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Nepal unable to resolve differences on constitution drafting

May 28, 2012

Consensus could not be reached among Nepal’s main political parties, the UCPN (Maoist) , Nepali Congress , CPN-UML and the union of the Samyukta Loktantrik madhesi Morcha as they were unable to resolve the differences in the constitution drafting. Major ..

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Govt constituted Task Force on National Security submits report to PM

May 25, 2012

The Task Force, constituted by the government to review the working of the national security, presented its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Task Force headed by Naresh Chandra Why this task force was constituted? To review existing processes, procedures ..

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Parliament approves Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011

May 23, 2012

The Railway Property Unlawful Possession Amendment Bill 2011 was approved by the Parliament with the Lok Sabha adopting it with a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha had already passed it. Objective: The Act seeks to protect railway property and give ..

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30 new activities brought under NREGS

May 11, 2012

The government has amended Schedule-I and Schedule-II of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act, 2005. There is now an expansion of the scope of activities permitted under the MNREGS by including 30 new activities. These will supplement ..

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Parliament passes a Bill that makes children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education

May 11, 2012

Parliament passed a Bill that will make children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education under the RTE (Right to Education) Act in all schools. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, passed by the ..

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Subash Joshia appointed Diretor General of NSG

May 2, 2012

Mr Subash Joshi is the new Diretor General of National Security Guard, NSG. Mr Joshi who is an IPS officer of 1976 batch from Uttarakhand cadre, is presently working as Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force.

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Defence Ministry alleges that ‘No U.S. special forces are present in India’

March 5, 2012

The Defence Ministry abnegated reports which held that the US Special Forces are positioned in India. This was alleged over the remarks attributed of a U.S. Armed Forces official that U.S. Special Forces teams are positioned in five South Asian ..

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First state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System: Goa

March 2, 2012

Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing assembly polls slated on March 3. This would be the first such occasion in the ..

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Current Affairs : January 27-28, 2012

February 1, 2012

IGNOU bags best teaching practices award The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has received an award for the best teaching practices at the India Today Aspire Education Summit 2012. India, Canada take vow to fasttrack CEPA On the sidelines ..

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Current Affairs: January 26, 2012

February 1, 2012

Kartar Singh Duggal passes away Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses deep grief at the death of his friend and eminent writer Kartar Singh Duggal. Mr Duggal was not only a versatile writer who wrote in four languages–Hindi, Punjabi, English and ..

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