Cut Motion Voting against BJP due to mistake: JMM’s Hemant Soren

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The BJP’s supporter JMM favored the rival political party in the cut motions in Parliament, MP Hemant Soren alleged that it occurred due to “mistake” & told that there was no decision to develop Jharkhand-Government with the assistance of Congress on Wednesday.

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BJP pulls out of Soren government in Jharkhand

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday withdrew support to the Jharkhand government on grounds that Chief Minister Shibu Soren had ‘betrayed’ it by voting against the cut motion in the Lok Sabha.

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Lok Sabha adjourned over phone tapping of firm

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned Wednesday over the alleged phone tapping of a lobbyist and a PR person on the controversial allocation of 2G telecom spectrum.

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Ports unable to deal with hazardous waste import: Ramesh

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Indian ports weren’t capable of dealing with hazardous waste, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday while stressing that the government needed to exercise ‘greater control’ on the import of such material.

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I am not in favour of blanket ban on plastics: Ramesh

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday that it was not possible to put a blanket ban on plastics in the country as it would affect the massive employment provided by the industry.

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Shibu Soren is a secular leader: Congress

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren was a ‘secular’ leader who may have been ‘uncomfortable’ with the BJP in the state, the Congress said Wednesday, a day after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader voted for the government on the cut motion moved by the opposition parties.

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BJP cautious on Soren voting with Congress

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday reacted cautiously to reports that Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren had voted alongside the ruling United Progressive Alliance against cut motions against demands for grants of various ministries in the Lok Sabha .

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Congress managers toiled to reach comfort zone (Parliament Sidelights)

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Congress appeared confident since Tuesday morning of coming up trumps in case of voting on the cut motions moved by the opposition in the Lok Sabha.

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Lok Sabha speaker sets precedent on cut motions

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday set a precedent by permitting cut motions on demands that were to be guillotined.

‘The practice followed so far in the house has been that the cut motions in respect of demands for grants which are to be guillotined are not circulated and thus not allowed to be moved. But I did not find any rule which bars the moving of cut motions on demands which are not discussed in the house,’ the speaker observed before allowing the opposition cut motions.

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Government defeats opposition cut motions

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday defeated a bunch of cut motions moved in the Lok Sabha after the Bahujan Samaj Party extended its supported and the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal walked out of the house.

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Did not want to participate in mere formality: Mulayam

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav justified his decision to abstain from voting on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) cut motion on the government’s budget proposals, saying they were a ‘formality’ and he would rather initiate mass public protests against price rise.

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Terrorists using international credit cards for operations

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Terrorists, sleeper cells and terror suspects have been using international credit cards to fund their operations in India, parliament was told Tuesday.

‘As per available reports, instances have come to notice regarding use of international credit cards by terrorists in India,’ Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

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Divided opposition, Mayawati’s support ensures UPA victory

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The 11-month-old United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government sailed through the cut motions in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, thanks to a divided opposition and support from 21 members of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP).

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Technical snag trips parliament voting system

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A technical snag developed in the automatic vote recording system in the Lok Sabha Tuesday as Speaker Meira Kumar asked MPs to cast their votes on the cut motion moved by Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Das Gupta.

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Bill to regulate DNA profiling in the offing

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The government is preparing a bill to establish a DNA data bank and set standards for DNA profiling, parliament was informed Tuesday.

‘The department of biotechnology in association with the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, is in the process of piloting the human DNA profiling bill for parliamentary enactment to regulate various issues – establishment of DNA data bank, setting of standards, quality control, quality assurance,’ Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

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Speaker allows opposition to move cut motions

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 127 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday allowed opposition members to move separate cut motions against the guillotined demand for grants, amid a walkout by members of the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

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Government defeats cut motion moved by Sushma Swaraj

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday defeated a cut motion moved by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, by a margin of 84 votes. There were 162 votes for the motion and 246 votes against it.

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Foreign Sikh groups trying to revive militancy: Maken

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The home ministry Tuesday informed parliament that reports available with them suggest that Sikh militant groups are continuously trying to revive militancy in Punjab.

‘Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups, especially those based abroad, continue to persist with their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab,’ Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

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We’re through: Pawan Kumar Bansal

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) ‘We’re through’, a confident Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal asserted Tuesday ahead of the cut motions to be moved by the opposition on the fuel price hike and withdrawal of fertiliser subsidy.

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Rs.22.50 crore released for 15 anti-terrorism schools

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A sum of Rs.22.50 crore has been released in the last three years for establishing 15 Counter-Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) schools in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.

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