Food Security Bill
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Lok Sabha passes Food Security Bill
National | Aug 27, 2013, 10:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: After much delay and uncertainty, the landmark Food Security Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha today which seeks to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 crore people in the country, ushering in the
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Food security bill: All constructive suggestions would be considered, says Thomas
National | Aug 26, 2013, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: All constructive suggestions which have come from different sections would be "positively" considered when the food bill is implemented, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said Monday.Replying to the discussion on the historic legislation in
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Ensure food bill does not burden states: Sharad Yadav
National | Aug 26, 2013, 08:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav Monday supported the food security bill but cautioned against putting any burden on the state governments.Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha on the landmark legislation, Sharad
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Mulayam supports food bill with riders
National | Aug 26, 2013, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Minutes after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi spoke on the food bill, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav expressed support for the legislation but with some reservations."Who will foot the financial burden for the
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Make history with food security bill: Sonia Gandhi
National | Aug 26, 2013, 10:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stating that India's goal must be to banish hunger, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged parliament to take a "historic step" by legislating a bill which seeks to ensure subsidized food to the
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Food security bill: Govt reaches out to political parties
National | Aug 26, 2013, 02:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the Food Security Bill pending in Parliament, government today reached out to various political parties hoping for a smooth functioning of both the houses.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told reporters at the
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AIADMK to vote against food bill in present form: TN CM
National | Aug 26, 2013, 07:10 AM ISTChennai: Charging the Congress-led UPA government for not incorporating the amendments suggested by her in the Food Security Bill, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa yesterday said her party AIADMK will vote against it in
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Resolve issues in Food Security Bill: Jayalalithaa
National | Aug 25, 2013, 12:23 PM ISTChennai: Expressing partial satisfaction on the amendments made in the National Food Security Bill, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa urged the centre to address other outstanding issues so the nation is assured of food
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Food bill to be taken up in LS on Monday: Kamal Nath
National | Aug 23, 2013, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Food Security Bill, which could not be taken up despite being listed in Lok Sabha'a agenda since Monday, will not be part of business tomorrow as members want to go out of station.Parliamentary
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Stop food security bill to bring the economy back on track: Arun Shourie
National | Aug 23, 2013, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Arun Shourie, a key minister of erstwhile Vajpayee govt, wants the Food Security Bill to be stopped for restoring investor confidence and bringing the economy back on track.Speaking to a leading newspaper, the
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Food Security Bill: Govt reaches out to JD(U)
National | Aug 21, 2013, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today reached out to opposition JD(U) as continued disruptions in Parliament blocked passage of UPA's ‘game changer' Food Security Bill that aims to provide food grains at cheap rates to 67 per
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No poor in India will remain hungry: Sonia Gandhi
National | Aug 20, 2013, 08:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: The legal right to food security is "unparalleled" in the world and will ensure that no poor in India remains hungry, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday while launching the ambitious food
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Food security bill: Government to try level best to get it passed
National | Aug 20, 2013, 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government Tuesday said it will "try its level best" to secure the passage of the Food Security Bill in parliament.The Food Security Bill, expected to be a game-changer for the ruling Congress
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SP to back Food Bill provided amendments are accepted
National | Aug 20, 2013, 03:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Putting conditions for extending support for passage of the Food Security Bill, Samajwadi Party today said it will back the legislation provided amendments suggested by it are accepted.”I have moved amendments, we will
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Congress leaders meet Mulayam, seek support for Food Security Bill
National | Aug 19, 2013, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress today reached out to Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for his support for passage of the Food Security Bill which is expected to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow coinciding
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It is vote security bill for Cong: Joshi on Food Security Bill
National | Aug 19, 2013, 07:15 PM ISTJaipur: Describing the UPA government's ambitious legislation on food as “vote security bill”, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said it is “more of laws” and will not fill bellies of poor.The bill does not
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PM expresses anguish over loss of Sindhurakshak
India | Aug 15, 2013, 09:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed anguish over the loss of Navy's frontline submarine INS Sindhurakshak in an accident in Mumbai in which 18 soldiers are feared to have lost their lives.“We
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I-Day speech: PM hopes food security bill will be passed soon
India | Aug 15, 2013, 09:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hoped that the food security bill will soon be passed by parliament."We have recently issued an ordinance towards food security law. The food security bill is now before
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PM hopes food security bill will be passed soon
National | Aug 15, 2013, 09:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday hoped that the food security bill will soon be passed by parliament."We have recently issued an ordinance towards food security law. The food security bill is now before
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Food security bill will push India towards malnutrition, says Modi
India | Aug 14, 2013, 06:55 AM ISTAhmedabad: Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the proposed Food Security Bill, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the bill, in its current form, will push the country toward "malnutrition".In a letter to