Land acquisition bill need of hour: Lok Sabha speaker
AMN – Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan has termed the amendment made in the land acquisition bill as a need of hour and in the interest of the nation. Addressing…
Sheriff assumes office of Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha
TIA Correspondent NEW DELHI: Mr. Shumsher K. Sheriff today assumed the Office of the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha. He succeeds Dr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri, who retired yesterday. After assuming charge, the…
Prez to inaugurate conference on gender sensitive Parliaments
TIA Correspondent NEW DELHI: The Seventh Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament on “Gender Sensitive Parliaments” will begin here from October 3. Mr. President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Abdelwahad Radi,…
Parliament adjourns sine die
TIA CorrespondentNEW DELHI: Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned sine die Thursday. In her valedictory remarks in the Lok Sabha, the Speaker, Mrs. Meira Kumar hailed the high…
Parliament adjourned over Gujarat Lokayukta
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Opposition BJP on Monday hindered proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament on the appointment of the Lokayukta in Gujarat. The Lok Sabha was finally adjourned for…
Privilege notices against Om Puri Kiran Bedi
TIA CorrespondentNEW DELHI: Members in both Houses of Parliament have given Privilege notices against actor Om Puri and civil rights activist Kiran Bedi for using ‘derogatory and defamatory’ language against…
LS to take up Sen’s impeachment on Sept 5
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Lok Sabha would take up impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen on September 5 and 6. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal told media
Parliament goes Green
Ashok B Sharma / TIANEW DELHI: (AMN) In her efforts to make the Parliament Complex green and energy-efficient, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday launched a Solar Energy System…
Lokpal Bill to be introduced in LS on Thursday
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Lokpal Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Official sources said all parties are in favour of introducing the draft Bill at the…
Govt approves National Mission for Justice Delivery
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The government has approved the setting up of a National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms to expedite the disposal of court cases.