winter session of Lok Sabha began on a stormy note today with members of Samajwadi Party and RLD creating uproar over the demand for hike in sugarcane prices leading to adjournment of the House till 12 noon....
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(ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh has threatened to launch road blockade in Uttar Pradesh if the state government fails to resolve the issue with sugarcane growers in the next two days.Talking to reporters here on Monday, Singh said: "We are giving two days time to the mill owners and the state government to talk to farmers and start the mills else we will start 'chakka jam' (road blockade)...
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Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh has threatened to launch road blockade in Uttar Pradesh if the state government fails to resolve the issue with sugarcane growers in the next two days.Talking to reporters here on Monday, Singh said: "We are giving two days time to the mill owners and the state government to talk to farmers and start the mills else we will start 'chakka jam' (road blockade) from November...
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Private carriers Kingfisher and Jet Airways today raised fuel surcharge by up to Rs 200 following a 9 per cent spike in jet fuel prices.Both the airlines have hiked the fuel surcharge by Rs 100 for distances less than 1,000 km and by Rs 200 for distances beyond that.At present, domestic carriers levy a fuel surcharge of Rs 1,950 up to 1,000 km and Rs 2,700 for longer flights.Air India and other low-cost...
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Rajya Sabha adjourns for 15 minutes following uproar over the Centre's new sugarcane price policy....
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Leading private airlines Jet Airways and Kingfisher hiked their fuel surcharge on domestic routes from Friday following the hike in aviation turbine fuel prices last week. Both Jet Airways and Kingfisher hiked the fuel surcharge further from current levels by Rs 100 (for distances below 1000 kms) and by Rs 200 (for distances above 1000 kms).
This newspaper had reported last week that air...
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Lok Sabha was adjourned today after the oppostion oppose the new sugarcane pricing policyThe Lok Sabha was adjourned today, the opening day of the winter session of parliament, when the entire opposition united to oppose the new sugarcane pricing policy. The house was adjourned till 12 noon when opposition members, led by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, gathered near Speaker Meira Kumar's...
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Protests over the new sugarcane pricing policy disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament for the second day on Friday with the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adjourning for the day.As soon as the Lok Sabha met, Opposition members were on their feet demanding suspension of Question Hour to make way for discussion on the situation arising out of the new Sugarcane (Control) Order.], CPI(M) leader...
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government today ruled out any immediate hike in the prices of petrol and diesel because of the hardening of global crude rates.Forced to sell fuel below costs as crude gets dearer, state-owned oil marketing companies are lobbying the petroleum ministry for a hike.“There is no proposal (to raise fuel prices) under consideration at present. I cannot say what will happen in the future, but right now...
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winter session of Lok Sabha began on a stormy note on Thursday with members of Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal creating uproar over the demand for hike in sugarcane prices leading to adjournment of the House.] and RLD President Ajit Singh led their party members into the well of the House on the issue."Stop the loot of sugarcane growers," chanted the agitated members of the two parties as Bharatiya...
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