed for Sarvankhera and Govindnagar seats.

One nomination by BSP's Anil Shukla was filed for the Bilaur Lok Sabha seat for which the by-election would be held along with the first phase of polling.

March 20 is the last date of filing nomination and on the next day scrutiny of papers would be done. Candidiates can withdraw nomination till March 23.

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CPT rolls out red carpet for 'Queen Mary II'

Kochi, Mar 8 (UNI) As 'Queen Mary II', the world's largest and most expensive cruise ship, came calling at this city, popularly called the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea', the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) rolled out a red carpet to make the meeting of the two queens memorable. Buildings on the Ernakulam wharf, where Queen Mary II berthed after its arrival here yesterday morning, were given a fresh coat of paint and the CPT authorities undertook extra dredging to ensure that.....

EC announces new appointments

Lucknow, Mar 15 (UNI) Mr G L Sharma will be the new director general of police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh while Mr K Chandramauli will be the Principal Secretary (Home). According to sources, Mr Sharma, present DG Homeguards, will take the place of Mr Bua Singh who was removed along with seven other officials by the Election Commission yesterday. Mr Chandramauli, the new Principal secretary (Home) will take the place of Mr S K Agarwal. Sources said Mr J S Deepak.....

Lambs sacrificed on temple festival

Tiruchirapalli, Mar 8 (UNI) Hundreds of lambs were sacrificed to the local deity 'Kuzhumaay Amman' on the occasion of the annual 'Kuttikudi Festival' (tasting of lamb's blood) at Puthur in the city this morning. Kuzhumaayi Amman temple festival is an annual four day celebration during the auspicious Tamil month of 'Maasi' and the 'Kuttikudi' falls on the final day. The traditional lamb-sacrificing ceremony has been in practice for the past several centuries. Today, hundreds of devotees from across the state throng.....
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