The District Collector of Sukma, Alex Paul Menon, was released after 12 days on Thursday evening. ...
10:54 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: In a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) its leader SS Ahluwalia lost the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. Ahluwalia, who was a former Rajya Sabha deputy leader of opposition, needed 23 votes but could secure only 20 in the polls held on Thursday. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress candidates won the Rajya Sabha polls winning 23 and 25 votes respectively. There were two vacancies...
05:44 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Elections to the Rajya Sabha will be held in Jharkhand on Thursday. The elections will decide the fate of three candidates including the BJP's SS Ahluwalia. The BJP and JMM are still at odds over his nomination. The Election Commission (EC) had countermanded the elections following allegations of horse trading. The Supreme Court on Wednesday had refused to interfere in the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand. The apex...
08:48 AM, May 03, 2012
Ranchi: Ruling BJP on Thursday rejected the plea of its state coalition ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) to it to withdraw its candidate SS Ahluwalia for Rajya Sabha poll even as the last date of withdrawal of nominations ended. "Our candidate is very much in the fray and we will ensure his win," BJP s state unit secretary Pradip Kumar Sinha said. BJP persisted with its candidate a day after...
11:40 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared SS Ahluwalia as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Jharkhand. The decision was taken after several rounds of meetings between senior party leaders. Ahluwalia was earlier not being nominated as businessman Anshuman Mishra was being supported by BJP. Mishra had levelled serious allegations against senior party leaders, but had later offered unconditional apology. ...
01:30 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Concerns were expressed in the Rajya Sabha on the plight of jawans of paramilitary forces facing stressful working conditions, with members demanding that the Government initiate steps to improve their poor service conditions. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, SS Ahluwalia (BJP) said as many as 46,000 jawans of paramilitary forces had sought voluntary retirement in the last five years due to poor service conditions. "The main reason...
09:10 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Grievances over ticket distribution in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha and the crisis in Karnataka over former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's demand for his reinstatement rocked the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday. BJP MP from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, Yashwant Sinha spoke against the party decision to not field a candidate from the state in the Rajya Sabha elections. He opposed the tacit support being given to Anshuman...
11:42 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: A day ahead of the crucial budget session, the Opposition NDA has on Sunday decided not to boycott Home Minsiter P Chidambaram in Parliament. The Opposition would be looking to corner the government on the centre vs states issue, by forcing the discussions on the controversial National Counter Terror Centre (NCTC) and the functioning of the NIA. BJP leader SS Ahluwalia said, "We will not be boycotting Chidambaram...
07:16 PM, Mar 11, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday said that the party will move amendment in Lokpal Bill if the government does not accepts its demands. BJP has decided to press for the inclusion of Prime Minister, lower bureaucracy and Citizens' Charter under Lokpal at the all-party meeting on Wednesday and will move amendment in the Bill after consultation with other parties in case the government does not accept its proposals. This...
11:18 AM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: At the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance discussing the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill, there was a scuffle between Congress Spokesperson Rashid Alvi and BJP leader SS Ahluwalia as Alvi accused Ahluwalia of having leaked the draft to the media. For proof, Alvi reportedly said he got a phone call from a journalist who mistakenly assumed he was speaking to Ahluwalia. "He (Alvi) said I had...
11:52 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: A scuffle ensued between Congress leader Rashid Alvi and BJP leader SS Ahluwalia on Thursday after the two leaders disagreed on inclusion of residents as against citizens for eligibility for acquiring Unique Identification (UID) number. Amidst the spat between the two leaders over the draft Bill, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday rejected the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill after Alvi gave a dissent note....
05:58 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: BJP MPs will submit declarations to the presiding officers of their respective Houses of Parliament on Friday, stating that they do not have any illegal money stashed in any foreign bank or tax haven abroad. BJP leader LK Advani had announced on the completion on his nation-wide yatra against black money and corruption that all party MPs will submit declarations that they do not have any illegal funds...
12:02 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has decided to boycott Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in Parliament. BJP leader SS Ahluwalia said on Monday that the NDA will not allow Chidambaram to speak in either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha unless the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gets him to resign in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Senior BJP MP LK Advani will move an adjournment...
06:50 PM, Nov 21, 2011
New Delhi: Accusing the Government of not acting after the last blast at Delhi High Court four months back, BJP on Wednesday said this has resulted in a deadlier blast at the same spot on Wednesday. The comments were made by Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj who along with three other party leaders Gopinath Munde, SS Ahluwalia and Ananth Kumar visited Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where treatment of the injured...
05:59 PM, Sep 07, 2011
New Delhi: BJP's trump card in its campaign against Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is Dr Murli Manohar Joshi. In a new report on 2G spectrum scam prepared by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson, sources tell CNN-IBN that references against P Chidambaram have been increased - annexures that build a stronger case against him. While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name remains key in the report but the target now...
07:11 PM, Aug 07, 2011
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