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August 11, 2016 4:31 PM

Parliament passes Central Agricultural University Bill

Parliament has passed the Central Agricultural University Bill with the Rajya Sabha adopting it today by voice vote without discussion. <br/><br/>The main Act provides for the establishment of a University in the north eastern region for the development of agriculture, and advancement of...

August 11, 2016 4:29 PM

Lok Sabha to take up discussion on atrocities on Dalits today

The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up a discussion on the atrocities on Dalits today. <br/><br/>Earlier in the House, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and others had raised the issue and sought the chair's intervention to allow early debate. <br/><br/>Parliamentary Aff...

August 11, 2016 2:30 PM

702 MPs identify Gram panchayats under SAGY in 1st phase

702 MPs have identified Gram panchayats for development under Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) in 1st phase while 114 MPs identified the gram panchayats in 2nd phase.<br/><br/> In a written reply in Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav said, the ...

August 11, 2016 1:33 PM

Campaign for repeal of AFSPA will continue, Irom Sharmila

Activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who ended her 16-year fast on August 9, said she will continue her struggle for repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Ms Sharmila, who is still lodged in the Jawaharlal Nehru of Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal, said she has decided to change the course of a...

August 11, 2016 1:33 PM

Govt working to tackle vector borne diseases including JE in UP: Nadda

Health Minister J P Nadda today said, the government is working on multi-pronged strategy to tackle menace of vector borne diseases including Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Uttar Pradesh. Replying to a calling attention motion on spread of Japanese Encephalitis in the country, especially in eastern U...

August 11, 2016 1:28 PM

Govt working to tackle vector borne diseases including JE in UP: Nadda

Health Minister J P Nadda today said, the government is working on multi-pronged strategy to tackle menace of vector borne diseases including Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>Replying to a calling attention motion on spread of Japanese encephalitis in the country, e...

August 11, 2016 1:27 PM

109th martyrdom day of freedom fighter Khudiram Bose observed in WB

The 109th martyrdom day of freedom fighter Khudiram Bose was observed in different parts of West Bengal today with solemnity. In Kolkata, State Minister garlanded the statue of Khudiram Bose in front of Kolkata High Court. In his ancestral home at Keshpur in Medinipur, several functions have been or...

August 11, 2016 1:24 PM

Rajya Sabha face repeated adjournments today

The Rajya Sabha today witnessed repeated adjournments in its pre-lunch session as Samajwadi Party members trooped into the well of the House demanding that the Centre should immediately release funds to Uttar Pradesh for execution of several projects including roads. The issue was raised by its lead...

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