Uttar Pradesh, the electioneering comes to an end this evening in 56 assembly constituencies of fourth phase areas where polling is to be held on Sunday. As many as 966 candidates are in fray in this phase which comprises 11 districts of central UP including the state capital Lucknow. UP: electioneering ends this evening The nomination process for seventh phase of elections has been completed. The elections for 60 seats spread in 10 districts of Moradabad, Bareilly and Lucknow divisions will be held on 3rd March. The campaigning for fifth and sixth phase is in progress. The election for 49 constituencies will be held on 23rd February under fifth phase, while the polling for 68 assembly constituencies under sixth phase will be held on 28th February. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has issued notice to the BSP state President and Party Candidate from Padrauna Swami Prasad Maurya for forcibly entering into a polling booth in his constituency on 11th February and manhandling a security personnel. He has been asked to reply by this evening.
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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