Legislative Council
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Samajwadi Party takes potshots at BJP after Legislative Council poll loss
National | Jan 24, 2015, 11:33 AM ISTLucknow: The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh Saturday took potshots at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after its second candidate for the Legislative Council poll held Friday lost.SP spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra
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Polling for 12 Legislative Council seats underway in UP
National | Jan 23, 2015, 01:33 PM ISTLucknow: Voting for the 12 seats of the Legislative Council began Friday morning, an official said. Prominent among those whose fates will be sealed by evening are Health Minister Ahmed Hasan and the Bahujan Samaj
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Management quota admissions should be transparent: Vinod Tawde
National | Dec 09, 2014, 05:56 PM ISTNagpur: Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Tuesday said there should be transparency in the admissions for management quota seats in various colleges and the process should be done on merit basis.Tawde was talking
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BJP members stage walkout from council over power tariff hike
National | Jun 30, 2014, 09:10 PM ISTLucknow: BJP today expressed dissatisfaction over the UP government's proposed move to raise the power tariff and staged a walkout from Legislative Council. During the Question Hour, leader of BJP Hriday Narin Dixit asked the
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AP bifurcation: Govt makes provisional allocation of buildings
India | May 30, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTHyderabad: With just two days remaining for separate Telangana and (new) Andhra Pradesh to come into existence, the AP government today made provisional allocation of several buildings which would house the Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council,
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Cabinet nod for Legislative Council in Assam
India | Nov 28, 2013, 09:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Assam is set to get a legislative council nearly 66 years after it was abolished, post Independence.A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today approved a proposal to
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Karnataka legislative council bypoll on Aug 22
India | Jul 26, 2013, 06:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 26: The Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections to fill up two vacancies in the Karnataka Legislative Council from Dharwad and Chitradurga Local Authorities' Constituencies on August 22. While the vacancy
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Polling underway for Legislative Council seats in J&K
National | Dec 03, 2012, 12:13 PM ISTSrinagar, Dec 3: Amidst tight security, polling is underway today for the four Legislative Council seats in Jammu and Kashmir under the Panchayat quota.The polls for the reserved seats are being held after a gap
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'Abortion is the right of women if carried out under MTP Act'
India | Jul 12, 2012, 09:53 PM ISTMumbai, Jul 12: Maharashtra Health Minister Suresh Shetty today told the Legislative Council that abortion is the “right of women” provided it is exercised as per the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
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UP Lokayukta's term extended to 8 years
National | Jul 07, 2012, 02:37 PM ISTLucknow, Jul 7: Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi has given his assent to a bill extending the term of Lokayukta from six years to eight years.The Governor yesterday gave his assent on the Uttar
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My sons and daughters would join politics, says Rabri Devi
National | May 02, 2012, 06:33 PM ISTPatna, May 2: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi said there was nothing new in dynastic politics in the country and her sons and daughters would join politics.“There is nothing new about dynasty in politics
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Rabri Devi To Be RJD Candidate For Legislative Council Election
National | Apr 07, 2012, 09:53 PM ISTPatna, Apr 7: Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi would be RJD's candidate for the ensuing biennial elections to the state legislative council. RJD secretary general and MP Ram Kripal Yadav said the legislature party
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Chamanlal Gupta Suspended From BJP
National | Jun 01, 2011, 02:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 31 : BJP today suspended Jammu and Kashmir legislature party leader Chaman Lal Gupta from the primary membership of the party for six years with immediate effect for leading six other MLAs