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Bhubaneswar, March 30 – The chaos caused by the opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress, over the fire tragedy at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, which claimed the lives of 12 patients, continued to disrupt proceedings in the Odisha Assembly on Monday...

Hyderabad, March 29 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday strongly criticized BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, alleging that he "disrespected" Dalits during his previous tenure and continues to do so as Leader of the Opposition.Speaking in the Assembly, the CM said that Rao (known...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Assembly received a fresh bomb threat email on Wednesday, prompting intensive checks even as House proceedings were underway, a day after a similar threat surfaced just hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's scheduled budget presentation, officials said.The...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over...

Panaji, March 23 Viresh Borkar, an MLA from the Revolutionary Goans Party, has moved a motion in the Goa assembly against Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar, alleging serious procedural violations and a "pre-determined" conduct of proceedings during the Budget Session, which was curtailed on March 16.The...

New Delhi, March 23 Members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the main opposition party, boycotted the first day of the Delhi Assembly's Budget Session on Monday, staging a protest with a "bier" (funeral pyre), alleging that the ruling BJP was "murdering" democracy.Leader of the Opposition Atishi...

Bengaluru, March 23 Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, urged the Speaker on Monday not to allow the ongoing legislative session to be curtailed, amid indications of such a move, in the wake of bypolls to two assembly segments in the state.Ashoka, a senior BJP leader...

New Delhi, March 22 – The Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat will organize a function on Monday to pay homage to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev on their martyrdom day, an official said.On this occasion, Speaker Vijender Gupta, along with Members of the Council of Ministers...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat assembly complex received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, just minutes before the House proceedings were scheduled to begin during the ongoing budget session, officials said.The email claimed that a bomb had been planted in the assembly complex...

Shimla, March 17 The Himachal Pradesh budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year will be presented in the assembly on March 21, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said on Tuesday.Addressing the media, he said there would be 13 sittings in the second phase of the budget session, which will be held between...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha's Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Tuesday over the deaths of 12 people in a fire at the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.Patnaik, who visited the hospital following the...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reprimanded his cabinet colleagues for the delay in responding to questions from legislators, warning that this lapse has caused embarrassment to the government and undermined the dignity of the House.In a letter addressed to all...

Mumbai, March 16 Members of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP created a commotion in the legislative assembly on Monday, demanding an apology from NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awahad for "insulting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, leading to a brief adjournment of proceedings.MLAs from the Mahayuti parties...

Agartala, March 16 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in dearness allowance for state government employees, bringing the total DA to 41 per cent.Shortly after Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy concluded his budget speech, Saha announced that the...

Bengaluru, March 16 – In a setback for the Congress government, Karnataka Assembly Speaker, U.T. Khader, adjourned the House on Monday, sharply criticizing it for failing to provide answers to questions from MLAs despite repeated warnings from the Chair.Expressing strong dissatisfaction...

Hyderabad, March 11 – Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petitions seeking the disqualification of two BRS MLAs who were alleged to have switched allegiance to the Congress in 2024.Delivering the orders on the petitions filed against Kadiyam Srihari and...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Speaker Ganesh Gaonkar warned ministers on Tuesday against disruptive behavior during the ongoing state assembly session, including shouting and ridiculing members.The Speaker, who did not refer to any specific instance, stated that he had observed a recurring pattern of...

Ranchi, March 10 – The Jharkhand Assembly witnessed uproar on Tuesday as opposition members created a commotion over the state's law and order situation and alleged corruption.As soon as the House assembled, BJP MLAs rushed to the well carrying posters and raised slogans, demanding a...

New Delhi, March 6 Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who appeared before the Assembly's Privileges Committee on Friday over the 'Phansi Ghar' row, has accused the BJP government of "insulting freedom fighters" by trying to prove that the disputed structure was actually a "tiffin...

New Delhi, March 6 Following discussions in the Privileges Committee, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta accused Arvind Kejriwal on Friday of spreading a "false narrative" about the presence of a 'Phansi Ghar' (execution chamber) in the Assembly complex, and stated that the committee would...