Nitish Kumar and Sushil Kumar Modi were sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar for a consecutive second term on Friday. Besides Kumar and Modi, 18 MLAs from the Janata Dal (United) and 10 from alliance Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were also sworn in as ministers by State Governor Devanand Konwar. [...]
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Punjab targeting Rs.100 bn VAT collection
April 8th, 2010 |
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Claiming that the state had registered the highest growth in value added tax (VAT) collection in the country, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday said Punjab would be targeting a Rs.100 billion (Rs.10,000 crore) VAT collection mark next year.
Badal told mediapersons at Kauli village, 35 km from here: “Resurgent Punjab has beaten the [...]
Kabaddi World Cup – it’s all about being Punjabi
April 6th, 2010 |
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Dulla Pehalwan from the US, Jassa from Italy and Jinder Amli from Canada… all have gathered in Punjab for the first edition of the World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2010 that is turning out to be quite a gathering of Punjabis from all over the world playing the game.
While the Canadian team in the nine-nation tournament [...]
Two top Jharkhand leaders don’t want security cover
January 16th, 2010 |
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No stern-looking Black Cat commandos or siren-blaring escort vehicles for them, Jharkhand’s assembly speaker and deputy chief minister have declined to use their ‘Y’ security cover, saying it interferes in their mingling with the public.
Assembly Speaker C.P. Singh, a four-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Ranchi constituency, moves without pilot cars used to escort [...]
Soren gives deputy chief minister two more portfolios
January 16th, 2010 |
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Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister and president of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Sudesh Mahto has been allocated two more key departments.
A government notification Friday said that Sudesh Mahto will also head rural development and panchayati raj departments. Sudesh Mahto now has six departments, including road construction.
Soren, who became seventh chief minister of Jharkhand Dec [...]
Maharashtra ministry to be sworn in today
November 7th, 2009 |
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The swearing in of the new Congress -NCP ministry in Maharashtra will take place today.
The Congress will have 23 ministers and the NCP have 20. While all NCP ministers are expected to take oath today, the Congress ministers would be sworn in two phases.
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan accompanied by NCP legislature party leader Chhagan Bhujbal, [...]
Cong-NCP fight a post-poll drama: BJP
November 4th, 2009 |
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The BJP described as “post-poll political drama” the failure of the Congress-NCP alliance to reach an understanding on formation of a govt in Maharashtra and said this was an insult to the people’s mandate.
“This is post-poll political drama of the pre-poll alliance between Congress and NCP. Since the votes secured by them is a result [...]
First session of Maha Assembly likely from 3rd Nov
October 27th, 2009 |
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The first session of the 12th Maharashtra Assembly is likely to begin from 3rd Nov and may be a three-day affair; the strength of the House is 288 elected and a nominated member.
“All the 277 newly-elected members would be sworn in during the session, which would also include an address by Governor S C Jamir,” [...]
J – K Governor asks Abdullah to continue till final decision on resignation is taken
July 29th, 2009 |
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Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra on Tuesday refused to accept Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resignation, saying that the latter should continue in office till a final decision is taken on the matter.
Earlier on Tuesday, Abdullah had formally submitted his resignation to Vohra, hours after a senior PDP leader had alleged in the State [...]