Kovind takes office amid pomp and tradition

New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) :The elaborate ceremony for change of guard in India’s highest Constitutional office started today with a gentle knock on the door of President-elect Ram Nath…

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New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) :The elaborate ceremony for change of guard in India’s highest Constitutional office started today with a gentle knock on the door of President-elect Ram Nath…

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Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India

The polling was marked by cross-voting in various states where many opposition members favoured Mr. Kovind. Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA candidate, was on Thursday elected as India’s 14th President receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country’s lawmakers. Mr. Kovind defeated opposition’s Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha speaker, garnering more than 65 […]

The polling was marked by cross-voting in various states where many opposition members favoured Mr. Kovind. Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA candidate, was on Thursday elected as India’s 14th President receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country’s lawmakers. Mr. Kovind defeated opposition’s Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha speaker, garnering more than 65 […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/ram-nath-kovind-is-the-14th-president-of-india/

Who is Ram Nath Kovind, India’s new President?

He first stepped into politics in 1994 when he was elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. Ram Nath Kovind, who was voted in as India’s 14th President on Thursday, was a lawyer who practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court for 16 years. The Dalit leader first stepped into […]

He first stepped into politics in 1994 when he was elected as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh. Ram Nath Kovind, who was voted in as India’s 14th President on Thursday, was a lawyer who practised in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court for 16 years. The Dalit leader first stepped into […]

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State MLAs vote for new President

Imphal, July 17 2017: As polling for election of the country’s 14th President was held today across the country, MLAs of the State too voted in the State Assembly’s committee room amidst tight security arrangement today . Notably, the Presidential election is a straight fight between BJP-led NDA and UPA led by Congress party. While […]

Imphal, July 17 2017: As polling for election of the country’s 14th President was held today across the country, MLAs of the State too voted in the State Assembly’s committee room amidst tight security arrangement today . Notably, the Presidential election is a straight fight between BJP-led NDA and UPA led by Congress party. While […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/state-mlas-vote-for-new-president/

RN Kovind arrives for poll campaign

IMPHAL, Jul 7: Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP nominee for the 11th Presidential election slated for July 17, arrived at Imphal today at about 1 pm today for his election campaign. Accompanied by MP Pralad Singh Patel, BJP National general secretary Ram Madhav and Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, RN Kovind was […]

IMPHAL, Jul 7: Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP nominee for the 11th Presidential election slated for July 17, arrived at Imphal today at about 1 pm today for his election campaign. Accompanied by MP Pralad Singh Patel, BJP National general secretary Ram Madhav and Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, RN Kovind was […]

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Presidential election on Jul 17 Oppn picks Meira Kumar

New Delhi, Jun 22 : Making it a Dalit vs Dalit battle in the Presidential election, the Opposition parties today picked former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as their candidate for India’s next President . After a meeting of 17 Opposition parties, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said Meira Kumar’s name was selected unanimously by […]

New Delhi, Jun 22 : Making it a Dalit vs Dalit battle in the Presidential election, the Opposition parties today picked former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as their candidate for India’s next President . After a meeting of 17 Opposition parties, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said Meira Kumar’s name was selected unanimously by […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/presidential-election-on-jul-17-oppn-picks-meira-kumar/