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April 29, 2010 5:54 PM

Govt not taken adequate measures to tame price rise: Opposition

Opposition today strongly pleaded with the government to take measures to tame inflation and reverse the hike in the petroleum prices. <br/><br/>Participating in the discussion on the finance bill in the Lok Sabha, they alleged that government has not taken adequate measures to a...

April 29, 2010 5:53 PM

RS returns Appropriation Bill 2010

The Rajya Sabha today returned the Appropriation Bill 2010 to authorise payment of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India. <br/><br/>Winding up the debate on the bill, the Minister of State, Namo Narayan Meena strongly refuted the opposition charge that the p...

April 29, 2010 5:52 PM

BJP accuses govt of grossly misusing official machinery

The BJP today has accused the government of grossly misusing official machinery and institutions for its political ends. <br/><br/>Initiating a debate on the short duration discussion on the alleged phone tapping in the Rajya Sabha, the leader of the opposition, Arun Jaitley said...

April 29, 2010 4:58 PM

DU consitutes committee to probe mishandling of Cobalt 60

University of Delhi has constituted a three member committee to probe the mishandling of radioactive substance Cobalt 60. <br/><br/>The University Vice Chancellor, Deepak Pental today admitted the lapse and took moral responsibility for the accident. He said that the University w...

April 29, 2010 2:32 PM

Discussions on Finance Bill continue

Resuming the discussion on the Finance Bill in the Lok Sabha, Kalyan Banerjee of Trinamool Congress wanted the government to accelerate development in the Naxal affected areas. The Shiv Sena member Ananth Geete wanted that the government to announce measures to tame food inflation so that the suffer...

April 29, 2010 2:32 PM

Centre asks state govt. to keep vigil on smuggling of fertilisers

The centre has asked the states to keep a vigil on the smuggling of fertilisers, if any, from the country to other neighbouring countries through land and sea routes. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, chemicals and fertilisers Minister of State, Srikant Jena said the state governments howev...

April 29, 2010 2:11 PM

RJD and SP members walk out in Lok Sabha

The RJD and the Samajwadi Party members today staged a walk out in the Lok Sabha over the issue of representation of Muslims in government jobs. During the question hour, the RJD leader Lalu Prasad said that the Ranganath Mishra Commission has pointed out that there is inadequate representation of M...

April 29, 2010 2:01 PM

Process of spectrum allocation fully transparent: A Raja

The Telecom Minister; Mr A. Raja today refuted allegations with regard to the allocation of 2G Spectrum. Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha today, Mr. Raja categorically stated that the process of allocation of Spectrum is fully transparent. The house had witnessed uproar on Wednesday over the...

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