As the Rs 275 crore worth project aims at resolving the issue of shortage of quarters for MLAs, the Speaker Odisha Legislative Assembly Surya Narayan Patro presiding over a high-level meeting on Friday directed the authorities concerned to evict the former MLAs who are unauthorisedly occupied quarters.
October 30, 2021Addressing the legislative assembly on Wednesday Kejriwal said, people from outside Delhi, political elements, and miscreants are responsible for the rioting.
February 27, 2020The resolution condemning the CAA would be adopted on the floor of the territorial assembly when it meets on February 12, CM Narayanasamy said.
February 3, 2020Aday after Member of Parliament (MP) from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann, challenged Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) rebel faction led by Sukhpal Khaira to resign as members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and get re-elected to float a new party, later on Wednesday ruled out resigning from the AAP. Addressing a Press conference, the sacked leader of Opposition …
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August 9, 2018The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has assured all possible help to arrange for an ‘honour’ programme in the state Legislative Assembly for legendary literary figure of the Hills, the late Shiva Kumar Rai, on the occasion of his birth centenary, Jas Yonzon ‘Pyasi,’ the chief patron of the Shiva Kumar Rai Janma Shatabdi Samaroh Samiti …
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April 6, 2018Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Sunday presented the state’s first e-Budget at the Legislative Assembly in Guwahati on Monday. I take the utmost pride in presenting to you E-Budget on this important day. I also express my gratefulness to Hon speaker Sir for allowing us to introduce the E-Budget through tablets to each …
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March 12, 2018The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on friday passed a bill approving death penalty to those convicted of raping or gang-raping a girl upto 12 years of age. With this, Rajasthan has become the second state in the country after Madhya Pradesh approving death sentence for those convicted of such rapes . State Home Minister Gulab Chand …
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March 9, 2018Opposition National Conference (NC) and Congress MLAs on Tuesday disrupted the Jammu and Kashmir assembly proceedings over Speaker Kavinder Gupta apparently attending a meeting of the ruling PDP-BJP coalition. The protesting MLAs questioned the impartiality of the Speaker. The meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition took place here on Sunday. Gupta tried …
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January 9, 2018Opposition members disrupted proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday after the Speaker disallowed discussions on civilian killings and a spike in militancy-related incidents in the valley. The opposition members stood up from their seats and caused an uproar as Speaker Kavinder Gupta disallowed an adjournment motion moved by the National Conference (NC), …
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January 3, 2018Pandemonium marred Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra’s opening address to a joint session of the assembly here as the opposition raised slogans against the “failure on all fronts” of the PDP-BJP state government and staged a walkout. As Vohra started his address to begin the Budget session, members of the National Conference and Congress …
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January 2, 2018Governor Acharya Devvrat dissolved the Himachal Pradesh Legislative assembly with immediate effect under Article 174(2) (b) of the Constitution of India on Thursday. The notification in this regard has been issued on Thursday by the Governor Secretariat. Earlier on 19 December, the Governor has requested the present government headed by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to continue in office …
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December 21, 2017Sloganeering and walkout marred the Zero Hour in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday with a determined Opposition trooping into the Well of the House carrying banners and placards. Despite requests of Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit, Congress and Samajwadi Party legislators trooped into the Well as the Zero Hour began, shouting slogans for the …
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December 14, 2017Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who turned 62 on Wednesday, has said that his resolution for the coming year was to extend the running of the state legislative assembly for more than 40-45 days per year. Speaking to reporters at the state legislative assembly complex here, during the ongoing winter session of the assembly, Parrikar …
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December 13, 2017A Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment on Sunday made an observational visit to Dal Lake, its catchment area to review its cleaning operations and other related issues. Led by the committee Chairman Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, the team included legislators Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, Bashir Ahmed Dar, Usman Abdul Majid, Ishfaq Ahmed Sheikh, Shamima Firdous and Vice-Chairman, …
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November 26, 2017The Supreme Court has said that Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor has more power than the Governor of a state as he does not have to act on the aid and advice of the council of ministers all the time. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that under Article 163, the Governor …
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November 18, 2017The High Court of Himachal Pradesh on Monday directed to implead all the candidates contesting elections for the Legislative Assembly, 2017 from three electoral constituencies-Shimla (Urban), Shimla(Rural) and Kasumpati-as party respondents in the matter related to wall writing, pasting of posters/papers or defacement in any other form, or erecting/displaying of cutouts, hoardings, banners flags etc. A Division Bench …
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November 6, 2017The first session of the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday with the Opposition MLAs throwing paper balls and staging protest over deteriorating law and order situation in the state and disrupted Governor’s joint address. Legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) started protesting inside …
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