Hooda working efficiently for development of Haryana: Sonia GandhiOctober 4th, 2009 KARNAL - Congress party President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday praised the Bhupinder Singh Hooda- led Haryana Government for efficiently working for the development of the state. Gandhi said this while addressing a public rally in Haryana's Karnal district ahead of the state assembly elections.
BJP lawmakers in Rajasthan may boycott State Assembly sessionAugust 27th, 2009 JAIPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers in Rajasthan are likely to boycott the State Assembly session in protest against the suspension of three of their colleagues. The session commences today in Jaipur.
BJP to boycott Rajasthan Assembly sessionAugust 26th, 2009 JAIPUR - The legislature party of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan Unit on Wednesday unanimously decided to boycott the State Assembly session commencing from August 27 to press for the revoking of suspension of three of its MLAs. The legislature party held its meeting here on Wednesday to finalise the strategy for the Assembly session.
Government defers introduction of Judges Bill in Rajya SabhaAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amidst protest from opposition benches the UPA Government deferred introduction of the Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill, 2009 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Bill seeks to exempt the contents of the assets declarations made by judges of the superior courts from disclosure.
Uproar in J-K assembly over setting up of central universitiesJuly 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes over the issue of setting up central universities in the state. As soon as the session of the assembly started, members of the BJP and Panthers Party came down and raised the issue of setting up central universities.
Results for 3 Assembly by-polls to be declared by Monday afternoonJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The counting of votes for the three State Assembly by-polls in Uttarakhand, Bihar and Tripura, is being held on Monday amidst tight security. The results for all the three State Assemblies by-polls are likely to be declared by afternoon.
Madhya Pradesh assembly to convene MondayMarch 16th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Madhya Pradesh assembly will convene Monday for a five-day session, an official said here Sunday. Principal Secretary A.K.
You don't deserve a single paisa, Chatterjee tells MPsFebruary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unruly MPs who disrupted the Lok Sabha were insulting the public and did not 'deserve a single paisa' in allowances, a furious Speaker Somnath Chatterjee lashed out Thursday and warned that he would adjourn the house sine die. 'You are insulting the people of the country and wasting public money.
Protests in Orissa assembly over accident, mob violenceFebruary 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Opposition legislators Thursday noisily protested in the state assembly against violence in an Orissa town a day earlier, forcing Speaker Kishor Mohanty to adjourn the house four times. Minutes after the house began its sitting for the day, lawmakers of the Congress and other opposition parties gathered near the well of the house and raised slogans demanding a statement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Unruly scenes mar opening day of Uttar Pradesh assemblyFebruary 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Unsavoury scenes were witnessed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly Tuesday as opposition Samajwadi Party members heckled the governor and chucked paper balls at him accusing him of being an 'agent' of the Mayawati government and demanding its dismissal. The opening day of the budget session began on a stormy note as almost the entire opposition led by Samajwadi Party members rose up to flay the 20-month-old Mayawati government.
32 Congress legislators suspended from Chhattisgarh assemblyFebruary 2nd, 2009 RAIPUR - Thirty-two legislators of Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress party were suspended for a day from the state assembly Tuesday after they trooped towards the speaker's podium protesting the alleged killing of tribals by the police. Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik suspended the Congress members as they marched towards his chair, demanding that either a house panel or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe the Jan 8 killing of 17 tribals allegedly by the police in Dantewada district.
Chhattisgarh assembly gets new speakerJanuary 4th, 2009 RAIPUR - Dharamlal Kaushik, a legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was elected as the speaker of the state assembly Monday, the maiden sitting of the newly-elected third assembly. Kaushik, an influential leader of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), won the Bilha assembly seat in Bilaspur district in the November assembly polls.
Chhattisgarh's bonanza bonus for one million paddy farmersDecember 22nd, 2008 RAIPUR - Keeping up its poll promises, Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Tuesday it would provide Rs.220 per 100 kg as a bonus amount to farmers during the ongoing government-sponsored paddy procurement drive. The announcement for bonus bonanza was made by Chief Minister Raman Singh after presiding over the maiden cabinet meeting at the state secretariat here.
Rajya Sabha opens, and adjournsDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Rajya Sabha was adjourned within three minutes of its opening Tuesday, as opposition MPs created an uproar over remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay and over the insurance bill.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the third timeDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Rajya Sabha was adjourned five minutes after it convened post-lunch as opposition MPs continued to disrupt proceedings over the remarks by Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay questioning the death of Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare in the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks and the insurance bill.
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