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Assam: No govt. jobs if you have more than two kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): In a unique initiative, the Assam Government on Sunday declared that people marrying before attaining the legal age for matrimony and couples having more than two children will not be eligible for the state governments jobs.
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India emerging as favored destination for Bangladeshi investment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Effective and fast-track implementation of decisions taken by the governments of India and Bangladesh has resulted in enhancement of trade and investment between the two nations, said Former Ambassador of India to Bangladesh, Veena Sikri.
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Cow vigilantism: SC asks Centre, six states to respond in three weeks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra to respond within three weeks on the issue of violence perpetrated across the country by gau rakshaks in the name of cow
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'State governments lack determination to ban liquor': Social act
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Harman Sidhu, who runs the NGO Arrive Safe, today alleged that state governments lack the determination to ban liquor on the highways.
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SC to hear pleas against closure of liquor shops along highways
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Wednesday a batch of petitions filed by several state governments seeking modification of its order banning liquor shops within 500 metres of State and National Highways across the country.
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Asaram rape case: SC directs UP, Haryana to provide security to witnesses
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar. 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to provide full protection to the witnesses in the Asaram Bapu case.
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Centre focussing on rehabilitation of surrendered Naxals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.22 (ANI): The Centre reimbursed the claims made by the State Governments on the rehabilitation of surrendered Left Wing Extremists (LWE) cadres under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme, subject to a ceiling of Rs.2.5 lakh for higher ranked and Rs.1.5 lakh for midd
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MHA issues advisory for 'Flag Code of India, 2002'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an advisory to the chief secretaries, administrators of all state governments, UT administrations, secretaries of all ministries, reiterating to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the 'F
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Make medicines available for poor at discounted prices: K. Kavitha tells L
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Raising the issue of making medicines available for the poor at discounted prices in stores across India, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP K. Kavitha on Tuesday requested the Centre to allow the state governments to outsource medicine from private pharmace
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BJP has taken 'money power to undermine democracy', says Rahul G
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is trying its best to form the governments in Goa and Manipur despite being the runners up, and alleged that the saffron party was using money and financial powe
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It's not 'Modi wave' but 'Modi tsunami' happening
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): As the results of various exit polls showed the saffron party doing well in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the 'Modi magic' will once again bring the four state governments
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Compensation for GST losses to impart certainty to state budgeting, says I
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Credit rating agency ICRA on Tuesday released its view on the draft compensation norms for revenue losses related to the transition to the much-awaited goods and services tax (GST) would impart an element of certainty for budgeting at the state level, given th
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