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Guwahati, March 27 Only eight percent of the total 722 candidates contesting the Assam Assembly elections are women, with no third gender candidate in the race, an official statement said on Friday.Independent candidates account for over 250 of the total candidates, while the main opposition...

Srinagar, March 27 – A delegation from the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) of Kashmir, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, met with the Iranian ambassador in New Delhi on Friday and offered condolences on the "martyrdom" of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and others killed in the conflict...

Relevance: UrgentSubject: Appropriation BillsCategory: FinanceJK Assembly passes three Appropriation Bills during Budget SessionThe Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed three key Appropriation Bills during the ongoing Budget Session of the House. Earlier, Chief Minister...

Relevance: UrgentSubject: Assembly ProceedingsCategory: EnergyChief Minister Omar Abdullah presents Annual Reports of JKPDCL in Legislative AssemblySrinagar, March 27: The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, today presented the Annual Reports of the Jammu and Kashmir...

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed a motion today to establish three key parliamentary committees. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a motion to elect eleven members each to the Committee on Public Accounts, the Committee on...

New Delhi, March 27 Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta assured members on Friday that the issues they raised through special mentions in the House would be properly addressed and resolved by the concerned officers.During the budget session, several MLAs from the ruling BJP expressed...

New Delhi, March 27 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Friday praised the House for adopting the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) reports after a gap of over 15 years, criticizing the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.Addressing the members, Gupta said, "As you are all aware, the...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity.He made the statement in the Legislative Assembly as the...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that a "decisive decision" regarding Minister Narhari Zirwal will be taken after verifying the facts related to a viral video showing the NCP leader with a transgender person in a bedroom.The video of the minister...

Srinagar, March 27 PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Friday criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for taking almost a month to unequivocally condemn Israel's attack on Iran, calling the delay "disheartening".Chief Minister Abdullah, in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, condemned the "unjust and...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Omar Abdullah made the...

New Delhi, March 27 A BJP lawmaker on Friday raised a demand to rename Delhi as Indraprastha in the Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly.Poonam Sharma, a BJP MLA from Wazirpur, made her pitch through a special mention in the House sitting, saying it would connect the city to its roots...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity.Abdullah made the statement in the Legislative Assembly...

The second part of the budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly is expected to begin today with a focus on the government's promises and the restoration of statehood. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that during the first half of the 18-day session, which began on...

Amaravati, March 26 The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, led by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday approved a decision to convene the legislative assembly to pass a resolution for achieving clear legal recognition and legitimacy for Amaravati as the state capital.According to this...

Kohima, March 26 Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton introduced a Bill in the Assembly on Thursday to set up the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority, an interim administrative body for the eastern districts.While details about the provisions were not provided, Speaker Sharingain...

Amaravati, March 26 – The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved a resolution that will be passed in the special session of the Legislative Assembly on March 28, urging the Union Government to grant legal recognition to Amaravati as the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.Section-5 of the...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Kishtwar, Dr. Yudhvir Singh Kotwal, addressed the media to refute allegations circulating on social media against the hospital and the Health Department. He explained that power issues are affecting the functionality of the CT scan machine, and that discussions are...

BJP Intensifies Campaign in Dispur ConstituencyElection campaigning gained momentum in the 33rd Dispur Legislative Assembly constituency as BJP candidate Pradyut Bordoloi participated in the inauguration ceremony of the main election office at Rukminigaon in Guwahati on Thursday.The...

Jammu, March 25 The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday claimed that the security cover of several of its legislators, including Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra, was "downgraded" ahead of the resumption of the Budget session of the Legislative Assembly here...