N-panel in place
Even as the Left parties continued with their sabre rattling against the UPA government in general and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in particular over the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, the Centre late on Tuesday night announced a 15-member committee to address the concerns raised by the Left regarding the deal.
BDA to allot 1.76 lakh sites The Bangalore Development Authority will distribute around 1,76,000 sites of various dimensions in the five layouts that were announced as part of the BDA Master Plan 2015...
Civic elections on Sept 28 Barring the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), all urban local bodies of the State are going to the polls on Sept 28 ...
Big corporate fish in land-grab soup On Tuesday, during inspection of 10 encroached areas, the Joint Legislative Committee on land encroachment identified around 135 acres of land as encroached. The combined value of the encroached land was put at above Rs 200 crore...
The remains... Fire force personnel clearing the debris of a collapsed building on Hennur Main Road in Bangalore on Tuesday evening. Two persons, including a six-year-old boy, were killed when a portion of the 65-year-old building collapsed.
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The Chief Election Commission wants to limit the number of political parties in the country. Will it be a wise move?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most responses favour restricting the number of political parties, as it is believed to check horse-trading and divisiveness of the nation based on region, religion and caste. Few others assert that the move will be impractical, as coalition and regional parties are now calling the shots.
