Meira Kumar lays foundation stone for a hospital in BiharSeptember 25th, 2009 BIHTA - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Friday laid the foundation stone for a hospital in here, about 40 kilometers from Patna, capital of Bihar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was present on the occasion.
Caste system is dividing society: Meira KumarAugust 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday said the caste system is causing divisions in the society. "The issue is of concern.
People losing interest in poll process: Meira KumarJuly 4th, 2009 BHOPAL - Expressing concern over the decline in polling percentage, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday called upon lawmakers to introspect why people were losing interest in the poll process. Inaugurating a two-day orientation programme for Madhya Pradesh legislators, Meira Kumar said legislature was the most powerful body and the lawmakers should use their powers for the welfare of the common man.
Meira Kumar to inaugurate MLAs orientation programme in BhopalJuly 4th, 2009 BHOPAL - A two day orientation programme of the legislatures of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in Bhopal today. Besides Meira Kumar, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwar Das Rohani, the state's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya and the Leader of Opposition, Jamuna Devi will also guide the newly elected MLAs.
Meira Kumar convenes all-party meeting ahead of Budget sessionJune 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. The meeting is being held to ensure smooth conduct of the session, which will conclude on August 7.
I won't quit Congress: Meira KumarJune 16th, 2009 SASARAM - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said that she won't quit the Congress party as suggested by her predecessor Somnath Chatterjee. Talking to reporters here on Monday during her maiden visit to her constituency after assuming office, she said, "There is no convention that the Speaker should resign from the primary membership of his or her party.
Women's Reservation Bill will be passed: Meira KumarJune 14th, 2009 VARANASI - The contentious Women's Reservation Bill will see the light of day during the 15th Lok Sabha, Speaker Meira Kumar told reporters here on Sunday. "That a woman has been elected as Speaker is an indication that the Women's Bill could be passed in the 15th Lok Sabha," Kumar said.
Meira Kumar pays floral tribute to prominent leadersJune 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar paid floral tribute at the memorials of various prominent leaders here on Saturday. Starting with Rajghat, the memorial to the Father of India, Mahatma Gandhi, she also paid a visit to the memorials of her father, Jagjivan Ram and Indira Gandhi.
Meira Kumar takes oath as first woman SpeakerJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar took oath as the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha today. Kumar hails from the Dalit community and is better known as the daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram.
Meira Kumar asserts she will be impartial in her jobJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - After being unanimously chosen as Speaker of Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar reiterated on Wednesday that she would be impartial in executing her tasks as the presiding officer of the lower house of the parliament. "It would be my endeavour that I am completely impartial in my conduct and I will give opportunity to all the members to express their views.
Meira Kumar files nomination for LS Speaker's postJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Meira Kumar filed her nomination for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker on Tuesday. Kumar was nominated for the post by the UPA Government on Monday.
Meira Kumar meets Sonia, ahead of formal declaration for LS Speaker postMay 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Water Resource Minister and Congress leader Meira Kumar called on Congress party President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday afternoon. The meet, which was held at 10, Janpath, Sonia Gandhi's residence, gave strength to speculations about her getting a nomination of Congress Party for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker.
Meira Kumar may beome new Lok Sabha SpeakerMay 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress Party is likely to finalise the name of Union Water Resource Minister Meira Kumar for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, NDTV quoted sources as saying. However, another TV Channel stated the names of Congress leader Girija Kumar Vyas and Meira Kumar was doing the rounds till late evening.
Meira Kumar's brief profileMay 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leader Meira Kumar, popular known as the daughter of the former Deputy Prime Minister and prominent Dalit leader, Babu Jagjivan Ram and freedom fighter, Indrani Devi, hails from Bihar. Born in Patna in 1945, Meira Kumar has been law graduate and holds a Masters in English literature.
Three women in Manmohan Singh's cabinetMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 19-member cabinet includes three women - Mamata Banerjee, Ambika Soni and Meira Kumar - who took oath of office here Friday. While Soni and Meira Kumar were also ministers in the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Trinamool Congress chief Banerjee has been a central minister though in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
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