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SC slams Centre for sitting over judicial appointments
The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Centre for sitting over the recommendations of the top court collegium for the appointment of judges to various High Courts, terming the move as amounting to paralysing and locking out the judiciary. Telling the government that no attempt to paralyse the judicial institution would be tolerated, the bench …
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October 28, 2016 -
Centre is neglecting Odisha, says Naveen
Biju Janata Dal president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik called upon party men to reach out to the people across the state with the message of how the central government was putting a spanner in the progress and development of Odisha. Addressing party works, MLAs and MPs here on Sunday, the chief minister said centre …
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September 26, 2016 -
Courage, she wrote
INDIAN cinema continues to pay celluloid tributes to the woman as a victimised martyr who falls prey to patriarchal codes and dominance like Mother India and Bandit Queen or to circumstances beyond control such as films like NH10 and Nirja. They are strong women too, like Mary Kom but these new women of the recently …
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September 23, 2016 -
Centre, MP govt betrayed farmers, Dalits: Scindia
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said that BJP-led central as well as Madhya Pradesh governments have betrayed farmers, poor, Dalits and youth. "BJP-led central and Madhya Pradesh governments have betrayed farmers, poor, Dalits and youth of the country. People are angry with BJP leaders," the Congress chief whip in Lok Sabha said at a …
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September 10, 2016 -
Court tells Centre to block sacked minister’s video
A court here has directed Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to remove and block video clips of sacked AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, arrested on charges of rape, where he was figured in an objectionable position with a woman. "In view of submission made, direction is issued to the Director Indian Computer Emergency Response Team …
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September 9, 2016 -
SC notice to Centre, LG on powers of Delhi govt
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the central government on the Arvind Kejriwal government’s petition challenging a Delhi High Court verdict holding that the Lt Governor, being the administrator of the national capital, had the final say in all the decisions. Issuing notice to the central government and the Lt Governor, the bench …
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September 9, 2016 -
‘Monetary aid for Andhra but no special status’
Making it clear that Andhra Pradesh will not be accorded special category status, the Centre on Wednesday said the state will be provided monetary compensation through externally aided projects. After day-long suspense and hectic consultation in the national capital, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced on Wednesday night that the state will get monetary advantage …
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September 7, 2016 -
Himachal to sign MoU with Centre to clear timber stock
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Himachal Pradesh and the Centre will soon be inked to facilitate the timely disposal of stock lying in various timber depots in the hilly state. The MoU will be signed between the HP State Forest Development Corporation and Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal under the Government of India …
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September 7, 2016 -
Bodo demand
The Centre has put its foot down on formation of any new state but this has not deterred the All Bodo Students’ Union from reviving its demand for a separate homeland. The Absu spearheaded the stir as early as the 1980s and ended it after signing the February 1993 Bodo Accord with then chief minister …
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September 3, 2016 -
‘Centre should ask states not to harass gau rakshaks’
Days after accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting "gau rakshaks" for dubbing them as "anti-socials", the VHP on Wednesday said the Centre should ask states not to harrass authorised people and agencies engaged in cow protection. VHP international president Praveen Togadia also lauded the government for issuing an advisory to states for ensuring a …
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August 31, 2016 -
Jung, Centre made Delhi world’s crime capital: AAP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and the Centre of "crippling" its government in Delhi and relegating the city into the "crime capital" of the world with their "abject failure" in the law and order front. AAP said the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which puts …
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August 31, 2016 -
‘Arrogant’ Centre bulldozing states’ opinions: Mamata
In a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Centre of bulldozing the country&’s federal structure and said that the present situation was “worse than emergency”. “In the name of cooperative federalism, opinions of states are being bulldozed. This is dictatorship. This is against spirit …
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August 20, 2016 -
Centre launches web portal for star rating of mines
With the aim to promote sustainable mining, the Centre on Thursday launched an online portal for star rating of mines. The Ministry of Mines through the Indian Bureau of Mines developed a template for star rating of mines. The main objective of this system is to bring all mines to a minimum standard of star …
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August 18, 2016 -
SC unhappy over delay in judges” appointment by Centre
SC unhappy over delay in judges'' appointment by Centre
August 12, 2016