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"We plan to leverage advanced digital tools," says Odisha Census Director
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Odisha Census Director Nikhil Pawan Kalyan said preparations have begun, including officer training and enumerator appointments, aiming for 100 per cent accuracy using digital tools, after the Centre officially notified the launch of the 16th Census of India, including caste enumeration, wit
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"Historic step": Union Minister Kishan Reddy lauds centre's decision to co
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
"The government of India has taken a historic step. Since Independence, the general census will entail a census of the backward classes. Today, the government of India has issued the notification. There will also be a caste census; it is a very big decision. After this, be it welfare activit
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MHA notifies census in two phases, Congress says "no mention" of caste enu
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a gazette notification on Monday, declaring that the population census will be held in two phases.
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"It will promote social justice," says UP Minister Anil Rajbhar after MHA
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anil Rajbhar on Monday called the Union government's decision to conduct a caste census with a general census a "historic decision," adding that it will promote social justice.
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"Has PM changed his mind?": Jairam Ramesh questions "no mention" of caste
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over "no mention" of caste census in the gazette notification for the population census by the Ministry of Home Affairs, asking, "Has the Prime Minister changed his mind?"
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Union Government notifies Population and Caste Census, to begin on March 1
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Furthermore, the reference date for the Union Territory of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be 00:00 hours of October 1, 2026.
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Amit Shah reviews preparations for 16th Census
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the official notification for conducting the Census is scheduled to be published in the Gazette of India on June 16, 2025.
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J-K LG grants government job to wife of Adil Hussain, who died saving tour
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Expressing his condolences to the grieving family, LG Sinha praised Adil's extraordinary courage and sacrifice. "We had already decided earlier that we would visit Adil ji's family. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Ministry of Home Affairs had already extended financial assistanc
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MHA clarifies exit fee for child passenger after AI-171 victim's relative
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
A relative of three victims of the AI-171 plane crash alleged that the family had to pay 1,000 pounds to an immigration officer to board the flight. However, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources clarified that the amount paid was a visa fee and a fine of around Rs 91,140 for overstaying in
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First batch of Kailash Manasarovar Yatra 2025 flagged off in Delhi
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the release, in his remarks, the Minister recognised the role of various Government of India Ministries and Departments, such as the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the state governments of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, and the
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Amit Shah nods to additional provision of Rs 25 cr from MHA for 2,060 hous
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday ensured swift action by facilitating an additional provision of Rs 25 crore from the Ministry of Home Affairs for 2,060 houses damaged by Pakistani shelling in border districts following Operation Sindoor.
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Centre hands over Bajrang Dal activist Suhas Shetty murder case to NIA
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has handed over the investigation into the murder of former Bajrang Dal activist Suhas Shetty to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), marking a significant move amid rising concerns over possible larger conspiracies behind the incident.
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