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Old Assembly building will be restored: Komatireddy

The Hindu

44th Sharana Kammata Anubhav Mantap Utsav at Basavakalyan from November 25

.44th Sharana Kammata Anubhav Mantap Utsav to be held in Basavakalyan, Bidar on Nov 25-26. Inaugurated by Legislative Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti. Minister Eshwar Khandre to preside. Women and Child Welfare Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar to release volumes of Vachanas. Seminar on "Lingayat Independent Religion: Problem-Challenge and Solutions". Play "Mahakranti" by…

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Horatti asks State govt. to address issues beforehand to reduce protests in front of Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi

Belagavi Legislative Council chairman Basavaraj Horatti has appealed to the State government to reduce the number of protests held during winter session by addressing issues raised by protestors in advance. He suggested deputing senior officers to Belagavi to resolve issues, so that session passes off peacefully and legislators take it…

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BJP-JD(S) alliance will not be applicable to Legislative Council elections, says K.S. Eshwarappa

BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa clarified that the BJP-JD(S) alliance for Lok Sabha polls will not be extended to the Legislative Council elections. He said the party workers are in favour of the BJP contesting the seat independently. If JD(S) extends support to the BJP candidate, they will accept it. The…

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TDP members disrupt business in Council, forcing adjournments

TDP disrupts AP Legislative Council session, forcing adjournment twice. TDP members demand justice for Naidu's arrest in skill development scam and withdrawal of cases against him. PDF members demand discussion on 'contentious' Contributory Pension Scheme. Chairman's appeals to TDP members unheeded, forcing him to adjourn House.

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Assembly Sessions to commence on September 21 in Andhra Pradesh

Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has summoned the eleventh session of fifteenth AP Legislative Assembly and forty third session of Legislative Council

The Hindu

Karnataka CM, Dy.CM holds meeting with party leaders to select candidates for Council polls in June next year

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday held a meeting with Congress party leaders for selection of candidates for elections to six Legislative Council seats to be held in June 2024.

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Four senior Ministers oppose Karnataka govt. recommending nomination of ex-ED officer Sudham Das to Legislative Council

Even though the Karnataka government has recommended the name of the former Enforcement Directorate officer H.P. Sudham Das for the Legislative Council seat under the nomination category, four senior Dalit Ministers have strongly objected to his nomination to the Upper House.Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, Food…

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Horatti, several writers oppose establishment of power grid on DIET premises in Dharwad

Chairman of Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti has urged Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa to drop the proposal of establishing a power transmission grid on the premises of DIET in Dharwad, due to its heritage structures. Writers of Dharwad have suggested an alternative site for the grid.

The Hindu

Stress on need for wider coverage of real issues

Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Gadag district in-charge H.K. Patil has said that it is a matter of concern that developments in society that have the potential to bring about changes in the State and national level are not getting wider coverage.

The Hindu

Another jolt to Uddhav camp as veteran leader Neelam Gorhe joins ruling Eknath Shinde faction

In a major setback for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), veteran Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe, who is Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council, joined Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s rival Sena faction on Friday.

The Hindu

Parole loophole closed for Tasmanian prisoners

A parole loophole allowing criminals to spend less time behind bars has been scrapped after laws passed the Legislative Council.

AAP

Three-day legislators’ training begins today

Amid criticism over inviting religious personalities to speak to legislators, the three-day training programme for 70 first-time legislators will commence on the city’s outskirts from Monday.

The Hindu

Take action against Raut: Maharashtra Legislative Council Chief

He emphasised the need for appropriate action against Mr. Raut

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Council bypolls: All the three Congress candidates bound to be declared elected unopposed

All the three candidates from the ruling Congress who filed their nominations on Tuesday for the byelections to three seats of Legislative Council are expected to be declared elected unopposed if their nominations are in order as none others filed their nominations.

The Hindu

Congress fields Shettar, Boseraju, and Thippannappa for Council polls

Ending speculation over nomination of party’s candidates for the Legislative Council election, the Congress on Monday announced Minister for Minor Irrigation N.S. Boseraju, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, and former MLC Thippannappa Kamaknoor as its nominees in the byelection to be held on June 30.

The Conversation

Who needs PwC when consultancy work could be done more efficiently in-house?

The Senate inquiry into the PwC scandal has prompted the New South Wales Legislative Council to launch an inquiry into the NSW government’s use of management consulting services.

The Hindu

SP candidates for U.P. Legislative Council bypoll demand support

The Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates for the Legislative Council bypoll to be held on May 29, wrote an open letter on May 24 to backward classes leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its allies and the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar requesting their votes in…

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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns vows not to work with Mark Latham, urges Liberals to do the same

Premier Chris Minns condemns One Nation NSW Leader Mark Latham for trying to "import Trump-style politics", saying his homophobic comments about independent MP Alex Greenwich make it impossible to work with him.

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NSW election results pave way for Mark Latham to re-enter NSW upper house

The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation's presence in the chamber.

The New Daily

Glenn Druery: Who’s who in the NSW upper house election race

Let's take a stroll through the ballot paper for NSW's Legislative Council election and acquaint ourselves with some of the candidates.

The Times of India

This is 'gajar halwa' budget, says Uddhav Thackeray

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday slammed the Shinde-Fadnavis government and described the state budget as "gajar halwa".

ABC News

Labor's Lucy Hood welcomes brother Ben Hood to parliament as Liberal MP in historic first

A new Liberal MP has been sworn in to South Australia's Legislative Council but Ben Hood's first day of parliament has been a bit different to most, with his sister Lucy, who is a Labor MP welcoming him to the house.

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How the NSW government can still benefit from developer money despite political donations ban

Property developers are banned from making political donations in NSW but can legally become major patrons of important government projects

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SC refuses to stay Election Commission decision on Shiv Sena name and symbol

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission's order to allot the name 'Shiv Sena' and the 'Bow and Arrow' symbol to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying, "we can't stay an order at this stage". Read further on Dynamite News:

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