Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said India and China can take advantage of the financial crisis in other parts of the world by increasing their production. Pointing out that the investment climate in the country had been affected, Pawar said steps needed to be taken to encourage foreign investments in the country. "Foreign investment should be encouraged. Our strength to increase production should be...
12:39 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar once again targeted the Congress on Saturday for what he termed as a collapse in the "decision-making process" in Maharashtra. Pawar, without naming Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, said that on account of the dilly-dallying in taking major decisions, the state was losing out on big investments and mega industrial projects. The NCP is an ally of the Congress...
11:10 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and state unit Congress president Manikrao Thakre on Wednesday targetted NCP for the party's debacle in recently held legislative council elections, almost putting the Sharad Pawar-led party on notice. "We decided to forget the past and fight the six legislative council polls from the local bodies constituencies with NCP. However our friends are not ready to give up their old habits. If this continues,...
01:16 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar pulled up party leader and former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma for projecting himself as a Presidential candidate. This came a day after the BJD and AIADMK supported the candidature of the former Lok Sabha speaker. The NCP had made it clear that the party couldn't aspire for such a big post as it didn't have the numbers. Odisha Chief Minister...
09:50 AM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: The NCP on Thursday virtually disowned attempts by its party leader PA Sangma to enter the Presidential race even as BJD and AIADMK announced their support to his candidature. "I am not aware of any such development. Sangma has not spoken to us. We have had no discussions. We feel that with such a limited strength, we cannot aspire for such a major post," party chief and Union...
06:39 PM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Sunday asked the Congress to formally announce its Presidential nominee first and said it will decide its stand on the top post only after that. The party's politburo at its meeting here discussed the feedback received during its discussions with leaders like SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and NCP chief Sharad Pawar. The four Left parties had also met on Friday with their leaders favouring...
04:40 AM, May 07, 2012
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan dwelt on the difficulties in managing a coalition government, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party is a ruling ally of Congress in state and Centre, on Saturday said running an alliance government was not that difficult. "Running a coalition government is an art," Pawar, whose party is sharing power with Congress in the state since 1999, said. The Union agriculture minister...
03:02 AM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: The picture appears to be clearing up for the Congress veteran and Union Finance Minister with DMK clearly saying that if Pranab Mukherjee is the Congress' choice for the next President, they will back him. The NCP says that Pranab may be their best choice despite Sharad Pawar appearing reluctant. Pranab's case has been bolstered by the fact that the Samajwadi Party has already hinted that the President...
07:46 PM, May 05, 2012
Mumbai: In a tacit admission of the unease in the alliance with NCP, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said that taking decisions is a much easier process when a single party is in power. "There is an important difference in the political situation that existed during Yashwantrao Chavan's tenure as Chief Minister and the one which exists today. Then, there was a single party rule, and once there...
02:47 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: As the talk for a Presidential candidate gains ground, Sharad Pawar's NCP is learnt to have favoured Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the top Constitutional post. The key UPA ally is keen to back Pranab over Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is also among the top contenders for the post of the President. Pranab Mukherjee suits us more," a NCP leader said on condition of anonymity. He pointed...
07:47 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Left parties on Friday held preliminary discussions on Presidential elections and decided to consult with "secular opposition" parties before taking a final stand on the candidate and met. The parties favoured a wide agreement on a candidate for the President's election. CPI(M) leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Yechury later met NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately discussing the Presidential poll issue....
07:35 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: As the race to the Rashtrpati Bhawan continues, former Lok Sabha Speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on Friday said that the new President must hail for the Scheduled Tribe community. He said that a request in this regard had also been sent to the leaders of the parties. "On 9th of this month, tribal leaders will meet and demand that the next president...
02:29 PM, May 04, 2012
Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi said there was nothing new in dynastic politics in the country and her sons and daughters would also join politics. "There is nothing new about dynasty in politics and my sons and daughters, too, will be seen in active politics," Rabri Devi, who was elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council, told reporters after taking the certificate. "You can take the example of...
06:35 PM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss supply of about 15 million tonnes of extra foodgrains to ration card holders that will help the government to create more storage space for new crops before monsoon. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister KV Thomas, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan will attend the meeting, sources said. The Prime Minister will...
05:06 AM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to address the issue of crisis in managing the foodgrain stock in a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Food Minister KV Thomas, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Wednesday at 6.30 pm. While the original agenda of the meeting was to resolve what Sharad Pawar termed as UPA's ambivalent'...
07:06 PM, May 01, 2012
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