Tag: chairman

Bengal govt appoints tainted businessman as chairman of key committee

State BJP spokesman, Shamik Bhattacharya told IANS that it is a dangerous trend that now all the bureaucrats and state government functionaries associated

May 20, 2022

MoHUA Chairman inspects construction work of RRTS corridor

The visit started from Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station which is being developed by NCRTC as a mega transport hub. Joshi was apprised about the Multi-Modal-Integration scheme for seamless commuter movement at this RRTS station where all the three RRTS corridors of Phase 1 will converge and will also be interoperable.

April 3, 2022

T+1 settlement system is in interest of market participants: Sebi chairman

The Sebi chairman said that individual investor participation in the market has increased by "leaps and bounds".

September 16, 2021

HPERC chairman gets lifetime achievement award

The award was given to Sharma during the 15th World Aqua Congress and Dam Safety Conclave that was being held virtually in New Delhi from 14 to 17 September.

September 15, 2021

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die amid opposition boycott

Earlier in the day, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan informed the Upper House members about its adjournment.

September 23, 2020

Tata Sons moves SC against NCLAT order reinstating Cyrus Mistry as company chairman

On December 18, the NCLAT had restored Cyrus Mistry as the Executive Chairman of Tata Group, stating that his removal was illegal.

January 2, 2020

Jury would convict President Trump ‘in three minutes’: US House Judiciary Committee Chairman

Most Republicans have stuck with Trump as the affair has unfolded, saying there is no clear and direct evidence that he wrongly pressured Ukraine for personal political gain.

December 9, 2019

Gangarampur sets 5-Aug no-trust date

On 26 June, nine of the 18 councillors demanded a noconfidence motion against the chairman. Ex-vice chairman Amalendu Sarakar led the rebel councillors, who have been out of contact since 27 June. Even their mobile phones are switched off.

July 18, 2019

Thapa tours Tindharia landslide-hit area

“I had constructed my house with assistance from the West Bengal Newar Development Board. My pet dog is still trapped or buried under the debris of the protection wall.”

June 28, 2019

Sanjiv Puri appointed ITC’s new chairman

Puri's new designation is Chairman & Managing Director of the company, said ITC in a regulatory filing.

May 13, 2019

Retired judge sworn-in as DERC chairman

Justice (retired) Satyendra Singh Chauhan, the newly appointed chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), took oath of office in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday.

July 6, 2018

‘Women must get adequate representation in legislatures’

Acknowledging the “significant” participation of women MPs in the proceedings of Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked all political parties to give adequate representation to women in legislatures. Delivering his farewell speech to members retiring from the upper house of Parliament, Naidu said women constituted only 11.7 per cent of the total...

March 28, 2018

Rajya Sabha Chairman meets leaders over House disruption

Anguished over not being allowed to bid farewell to retiring members, Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu met leaders of various parties including the Congress, BJP, TDP and AIADMK and conveyed to them that he was running out of options and may be forced to act against errant members. Sources said Naidu conveyed his “outrage”...

March 27, 2018

Unruly scenes in J-K Houses over Speaker, Chairman attending PDP-BJP meet

Both houses of the Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Assembly on Tuesday witnessed unruly scenes as members of the opposition raised slogans against the Speaker of the Assembly and Chairman of the Legislative Council for “lowering sanctity”. The issue arose after the Speaker and the Chairman attended a dinner meeting hosted by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti...

January 9, 2018

What is an e-cigarette, Naidu asks Health Minister

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday saw some lighter moments after Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu asked Health Minister J.P. Nadda as to what an e-cigarette was. Naidu’s query come during the Question Hour after a member asked the Health Minister about the health risks of e-cigarettes. “The supplementaries are over. But I would like to ask...

December 19, 2017

Shell to fuel energy startups in India

British-Dutch oil major Shell’s Indian subsidiary on Monday unveiled a programme to support energy startups in India by offering to work with them for six months. “Selected startups will have access to work at our technology centre in Bengaluru for six months,” it said in a statement here. Through the programme named Shell E4 (Energising...

October 10, 2017

Brazil arrests Rio 2016 Olympic committee chairman on corruption charges

The arrests are the latest in a widespread corruption scandal rocking Brazil.

October 6, 2017