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Mayawati hails revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Tuesday hailed the Centre's move of withdrawing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories by taking the decision to scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitut
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Bifurcation of J-K as UTs constitutional tragedy, says Tewari
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Congress member Manish Tewari said on Tuesday that the division of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories was a "constitutional tragedy" and that Article 370 cannot be repealed without consulting the now dissolved constituency assembly.
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Rajya Sabha passes bill to bifurcate J-K as UTs, approves repeal of Articl
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir was on Monday scrapped, along with Article 35 (A), as Rajya Sabha passed a momentous bill that bifurcates the state into two Union Territories in far-reaching decisions taken by t
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Don't commit monumental blunder, will have catastrophic consequences: Chid
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 5 (ANI): Revoking Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and the proposal to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh -- would have catastrophic consequences, former Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
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Home Ministry asks states to be on "maximum alert
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Home Ministry on Monday directed all the states and union territories to put the security forces and law enforcement agencies on "maximum alert" in the wake of abrogation of Art 370 and other decisions on jammu and Kashmir.
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Congress gives amendment notice to J-K Reorganisation Bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Congress has given amendment notice on the bill in the Rajya Sabha to turn Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into Union Territories, and the party is expected to press for a division to record its opposition to the passage of the bill.
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States, UTs required to seek 'no objection' from Home Ministry to change n
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that states and union territories are required to seek 'no objection' from the Ministry of Home Affairs to change the names of village, town, railway station, etc.
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Exclusive program for global Women Engineers reveals interesting insights
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): TalentSprint has released an insights report titled "Aspiration for a Global Tech Career among Young Women Engineers". The data and analysis are based on the company's Women Engineers (WE) program, which recently received 7276 applicatio
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India's SDG index scores ranges between 42 and 69: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled in the Parliament on Thursday said India's Sustainable Development Goal Index score ranges between 42 and 69 for its various states and Union Territories.
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In veiled reference to Pak, BRICS nations urge countries to stop terror fi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], June 28 (ANI): In what can be inferred as a reference to Pakistan, BRICS leaders on Friday reiterated that it is the responsibility of all countries to prevent financing of terrorist networks and of terrorist actions from their territories.
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Sisodia requests 100% funding from Centre for Centrally Sponsored Schemes
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia on Thursday requested government that the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) should be funded 100 per cent by the Centre for Union Territories (UTs) with and without legislature.
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WB doctors' strike: Union Health Minister urges CMs to ensure safety of do
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): In view of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday wrote to the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories (UTs), urging them to take strict action against any person who assaults medical practit
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