Rahul Gandhi visits riot-hit areas of Assam
September 11th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday assured that riot-hit people in the three affected districts of Assam would be rehabilitated early.Rahul Gandhi arrived at the ... Read more...
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Presidential poll voting ends in Himachal
July 19th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 19 (IANS) Polling for the presidential election ended peacefully in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh Thursday with 67 legislators in the 68-seat assembly casting their votes.The polling that ... Read more...
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Akalis, BJP build on new, secular identity (Punjab Newsletter)
April 14th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The 2012 assembly elections in Punjab brought out a new dimension in the politics of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and its alliance partner, the ... Read more...
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Punjab gets 21 new chief parliamentary secretaries
April 10th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Brushing aside criticism of adding further financial and administrative burden on the debt-ridden Punjab government, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday went ahead with the ... Read more...
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Record 21 chief parliamentary secretaries in Punjab
April 6th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) Setting a record of sorts, there will be 21 chief parliamentary secretaries in Punjab's Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.Badal will ... Read more...
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Himachal introduces bill to strengthen Lokayukta (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday introduced a bill to put an effective Lokayukta system in place by giving more power to the ombudsman.Introducing ... Read more...
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Supreme Court breather for five Haryana legislators (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a breather to five legislators of the Haryana Janhit Congress-Bhajan Lal party, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed a high court order on their temporary ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh ministers fail to disclose assets
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 22 (IANS) None of the 13 ministers of Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, including Chief Minister Raman Singh, complied with their announcement to make their property ... Read more...
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Court declares five Haryana lawmakers as unattached (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) Five Haryana legislators, who defected from the Haryana Janhit Congress to the ruling Congress in November 2009, will now be deemed unattached members in the assembly, ... Read more...
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Defector Haryana lawmakers want disqualification petition dismissed
November 10th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) Five legislators from the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) who had defected to the ruling Congress in 2009 Wednesday moved an application before the Haryana assembly speaker ... Read more...
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Badal inducts three new chief parliamentary secretaries
June 17th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 17 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday inducted three legislators as chief parliamentary secretaries.Legislators Harmreet Singh Sandhu of Tarn Taran, Gurtej Singh Ghuriana of Balluana and ... Read more...
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Badal to induct three chief parliamentary secretaries
June 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) With barely nine months to go for assembly elections, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday decided to induct three legislators as chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS).Legislators ... Read more...
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BJP to announce five Punjab ministers
May 14th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was Saturday expected to finalise five names for the Punjab cabinet after seven of its leaders, including five ministers, ... Read more...
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Four BJP ministers resign in Punjab (Second Lead)
May 13th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Punjab resigned Thursday over a corruption taint on the party's state leadership. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal ... Read more...
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All five BJP ministers in Punjab resign (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) All five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in Punjab resigned Thursday over a corruption taint on the party's state leadership.Besides, two BJP chief parliamentary secretaries ... Read more...
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Petition challenges removal of seven PPP ministers from Pak Punjab cabinet
March 4th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Mar 4(ANI): A petition has been filed before the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court, challenging the removal of seven Pakistan Peoples' Party Ministers from the Punjab province cabinet.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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INLD seeks disqualification of Haryana independents
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Tuesday moved a petition with the assembly speaker seeking the disqualification of seven independent legislators who had joined ... Read more...
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Defectors, independents, dissidents - all part of Hooda government
February 13th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda does not only head a coalition government in the state, but one full of independents, defectors and not-so-friendly Congress ... Read more...
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Haryana’s defector legislators object to hearing
February 4th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) The five legislators from the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) who defected to the ruling Congress Friday objected to the anti-defection issue against them being heard by Haryana assembly's ... Read more...
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Modi expands cabinet, reshuffles portfolios (Lead)
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 2,(IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi expanded his council of ministers Wednesday, inducting six new ministers of state, taking the ministry's total strength to 27.The portfolios of three ministers ... Read more...
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Gujarat CM Modi expands cabinet, inducts six new ministers
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb 2 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his cabinet with the induction of six ministers, thereby taking the total tally of his council of ministers to ... Read more...
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Hooda expands ministry, includes HJC defectors
January 28th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday expanded his ministry, inducting four new cabinet ministers, including two legislators who had defected from the Haryana Janhit Congress ... Read more...
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PML-Q offers help to JUI-F in ousting Balochistan government
December 21st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 21 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) has offered help to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) in ousting the Balochistan government.Talking in a TV programme, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said ... Read more...
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Julia Gillard sworn in as Australia’s PM (Lead)
September 14th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) Australia's incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is the first woman to hold the position, was Tuesday sworn in along with her 19 cabinet ministers in Canberra.
Gillard, ... Read more...
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Gillard sworn in as Australia’s PM
September 14th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 14 (IANS) Australia's first elected female Prime Minister Julia Gillard was Tuesday sworn in along with her 19 cabinet ministers in Canberra.
Gillard, who was accompanied by her partner Tim ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana legislators to get more money
September 7th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Legislators in Haryana and Punjab will get higher salaries and allowances.
In Haryana, the concept of salary has been introduced for the first time for legislators, who will get ... Read more...
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Statewide primary school enrolment drive in Gujarat
June 16th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 16 (IANS) A three-day statewide school enrolment drive, with special emphasis on the girl child, will commence in Gujarat Thursday.
Initiated by the Narendra Modi government and undertaken with zeal ... Read more...
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Stability of government depends on good governance: Sangma (Lead)
April 25th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 24 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Saturday said the stability of his government would depend on "good governance".
"Development and stability go hand-in-hand. We will ensure that stability ... Read more...
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Sangma expands ministry, inducts eight
April 24th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 24 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Saturday inducted eight more ministers, all of them Congress legislators and including the five who had rebelled against his predecessor, expanding ... Read more...
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Unauthorized use of flags barred
April 24th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Unauthorized use of beacon lights or national flags on motor vehicles will now invite penal action in Punjab, an official said Saturday.
A government spokesman said the state had ... Read more...
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Lapang appointed Meghalaya chief adviser
April 24th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 23 (IANS) Former Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang was Friday appointed chief adviser of the five-party coalition government. He will enjoy the rank and status of a chief minister but ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh bans foreign travel on government money
April 20th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has banned its ministers and bureaucrats from touring abroad on state government expenses till March 31 next year, official sources said Tuesday.
The order by the ... Read more...
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Himachal assembly winter session from Dec 14
November 19th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 19 (IANS) The week-long winter session of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will be held at Dharamsala from Dec 14, a minister said here Thursday.
Governor Prabha Rau has recommended convening ... Read more...
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Haryana’s ‘Aya Ram-Gaya Rams’ survive despite anti-defection law (News Analysis)
November 13th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) The Anti-Defection Act? What's that, voters in Haryana might well ask given the revolving door policy followed by many state politicians - and demonstrated most ... Read more...
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Hooda begins second innings with hands tied
November 9th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) In trying to become the first party in 30 years to return to power in Haryana for a second consecutive term, the Congress, along with ... Read more...
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