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Over 4 lakh beggars in India, West Bengal ranks top: Govt informs Rajya Sa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): India has over 4 lakh beggars, with the highest 81,244 beggars in West Bengal, while Lakshadweep merely has two vagrants according to the 2011 census, Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot informed the Rajya Sabha.
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Census 2021 to be conducted in two phases: Govt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Centre decided to conduct Census 2021 in two phases -- the Houselisting and Housing Census during April-September 2020 and the Population Enumeration during February 9 to 28, 2021, Minister of State for Home Affairs informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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No proposal to release census 2011 caste data: MHA in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday clarified on caste-related details received from Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. In a reply, the Union Home Ministry said that raw caste data has been
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PM Modi asserted next census will be most remarkable digitalised census of
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the next census will be the first and most remarkable digitalised census of the country, said NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Saturday.
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Caste-based census not Nitish Kumar's formula, says Tejaswi Yadav
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Yadav on Thursday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was attempting to appropriate veteran socialist leader and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur's demand for caste-based census.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calls for caste-based census
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Patna (Bihar) [India], February 17 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday again voiced the demand for a caste-based census.
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Census 2011 finalised and published, sans caste data: Home Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday said in Rajya Sabha that the data of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) conducted in 2011 excluding the caste data has been finalised and published.
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First phase of census, updation of NPR have been postponed due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The first phase of census and updation of NPR have been postponed due to outbreak of COVID-19, the government told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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World's largest white crocodile park in Odisha reopens after annual census
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha) [India], January 25 (ANI): After the conclusion of the annual census of estuarine crocodiles, Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park, which is the world's largest white crocodile park in Kendrapara district, was reopened for tourists on Sunday.
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Pak Sarzameen Party leader slams govt's decision to approve 2017 census, a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday lashed out at the Pakistan government, announcing that his party would organise a big protest rally on January 17 against the recent decision of the federal cabinet to approve the controver
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People throng at centres in J-K's Kathua to register for 'Golden Card' to
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 2 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Friday gathered at centres in Kathua to register for 'Golden Card' to avail the benefits under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) through which eligible people on the basis of Socio-Economic a
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Pak govt's acceptance of 2017 census has ended MQM-P's option to cooperate
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): The Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), which is in alliance with the ruling PTI, has raised objections to Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government accepting the controversial 2017 census despite its reservations, with party leader Khalid Maqbo
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