Selection of CBI chief: Bill to include leader of the largest Opposition party.
With no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, government will introduce a bill in the lower House on Monday to include leader of the single largest opposition party to be a member of the selection panel that chooses the CBI chief. The amendment to.
Strange, BJP scared of elections in Delhi even after Maharashtra and Haryana.
So far in Indian politics there were on actual Leaders of opposition. Always the ruling and the opposition parties compromised for their own vested interest such as issues of In-Laws, black money, corruptions, scams, etc. They were both sides of the.
Winter session begins today; PM Narendra Modi hopes for.
Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, was ambivalent on support to the Opposition move against the insurance bill, saying the party would first see what amendments the government brings.. We will also give a big no to the amendment in land acquisition bill and will oppose changes in MNREGA, he said.. K Chandrashekhar Rao sworn-in as first Chief Minister of Telangana - Zee News.. Modi flags off maiden train service from Meghalaya.
HR News: June 19, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
Table pending reports in Tamil Nadu assembly: RTI activists (1).. This is one tangle that chief ministers Hemant Soren and Oommen Chandy, who share a common Congress factor in their respective governments, will sort out... The timing of the move, which marked a sea change in the partys stand on land for the project in a little over three years, hinted at latent political concerns after the Lok Sabha poll results showed significant Opposition gains in seven��.
HR News: December 18, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
Lucknow: After successfully polarizing Dalits against Muslims in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, saffron forces are now using them to lead the charge towards their goal of a grand Hindu Rashtra, believe social analysts and.. The Minister said government is also trying to bring parity between scholarships given to minorities and SCs and STs and has requested the Finance Ministry to convert minority related scholarships as ���demand driven���. (Zee News 17/12/14).
President nod to ordinance for auction of iron ore, non-coal minerals
The need for taking the ordinance route was felt as the government was finding it difficult to allocate mines because the Mines Ministry could not table a Bill in the winter session of parliament to amend the Mines and Minerals Development and.
Counting trees: India braces for Barack Obama visit
Prime minister Narendra Modi has been keen on hosting the US president in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi. A pre-advance team of US secret service recently visited the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, leading to speculations that Obama may land in Agra.
HR News: December 31,2014 - human rights news bulletin
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said increasing womens participation in local, state and national levels of governance was the need of the hour as equal participation of women in decision-making was an important aspect of their.. This was creating an atmosphere of mistrust among farmers giving up their land, and delaying the acquisition process,��� the decision taken through a government resolution (GR) dated December 24 said.
HR News: May 29, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
One of the priorities of the Commission would be to ensure adherence of Section 4 of RTI Act (which mandates public authorities to disclose information related to their working in public domain) by various government departments,��� Mathur told PTI... (Zee news 20/5/14). 56. Will Womens Reservation Bill see the light of day��� ? (8). New Delhi: The 16th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women MPs since the first election in 1952, 61. It had the maximum��.
LIVE Election results: Modi to host high-tea today, Shiv Sena MPs will go.
This would be the first time when all the MPs of NDA will come together since the BJP led-government assumed office. An invitation was extended to all allies including Shiv Sena MPs inspite of the alliance in Maharashtra being recently called off.
HR News: August 11, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
The special court had acquitted 123 out of the 179 accused and in the case of 41 accused, the court had not found any evidence, while 62 of them were released on benefit of doubt.. were being run in these areas to ���bring stability in the lives of children��� and to ensure that all their entitlements to protection, health, nutrition, sanitation, education and safety were fulfilled through government action. (Zee news 5/8/14). 18... That is the way you learn how to live life.
Deadlock in Rajya Sabha continues despite PM Narendra Modis presence.
Deadlock in Rajya Sabha continued for the fourth day today as opposition kept demanding reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a debate on religious conversions which the government steadfastly rejected. Though the Prime Minister was present in the .
Indebted To Reliance: NDTVs Holding Company
. the growing concerns of cross-ownership. If the Radia tapes hurt Indian medias credibility, NDTVs holding company raising funds through questionable channels marks a new low in terms of independent news media.
PM Narendra Modi expects fruitful cooperation from opposition; praises them.
Winter session of Parliament beginning today is all set to be a contentious affair with several Opposition parties deciding to oppose the insurance bill and corner the government on black money issue. Left parties. Also Lok Sabha was adjourned after.
LIVE: Government tables Land Acquisition Bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Under pressure from all quarters the Narendra Modi government will introduce the controversial Land Acquisition Amendment Bill 2015 to replace the contentious ordinance in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. However, the move is expected to trigger .
People have voted hoping for justice, says MIM MLA Waris Yusuf Pathan
But information on Pathan, the winning MIM candidate from Byculla constituency - why he entered politics, or how he garnered 25,314 votes and narrowly sailed past BJP candidate Madhu (Dada) Chavan, and what he promises to bring to the table - has been.
HR News: July 28, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
On Wednesday, a clash broke out in the village over a piece of land claimed by the Dalits and members of the upper caste family reportedly used lathis and other sharp weapons to kill the Jatavs. They also dragged the. NEW DELHI: The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014, which seeks to replace an ordinance was referred to the standing committee by Lok Sabha amid protests by Congress MPs. Speaker Sumitra��.
HR News: August 20, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
Bangalore: In a bizarre incident reported from Karnataka, out of fear of upper caste people, saloons in village Koliwad near Hubli have been shut for more than a month not allowing the Dalits to have a haircut. The closure of... We will continue to mount pressure on the NDA Government to pass the Bill in Lok Sabha where it has a majority, she said, to the applause of the hundreds of Kudumbashree workers attending the annual conference. She pointed out that��.
HR News: January 9, 2015 - human rights news bulletin
asked the heavyweight MP, whose wife Ranjit Ranjan too is a Congress MP from the neighbouring Supaul Lok Sabha constituency. They are the lone MP couple in the 16th Lok Sabha. While lashing out at Hindu outfits like��.
HR News: October 10, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
It is carving out new laws and the Land Acquisition Bill is yet another step towards it but there is no transparency. Even the... ���The strength of the Congress is limited in the Lok Sabha��� we will consult parties interested in safeguarding the interests of the working class and take a stand,��� he said... The couple alleged that the villagers have been behaving with them so nastily that one day they were asked to apply human tools on their heads and walk in the street.
HR News: June 9, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
Sangma, who is the lone NPP member in the Lok Sabha, has also asked National Human Rights Commission chairman K.G. Balakrishnan to institute an inquiry into the twin custodial death. In his letter to Modi, the.. Ranchi, June 5: A Calcutta-based construction company has backed out of the Jamshedpur-Kharagpur highway link widening project two years after bagging it, citing pending forest clearances and land acquisition glitches. Simplex Infrastructures Ltd��.
Congress is opposing Insurance Bill to spoil Narendra Modis visit to US.
The Congress was ready to table the Bill in the Parliament. The same Bill had been brought now and the Congress was not ready to support it. She further added that the BJP would not rush with reform agenda in spite of its numbers in the Lok Sabha. It.
I survived TB, heres how you can too
One doctor declared that I would die on the operating table and therefore refused to operate on me. Another. I vividly remember another patient when I was in hospital, who climbed out of the bed and jumped out of the window, right in front of my eyes.
My story Troubled Galaxy Destroyed dreams: Agnivesh.
On the other hand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday made it clear that her government would not get into any trouble by trying to acquire land for industry and industry will have to purc. Agnivesh offers. The government may soon call an all-party meeting to seek views from across the political spectrum even as it prima facie ruled out including the prime minister within the ambit of the Lok Pal Bill until at least he demits office. Indian Holocaust��.
Cabinet expansion: Vijay Sampla, once a plumber becomes a minister
After SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, 53-year-old Sampla, a prominent Dalit leader and a first-time MP, is the second Lok Sabha MP from Punjab to become a Union Minister. Sampla won the recent Lok Sabha elections from the reserved Hoshiarpur seat.
Decoded: Why Narendra Modi opted for the ordinance route to push his.
Just a day after the winter session of Parliament got adjourned sine-die after the opposition scuttled the governments ambitious economic reforms plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone ahead and adopted the ordinance route. The Union. The Lok.
On 2nd day of coal strike production losses mount to Rs 300 crore
The five-day coal strike entered its second day on Wednesday, causing production loss of an estimated Rs 300 crore, amid growing fears of a possible power crisis in the event of thermal plants running out of fuel supplies. While the talks resumed.
Masterstroke to Kill Debate on Economic Reforms, Price rise
Masterstroke to Kill Debate on Economic Reforms, Price rise, Inflation, Job Loss,Budget and Disinvestment as well as Land acquisition as Quota Conflict Intercepts Woman`s Bill on Woman`s Day with Yet Another Withdrawal Drama! Masterstroke to. SP, RJD and BSP MPs strongly opposed the Womens Bill in Lok Sabha, with one of them trying to climb the Speakers podium,. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/./Womens-Reservation-Bill./5657158.cms - 6 hours ago��.
HR News: December 9, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
(Zee News 7/12/14). 11. Recognise Rights of Pauri Bhuyan Tribe, Says Sisa (6). BHUBANESWAR: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Dambaru Sisa has demanded that the State Government should recognise the forest... Gehlot was replying to matters raised by members during the discussion on the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which has been passed by the Lok Sabha earlier... Congress and TMC members then walked out.
HR News May 19, 2014 - human rights news bulletin
MUMBAI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has no data or records on status of various cases pertaining to violations of the model code of conduct in last three Lok Sabha elections, an RTI query has revealed. City-based activist Anil.. CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has worked out a strategy to address the issue of compensation for land acquisition so as to ensure smooth progress of the ongoing infrastructure projects. It has combined the Land��.
LS passes School of Planning and Architecture Bill
The bill also proposes to set up a council for the SPAs similar to IITs and NITs to advise the central government on policy matters in the field of architecture and planning. Replying to the debate on the bill, Human Resource Development Minister.
Kurien asks Govt, Oppn to end stalemate, adjourns Rajya Sabha for the day
Naidu says the opposition always say that PM Narendra Modi doesnt attend Parliament, but when he does they walk out. The BJP. 11:02 am: I had expressed annoyance over ministers remarks even before the issue was raised in Parliament, at the BJP.