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Shirui Lily Festival begins in Manipur's Ukhrul district
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ukhrul (Manipur) [India], May 18 (ANI): Commemorating the significance of Manipur's state flower -- the Shirui Lily -- and to promote peace and harmony between different communities of the state, the first state-level Shirui Lily festival began here.
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Pak armed forces prepared to respond to any threat: Sharif
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Risalpur [Pakistan], Apr. 11 (ANI): In his first statement after announcing of death sentence to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the country's armed forces are fully capable of responding to any threat.
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'Obamacare's exploding': Trump blames Democrats for health
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Mar. 25 (ANI): In his first statement after pulling the health care bill, United States President Donald Trump leaned hard on the Democrats and said that Obamacare was going to "explode."
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Hawaii challenges Trump's new travel ban
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Honolulu (Hawaii) [USA], Mar. 9 (ANI): Hawaii has become the first state to sue against a revised travel ban introduced by the Donald Trump administration.
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Rajasthan becomes India's first state to have all-women staff police
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] Mar. 5 (ANI): Rajasthan has become India's first state to have all-women staff police station.
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Telangana CM bats for development and welfare of minorities
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Pitching for the development of the minorities, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has said that the government has allocated Rs. 1,030 crores in the first state budget for the welfare and development of the minorities.
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Chhattisgarh becomes first state to pass motion to support Demonetisation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov. 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh on Wednesday became the first state to pass a motion supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation policy of higher currency notes.
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Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kero
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Oct. 4 (ANI): Jharkhand has become the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene.
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Assam becomes first state to pass Constitution Amendment Bill on GST
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam), Aug 12 (ANI): Assam has become the first state to ratify Constitution Amendment Bill related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), following its passage by both houses of Parliament this month, said Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal on Friday.
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Delhi may be first state to ratify GST Bill, calls assembly session from A
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 9 (ANI): Delhi is likely to be the first state in the country to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bill, with Home Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday saying the Delhi Government will convene an assembly session from August 22 to Bill passed by Parliament.
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