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Rajya Sabha to discuss economic situation of country on Day 2 of Winter Se
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MPs Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Birendra Prasad Baishya, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Lakshmikant Bajpayee, Sushil Kumar Modi, Aditya Prasad and Shambhu Sharan Patel are to initiate a discussion on the 'economic situation in the country' in the Upper House on Tuesday, according to sources.
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Two bills passed on first day of winter session, Rajya Sabha discontinues
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The first day of the Winter Session of Parliament saw two bills being passed with the Rajya Sabha also deciding to discontinue suspension of AAP MP Raghav Chadha
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RS Chairman urges members to go through privileges panel report on charges
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday urged members of the House to exemplify conduct that can be emulated by others and also told them to go through the report of Privileges Committee which held AAP member Raghav Chadha "guilty" of two charges against him
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"No question of privatisation of post offices...": Ashwini Vaishnaw in Raj
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The government has no intention to privatise post offices and the Post Office Bill also does not have any such provisions, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Monday
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DMRC to replace Smart Card with Open Loop National Common Mobility Cards:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will introduce Open Loop National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) in a phased manner, which allows metro and bus travellers to use the same card across the country, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
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1.18 cr houses sanctioned under PMAY-U since 2015, Centre tells Rajya Sabh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
More than 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned for eligible households, including slum dwellers, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 2015, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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14.2 crore free gas refills provided under Ujjwala scheme: Centre informs
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was started in May 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households across the country. Under PMUY, a deposit-free LPG connection is provided to adult women from poor households.
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RS panel holds Raghav Chadha guilty of breach of privilege; House approves
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Monday decided to discontinue the suspension of AAP MP Raghav Chadha holding him "guilty of breach of privilege" and noting that the suspension suffered by him so far be taken as sufficient punishment.
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Current ethanol production capacity is 1,364 crore litres; sufficient to m
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Rameswar Teli, minister of state in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, apprised that Uttar Pradesh, Maharastra and Karnataka are ethanol surplus states.
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill to consolidate, amend laws relating to post office
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to repeal the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and to consolidate and amend the law relating to the post offices in India.
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow; to meet again at 11 am
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Monday adjourned till tomorrow at 11 am.
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"I got justice": Raghav Chadha after Rajya Sabha Chairman allows him to at
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Monday expressed happiness over being allowed to attend the proceedings of Rajya Sabha after the House accepted the recommendation of the Privileges Committee that his suspension for more than three months is enough punishment for "violating the rules".
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