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Members of Parliament

MPs Asked To Get COVID Tests Done 72 Hours Before Monsoon Session

OB Bureau Aug 28, 2020

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has requested all Members of Parliament (MPs) to get tested for novel coronavirus 72 hours before the start of the Monsoon session. “Arrangements for…

Coronavirus

COVID-19: MP Allowances, Pensions Slashed By 30%; MPLAD Funds Discontinued

OB Bureau Apr 6, 2020

New Delhi: In view of the situation vis-à-vis the COVID-19 outbreak, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved an ordinance reducing allowances and pension of members of Parliament by 30 per cent…

India

BSNL, MTNL Count Losses Over Wi-Fi For Parliamentarians

OB Bureau Jul 26, 2019

New Delhi: State-owned telecom companies are incurring losses in providing high-speed Wi-Fi connections to members of Parliament, Union Minister for Communications and Electronics and…

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Construction Waste To Build MP Flats In Delhi

OB Bureau Jun 16, 2019

New Delhi: The central government has decided to demolish 400 old flats and construct new ones in their place in Lutyens’ Delhi for Members of Parliament using construction waste, according…