LUCKNOW: Opposition Samajwadi Party on Monday urged the Election Commission to remove Uttar Pardesh's police chief OP Singh from the post alleging he was "favouring" the ruling BJP and affecting elections. The party also alleged that in at least two polling booths the Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machine showed the voting for the BJP when the ballot was cast for the SP . Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav 's wife Dimple is contesting from the constituency. Party leader Dharmendra Yadav said the Director General of Police was "misusing" government machinery to help the BJP. "We demanded from the EC to remove him immediately," Yadav told reporters here. He was part of a SP delegation that met Chief Electoral Officer L Venkatenshwar Lu and submitted a memorandum demanding immediate removal of the DGP. It highlighted the issue of "faulty" EVMs. "The police are terrorising minority voters. The force is being misused in favour of the BJP. We have apprised the CEO about it," … [Read more...] about Kannauj: SP alleges VVPAT shows ‘lotus’ when ‘cycle’ button pressed, wants DGP removed
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After Nishad Party quits alliance, SP fields new candidate in Gorakhpur
GORAKHPUR: A day after the Nishad Party quit the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh , the Samajwadi Party on Saturday named its own candidate for the prestigious Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat, dropping sitting MP Pravin Nishad. Ram Bhuwal Nishad - the SP candidate from Gorakhpur, the seat once held by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath - is also from the Nishad community. The Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal, commonly known as the Nishad Party, is headed by Sanjay Nishad, father of Pravin Nishad who had won the Gorakhpur parliamentary seat on an SP ticket in the 2018 bypolls. Gorakhpur was considered a bastion of the BJP. Ram Bhuwal Nishad on Saturday claimed that Sanjay Nishad walked out of the alliance as he was given money by the BJP, a charge denied by Praveen Nishad. Apart from Ram Bhuwal Nishad, the SP announced its candidate for Kanpur, Ram Kumar, who is also from the Nishad community and the brother of former Unnao MP Deepak Kumar. It changed its … [Read more...] about After Nishad Party quits alliance, SP fields new candidate in Gorakhpur
SP Setia sasar jualan RM5.65 bilion
KUALA LUMPUR 27 Feb. - SP Setia Bhd. menetapkan sasaran jualan sebanyak RM5.65 bilion untuk tahun kewangan 2019, kira-kira 89 peratus dijangka diperoleh daripada projek tempatan. Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SP Setia, Datuk Khor Chap Jen berkata, ia mewakili pertumbuhan jualan kira-kira 10 peratus dan akan mengukuhkan kedudukan S P Setia sebagai pemaju hartanah terkemuka di Malaysia. Katanya, kumpulan juga sedang bersedia untuk melancarkan beberapa penawaran produk. “Pada 31 Disember 2018, kumpulan mempunyai jualan yang belum dibilkan sebanyak RM12.32 bilion dan 45 projek yang sedang dilaksanakan. “Baki simpanan tanah SP Setia seluas 3,850 hektar dengan nilai pembangunan kasar (GDV) sebanyak RM149.70 bilion,” katanya dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini. SP Setia mencatatkan keuntungan bersih yang lebih rendah sebanyak RM670.95 juta bagi tahun kewangan berakhir 31 Disember 2018 berbanding RM993.70 juta sebelum ini. Perolehan menurun kepada RM3.59 bilion daripada … [Read more...] about SP Setia sasar jualan RM5.65 bilion
SPS Commerce: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS _ SPS Commerce Inc. (SPSC) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $7.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of 40 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 53 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 46 cents per share. The provider of supply chain software services to businesses posted revenue of $65.2 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $63.9 million. For the year, the company reported net income of $23.9 million, or $1.36 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $248.2 million. For the current quarter ending in April, SPS Commerce expects its per-share earnings to range from 50 cents to 52 cents. The company said it expects … [Read more...] about SPS Commerce: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
SPS Tower in downtown Minneapolis sells for $144M to Japanese buyer
The SPS Tower in downtown Minneapolis has sold for $144 million to a Japanese company, further indication of the area's growing attractiveness to out-of-town investors. SPS Tower was sold by California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based trading giant, Sumitomo Corp. The deal closed Friday and works out to about $219 per square foot. The sale of the 31-story office skyscraper comes a year after the tower was renamed as its major tenant SPS Commerce signed a new lease and expanded its space to take up about 30 percent of the 655,000 square foot office complex. The building, located along 4th Avenue S. between 7th and 8th streets across the street from the Hennepin County Government Center, had been previously referred to as the 333 South Seventh Street building. The tower was completed in 1987 and includes a four-level, underground parking garage. The sale comes as local real estate experts … [Read more...] about SPS Tower in downtown Minneapolis sells for $144M to Japanese buyer