Tag: Rajya Sabha
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RS adjourned 4 times over vacancies in many commissions
Delay in filling up of vacancies in statutory commissions for SCs, STs, Backward Classes and Minorities rocked proceedings of Rajya Sabha for the second day on Tuesday, with the proceedings being adjourned thrice before lunch. Congress, SP, BSP and JD-U members repeatedly trooped into the Well of the House shouting slogans against the government for …
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March 28, 2017 -
RS proceedings disrupted over vacancies in statutory panels
Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Monday after Congress-led opposition created uproar over delay in filling up of vacancies in statutory commissions for minorities, SCs, STs and OBCs. Soon after the House assembled for the day, the proceedings were adjourned thrice in quick succession due to the vociferous protests by the members. The protests occured …
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March 27, 2017 -
Opposition protests alleged move to disband OBC Commission
Opposition parties led by the Samajwadi Party on Friday forced a brief adjournment of proceedings in the Rajya Sabha alleging a move to disband the OBC Commission, a charge vehemently denied by the government. SP members rushed into the Well of the House and shouted anti-government slogans, forcing Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien to adjourn the …
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March 24, 2017 -
Path of progress
The Lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament Lok Sabha passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill on 9 March, which has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 11August last year. This inter-alia includes: Increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two …
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March 23, 2017 -
Path of progress
The Lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament Lok Sabha passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill on 9 March, which has already been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 11August last year. This inter-alia includes: Increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two …
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March 23, 2017 -
We stand by demonetisation; ‘shock’ was needed: Jaitley
Asserting that the government fully stood by its November 8 demonetisation, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the decision was needed to "shock the shadow economy" running parallel to the country's economy. Responding to a lengthy debate in the Rajya Sabha on the 2017-18 General Budget, the minister said that in the last seven decades, Indians have …
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March 23, 2017 -
Rajya Sabha criticises media for ‘selective reporting’
Role of the media once again came under scrutiny in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with members from across parties criticising it for not reporting positive aspect of parliamentary proceedings. The issue was raised by Naresh Agrawal of the Samajwadi Party (SP) soon after the house met for the day's business. "Yesterday (Wednesday) Sharad Yadavji …
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March 23, 2017 -
Rajya Sabha criticises media for ‘selective reporting’
Role of the media once again came under scrutiny in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with members from across parties criticising it for not reporting positive aspect of parliamentary proceedings. The issue was raised by Naresh Agrawal of the Samajwadi Party (SP) soon after the house met for the day's business. "Yesterday (Wednesday) Sharad Yadavji …
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March 23, 2017 -
HIV Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
The HIV Bill, 2014, that would provide legal backing to people suffering from HIV-AIDS and also to those who are working to curb HIV was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, would ensure equal rights to people …
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March 21, 2017 -
HIV Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
The HIV Bill, 2014, that would provide legal backing to people suffering from HIV-AIDS and also to those who are working to curb HIV was passed by voice vote in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, would ensure equal rights to people …
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March 21, 2017 -
Manish Gupta takes oath as RS member
Manish Gupta of the Trinamul Congress on Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Gupta, who was earlier this month elected to the Upper House following the resignation of actor Mithun Chakraborty, took oath in Bengali. The House also mourned the death of its former member Pyarimohan Mohapatra on March 19 at …
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March 20, 2017 -
Uproar in Rajya Sabha as Digvijay rakes up Goa issue
Facing flak for his handling of the Goa polls, AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Friday said his proposal for a pre-poll alliance with Goa Forward was "sabotaged" by his own party leaders. He said had the alliance with Goa Forward gone through, the Congress would have got majority in the state and that it …
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March 17, 2017 -
Rajya Sabha gives warm welcome to Sushma Swaraj
Members in the Rajya Sabha, cutting across party lines, extended a warm welcome to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday, when she came to the House after a long absence due to health reasons. As soon as she was spotted stepping into her front row seat during the Zero Hour, members began thumping their …
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March 16, 2017 -
Delhi airport to expand passenger capacity to 109.3 million
The Centre on Wednesday said it plans to expand passenger handling capacity at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here to 109.3 million passenger per annum (mppa) in a phased manner. "The updated master plan envisages expansion of passenger handling capacity at the IGIA from existing 62 mppa to 109.3 mppa in a phased manner …
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March 15, 2017 -
Rajya Sabha witnesses multiple adjournments over Goa, Manipur
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed multiple adjournments amid chaos over Congress' allegations that BJP murdered the democracy by not honouring the people's mandate in Goa and Manipur assembly elections. The upper house was first adjourned soon after it assembled at 11 am as Congress member Anand Sharma raised the issue saying the BJP was "violating …
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March 15, 2017 -
Opposition caught off guard; Enemy Property Bill passed in RS
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the controversial Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, after walk-outs by a few Opposition members who wanted the Bill taken up next week because of thin attendance on their benches on Friday afternoon. The Deputy Chairman, PJ Kurien, allowed the Bill to be taken up as the private …
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March 10, 2017 -
Opposition caught off guard; Enemy Property Bill passed in RS
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the controversial Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, after walk-outs by a few Opposition members who wanted the Bill taken up next week because of thin attendance on their benches on Friday afternoon. The Deputy Chairman, PJ Kurien, allowed the Bill to be taken up as the private …
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March 10, 2017