'His son fought bravely like a true Shiv Sainik and emerged victorious against those whose machinations were to finish the Shiv Sena in the state.'
Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-Secular legislators boycotted the governor's address to the joint session of the legislature.
In its interim order, a Madurai bench directed the Centre to file counter in 4 weeks.
The SC tagged the issue along with a similar pending matter for hearing by a three-judge bench later this month.
Following passage of the Constitution Bill, 2014, Dass and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who introduced it in the House, exchanged sweets.
Prime Minister expresses confidence that he will find support towards the move reserving 33 percent seats for women in parliament and state legislatures.
Women MPs toe party lines on Reservation Bill
Sinha said that his government has always supported the process of dialogue within the state and between our country and Pakistan.
Suryavanshi had been allegedly beaten up by some MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly premises, after he stopped and fined Bahujan Vikas Aghadi MLA Kshitij Thakur for speeding his vehicle on the Bandra-Worli sea link in March this year.
The legislation was passed by 125 votes in favour and 61 against.
The govt will have to clear hurdles to push GST by March 2015.
The petition contends that certain provisions of the RPA will prevent prohibition of crime-tainted people from becoming MPs and MLAs.
In the second such exercise in four days, the Prithviraj Chavan led Congress-Nationalist Congress Party ministry in Maharashtra was expanded on Monday with the induction of two Congress ministers.
Samajwadi Party's Mohan Singh introduced 'The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2005' in the Lok Sabha.
She defeated her nearest rival, Hilal Ahmad Shah of the Congress party by 12,085 votes. Mehbooba polled 17,701 votes.
The notices came after a petition challenging an amendment that a Member of Parliament or state legislature would not be disqualified from being a member even after being convicted in a criminal case.\n
The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday that it did not favour quota for dalits, other backward classes and minorities within the proposed reservation of seats for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
Ban on dance bars in Maharashtra comes into effect from Sunday
Adopting an aggressive stance and seeking to push the Centre on the defencive, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday questioned the very validity of AP Reorganisation Bill-2013 saying it was violative not only of parliamentary procedures but also the Constitution of India.
BJP president LK Advani has termed the Centre's aid to Maharashtra as 'inadequate'.
Asked about the letter submitted by Kumaraswamy about withdrawal of support to the government, Singh said JD-S chief H D Deve Gowda had submitted a letter requesting the governor not to take cognisance of Kumaraswamy's letter.
The University of Petroleum & Energy Studies is a statutory university. It will be India's first university dedicated for petroleum and energy studies.
'The vitriolic campaign now in progress, the underlying threat of violence, and the elevation of Pragya Thakur as a star candidate are key markers in the BJP's obstacle-strewn march back to New Delhi,' says Sunil Sethi.
Mishra was catapulted to the chief ministership of Bihar following the assassination of his elder brother Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975.
It will be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
Karnataka government on Saturday moved the Supreme court seeking a review of its order directing the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu even as it faced strident calls from opposition parties not to release the water "at any cost".
"We did not say no to IPL. We just said we cannot give drinking water for IPL," Fadnavis said.
Suresh Kumar said he was withdrawing his nomination following a direction from the BJP leadership.
'Are we back to Emergency days?' Madhav Godbole, the distinguished civil servant asked, after his speech was abruptly cancelled by the Maharashtra government.
Gangster turned politician Arun Gawli says his past is behind him.
'Faith, and the notion that it has been 'outraged', is used to justify the most outrageous, illiberal and regressive acts,' notes Shuma Raha.
'Votes-for-notes no longer only means cash and goodies for fence-sitting voters,' points out Sunil Sethi.
Mufti appealed to all shades of opinion in joining in the mission to get the state out of violence and bloodshed.
In an attempt to display solidarity with its residents and help them in these dire times, the Jammu and Kashmir government has directed all its employees to report back to their duties immediately.
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