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257 police stations in India don't have a vehicle, govt tells Lok Sabha

As many as 257 police stations in the country do not have any vehicle and 638 police stations do not have a telephone connection, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

NIA registered 103 terror financing cases since 2008: Govt tells LS

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said charge sheets were filed against 865 accused in 92 cases

Every Indian legally bound to reply census queries: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the state governments appoint census officers to take or aid in or supervise the census exercise under the provisions of the Census Act 1948

Land diversion proposals involving 12 mn trees approved in last 5 yrs: Govt

'At the same time, as many as 20.81 crore seedlings were planted under the compensatory afforestation scheme,' Ashwini Kumar Choubey told the Lok Sabha in a written reply

G-23 leaders likely to be adjusted in Congress, Azad may get RS berth

Azad is likely to be sent to the upper house while Anand Sharma, whose term expires on April 2, will be given important role in the Assembly polls

77 cr covered under 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme: Govt tells LS

As many as 77 crore people in the country have been covered under the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme, Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said

No decision yet on country-wide NRC: Govt to Lok Sabha

The minister said on the direction of the Supreme Court, the supplementary list of inclusions and the list of exclusions for the NRC in Assam have been published on August 31, 2019.

No death reported due to engaging in manual scavenging: Govt

He said 325 people have died due to accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks during the last five years

Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann resigns as Lok Sabha MP

Mann, who was contesting from Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district, won by a margin of 58,206 votes over Congress' Dalvir Singh Goldy

J&K Delimitation Commission makes report public, invites suggestions

The Delimitation Commission, mandated to redraw the assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, put its report in the public domain on Monday and invited objections and suggestions from people. The Delimitation Commission has published its report in the gazettes of India as well as Jammu and Kashmir regarding the proposals. "The Commission invites objections and suggestions in relation to the same", Commission Secretary K N Bhar said in the notification. According to the notification, any objections and suggestions regarding the proposals should reach the secretary, Delimitation Commission Office on or before on March 21. These (suggestions) will be considered by the Commission during public sittings in the Union Territory on March 28 and 29, it said. "The location and timings of the aforesaid hearings will be notified separately", it added. The copies of the gazette are available for reference with the chief electoral officer of Jammu & Kashmir and the ...

Parliamentary Delegation from Austria to witness Lok Sabha proceedings

As a 17-member Parliamentary Delegation from Austria is expected to visit the Indian Parliament scheduled on March 14.

Parliament to resume normal sittings from Monday, Covid measures to stay

Amid declining Covid-19 cases in the country, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to resume their normal sittings for the second part of the Budget session, beginning from March 14 at 11 am.

Support for BJP in 4 states stamp of approval for PM's schemes: Nadda

In Uttarakhand, since the state was formed, governments have changed in every election. But this time, the state has voted for a party to continue for the first time in the state's history, Nadda said

Govt determined to address people's needs, says Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Despite its size, the country was leading the climate-change challenge under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Speaker said

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by 'scamsters'

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings said the channel's Youtube name was changed to "Ethereum" by the attacker

First part of Budget Session concludes, Lok Sabha to meet again on March 14

The first part of the Budget Session of Parliament concluded on Friday after debates on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address and the General Budget. The session, which began with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on January 31, will have a three-week recess for members to study the budget proposals of the government. "Lok Sabha will meet again on March 14," Speaker Om Birla said at the conclusion of the first part of the Budget Session. Lok Sabha will take up Demands for Grants, Appropriation Bills and Finance Bill, along with other bills, during the second part of the Budget Session which is scheduled to conclude on April 8. In his closing remarks, Birla said that despite the challenges of COVID-19, members worked till late night in the House, which resulted in 121 per cent productivity rate. Birla said that instead of the allotted time of 12 hours for the discussion on the President's Address, it was held for 15 h

Budget has nothing for poor, farmers, middle class: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that there is nothing in the Union Budget for the poor, farmers and middle class.Chowdhury said, "Budget documents are perceived to be a roadmap for the future but here is what I have found there may be a map but there is no road in this Budget. The Budget document is nothing but a sheer rigmarole and rumbling stories much to the confusion of common people.""The budget which has come on the backdrop of retail inflation over 6 per cent has nothing on controlling price rise. Unemployment and inflation have crossed record highs. We can summarise the Budget as a zilch," he added.Citing the National Survey Report of September 2021, he pointed out that the average income of farmers is mere Rs 27/day and the average debt of a farmer is Rs 74,000."National Survey Report of Sept 2021 pointed out that average income of farmers is mere Rs 27/day and average debt of a farmer is Rs 74,000. The double whammy is that the per ..

Modi govt trying to take country from UPA's 'Andh Kal' to 'Amrit Kal': FM

Taking the Congress head-on, Sitharaman said 'Andh Kal' (dark period) prevailed during the UPA regime, while the Modi government is trying to steer the country to 'Amrit Kal' (golden period)

Government plans to open FDI in space sector: Jitendra Singh

Around 75 start-ups have registered under space technology category in the Startup India portal, Union Minister of State Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said. Further the minister added that the government plans to allow FDI to boost the investment in the space sector by the foreign players.

No need for separate agriculture budget: Government says in Lok Sabha

During global recession, the DMK member said, India 'withstood' because of the agriculture