Assembly
-
Thrashed by MLAs inside Assembly, Mumbai traffic police SI shunted out
India | Aug 09, 2013, 09:32 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 9: The traffic Police Sub-inspector, who was thrashed allegedly by a group of Maharashtra MLAs here after he fined a legislator for speeding which created a storm and triggered an outrage, was today
-
Bengal Assembly to have one-day session on July 27
India | Jul 10, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTKolkata, July 10: A one-day session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly would be convened on July 27 to pass the state budget, state parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee said here today."The session will be
-
MP monsoon session begins; tributes paid to deceased leaders
National | Jul 08, 2013, 02:15 PM ISTBhopal, July 8: Madhya Pradesh Assembly today began its monsoon session by paying tributes to leaders who recently passed away and large number of pilgrims killed in the Uttarakhand deluge.As the House assembled on the
-
Uttarakhand: Death toll may cross 10,000, says Assembly Speaker
India | Jun 29, 2013, 06:27 PM ISTAlmora/Dehradun, Jun 29: Two weeks after flashfloods and landslides ravaged Uttarakhand, there were conflicting figures of death toll with state Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal claiming today that it may cross 10,000 while the official
-
Bengal chit fund scam: FIR against Trinamool MP, Assembly to pass fresh bill
India | Apr 27, 2013, 07:40 AM ISTKolkata, April 27: Compounding the miseries of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, employees of a news channel run by the collapsed Saradha Group lodged an FIR against party MP Kunal Ghosh while protests continued to
-
Exhibition, documentary on Virbhadra's 30 years in Assembly
India | Apr 09, 2013, 10:02 AM ISTShimla, Apr 9: An exhibition was organised on Monday in the premises of Himachal Pradesh Assembly to celebrate the 30-year association of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh with the House.The exhibition “Remarkable contributions of Virbhadra Singh
-
Power situation leads to walkouts in UP Assembly
National | May 30, 2012, 05:58 PM ISTLucknow, May 30 : The dismal power situation in the state led to walkouts in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly even as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav accused the Congress-led central government of not cooperating in tiding
-
Congress Wins In Karnataka, Gujarat By-Polls But Routed In AP
India | Mar 21, 2012, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 21: In significant upsets, the Congress today wrested a Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka and an Assembly seat in Gujarat in two BJP strongholds after 15 years but it was routed in
-
Ten More Karnataka MLAs Watched Porn In Assembly, Says Panel chief
India | Mar 15, 2012, 08:39 PM ISTBangalore, Mar 15: Chairman of the Legislature Committee probing the porngate episode involving three ruling BJP MLAs in Karnataka today said eight to ten other legislators had also watched sleazy clips in the Assembly.Shrishailappa Bidarur,
-
3-4 EC Officials Died Of Heart Attack, Says Quraishi
India | Mar 14, 2012, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 14: Conducting elections is a high-stress job and the stress on Election Commission (EC) officials resulted in fatal heart attacks to at least four officers during recent assembly elections in five states,
-
Cong To Form Govt In Uttarakhand, To Seek Independents Support
India | Mar 06, 2012, 09:26 PM ISTDehra Dun, Mar 6: Congress tonight appeared on course to form government in Uttarakhand after it took a wafer-thin one seat advantage over ruling BJP in a cliff-hanger of a contest in state assembly polls.Out
-
Congress Demands Disqualification Of All Three Porn Watching Ex-Ministers In Karnataka
India | Feb 08, 2012, 04:53 PM ISTBangalore, Feb 8: Caught on camera watching a sleazy video in the Karnataka Assembly, three BJP ministers resigned today on orders from an embarrassed party leadership. A red-faced BJP went into a damage control mode
-
Five Catholic Faces In BJP's First List For Goa
India | Feb 06, 2012, 04:34 PM ISTPanaji, Feb 6: In an apparent indication of its eagerness to cast off its pro-Hindutva image, the BJP's first list of 22 candidates for Goa includes five Christians including a former state tourism minister who
-
Vijaykanth Suspended For 10 Days
National | Feb 02, 2012, 01:55 PM ISTChennai, Feb 2: Leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Vijaykanth was today suspended for 10 days after the Privileges Committee went into the conduct of the DMDK leader during a heated exchange
-
CPI-M Slams Mamata For Inaction Against Campus Violence
India | Jan 13, 2012, 06:34 PM ISTKolkata, Jan 13: Opposition Leader in the Assembly Suryakanta Mishra of the CPI-M today accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of taking no action against growing campus violence in West Bengal and alleged ‘blatant political appointments'
-
Violence In POK During Assembly Polls
World | Jun 26, 2011, 07:17 PM ISTIslamabad/Lahore, Jun 26 : Elections to the assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir today were marred by several violent incidents, prompting the postponing of voting by Kashmiri refugees in the eastern city of Lahore. The polling in
-
Learn To Play Role Of Opposition, Biman Bose Tells MLAs
National | May 27, 2011, 04:27 PM ISTKolkata, May 27: For the first time in 34 years, the Left Front today elected Suryakanta Mishra as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.Announcing Mishra's name at a press conference here, Left
-
75 Per Cent Turnout In Assam First Phase Poll
India | Apr 04, 2011, 09:06 PM ISTGuwahati, Apr 4: An estimated 75 per cent voters today exercised their franchise in the first phase of the Assam assembly election covering 62 of the 126 constituencies, which was by and large peaceful.“The figure
-
FICCI Man Amit Mitra Joins Trinamool
National | Mar 14, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTKolkata, Mar 14 : FICCI secretary-general Amit Mitra today formally joined Trinamool Congress, ahead of crucial West Bengal Assembly elections in April-May.Well-known economist Mitra, after joining the party, said West Bengal was on the brink
-
MP CM Chouhan Places Assets Details In Assembly
India | Feb 25, 2011, 06:00 PM ISTBhopal, Feb 25: The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today placed details of his and his wife Sadhana Singh's assets before the state Assembly.The Chief Minister and his wife together are worth more