Ramvilas Paswan
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BJP will sweep to power in Maharashtra & Haryana: Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Oct 16, 2014, 11:47 PM ISTChennai: BJP would "sweep to power" in Maharashtra and Haryana, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today."The poll results for Maharashtra and Haryana will be out in two days and BJP will sweep to
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JD(U)-RJD alliance won't last till Bihar assembly poll: Paswan
National | Oct 09, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday rubbished the possibility of the Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance lasting till assembly elections in Bihar next year.In a similar vein,
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Patna stampede: Paswan demands independent, fair probe
National | Oct 05, 2014, 08:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister and LJP Chief Ram Vilas Paswan today sought an independent and fair probe into the stampede outside Gandhi Maidan in Patna on October 3 that left 33 people dead.In a letter
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Patna Stampede: Ram Vilas Paswan blames Bihar Government for the tragedy
National | Oct 04, 2014, 05:32 PM ISTPatna: Union Minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan today blamed the lack of arrangements by Bihar Government for the stampede outside Gandhi Maidan here and sought a probe by a sitting judge of Patna
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Patna Stampede: Union ministers attack Bihar govt
National | Oct 03, 2014, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan today sought to blame Bihar government over the Patna stampede incident, saying it failed to learn from the past and put in place measures
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Sonia Gandhi expresses shock at Patna stampede death
National | Oct 03, 2014, 11:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi tonight expressed “shock and grief” over the deaths and injuries in a stampede in Patna.“Dismayed at the unfortunate incident, Gandhi expressed the hope that the injured are being adequately
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PM returns home after hectic US visit
India | Oct 01, 2014, 11:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to the Capital tonight after a five-day visit to the US.Modi left Washington yesterday at the end of his visit and returned home on a Special Air India
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Temple row: Why Bihar CM didn't ask police to arrest guilty, asks Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Sep 29, 2014, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming as “shameful” the incident of a temple being cleaned up after Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's visit, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today wondered as to why the Dalit leader did
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Government to amend laws to strengthen consumer rights
National | Sep 11, 2014, 07:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Initiating measures to strengthen consumer rights, the Central government said it will amend laws to set up a regulator to address consumer grievances and take penal action against defaulting companies, and also bring
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'Jan Dhan' is old wine in new bottle: Manjhi
National | Aug 29, 2014, 09:26 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was absent yesterday at the launch function of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, today said Narendra Modi government is trying to draw publicity by renaming an old
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Bihar bypoll to test strength of regrouped Lalu, Nitish
National | Aug 20, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTPatna: Bypolls to 10 Assembly seats in Bihar tomorrow will establish whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi's magic is still working in the state or that of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, who have claimed a
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JD(U)-RJD alliance for a purpose : Sharad Yadav
National | Aug 18, 2014, 06:26 PM ISTPatna: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today justified his party's alliance with Lalu Prasad's RJD for the assembly by-poll in Bihar after two decades saying it has nothing to do with individuals but has been forged
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LJP to be part of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra: Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Aug 07, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTMumbai: Having turned around his party's fortunes by joining the NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan today said his party would be part of Mahayuti, a grand alliance led by
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BJP leaders attend Shahnawaz Hussain's Eid lunch
National | Jul 30, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTNew Delhi: A number of BJP leaders, including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, today attended a lunch hosted by party leader Shahnawaz Hussain to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.Other Union Ministers like M Venkaiah
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NDA leaders attend Iftar party by Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Jul 27, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTPatna: Several NDA leaders today attended the Iftar party organised by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan at the state headquarters of the Lok Janshakti Party here.Paswan greeted and
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Maharashtra assembly polls: SP eyes Congress-NCP fold
National | Jul 10, 2014, 10:50 AM ISTMumbai: A full 10 years after it broke away from the Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party is keen to rebuild the partnership for the ensuing assembly elections, a top leader said Wednesday.State Samajwadi
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Too early to say if Modi won the heart of J&K people: Omar
India | Jul 09, 2014, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: It is “too early” to say whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the heart of the people of the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here today.After a meeting
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Punjab asks Centre to ensure assured marketing of maize
India | Jul 05, 2014, 06:01 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab government today asked Centre to ensure assured marketing of maize crop by directing central procurement agencies to procure it from the state to encourage crop diversification.In a letter, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
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No need to panic on price rise; states should take action: Arun Jaitley
National | Jul 04, 2014, 03:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Blaming hoarders for the rise in food inflation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said there is “no panic situation” and asked the states to take measures to crackdown on hoarding and black marketing
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Paswan promises action against foodgrain hoarders
National | Jul 02, 2014, 06:40 AM ISTRaipur: Blaming hoarders for soaring food prices, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said here today that the Centre will not tolerate such practices and unreasonable prices will be checked at the