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March 3, Kohima: The second day of the Eighth Session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly saw intense discussions during Question Hour and debates on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor's Address.During Zero Hour, MLA Achumbemo Kikon raised concerns about racial discrimination against...

Gandhinagar, February 27 A total of 322 lions have died in Gujarat over the past two years, including 64 due to unnatural causes, state forest minister Arjun Modhwadia informed the assembly on Friday.He was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar during Question Hour...

Raipur, February 27 The opposition Congress questioned the BJP government in Chhattisgarh on Friday over the alleged illegal dumping of fly ash in the Raigarh district, and staged a walkout from the legislative assembly after expressing dissatisfaction with its response.Raising the issue...

Jaipur, February 26 The Rajasthan Assembly was adjourned for 15 minutes on Thursday following noisy scenes as ruling BJP and opposition Congress members argued over a playground in Sikar.The uproar began during a call attention motion when Congress MLA Rajendra Pareek alleged irregularities in...

Deputy Chief Minister in charge of the Home Department, Prestone Tynsong, informed the House on Thursday that the police department in Meghalaya is taking steps to address manpower shortages, including the recruitment of nearly 3,000 personnel, even as vacancies continue to arise due to...

Gandhinagar, February 26 Congress MLAs staged a walkout from the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday, alleging poor budgetary allocations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and minorities, as well as underutilisation of funds.The Opposition began a protest while Social Justice...

Patna, February 26 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha assured the assembly on Thursday that the cracks that have appeared in several buildings along Ashok Rajpath following the tunneling work for the Patna Metro will be examined as a priority.Cracks have appeared in several...

Ranchi, February 26 Jharkhand Minister Chamra Linda announced on Thursday that the state government would enact a law to prevent the diversion of funds allocated for the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), so that they could be used entirely for the benefit of the tribal population.Responding to a question...

Raipur, February 26 The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was in disarray on Thursday after the government disclosed that 66 inmates had died in the state's prisons over the past 13 months, with the Congress demanding a House committee investigation into the death of a tribal leader while in...

Gandhinagar, February 25 The Gujarat government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday that 629 cases related to the transportation of cows and beef were registered across the state in the last two years, and 1,810 accused were apprehended in connection with this, while 1,800 cows were...

Lucknow, February 24 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said on Tuesday that in the last four years, there has been a significant positive change in the perception of the state legislature in society.Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of the Assembly's Budget...

Gandhinagar, February 24 Six out of the seven member positions in the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) are currently vacant, some for over four years, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday.In a written reply during the Question Hour, the chief...

Mumbai, February 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that licenses for orchestra bars will be cancelled if rules are repeatedly violated, and a legal amendment to this effect will be brought soon.The state had enacted a law to ban dance bars, but it was overturned...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Congress-led UDF opposition once again disrupted and boycotted the proceedings in the Kerala assembly on Tuesday, raising the issue of alleged misappropriation of gold from Sabarimala.After staging a protest in the well of the House and shouting slogans...

Jaipur, February 23 – A heated political exchange erupted in the Rajasthan Assembly on Monday during Question Hour, when State Education Minister Madan Dilawar accused the Congress of corruption regarding the transfer of teachers in the state while responding to a question about opening science...

Bhubaneswar, February 20 – The Odisha Legislative Assembly continued to witness a massive uproar by members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress party on the fourth day of the crucial Budget Session, over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement and other farmer-related issues in the...

Gandhinagar, February 19 The Congress and the ruling BJP engaged in a heated debate in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday after MLA Jignesh Mevani from the opposition party alleged that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was not holding regular meetings of the state-level monitoring cell established...

Shimla, February 18 The Himachal Pradesh government will release the remaining two installments of the MLA Area Development Fund, amounting to Rs 1.10 crore, before March 31.Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu made this announcement in the Assembly on Wednesday following a heated debate...

Jaipur, February 18 Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani on Wednesday directed a thorough investigation into alleged irregularities in the purchase of food items in tribal residential hostels, following heated exchanges between the ruling party and the opposition in the House.The...

Jaipur, February 18 The Rajasthan government faced sharp criticism in the Assembly on Wednesday over a consultation fee of Rs 1,000 collected from university students. The opposition alleged that around Rs 223 crore was collected from nearly 22.5 lakh students without justification.Raising the...