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Jammu & Kashmir
Govt. gives 33 p.c. quota for women in panchayats
JAMMU, DEC. 17. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed a Bill reserving 33 per cent seats for women in panchayats in the State, by replacing the existing provision relating to nomination. The existing Act, which had a provision for ...
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  • More powers for Ladakh

    Maharashtra
    Untreated hospital waste in Mumbai
    MUMBAI, DEC. 17. Had a rag-picker not raised a hue and cry after stumbling upon some amputated limbs and body parts at a dumping ground here on Tuesday, few would have been wiser to the fact that some six tonnes of untreated hospital ...
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  • Bombay High Court declines plea for CBI probe

    New Delhi
    Ministers fight it out for room with a view
    NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.Initially it was an agonising and prolonged struggle for securing a ministerial berth in the Delhi Cabinet. And now, it is a virtual battle between the Ministers for securing nice, sunny and auspicious rooms in the Delhi ...
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  • Sharma apologises
  • MCD to allow free use of toilets
  • When being 'sharp' is better than a 'winner'

    Punjab
    Court notice to state on SYL canal construction
    NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Punjab Government on an application from Haryana seeking a direction to the Centre to construct the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna-Link (SYL) canal through the Border Roads ...

    Uttar Pradesh
    Ajit Singh not to press for Harit Pradesh
    LUCKNOW, DEC 17.The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), a constituent of the ruling coalition government in Uttar Pradesh, today said it would not press for a separate Harit Pradesh comprising eight districts of western UP. The demand for a separate ...
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  • Students protest CAT for varsity admission

    Chattisgarh
    Cow slaughter banned
    RAIPUR, DEC. 17. The BJP Government in Chhattisgarh, headed by Raman Singh, today banned cow slaughter and decided to provide relief to farmers by writing off their soft loans. ``Cow slaughter is now totally banned in the State and anyone engaged ...


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