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Nationalist Congress Party is a national party in India that has a presence in a number of states in India. The party came into existence in 1999 when three congress leaders Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar expelled from Indian National Congress. The party has a base in state of Maharashtra from where its chairperson Sharad Pawar belongs. One can find latest news of Nationalist Congress Party in all the media as it is an integral part of ruling UPA.
Analog clock is election symbol of Nationalist Congress Party. The party has also presence in different states of country essential to maintain its national status. The party has some important portfolios in cabinet.
The party professes an ideology of Progressive, populist and Secular democracy. NCP believes in Gandhian secularism, equality, social justice and federalism. In every general election, news of Nationalist Congress Party remains in headlines.
Panaji, April 10 (IANS) Top Congress leaders from Goa will be summoned to New Delhi to meet the high command later this week for a post-mortem of the party's thumping loss in Goa, a top Congress official said Tuesday.
Bangalore/New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) She has a severe head injury, bite marks all over her body and is on life support in a Bangalore hospital. The shocking case of three-month-old Afreen - allegedly battered by her own father as he wanted a male child - came to light Monday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The apex child rights panel National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday rolled out a fresh set of guidelines to monitor implementation of the right to education act that has completed two years.
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Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politicians, including the city unit head of Maharashtra's Roha town, have been booked for allegedly threatening a local official who tried to stop illegal sand dredging, police said.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Two years after the government's flagship education programme came into force, its monitoring body has not been able to resolve as much as 76 percent cases of violation of the right to education (RTE) Act, a right to information (RTI) document reveals.
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) In a late night move, the Maharashtra government has appointed a new board of trustees for the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust to replace the old set sacked earlier this month, an official said Wednesday.
Boston, March 24 (IANS) Leaders representing India's government, business, politics, law, media and entertainment, including Hardeep Puri, India's Permanent Representative at the UN and Supreme Court lawyer and civil society activist Prashant Bhushan, will be speaking at a two-day conference here this weekend to discuss India's global standing and its future.
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) The March polls marked a tectonic alteration in Goa's political topography, which for nearly three decades has been dominated by the Congress.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) An all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Friday to end the stalemate on the anti-graft Lokpal bill ended inconclusively amid growing clamour for changes in the government's version of the legislation already passed by the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Even as the all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill called by the prime minister failed to break the logjam, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley Friday said there was consensus among non-Congress parties against the government's bill.
Prime Minister?s move to make a consensus on the Lokpal bill remained fruitless and failed to reach any final decision.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said he was not inclined to comment on Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar's reported concern over Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's latest remarks on working with UPA allies.
New Delhi/Jaipur, Mar 21 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, lawmakers on Wednesday criticized spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for saying that state-run schools are turning into breeding grounds for Maoists.
New Delhi/Jaipur, Mar 21 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, lawmakers on Wednesday criticized spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for saying that state-run schools are turning into breeding grounds for Maoists.
Defence Minister A. K. Antony has said that he was not inclined to comment on Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said he was not inclined to comment on Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar's reported concern over Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's latest remarks on working with UPA allies.
Patna, Mar 10 (ANI): Congratulating Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav for being chosen as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed the hope that the former would fulfill his promises and would do a great job.
Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh chief minister-elect Akhilesh Yadav promised on Saturday that his top priority after assuming office would be maintenance of law and order in the state.
Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, who played a major role for his party's victory in the recently concluded assembly elections, has been chosen to become the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh chief minister-elect Akhilesh Yadav promised on Saturday that his top priority after assuming office would be maintenance of law and order in the state.
Patna, Mar 10 (ANI): Congratulating Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav for being chosen as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday expressed the hope that the former would fulfill his promises and would do a great job.
Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, who played a major role for his party's victory in the recently concluded assembly elections, has been chosen to become the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all political outfits should accept the verdict of state assembly polls in a spirit of sportsmanship, as victory and defeat are part of the election process.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all political outfits should accept the verdict of state assembly polls in a spirit of sportsmanship, as victory and defeat are part of the election process.
Lucknow, Mar 7 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday evening to stake his claim to form the next government in the state.
Lucknow, Mar 7 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party (SP) will hold its Parliamentary Board meeting here today to decide it's chief ministerial candidate.
Panaji, Mar 7 (ANI): The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP)-BJP combine will today stake claim to form a government in Goa, along with two Independent legislators.
Lucknow, Mar 7 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday evening to stake his claim to form the next government in the state.
The BJP-MGP coalition defeated Congress in Goa by a large margin, the coalition made victory on 24 seats out of 40. Manohar Parrikar, who led the BJP's campaign and cornered congress for the illegal mining is all set to be the next chief minister.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 38 percent voting was recorded till noon in polling for the 40-member assembly in Goa.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): A massive turnout of voters was recorded in Goa assembly polls with over 81 percent polling on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Voting to elect a new 40-member assembly began in Goa amidst tight security this morning.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): A massive turnout of voters was recorded in Goa assembly polls with over 81 percent polling on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 70 percent of polling was registered till 4 p.m. in the Goa assembly elections on Saturday.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Over 38 percent voting was recorded till noon in polling for the 40-member assembly in Goa.
Panaji, Mar 3 (ANI): Voting to elect a new 40-member assembly began in Goa amidst tight security this morning.
Panaji, Mar 1 (ANI): With just two days left for the Goa assembly polls, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupram on Thursday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over reports of the former political outfit allotting tickets to catholic candidates, and held it responsible for the killing of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines in Orissa.
Panaji, Mar 1 (ANI): With just two days left for the Goa assembly polls, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupram on Thursday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over reports of the former political outfit allotting tickets to catholic candidates, and held it responsible for the killing of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines in Orissa.
Panaji, Feb 29 (ANI): Union Heavy Industries Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Wednesday expressed confidence of making a mark in the upcoming Goa assembly elections by forming the government in the state.
Panaji, Feb 29 (ANI): Union Heavy Industries Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Wednesday expressed confidence of making a mark in the upcoming Goa assembly elections by forming the government in the state.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the Congress should work with the NCP to strengthen its political hold in Maharashtra state.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has said the Congress should work with the NCP to strengthen its political hold in Maharashtra state.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance retained power over Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), defeating the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance despite growing criticism of shoddy and increasingly overburdened infrastructure.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance retained power over Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), defeating the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance despite growing criticism of shoddy and increasingly overburdened infrastructure.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he expected positive results for his coalition in the civic body polls in Maharashtra.
Nagpur, Feb 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday hit out at Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for tearing the manifesto of a political party during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh, and said that the former has proved that he is not yet mature.
The second phase of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly Election 2012 for 59 seats spread in 10 districts begins Saturday morning amid tight security that will decide the fate of 1,098......
The second phase of voting for assembly election 2012 will kick on tomorrow morning amid tight security. The campaigning for 59 seats in nine districts concluded Thursday evening......
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Female drivers are more adept at parking than men, a new study has found.
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Female drivers are more adept at parking than men, a new study has found.
Imphal, Jan 28 (ANI): Around 77 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in Manipur assembly elections, which concluded on Saturday.
Imphal, Jan.28 (ANI): Five persons have reportedly been killed in poll-related violence in Manipur's Chandel District.
The assembly election in Manipur conclude today amid violence in which five persons including a woman and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel have been killed and two left injured....
Imphal, Jan.28 (ANI): Five persons have reportedly been killed in poll-related violence in Manipur's Chandel District.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Mallikarun Kharge, while chairing the first meeting the newly constituted Central Advisory Board on "Child Labour", called for furthering the steps to seek a safe future of children in the country.
Imphal, Jan 17 (ANI): Political parties in Manipur have promised to resolve the problems of the common man and provide people with basic amenities, if elected.
Imphal, Jan 17 (ANI): Political parties in Manipur have promised to resolve the problems of the common man and provide people with basic amenities, if elected.
Wagah, Jan.16 (ANI): A delegation of Indian parliamentarians, headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha, crossed into Pakistan through the Wagah - Attari land border on Monday.
Imphal, Jan 16 (ANI): With barely a fortnight to go for the Assembly elections in Manipur, major political parties in the state released their manifestos.
Wagah, Jan 16 (ANI): A delegation of Indian Parliamentarians, headed by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, on Monday crossed into Pakistan through Wagah - Attari land border.
Wagah, Jan 16 (ANI): A delegation of Indian Parliamentarians, headed by BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, on Monday crossed into Pakistan through Wagah - Attari land border.
Wagah, Jan.16 (ANI): A delegation of Indian parliamentarians, headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha, crossed into Pakistan through the Wagah - Attari land border on Monday.
Imphal, Jan 16 (ANI): With barely a fortnight to go for the Assembly elections in Manipur, major political parties in the state released their manifestos.
Pune, Jan 14 (ANI): Samrat Moze, a prospective candidate for civic body elections in Pune sported valuables worth millions to attract voters. He adorned himself with heavy gold chains, thick quintessential bracelets and fat rings.
Pune, Jan 14 (ANI): Samrat Moze, a prospective candidate for civic body elections in Pune sported valuables worth millions to attract voters. He adorned himself with heavy gold chains, thick quintessential bracelets and fat rings.
Srinagar, Dec 19 (ANI): In March 2007, under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005), the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in order to protect the rights of children. One of the steps in this direction was the constitution of "State Commission" in each and every state of the country.
New Delhi, Dec.12 (ANI): Congress leaders and activists have warned social activist Anna Hazare to stop targetting party general secretary Rahul Gandhi with the backing of the opposition.
New Delhi, Dec.1 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh, on Thursday met with leaders of the UPA, including representatives of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the National Conference (NC) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to discuss ways to end the ongoing stalemate in parliament.
New Delhi, Nov. 30 (ANI): Scores of activists of the youth wing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) gathered at the Raj Ghat here on Wednesday to protest against veteran social activist Anna Hazare for his remark on the recent physical attack on their party chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (ANI): An aggressive and united opposition again forced both Houses of Parliament to adjourn without transacting any business for the sixth day of the Winter Session on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov. 29 (ANI): An all-party meeting convened by the Centre to end the deadlock over allowing 51 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, ended inconclusively on Tuesday with both the government and the opposition failing to reach a consensus over the issue.
London, November 25 (ANI): Britons give their cars nicknames after celebrities ranging from Prince William to Lady Gaga along with Rooney, Beckham and Angelina among others.
New Delhi, Nov. 25 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Friday sent Harvinder Singh, who had slapped Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, to judicial custody for 14 days.
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov. 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader R R Patil on Thursday condemned the attack on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and called for a thorough probe into the incident.
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till Thursday, as the opposition refused to back down on the issue of price rise and other issues.
Mumbai, Nov. 22 (ANI): A day after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2004 Ishrat Jahan case told the Gujarat High Court that the encounter was fake, family members of the 19-year-old college girl on Tuesday recounted the tribulations in their fight for justice.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov.1 (ANI): Nabam Tuki will be the new chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, replacing Jarbom Gamlin, who resigned from office yesterday.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Oct.31 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin has reportedly resigned.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (ANI): The results of the by-elections to the four seats in the country came as a jolt to the Congress Party as it failed to create its charisma and suffered a humiliating defeat.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Tribes Union (APITU) Chairman Bamang Tuglik has criticized Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin for misusing the official CM's bungalow.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The political sparring in Arunachal Pradesh, which is a strategic state bordering China, does not seem to be ending, with Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin rubbishing allegations made by his PHED and Social Welfare Minister, Chowna Mein, that he was behind the latter's abduction.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh political crisis is deepening day by day and controversy over abduction of PHED and Social Welfare Minister Chowna Mein is not dying down, with the senior minister himself accusing Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin for resorting to such terror tactics to garner support in his favour.he entire political drama started with the kidnapping of an MLA near Arunachal CM's official bungalow on September 25th followed by kidnapping of the senior Cabinet Minister on September 26th evening.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday marked the enforcement of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR) 2010 by sending a sms on 1909 to register for not receiving unsolicited/pesky calls and smses.
Itanagar, Sep 27 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has alleged that a minister was kidnapped by a group of miscreants near Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin's official bungalow on Monday evening at gun point.
New Delhi/ Mathura /Patna, Sep 22 (ANI): Opposition parties and also partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have slammed the Central Government after the Planning Commission filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court contending that a sum of rupees 31 is ample to sustain a poor person in urban areas.
Colombo, Sept 10 (ANI): The head of Sri Lanka's child protection body has said that all children's homes in the country should be closed down due to 'rampant' abuse.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Stressing that various proposals of the Ombudsman Bill are not socially inclusive, SC-ST body submitted their own version of the anti-graft legislation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug.27 (ANI): Describing Uttar Pradesh as the "Prashn (Problem) Pradesh", Nationalist Congress Party general secretary D.P. Tripathi has criticised the high corruption going on in the state.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): Referring to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's readiness to discuss the Lokpal Bill issue, RTI crusader Arvind Kejriwal, a key figure in Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, today demanded time and venue from the government to discuss the concerned matter.
Maval (Maharashtra), Aug.15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was heckled on Sunday by the families of victims who had died in police firing on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on August 9.
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticized Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for his controversial statement over state home portfolio given to the ruling coalition partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The Congress Core Group is expected to meet ahead of the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan this evening to discuss the draft of the Lokpal Bill.
Shimla, July 3 (ANI): Ahead of the all-party meeting scheduled to take place today to discuss the draft anti-graft Lokpal Bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha has said that the Prime Minister should be within the purview of the Bill.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The crucial all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to discuss the draft anti-graft Lokpal Bill will be held here on Sunday.
New Delhi, July 1(ANI): The first meeting of the re-constituted council of National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL) was held today under the Chairmanship of Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.
Islamabad, June 30(ANI): Arm-twisting by the corruption-plagued Pakistan Government has prevented Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) from producing its annual National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) this year.
Pune, June 26(ANI): Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday urged his party members to agitate against steep hike in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas), diesel and kerosene prices.
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will convene a meeting of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders on Tuesday as part of efforts to ascertain views of the alliance partners over the drafting of the Lokpal Bill.
New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will meet here today in an attempt to bring around sulking Maharashtra leader Gopinath Munde amid intense speculation whether he would remain in the party.
Mumbai, Apr 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai on Tuesday criticized the Congress Party for losing its cool over the protest related to the construction of the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in Maharashtra.
