MSP was there, MSP is there & MSP will remain: PM
New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated that Minimum Support Price (MSP) for certain farm produce was there (in past), is there (now) and it will remain in the future. Assuring the farmers of the country while replying the debate on ‘Motion of Thanks’ on President’s address in the Rajya […]
Uttarakhand Flood: PM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin of those killed
New Delhi, Feb 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to tragic avalanche caused by Glacier breach in Chamoli. Rs 50,000 will be given to those seriously […]
Kashmiri engineer among 170 missing in Uttarakhand
An Engineer from Kashmir who was working in a power project in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district has been missing since the breach of a glacier on Sunday morning. At least 14 people have been killed and over 170 are still missing, after a part of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an […]
Parliament Updates: PM Modi says MSP to stay; urges farmers to give farm laws a chance, end protest
Parliament Today Live News Updates: Requesting the protesting farmers to go back, PM Modi reiterated that the government is open to talks. PM Modi in Rajya Sabha on Monday. (ANI)Parliament Today Updates: Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President Kovind’s address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the newly-passed farm laws should be given a […]
Glacial bodies indicate possible threat of flood: Study
Shimla, Feb 8 (UNI) Transition in the glacial bodies indicates possible threats of floods in the downstream of th state, a study by the state centre on climate change, Himachal Pradesh has found. “An alarming increase’ in the number of moraine dammed lakes could cause catastrophic flooding in downstream areas, it adds. A moraine is […]
Home Minister Shah will apprise RS once rescue ops in Chamoli is over: Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) Rajya Sabah Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said Home Minister Amit Shah will apprise the House once the rescue operations in Uttarakhand are over. Speaking during ‘Zero Hour’ on the Uttarakhand glacier burst, he said, “As far as issue of Uttarakhand is concerned, the entire country is concerned. Today […]
Introduce Bill for restoration of Statehood, Hold Elections in J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad
‘I have never heard Vajpayee or any other BJP leader talking about bifurcation of J&K’ Srinagar, Feb 03 : Senior Congress member leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that the government must bring a bill to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and hold elections in the UT […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice amid Opposition’s demand to discuss farm laws
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI): The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha was adjoined twice on Tuesday amid sloganeering of Opposition Members demanding discussion on the new farm laws.When the House assembled at 0900 hrs in the morning, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that he has received notices of many opposition Members seeking a discussion on […]
Budget 2021 highlights: Check key points of Union Budget 2021-22
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a package of totalling Rs. 27.1 lakh to deal with COVID-19 pandemic under Atmanirbhar Package while presenting the Union Budget 2021 in the lower house of Parliament. This is the first paperless budget in the history of independent India. Here are the key highlights of the Union […]
Sitharaman again carries tradition “Bahi-Khata” instead of briefcase
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman again carried “Bahi-Khata”, a traditional ledger of records, instead of a colonial briefcase to present General Budget in Parliament on Monday. The colonial legacy of carrying the Budget papers in briefcase was dropped last year by Ms Sitharaman when she, for the first time in […]