Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget
Andhra Pradesh Friday conveyed its unhappiness to Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee over the raw deal the state has received in the 2009-10 railway budget.
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Achuthanandan leaves his fate to 'party and people'
New Delhi: Under attack from CPI-M party members in his state, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said on Friday he had left the issue of his continuing
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Railway budget disappoints Naveen Patnaik
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the union railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday as 'disappointing'.
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Mayor calls for review on proposed theatre tax hike
Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Friday said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) would review a proposal to increase tax on capital's cinema halls.
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Left Front criticises privatisation thrust in railway budget
Terming it a 'mixed' railway budget, West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose criticised the privatisation schemes introduced in the new budgetary plans by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday.
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PM to take view on decriminalising gay sex
After the Delhi High Court's landmark verdict decriminalising gay sex, the matter is now in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's court - on whether to amend the archaic law dealing with the issue.
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Sonia to Congress MPs - 'Don't irritate Mamata' (Parliament Diary)
Aware of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's temper, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday gestured her party MPs not to upset her when she presented the railway budget in the Lok Sabha.
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Mamata's rail budget disappointing: Dhumal
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said that it was not fair on the part of the central government to ignore the interests of the people of the hill state in the railway budget.
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Economists welcome Mamata's coach factory proposal
Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget proposal for setting up a railway coach factory at Kanchrapara in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district was welcomed by economists and locals who felt the project, if implemented, would generate employment and give a boost to the state's industrial sector.
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Varun hate speech: Mayawati government to take legal action
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi's reported hate speeches have landed him in fresh trouble with the Uttar Pradesh government Friday sanctioning legal action against him for promoting communal disharmony.
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