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September 4, 2013 1:55 PM

Monsoon session of parl may be extended : Kamal Nath

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today indicated that the Monsoon session will be further extended if necessary to transact remaining important legislative business. Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, he said that important legislations must be passed. He also expressed the hope...

September 4, 2013 1:54 PM

Uproar in Parliament over missing coal files and petro price hike

The issues of missing coal files and hike in the price of petroleum products stalled proceedings in the Rajya Sabha which witnessed four adjournments in the pre-lunch session today. Later the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 PM.Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha demanded the roll...

September 4, 2013 1:24 PM

Term of JPC on 2G extended

The term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, JPC, on 2G Spectrum has been extended till the end of the next session of Parliament to enable it to submit its report. Committee Chairman P C Ckacko moved a resolution for this in the Lok Sabha today which was approved by a voice vote.The JPC was const...

September 4, 2013 1:21 PM

Present reservation policy to continue: Law Min Sibal

Law Minister Kapil Sibal has assured the Lok Sabha today that the present reservation policy will continue without any change. Intervening during zero hour mentions in the House, Mr. Sibal said that if necessary, the government will bring an amendment to the Constitution to ensure reservation to SCs...

September 4, 2013 12:43 PM

Term of JPC on 2G extended

The term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, JPC, on 2G Spectrum has been extended till the end of the next session of Parliament to enable it to submit its report. Committee Chairman P C Ckacko moved a resolution for this in the Lok Sabha today which was approved by a voice vote. The JPC was cons...

September 4, 2013 12:19 PM

Opp parties in LS demand rollback of petro price hike

Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha today demanded the roll back of the price hike of the petroleum products. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Anantha Kumar of the BJP demanded that the government should bring down the taxes on petroleum products as it is responsible for inflation. He accused...

September 4, 2013 12:18 PM

Monsoon session of parl may be extended : Kamal Nath

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath today indicated that the Monsoon session will be further extended if necessary to transact remaining important legislative business. Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, he said that important legislations must be passed. He also expressed the hope...

September 4, 2013 12:10 PM

RS adjourned till noon over various issues

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till noon after its first adjournment of 15 minutes over various issues. SP and BSP members were demanding inclusion of 16 castes in Scheduled Caste category in Uttar Pradesh. BJP members tried to raise the issue of missing files on coal block allocations.As soon a...

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