Politics

The TMC with 19 members in the Lok Sabha and 6 members in the Rajya Sabha is the second largest constituent of the ruling UPA-II.

The plant was set up at the cost of around Rs 17.50 crore by the US-based Sun Edison and is projected to generate 1.6 million units annually.

Buddhadeb said monarchy lasted in the world for hundreds of years followed by several hundreds of years of feudalism.

He said jails would be made safe and incidents like murder and suicide would not be allowed.

The missile test clearly indicates that this is a government which is not diffident about taking decisions, Manish Tewari said.

Mamata Banerjee also took a dig at the Centre for deducting Rs 15 billion from the state's share of central sales tax compensation.

The relationship between the Cong and the TMC is going through a rough patch after the latter openly opposed various policies of the government.

The BJP leader claimed the Himachal Pradesh CM or the state government never moved any case to convert the ground into a cricket stadium.

The DMK chief said that the "blood spilt and the sacrifices made by Tamils" in Sri Lanka would not go waste.

The state government officially tabled the CAG Report on Tuesday for the year ended March 31, 2011 before the two houses of the legislature.

The Maoists warned that if their demands were not met them the government would be responsible for any consequences.

The CAG report, that was leaked last week, named five senior politicians for alleged irregularities in land allotments.

The BSP supremo's term to the state Legislative Council was to expire in July 2016.

Bahuguna said Chinese are disputing Indian territorial claims regarding Barahoti in Chamoli district.

He the 550km-long border with the state requires special policing arrangement to put a check on any possible anti-national activity.

Chief Minister PK Dhumal also threatened to file a defamatory suit against the Army if it did not tender an unconditional apology.