BSP MLA not to exercise vote in Council elections

Thursday, March 22, 2007, 1:39 [IST]

Hyderabad, Mar 21 (UNI) Protesting against ''horse- trading'' and alleged irregularities in the state Legislative Council election scheduled to be held on March 23, lone Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA L Raja Rao would not exercise his vote under MLA quota.

Speaking to newspersons here, BSP state President N Surya Prakash said the BSP MLA would not cast his vote in the elections following the directions issued by BSP President Mayawati.

He said the decision was taken to send the message to MLAs that peoples' representatives were only elected to serve the society and not for ''earning money''.

UNI

Topics: inst, ''horse-, trading'', alleged, irregularities, state, legislative, council, election, schedu

Other articles published on March 22, 2007

'Horses able to differentiate between numbers'

Friday, April 4, 2008,13:03 [IST]

London, Apr 4: Horses are more intelligent than we thought. Researchers found that, when offered a choice, they consistently choose buckets containing higher numbers of apples. Horses aged above 10-months have been shown to have an innate tendency to opt for containers holding larger numbers of food items, as have many non-human primates. Dr Claudia Uller, of the University of Essex, inspired by the story of Clever Hans, a horse that caused a sensation 100 years ago with his apparent abilities.....

Horse tranquilliser Ketamine replacing cocaine as new drug of choice in UK

Thursday, January 15, 2009,16:30 [IST]

London, Jan 15 (ANI): Ketamine, the drug popular as a horse tranquilliser, is now taking the place of cocaine as the substance of choice among Britain's recreational drug users, say charities and experts.In the survey by the charity DrugScope, nine out of 20 areas reported rise in the use of the drug, known as "Special K" or "Raver's Smack". According to figures revealed by the British Crime Survey, the use of the drug last year increased nationally by 10 per.....

Limitless Updates

India News

News Archives

Horse riding eases back pain, boosts confidence

Monday, January 19, 2009,12:47 [IST]

Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Riding on horseback not only eases back pain, but also boosts the rider's confidence and emotional well being, according to a new study.The findings contribute to the growing body of evidence that horseback riding and related equine assistance therapy programs for disabled and injured individuals benefit human participants.Lead author Margareta Hakanson said that the main reason seems to be "that the movements transferred from the horse's body to the rider are very like the.....