Odisha’s nod to amend Universities Act, Industrial Policy Resolution
The Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, on Saturday approved the proposal for the amendment of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989.
The Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, on Saturday approved the proposal for the amendment of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989.
The last date of submission was July 29, 2024 which has now been extended until August 30, 2024.
An enabling provision has been inserted in the Rules for the sharing of infrastructure by Cable Operators with Broadband Service providers to promote internet penetration to the last mile.
The chief minister demanded a special relief package for the disaster-affected Himachal Pradesh in the wake of rain fury that triggered floods and landslides, causing a loss of nearly Rs. 12000 crore in addition to the loss of 450 precious human lives.
The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill, where it was introduced on March 28, 2022 and was passed in April.
"Right now, all members of the Trinamool Congress working committee are from West Bengal. Since our party is now expanding in other states, the leadership today decided to amend the constitution so that leaders from all regions can be inducted into the working committee," party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O'Brien, said after the meeting.
He said that unless the 50 per cent quota limit imposed by the Supreme Court in its 1992 landmark verdict is relaxed, states cannot prepare their own lists of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs).
The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks amendment to the Arms Act, 1959, provides for enhancement of period of arms licence from three years to five years.
The BJP government had through Finance Bill 2016 amended the FCRA to make it easier for parties to accept foreign funds.
A policeman was killed and over 100 people were injured as the security forces on Saturday moved to disperse a…