Posts Tagged ‘government’
Government’s loan waiver to benefit 300,000 weavers
Nearly 300,000 handloom weavers and 15,000 weavers' cooperatives across India are likely to benefit under a new scheme - including a loan waiver - to restructure the handloom sector, the government said Wednesday. Read more from the original source: Government's loan waiver to benefit 300,000 weavers
India committed to protecting minorities
Saying India was not a majoritarian state, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the government was committed to protecting the minorities. Excerpt from: India committed to protecting minorities
Embarrassment for government in Rajya Sabha
It was an embarrassing day for the government in Rajya Sabha Tuesday as it faced heat over two bills in the upper house. Read more from the original source: Embarrassment for government in Rajya Sabha
Government okays key anti-graft bills to counter Anna threat
Pushed into a corner by an aggressive opposition and the looming threat of Anna Hazare, the government Tuesday okayed a slew of anti-graft bills to tackle corruption at high places, including in the judiciary. Here is the original post: Government okays key anti-graft bills to counter Anna threat
Concern in LS over content of TV channels
New Delhi: Members of Parliament today voiced concern over the content of TV channels and wanted it to be curbed, prompting the government to say that it could consider holding an all-party meeting Read this article: Concern in LS over content of TV channels
Salman Khurshid: effective communicator in difficult times
The beleaguered Manmohan Singh government seems to have found in Law Minister Salman Khurshid an effective public face, someone who is at ease with the media and is able to communicate the government's viewpoint on crucial issues cogently and eloquently. Continue reading here: Salman Khurshid: effective communicator in difficult times
Disqualify 16 rebel Andhra legislators: Congress
Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress Monday sought the disqualification of 16 rebel legislators who voted against the government during the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition last week. Follow this link: Disqualify 16 rebel Andhra legislators: Congress
Cabinet nod to food bill likely Tuesday
With the cabinet all set to approve the draft National Food Security Bill Tuesday, the government plans to introduce it in the ongoing winter session of parliament, which ends Dec 22. Read more: Cabinet nod to food bill likely Tuesday
Hazare’s appeal to opposition parties to join stir for strong Lokpal
New Delhi: Anna Hazare on Sunday appealed to opposition parties to join his agitation for a strong Lokpal if they do not have the numbers to correct the government in Parliament as he sat on a The rest is here: Hazare's appeal to opposition parties to join stir for strong Lokpal
All-party meeting called on Lokpal as Hazare targets Congress
With Team Anna signalling another confrontation on the Lokpal bill and threatening to campaign against the Congress in the forthcoming assembly polls, the government convened an all-party meeting Wednesday on the long-debated legislation that is slated to be taken up for passage in parliament's winter session. Link: All-party meeting called [...]
