Lack of good governance robs citizens of their security: Pranab -
New Delhi, Apr 6 - Asserting that good governance should be the unwavering goal, President Pranab Mukherjee today said lack of good governance is the root cause of many serious deficiencies in society as it robs the citizenry of their security and rights. |
Fight against terrorism is 4th world war: Pranab -
New Delhi, Jul 25 - Fight against terrorism is the fourth world war and India has been on the frontlines of this, President Pranab Mukherjee today said while hailing the valour and conviction of the Indian armed forces. Taking oath as the President, he said few minutes of peace will achieve far more than many years of war. |
Pranab to be sworn-in on July 25 -
New Delhi, Jul 22 - Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the 13th President of the country on July 25. Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament House at 1100 hrs on Wednesday.
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President poll: Pranab to garner 88 pc Delhi votes -
New Delhi, July 19 - Pranab Mukherjee is likely to garner over 88 per cent of the 11,140 vote value from 80 MPs and MLAs of Delhi in the Presidential poll on Thursday for which elaborate arrangements have been made in the capital. Seventy Delhi MLAs and 10 MPs, including three Rajya Sabha members, can vote in Vidhan Sabha and Parliament House complex respectively.
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Pranab vs Sangma: Polling underway for Prez election -
New Delhi, July 19 - Polling today began in Parliament House and state capitals for electing a new President in a race that appears clearly in favour of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, who faces P A Sangma sponsored by some opposition parties. |
President poll: Pranab appeals Mamata to vote for him -
Srinagar, July 15 - UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said he has been making appeals to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee every day asking her to vote for him. "I appeal to her almost every day...that is for her to decide," Mukherjee told reporters when asked if he would appeal to the Trinamool Congress chief, an UPA ally at the Centre, to vote for him.
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Pranab Mukherjee in J&K; meets NC, Congress and PDP members to seek support -
Srinagar, July 15 - UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday met members of the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition and opposition PDP to drum up support for his bid to enter the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Mukherjee, who was received by pradesh congress committee chief Saifuddin Soz at the airport, met the joint legislature party of National Conference and Congress at the SKICC here.
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Congress misusing power to ensure Pranab's win: BJP -
Kolkata, Jul 9 - BJP today alleged that Congress is misusing power to influence voting in the presidential elections and claimed the results will be surprising nevertheless. "Some states are being given packages. That should not be used as a means to influence them. It should be ensured that power is not misused to influence voting," BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told reporters here.
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Prez Poll: Pranab might visit J/K on July 15 -
Jammu, Jul 8 - Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir on July 15 to canvass support for his Presidential candidature, Congress said today. "He is likely to visit J&K on July 15 to seek support for himself for presidential polls. But his final schedule is awaited," J&K Congress spokesman and MLC Ravinder Sharma said.
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Four states likely to vote in full for Pranab -
New Delhi, Jul 8 - All the votes in Kerala, Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim are likely to go in favour of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential poll, leaving a blank for Opposition candidate P A Sangma. The entire bunch of political parties, which have MPs and MLAs from these states, have officially announced support for Mukherjee though two parties CPI and RSP, which have lawmakers in Kerala and Tripura, have decided to abstain from voting.
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