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Bill for regulating coaching classes to be tabled in monsoon session: State to HC

Maharashtra government to present a bill regulating private coaching classes in July, as court urges action on long-standing policy directives.

New Delhi, India - February 7, 2022: Students are seen maintaining social distancing norms inside a classroom at Government Sarvodaya Girls Senior Secondary School at Trilok Puri in New Delhi, India, on Monday, February 7, 2022. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had on Friday decided to reopen higher education institutions and coaching centres along with schools for classes 9-12 from February 7. (Photo by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:10 AM IST

ByPrateem Rohanekar

Tamil Nadu Budget: Stalin govt announcements on language policy, housing schemes

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 was presented by finance minister Thangam Thennarasu amid protests from AIADMK and BJP over a controversial rupee symbol change. T

The Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 was presented in the state assembly(PTI)

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Updated on Mar 14, 2025 02:19 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

CM Mamata demands PM Modi's resignation as Bengal assembly passes anti-rape bill

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee spoke on the 'Aparajita' anti-rape bill tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.(PTI file)

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Updated on Sep 03, 2024 03:04 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

SP gave ‘gachcha’ to ‘chacha’: Yogi on Shivpal not being made LoP

He said by appointing Pandey to the coveted post, the SP chief had given the “gachcha” to “chacha”, suggesting that the “uncle” had been “ditched”.

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Shivpal Yadav (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls Samajwadi Party ‘serious threat’ to women

Yogi Adityanath slammed Akhilesh Yadav led-Samajwadi Party (SP) during Question Hour on the second day of the UP Assembly's Monsoon Session.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.(File)

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Published on Jul 30, 2024 08:17 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Congress govt hastily enforced universal cartons for apple: Jai Ram

“The Sukhu government made universal cartons mandatory for apple purchase without full preparation. All the gardeners already have thousands of telescopic cartons lying with them, which cost lakhs of rupees,” Jai Ram said.

The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday claimed that it was during the BJP government that the initiative was taken to sell apples in universal cartons. (HT File)

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Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dharamshala

Mumbai has over 27% TB patients of the state

Maharashtra govt disclosed in assembly that Mumbai has 27% of total TB cases in state. Concerns raised over rising cases, drug shortage, and meeting national TB-free target by 2025.

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Updated on Jul 12, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik

Mumbai rain: Both houses of state legislature adjourned as ministers got stuck

A video of disaster management minister Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari went viral on social media as they walked on the waterlogged tracks on their way to the assembly

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Updated on Jul 09, 2024 07:40 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

CM Hemant Soren wins trust vote in Jharkhand assembly

Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister on July 4, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the post.

Hemant Soren took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi on Thursday(ANI)

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Updated on Jul 08, 2024 01:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Road from Kerala to Keralam laid over a path of cultural identity, politics

Cultural discrepancies are coming to the fore in Kerala only now, and the name change signals the transition of cultural expression from one class to another.

The seemingly elementary correction of renaming the southern state of Kerala to its native name ‘Keralam’ by the state assembly has many undertones (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByDeepika Amirapu

Bhupinder Hooda urges governor to dissolve Haryana assembly

The leader of the Opposition said that a meeting of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has been convened on June 10 to discuss political developments, including the party’s move to seek dissolution of the assembly.

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday urged the governor to dissolve the state assembly to pave way for elections. Hooda said the BJP government is in a minority in the assembly. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jalandhar West MLA Angural writes to speaker for withdrawal of resignation

At the same time, MLA Sheetal Angural has vowed to continue ‘exposing’ AAP in the state assembly. Vidhan sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said a decision would be taken in accordance with the rule book.

Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in March, before the Lok Sabha elections.

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Updated on Jun 03, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Ecostani | Why the Congress may not go for the kill in Haryana

The Congress not having a clear majority may be a reason why the party is not staking claim to form the government.

Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda was accompanied by his wife Hemsweta, his father, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and Rohtak MLA BB Batra while filing the nomination papers in Haryana on Saturday. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on May 10, 2024 12:30 AM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Haryana: Independent MLAs withdraw support to BJP govt. How numbers stack up?

The BJP government is now two short of majority mark in the 90-member Haryana assembly, which has a current strength of 88.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. (Keshav Singh/HT).

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Updated on May 08, 2024 12:54 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Odisha: Assembly and Lok Sabha polls to be held in 4 phases beginning May 13

Beginning May 13, elections to the 147 seats in the state assembly and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1

Both assembly and Lok Sabha seats voting will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. (Representative file photo)

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Published on Mar 16, 2024 05:14 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

Orissa high court annuls election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim

The high court judge annulled the election under section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as Moquim did not list out all the criminal cases lodged against him while filing his nomination in 2019

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Published on Mar 04, 2024 02:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab guv summons budget session starting from March 1

The Punjab cabinet on Thursday gave a nod for convening the budget session of the state assembly from March 1 till 15 while the state budget will be presented on March 5.

Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit (File)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

Will join stir if protesting unions’ invite: Charuni

He was in Karnal to support his union members who had opened Bastara toll plaza on NH-44 for toll-free movement of vehicles for three hours – 12 to 3 pm as per the state-wide call

Union members opened Bastara toll plaza on NH-44 for toll-free movement of vehicles for three hours – 12 to 3 pm as per the state-wide call. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

CM asserts govt's commitment to implement Mekedatu, other irrigation projects

Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, he listed out steps to implement various projects such as Mekedatu, Kalasa-Banduri and Yettihanole.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks inside Karnataka Legislative Council in Bengaluru.(PTI)

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Published on Feb 16, 2024 03:58 PM IST

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Furore in Tamil Nadu assembly as Guv refuses to read govt speech

He skipped his entire customary speech of budget session of the state assembly saying he disagrees with numerous passages on “moral and factual” grounds and walked out

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi refused to read the address given by the government to him and left the Legislative Assembly on Monday. (ANI)

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Updated on Feb 13, 2024 08:44 AM IST

ByDivya Chandrababu

Ashok Chavan, who once led revival of Maharashtra Congress, resigns from party

Ashok Chavan is the third prominent Congress leader in Maharashtra to quit the party after Milind Deora and Baba Siddique over the last month.

Ex-MP and former chief minister Ashok Chavan resigned from the Congress on Tuesday. (PTI)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2024 02:27 PM IST

ByFaisal Malik

Chhattisgarh has set target to double state GDP in 5 years: FM Choudhary

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Published on Feb 10, 2024 11:28 AM IST

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DGP directs officials to take steps to curb crimes during budget session

DGP headquarters’ missive to police commissionerates states to check serious crimes in their jurisdiction during the budget session of the state assembly beginning February 27 in Mumbai

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Updated on Feb 09, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Cong to bring no-confidence motion against BJP-JJP govt, say s Hooda

CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda chaired a meeting of the party MLAs on Wednesday and said that the ruling combine has failed to improve law and order and contain corruption, unemployment and inflation. “Extortion calls are being made by criminals

Leader of Opposition Bhuinder Singh Hooda (HT File)

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Updated on Feb 08, 2024 09:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jan 31: ED arrests JMM chief. Feb 5: New CM, from JMM, wins trust vote

Hemant Soren says the BJP used agencies to topple his government as he is a tribal. The BJP, in turn, knows it needs a tribal leader for a headway in Jharkhand.

Hemant Soren resigned on January 31 after he was arrested on the charge of “possessing 12 adjacent parcels of land measuring 8.5 acres” in Ranchi using falsified deeds and tampered revenue records (PTI file photo)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2024 09:26 PM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren faces trust vote today

The JMM-led coalition, which includes the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist), has 48 seats in the 81-member assembly

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led ruling alliance lawmakers returned to Ranchi from Hyderabad on Sunday ahead of the vote. (PTI)

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Published on Feb 05, 2024 09:45 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand cabinet approves tabling of Uniform Civil Code Bill in Assembly

The Dehradun district administration has imposed Section 144 CrPc within a radius of 300 metres of the Uttarakhand assembly building during the four-day House session beginning on February 5

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chairs a cabinet meeting at his residence in Dehradun on Sunday.

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Published on Feb 04, 2024 08:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Jharkhand: Court allows former CM Hemant Soren to participate in floor test

The Enforcement Directorate took custody of Hemant from the Ranchi central jail and shifted him to their zonal office for questioning

A team of ED officers leaves for Birsa Munda Central Jail to take custody of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. (PTI)

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Published on Feb 03, 2024 06:53 PM IST

ByC Raj Kumar

No seat sharing with Congress till they are aligned with CPIM: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says Trinamool Congress won't have seat-sharing arrangement with Congress until they cut ties with CPIM.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. (ANI file photo)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2024 08:00 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand convenes assembly session from Feb 5 to discuss Uniform Civil Code

The state govt formed a five-member draft committee headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai to prepare a draft paper to implement UCC in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. (File photo)

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Updated on Jan 26, 2024 07:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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Maharashtra government to present a bill regulating private coaching classes in July, as court urges action on long-standing policy directives.

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 was presented by finance minister Thangam Thennarasu amid protests from AIADMK and BJP over a controversial rupee symbol change. T

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Mamata Banerjee spoke on the 'Aparajita' anti-rape bill tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.

He said by appointing Pandey to the coveted post, the SP chief had given the “gachcha” to “chacha”, suggesting that the “uncle” had been “ditched”.

Yogi Adityanath slammed Akhilesh Yadav led-Samajwadi Party (SP) during Question Hour on the second day of the UP Assembly's Monsoon Session.

“The Sukhu government made universal cartons mandatory for apple purchase without full preparation. All the gardeners already have thousands of telescopic cartons lying with them, which cost lakhs of rupees,” Jai Ram said.

Maharashtra govt disclosed in assembly that Mumbai has 27% of total TB cases in state. Concerns raised over rising cases, drug shortage, and meeting national TB-free target by 2025.

A video of disaster management minister Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari went viral on social media as they walked on the waterlogged tracks on their way to the assembly

Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand chief minister on July 4, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the post.

Cultural discrepancies are coming to the fore in Kerala only now, and the name change signals the transition of cultural expression from one class to another.

The leader of the Opposition said that a meeting of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) has been convened on June 10 to discuss political developments, including the party’s move to seek dissolution of the assembly.

At the same time, MLA Sheetal Angural has vowed to continue ‘exposing’ AAP in the state assembly. Vidhan sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said a decision would be taken in accordance with the rule book.

The Congress not having a clear majority may be a reason why the party is not staking claim to form the government.

The BJP government is now two short of majority mark in the 90-member Haryana assembly, which has a current strength of 88.

Beginning May 13, elections to the 147 seats in the state assembly and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1

The high court judge annulled the election under section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as Moquim did not list out all the criminal cases lodged against him while filing his nomination in 2019

The Punjab cabinet on Thursday gave a nod for convening the budget session of the state assembly from March 1 till 15 while the state budget will be presented on March 5.

He was in Karnal to support his union members who had opened Bastara toll plaza on NH-44 for toll-free movement of vehicles for three hours – 12 to 3 pm as per the state-wide call

Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, he listed out steps to implement various projects such as Mekedatu, Kalasa-Banduri and Yettihanole.

He skipped his entire customary speech of budget session of the state assembly saying he disagrees with numerous passages on “moral and factual” grounds and walked out

Ashok Chavan is the third prominent Congress leader in Maharashtra to quit the party after Milind Deora and Baba Siddique over the last month.

Chhattisgarh has set target to double state GDP in 5 years: FM Choudhary

DGP headquarters’ missive to police commissionerates states to check serious crimes in their jurisdiction during the budget session of the state assembly beginning February 27 in Mumbai

CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda chaired a meeting of the party MLAs on Wednesday and said that the ruling combine has failed to improve law and order and contain corruption, unemployment and inflation. “Extortion calls are being made by criminals

Hemant Soren says the BJP used agencies to topple his government as he is a tribal. The BJP, in turn, knows it needs a tribal leader for a headway in Jharkhand.

The JMM-led coalition, which includes the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist), has 48 seats in the 81-member assembly

The Dehradun district administration has imposed Section 144 CrPc within a radius of 300 metres of the Uttarakhand assembly building during the four-day House session beginning on February 5

The Enforcement Directorate took custody of Hemant from the Ranchi central jail and shifted him to their zonal office for questioning

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says Trinamool Congress won't have seat-sharing arrangement with Congress until they cut ties with CPIM.

The state govt formed a five-member draft committee headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai to prepare a draft paper to implement UCC in Uttarakhand

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