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Various states yet to utilise funds allocated by Centre for disaster relie
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Various state governments are not utilising funds released by the Centre to provide relief from a natural disaster, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said.
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SC seeks Centre and State govts' reply on inclusion of orphans in 'disadva
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Central and State governments on a PIL seeking orphan children to be included within "disadvantaged children" under the Right to Education (RTE) for school admissions.
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Mamata appeals to NE state governments to pass resolution against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to governments of all northeastern states and opposition ruled states to pass a resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Govt has imported 18,000 tons onion, making it available at Rs 22/kg for s
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that the union government has procured 18,000 tons of onion and is making them available to the state governments at Rs 22/kg.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on 2006 Mumbai train blast convict's plea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a reply on the plea of 2006 Mumbai train bombings case convict, who has challenged the Central Information Commission (CIC) order declining him permission to seek information related to a 2007 notificati
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Kerala moots legal challenge on GST compensation taking non-BJP states int
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Following Centre's decision regarding GST compensation to states and the GST arrears to Kerala piling up to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore, Kerala is planning to take a legal recourse after taking other state governments into confidence.
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States can't lower fine under Motor Vehicles Act, says Road Transport Mini
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Monday said that the state governments cannot pass any law or take any executive action to lower the fine prescribed under the statutory provisions of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Alka Lamba accuses Kejriwal of silence on NRC
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Congress leader Alka Lamba on Friday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to clear his stance on National Register of Citizens (NRC) saying Congress state governments have made it clear that it will not be implemented but he was silent on the matter.
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SC takes suo moto cognisance regarding assessment of criminal justice syst
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court issued a notice to Centre, state governments and Union Territories and sought their response while taking suo moto cognisance regarding the assessment of criminal justice system in response to sexual offences.
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Mayawati says Violence in Jamia, AMU unfortunate, demands inquiry
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Monday urged the Central and state governments to conduct a high-level judicial inquiry into the incidents of violence in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University.
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MHA directs state govts to identify illegal migrants
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed state governments and union territories to identify illegal migrants and revoke their Indian documents obtained illegally, Minister of State of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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NHRC issues notices to Centre, state govts and UTs over SOPs to deal with
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Central and state governments, and Union Territories asking them for reports on standard operating procedures (SOPs) to deal with cases of sexual assault.
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