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‘Medara community’ included in K’taka ST list

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2012 seeks to amend the Constitution to include the Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. It received...

May 23, 2012

Parliament approves Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011

The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011 was approved by the Parliament with the Lok Sabha adopting it with a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha had already...

May 23, 2012

May 13, 2012: Parliament celebrates 60th years of its existence

A Special Session of the Lok Sabha held on May 13, 2012 to mark its 60th anniversary. Both houses of the Parliament held day-long special sittings with party...

May 14, 2012

Parliament passes a Bill that makes children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education

Parliament passed a Bill that will make children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education under the RTE (Right to Education) Act in all schools. The Right...

May 11, 2012

LS passes Appropriation Bill, 2012

The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorizes payment and appropriation of certain sums from the CFI (Consolidated Fund of India) for services in the financial...

May 5, 2012

Rural Ministry to share 1 % of its budget with Panchayati Raj Ministry

Panchayti Raj Minister, V Kishore Chandra Deo held that the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share 1% of its Rs 1 Lakh Crore budget for fortification of...

April 25, 2012

Election Commission: Common Symbol for Registered-Unrecognized Political Parties

Subject to certain conditions, the Election Commission has permitted Registered-Unrecognised Political Parties to have a common symbol as a one-time offer during general elections either to Lok Sabha...

December 28, 2011

Impeachment motion against Justice Sen dropped by Lok Sabha

Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court escaped impeachment by the Lok Sabha When the Law Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed to the House the information about Justice...

November 5, 2011

SBI Subsidiary Banks Bill passed by the Parliament

Parliament passed a Bill that attempt to shift powers to the Central Government from the RBI w.r.t. to State Bank of Hyderabad (a SBI subsidiary) The Lok Sabha accepted...

November 5, 2011

Impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen

On 19 August 2011, in a historic first, the Rajya Sabha voted in favour of impeaching Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, finding him guilty of misappropriating...

November 4, 2011

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