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Hello Jammu News at 5:42:00 PM 0

Gandhinagar, Sep 18: The Gujarat Assembly paid homage to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and nine former state legislators on the first day of monsoon session Tuesday.

After paying homage to the deceased leaders, the House was adjourned for the day.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tabled a motion to pay homage to Vajpayee, two former state ministers and seven former MLAs who have died since the Budget session in March.

The chief minister called Vajpayee a "nation-builder".

"Atal-ji dedicated his life to the country. His thoughts will continue to inspire us for the rest of our lives," he said.

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani said Vajpayee was "all-inclusive" leader who was acceptable to all parties.

Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said the country was Vajpayee's first love.

"He lived for the country, he was an ardent patriot.

We can see that from his poems," he said.

Homage was also paid to former Gujarat ministers Amarsinh Vaghela and Haribhai Patel and former MLAs Shankardas Makwana, Narsinh Padhiyar, Mohammed Ismail Patel, Manibhai Chaudhary, Iqubal Patel, Gulsinh Rathwa and Arvindsinh Rathod.

Six bills will be taken up for discussion and approval Wednesday in two sessions. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:09:00 PM 0

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17: Odisha Assembly Speaker P K Amat Monday asked Agriculture Minister P K Maharathy to make a statement on the alleged sapling plantation irregularities before the end of this session of the House.

The Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly would end on September 20.

Amat gave this direction as the House witnessed three adjournments as opposition Congress and BJP members raised slogans over the sapling plantation irregularities.

As soon as the House made obituary reference to former minister Dolagobinda Pradhan, who passed away earlier in the morning, opposition chief whip Taraprasad Bahinipati of Congress along with his colleagues trooped into the well and raised slogans.

The Congress members wanted a statement from the government on what action it has taken against the officers involved in the scam. Unable to run the House, Amat adjourned the proceeding thrice till 12.30 pm.

When the House reassembled, Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra of Congress said that the Agriculture minister has admitted in the House that there has been irregularities worth Rs 17.33 crore in sapling plantation activities. However, no action is taken so far.

"When government admits irregularities and is not taking any action against the officials, it shows that the government is involved in the scam. I demand the chief minister to respond. The government cannot keep quit. You ask the CM to make a statement and why officers involved in the incident were not prosecuted as per the law," Mishra said.

Stating that the government has "admitted" irregularities in floor of the House, BJP legislature party leader K V Singhdeo alleged that the government was protecting the officers.

Singhdeo alleged the then minister (Damodar Rout), who raised the issue, was removed from the ministry and the officers involved in the scam were reinstated in service. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:17:00 PM 0

Nagpur, Jul 13: Despite Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' assurance in the Legislative Assembly that the Nanar project won't be forced on people, opposition Congress-NCP and ally Shiv Sena stalled the proceedings of the House on the issue for the third consecutive day.

The House witnessed three adjournments- twice for 15 minutes and once for ten minutes- before it was adjourned for the day as members of the opposition and Shiv Sena trooped into the well of the House shouting slogans seeking withdrawal of the land acquisition notification and scrapping of the project.

After the Question Hour, Fadnavis told the House that the West Coast Refinery was in the country's interest and the state government will take everyone on board before going ahead with the project at Nanar in Ratnagiri district.

Making a statement in the Lower House on the issue which rocked the legislature proceedings for the last two days, Fadnavis said, "The West Coast Refinery is important for our own oil security and export, for which we have signed MoUs with the Middle East countries."

"Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh were eyeing the project. But Andhra was ruled out since the route was not proper. Maharashtra was given priority. The total investment is worth Rs 3 lakh crore," he said.

He added that Gujarat's economy has got a boost due to the Jamnagar refinery. "There is no adverse impact on horticulture and environment," Fadnavis said.

The West Coast Refinery is a green refinery with fourth generation technology. It will have the highest emission standards. A green belt will be developed around he project, he added.

He told the House that the refinery is being modelled on the lines of the one in Singapore.

Fadnavis said 32(1) notification for land acquisition was issued but along with consent for land acquisition, there was opposition to it as well.

"Industries Minister Subhash Desai announced withdrawal of the notification and the file has come to me. I haven't taken any decision on it. Wherever there is opposition, we are holding talks to resolve the concerns. The project will not be forced on the people," he said.

Fadnavis said the environment and social impact analysis would be carried out by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(NEERI) and IIT Bombay.

"Talks are on to resolve differences," he said.

However, the opposition parties and the Shiv Sena were not satisfied with the reply.

Leader of OppositionRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil demanded that Fadnavis announces scrapping of the project.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said Fadnavis should explain to the people how the project was in the interest of the state.

"Saudi Aramco hires Pakistani engineers. Shall we allow Pakistani nationals into the country. Marine Academy and International Finance Centre have been shifted from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. Why is the refinery brought here?" he asked.

NCP MLA Jayant Patil sought Fadnavis's reply on whether the project will stay in Maharashtra or not.

"It is not possible to reply in yes or no. We will resolve the differences through talks," he said.

"Shiv Sena opposed the Mumbai-Nagpur corridor, but after we explained the importance of the project, they are supporting it. We will arrive at a consensus, address all concerns and then only move forward, "he said.

Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu said his party's opposition to the project will continue, and demanded that the project be scrapped.

He said a nuclear power project as well as a refinery project in Konkan is bad for the region's horticulture and fishing industry.

Fadnavis said he had not given a presentation on the project to Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. "I thought showing the presentation to Industries minister Subhash Desai would be enough," he said when asked by Patil if he had shown the presentation to Thackeray.

The Sena members rushed to the Well demanding that the chief minister announces scrapping of the project. They were joined by the Congress and NCP members.

Thereafter, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes by Speaker Haribhau Bagde.

Later, after the introduction of bills, the House was again adjourned for 15 minutes by presiding officer Sudhakar Deshmukh.

After the business resumed later, Jayant Patil said the government was in a minority on the Nanar refinery issue and should not make the issue a matter of prestige. He demanded that the project be scrapped.

Prabhu said the 32 (1) notification regarding the withdrawal of the land acquisition notification was approved by the chief minister.

Thereafter, House was adjourned for the third time for ten minutes.

After the proceedings resumed, the Gram Panchayats Amendment Bill was introduced for the passage amid din.

Jayant Patil said there was a contradiction in the Sena's stand as its members were opposing the government, but party minister Sanjay Rathod was moving the bill. The bill was approved by a voice vote and the House was adjourned for the day. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:27:00 PM 0

Bengaluru, Jun 13: The Congress is leading over the BJP by a margin of over 7,300 votes in the first two hours of counting of votes for the Jayanagar Assembly constituency.
While Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy was leading with 27,195 votes till 10 am, BJP's B N Prahlad had secured 19,873 votes, poll officials said.
Fifty-five per cent polling was recorded in the Jayangar Assembly constituency on June 11.
The assembly elections were held across the state on May 12, but poll in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B N Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat.
BJP's B N Prahlad, brother of Vijaykumar, and senior Congress leader and former minister Ramalinga Reddy's daughter Sowmya Reddy are locked in a direct contest for the seat.
In all, nineteen candidates are in the fray.
Ahead of the polls, Janata Dal(S) had on June 5 pulled out its candidate from the contest and extended the party's support to its ruling coalition partner, the Congress.
This was the first election after coming to power, where both coalition partners had joined hands.
Both Congress and JD(S) had fielded candidates against each other, despite being coalition partners, in the recent election to the Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly seat in the city.
Congress candidate Munirathna had won the seat, relegating the JD(S) candidate to a distant third behind BJP. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:15:00 PM 0

Bengaluru, Jun 13: Counting of votes have begun for Jayanagar Assembly constituency here, where election was held on June 11.
The Assembly elections were held across Karnataka on May 12, but poll in Jayanagar was countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B N Vijayakumar, who was holding the seat.
An estimated 55 per cent polling was recorded in the constituency on June 11.
BJP's B N Prahlad, brother of Vijayakumar, and senior Congress leader and former minister Ramalinga Reddy's daughter Sowmya Reddy were locked in a direct contest for the seat. In all, nineteen candidates were in the fray.
Ahead of polls, Janata Dal (S) had on June 5 pulled out its candidate from the contest and extended the party's support to its ruling coalition partner, the Congress.
Police have made elaborate security arrangement in and around the counting centre. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 4:38:00 PM 0


Bengaluru, Mar 26: The ruling Congress in Karnataka is likely to announce the first list of around 110 candidates for the Assembly election, in the first week of April.
According to party sources the screening committee had already cleared the names and was now before the High Command for the final approval of the Central Committee.
Meanwhile, the State level Selection Committee resumed its deliberations at a private resort in the city on Monday. 
The committee headed by AICC General Secretary Madasudan Mistry had the first meeting recently in the same resort. The meeting was attended among others by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC President Dr G Parameshwara, AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal, who is also in-charge of party affairs of Karnataka, former Chief Minister and Karnataka Selection Committee head M Verappa Moily, former Union Minister and senior Congress leader K H Muniyappa. 
Several Ministers were also present. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 12:46:00 PM 0


Chennai, Nov 24: The byelection to the high profile R K Nagar Assembly constituency in the city, which fell vacant following the death of former Chief Minister and AIADMK Supremeo J Jayallithaa, would be held on December 21. 
A notification to this effect was issued by the Election Commission today following which the model code of conduct has come into force in the constituency with immediate effect. As per the notification, the filing of nominations would commence 
on November 27. The last date for filing of nominations was December four and the 
scrutiny would take place the next day. The last date of withdrawals was December seven and the polling would take place on December 21. The counting of votes would be taken up on December 24 and the entire election process will be completed by December 26, an official release here said. It may be recalled the EC has issued the notification for the bypoll, a day after allotting the hugely popular 'Two Leaves' symbol to the unified AIADMK headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami 
and Deputy Chief Minister O Paneerselvam, bringing to an end, the nearly nine-month long impasse after the party suffered a split. The Madras High court had suggested that RK Nagar seat should no longer remain vacant and wanted the bypoll to be conducted before December 31 this year.  UNI
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