Both Houses to discuss Motion of Thanks today

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet here today to discuss the drought situation in many parts of the country and rising prices of essential commodities. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called for the meeting to discuss ways to deal with the situation.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will preside a conference of all Chief Ministers here today to discuss issues like Naxal violence, activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits and situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. Dr. Singh is likely to discuss in detail security situation in the country and measures to be adopted to maintain law and order with the CMs of all the States of the country.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna will begin his two-day official visit to Japan from today.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India will achieve an economic growth of at least 7 percent this fiscal and promised more resources for areas like infrastructure and public services. In last one year our economy was affected and our growth rate declined to about 7 percent, the prime minister told the Lok Sabha, replying to the motion of thanks on President Pratibha Patil's address to both houses of parliament.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will achieve an economic growth of at least 7 percent this fiscal despite the global slowdown, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday while promising more resources for areas like infrastructure and public services. In last one year our economy was affected and our growth rate declined to about 7 percent, the prime minister told the Lok Sabha, replying to the motion of thanks on President Pratibha Patil's address to both houses of parliament.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of Parliament will conclude today after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will address the joint parliamentary session of both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today. The President is also expected to unveil the government's agenda for the year ahead in tune with the policies and programmes of the ruling party and its allies.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet will meet here today to discuss the agenda before the new government. Presided over by the Prime Minister Dr.

May 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet today to discuss and deliberate on the future plans. AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said the CWC would meet on Sunday afternoon to discuss its future plans and to thanks the voters for reposing their faith in the Congress.

April 12th, 2009 ABOHAR - Several needy families in Punjab's Abohar city are today a happy lot after getting benefited from the Central Government's Indira Awaas Yojana, a national housing scheme. Under the scheme, needy families are provided houses free of cost to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, bonded labourers and BPL (below poverty line) families.

March 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission will hold a meeting of poll observers here today. During the two-day meeting, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalawami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will brief around 1500 observers on the conduct of elections.

March 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Governor M.C. Bhandare has been meeting leaders of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to discuss their complaint that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won the trust vote in the assembly through manipulation and foul play.

March 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik won a trust vote in the state assembly Wednesday amid pandemonium caused by the Congress objecting to the motion on a technicality. The motion was passed by voice vote.

February 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), a trade organization for American film industry, opened its first Indian office here Monday. Called the Motion Picture Dist.

January 11th, 2009 BHOPAL - The opposition Congress Monday walked out of the Madhya Pradesh assembly demanding an adjournment motion to discuss the problem in Singrauli where work at the 1,200 MW Essar power plant has been stalled due to a clash between farmers and the administration over compensation for land. Soon after the house - that assembled after four days holiday - had paid tribute to former prime minister V.P.