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Telangana Government creates 21 new districts

October 12, 2016

Telangana Government in its the biggest administrative reform has created 21 new districts. With this reorganisation, the total number of districts in the State went up to 31 from 10. The 21 new districts are: Siddipet, Jayashankar, Jangaon, Jagtial, Yadadri, ..

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Renowned Manipuri theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal passes away

October 7, 2016

Renowned Manipuri theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal passed away. He was 75. He was actively been involved in threatre for the last 40 years in different roles of a playwright, director and also an actor. About Heisnam Kanhailal Born on 17 ..

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Urban areas of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh declared open defecation free

October 4, 2016

The Union Urban Development Ministry has declared urban areas of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh open defecation free (ODF). These are the first states to become open defecation free in urban areas. It was announced on the occasion of second anniversary of ..

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Rajasthan becomes first state to adopt LED street lights under all ULBs

October 1, 2016

Rajasthan has become the first state in India to adopt Central Government’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB). Under this programme, around 5 lakh conventional street lights were replaced with LED street lights across ..

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Music Director Uttam Singh named for Maharashtra’s Lata Mangeshkar Award

October 1, 2016

The noted music director and violinist Uttam Singh (68) has been named for 2016 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Maharashtra government. He has been selected for the prestigious award for his contributions in the field of music. ..

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Telangana inks MoU with ISRO to promote education

September 29, 2016

The Telangana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to promote education. The MoU was inked between Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication of Telangana and ISRO’s Development & Educational Communication Unit ..

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Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala HC

September 23, 2016

Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar was sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court as per Article 219 of the Constitution. He was administered oath to office by the Governor Justice (Retd) P. Sathasivam at a function held at Raj ..

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Union Government shortlist 27 Cities for Smart Cities Mission in 3rd batch

September 21, 2016

The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted 27 cities from 12 States in the list of third batch of Smart Cities Mission. These cities were shortlisted based on scores obtained in the latest round of the Smart City Challenge ..

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Charkhi Dadri declared 22nd district of Haryana

September 19, 2016

Haryana Government has announced Charkhi Dadri as the 22nd district of the state. At present, it is part of Bhiwani, the state’s largest district carved out on December 22, 1972. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at ..

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Union Government issues model guidelines for states to curb Ponzi schemes

September 13, 2016

The Union Government has issued model guidelines for states to regulate direct selling and multi-level marketing businesses to protect consumers from Ponzi frauds. These model guidelines titled the Direct Selling Guidelines 2016 framework was released by Union Food and Consumer ..

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