Two Kerala CPI-M legislators suspended amid bedlam
October 17th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 (IANS) Amid pandemonium created by the Left opposition, Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan Monday suspended two first-time Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) members for two days for unruly ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition not to take part in video tape re-examination
August 10th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) After raising a banner of revolt, the Left opposition in the Kerala assembly has decided not to take part in the re-examination of the video footage ... Read more...
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Chandy agrees to assembly footage scrutiny
July 27th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday wrote to Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan for his cooperation to examine video footage of assembly proceedings following allegations of ... Read more...
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Kerala opposition demands emergency assembly session
July 20th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) The Left opposition in Kerala Wednesday petitioned the governor for an emergency session of the state assembly, alleging irregularities in the passage of a bill.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Members almost come to blows in Kerala house
June 30th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) Bedlam prevailed in the Kerala assembly Thursday as members of the treasury and opposition benches almost came to blows over the alleged rough treatment of ... Read more...
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Singur bill passed in Bengal assembly (Lead)
June 14th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Amid walkout by the opposition Left Front lawmakers, the West Bengal assembly Tuesday passed a bill to return a portion of the land acquired by ... Read more...
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No partycracy in house, says Mamata in first assembly speech
May 30th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she wanted true democracy and not "partycracy" in the assembly and urged newly-elected Speaker Biman Banerjee to ... Read more...
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Uproar in Orissa assembly over Collector’s abduction
February 18th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (ANI): The Opposition parties disrupted proceedings in the Orissa Assembly for the second consecutive day on Friday over abduction of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna.As Speaker Pradip ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly turns unruly over PM’s visit
February 14th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) There were acrimonious scenes in the Kerala assembly Monday after ruling party legislators alleged that the governor, chief minister and other ministers had been treated badly during ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan, Chandy spar over lottery scam
December 28th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) The Kerala assembly Tuesday was the scene of a verbal duel between Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy and Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan after the speaker disallowed an adjournment ... Read more...
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RJD, LJP raise ruckus, allege Congress-BJP tie-up (Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Seeking to quell growing allegations of a trade-off between the ruling Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajya Sabha for the second day, ... Read more...
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Tripura opposition continues boycott of chief minister
June 14th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Opposition legislators in Tripura twice walked out of the state assembly Monday as part of their boycott of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over his remarks on the alleged ... Read more...
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Bangladesh parliament to debate deals with India
April 18th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 18 IANS) Bangladesh parliament will discuss three deals with India pertaining to exchange of prisoners, combating international terrorism, and mutual help in criminal justice, signed during Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more...
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Parliament gets down to discussing rising prices (Parliament Roundup)
February 25th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Parliament on Thursday finally got down to discussing the crushing rise in prices of essential commodities after the opposition paralysed both houses for two days over ... Read more...
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Dhaka opposition seeks unity to protest India pacts
January 15th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 15 (IANS) Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has "rejected" the pacts the government signed with India earlier this week and is striving for a united protest movement to ... Read more...
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Row over assembly adjournment, Karnataka MLAs exchange blows
December 30th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 30 (ANI): The Karnataka State Assembly on Wednesday witnessed unbelievable chaos with both opposition and treasury benches exchanging blows.The assembly was scheduled to take up the issue of the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh MPs irked by claim they waste money
July 8th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has come under fire in parliament for its report claiming that lawmakers waste public money by arriving late or staying away, causing disruptions ... Read more...
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Hasina, Zia trade charges in parliament
April 8th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused opposition leader Khaleda Zia of "fomenting trouble" that led to the border guards' mutiny while Zia said Hasina should resign ... Read more...
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Probe into graft charges against former Bangladesh speaker
March 20th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 20 (IANS) The first-ever probe into the financial dealings of Bangladesh's parliament secretariat will be conducted by an 11-member all-party committee constituted by Speaker Abdul Hamid. The body will look ... Read more...
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Hasina wants white paper on corruption during Zia’s term
February 12th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wants a white paper published on corruption during the 2001-06 tenure of her main political rival Khaleda Zia.
"Of course, the white papers ... Read more...
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Outgoing Bangladesh Speaker warns against ‘parliamentary autocracy’
January 4th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) The outgoing Speaker of Bangladesh's parliament has warned of a "parliamentary autocracy" in the wake of the ninth general elections throwing up a house with the government benches ... Read more...
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Bangladesh MPs take oath, new government next week
January 3rd, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) With newly-elected members of parliament taking oath Saturday, the process of ushering in a democratic government in Bangladesh has begun after a gap of nearly two years.Sheikh Hasina, ... Read more...
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NRIs from Kerala to get identity cards, welfare scheme
June 23rd, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) A host of programmes are being worked out for non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Kerala, including a welfare scheme and issuing of identity cards, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan told ... Read more...
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Orissa Assembly adjourned over Maoists’ attacks
February 19th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by admin
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (ANI): Pandemonium broke out in the Assembly in Orissa on Tuesday as opposition leaders raised the issue of the deteriorating law and order situation and the continued Maoist menace ... Read more...
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