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Government Proposes to Make Black Marketing Non-Bailable Offence

To control the prices of food grains, essential commodities and other edibles, the Union government has asked state governments to allow free movement of fruits, vegetables and proposed to make black marketing a non-bailable offence in the country. Jul 25, 2014
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Assam Students Union protest infiltration of Bangladeshis in state

Guwahati, July 22 (ANI): Various activist groups, including tribal organisations and All Assam Students Union (AASU) staged a protest in Assam against the state government for its inability to stop Bangladeshis infiltrate into the state. The proposal sent by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi___s cabinet to the central government to accommodate Bangladeshis on humanity grounds has not been welcomed by the people of the state. Last week, the state cabinet passed a proposal to grant Indian citizenship to refugees who fled Bangladesh to avoid religious persecution and entered the country after 1971. However, on earlier occasions, Assam government has fought ruling BJP___s ideology to consider Hindu Bangladeshis as refugees coming to India under hard conditions. Jul 22, 2014
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Rajya Sabha passes TRAI Amendment Bill

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): After Lok Sabha, the TRAI Amendment Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha today. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Bill seeks to remove a legal hurdle in appointment of former chairman of telecom regulatory body Nripendra Misra as principal secretary to the Prime Minister. While the Congress opposed the bill, other parties like the BSP and the TMC supported it. Though the NDA government lacked numbers, it had expressed confidence on Monday that the Bill would be cleared by the Upper House too. Jul 15, 2014
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TMC supported TRAI Amendment Bill after opposing, Congress reacts

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): TMC supported the TRAI Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Monday after opposing the bill earlier. Reacting on the same, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that TMC did a U turn. The Bill seeks to remove a legal hurdle in appointment of former chairman of telecom regulatory body Nripendra Misra as principal secretary to the Prime Minister. Jul 14, 2014
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Lok Sabha passes TRAI Amendment Bill even as Congress stages walkout

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The TRAI Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday even as the Congress staged a walkout protesting against it. The Bill seeks to remove a legal hurdle in appointment of former chairman of telecom regulatory body Nripendra Misra as principal secretary to the Prime Minister. The BJP defended the amendment saying it is based on merits while the Congress criticised the government for showing undue haste in bringing a person specific law. The TMC, NCP and the BSP supported the amendment. Jul 14, 2014
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Face-off between Govt and opposition likely over TRAI Amendment Bill

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The NDA government is likely to face opposition from the Congress and the TMC as the two parties have decided to oppose the TRAI Amendment Bill in order to legitimize the appointment of former telecom chief Nripendra Misra as Prime Minister's Principal Secretary. The NCP has however decided to support the bill. Jul 14, 2014
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BJP leader hails passage of Polavaram Bill in Lok Sabha

Visakhapatnam, July 14 (ANI): State unit president of BJP in Andhra Pradesh K Hari Babu lauded the passage of Andhra Pradesh Amendment Bill in lower house of the parliament, saying it would benefit various states in terms of irrigation. Addressing a news conference in port city of Visakhapatnam, Babu said the bill will pave way for construction of Polavaram irrigation project. Jul 14, 2014
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AP Reorganization Bill passed in LS

New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2014 amid protests from members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and others. Home Minister Rajnath Singh introduced the Bill with its component on the Polavaram project amidst uproar. Despite protests by opposition members, the bill was adopted and passed. Reacting over this, Congress leader Veerappa Moily said that a very bad example was set by the way the Bill was passed in the House. Speaker should not have shown so much haste. Jul 11, 2014
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