Mangalore : Nalin Kumar Kateel MP of Mangalore constituency visited the proposed Niddodi ultra mega power plant project area on Monday July 22 Speaking to the media, Nalin said that ” I am with farmers. “I will not allow the project to appear here,” he said. “I have no political intention with this fight. It […]

New Delhi : After facing sharp attack from Opposition as well as UPA allies on tackling the issue of terror in a “very casual” manner, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday assured the Parliament that government will not be slack in cracking the case. Shinde made a statement in the Rajya Sabha on yesterday’s blasts […]

New Delhi : Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament beginning on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh noted that the session comes in the backdrop of a global economic slowdown. “We are meeting against the background of a global economic slowdown. It is up to all of us to take credible action to ensure that […]

New Delhi : The government’s double victory in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail opens the way for financial sector reform bills to be taken up in Parliament next week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday. He was speaking […]

New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA government faces acid test in two Houses of Parliament on Tuesday with “friendly parties” like BSP and SP not clearing their stand and a united opposition appearing firm to corner the ruling coalition on the issue of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail. The debate on FDI will finally take place […]

New Delhi: The deadlock in both Houses of Parliament ended on Thursday with presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha allowing a debate on FDI in multi-brand retail under rules that entail voting. The Opposition had been pressing the government to hold a debate on FDI in Parliament with voting. While Lok Sabha […]

Belgaum: President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday expressed concern over frequent disruption of proceedings in parliament and legislatures. “It is a disturbing thing,” he said addressing Karnataka legislators, parliament members and central ministers from the state in this north Karnataka town at the new ‘Suvarna Soudha’, the state’s second secretariat, he inaugurated earlier in the day. Belgaum […]

New Delhi: The BJP and JD (U) MPs, displeased with the government’s reply on sanctioning relief to drought hit Karnataka, walked out of the House on May 18 Friday. Earlier, there was a war of words between the Union Government and the BJP MPs over the issue. The Government’s assurance to ensure early steps for […]

Udupi: Jayaprakash Hegde, the newly elected MP from the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, drew the attention of the Parliament towards the pathetic condition of two very backward communities from his home district, the Koragas and the Kudubis. Participating in a debate on a bill concerning scheduled tribes placed before the House, Hegde demanded primitive tribe […]

New Delhi: Embarrassed over the porngate scandal in the Assembly, Karnataka government on Thursday did not rule out banning private television cameras inside the House saying the presiding officers want to emulate Parliament’s media policy. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, however, said the government would not restrain the media from entering or covering the Assembly and […]