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Opinion: A Plan For Bursting Shimla Draws Huge Objections
The population of Shimla is around 2.41 lakh, as of Census 2011, besides a floating population of some 70,000 tourists per day during peak season. The hill station lacks a public transport system, parking space and pedestrian infrastructure.
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No Plan To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Centre In Lok Sabha
The government has no plans to release at this stage the caste data collected under the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Karnataka Opposition Slams BJP As Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill
According to the 2011 census data, Karnataka's Christian population was 1.87 per cent - a drop compared to the 2001 census, where it was 1.91 per cent. The BJP, however, claims that the Christian population in the state has increased.
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Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For Centre's "Flawed" OBC Data
The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea seeking a direction to the Centre to disclose to the state the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 raw caste data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Uttar Pradesh Led In Opening Of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts During 2020-21
According to Finance Ministry figures, during 2020-21 a total of 4,15,818 accounts were opened in Uttar Pradesh under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana.
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Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation To Be Based On 2011 Census: Commission
The Delimitation Commission on Friday said that delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted on the basis of the 2011 Census and the final draft will be prepared after taking all demands and recommendations into account.
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OBC Quota Issue: Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Seek 2011 Census Data From Centre
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.
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No Proposal Yet To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Minister To Parliament
The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Conduct Local Bodies' Poll As Per 2011 Census: Supreme Court To Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government and the state poll panel to conduct upcoming local bodies' election by relying on 2011 census instead of the 1991 census as alleged by opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
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Digital Census In 2021; Amit Shah Proposes Idea Of Multipurpose ID Card
The next census of India in 2021 - the gigantic exercise to determine the population of the country - will be a "digital census", with a mobile app used to collect data, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today. He also proposed the idea of a multipurpose ID card for every citizen which includes passport, Aaadhar and the voter card. India's last ce...
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Only 3.5 Lakh Of 40 Lakh Excluded In Assam List Applied Again: Sources
About 3.5 lakh people, out of the total 40 lakh, who were excluded in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), have claimed that they are Indian nationals, two months after the window opens for claims and objections in the Supreme Court-monitored exercise, sources said on Sunday.
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Census 2021 To Have A Count Of Other Backward Classes For The First Time
Seven years after the 2011 census, the centre is yet to release the results of its first caste-based count. Yet, for the next census, the Home Ministry has announced that for the first time it will collect data on Other Backwards Classes or OBCs. Home Ministry insiders say the move could be aimed at scoring a campaign point for the 2019 Lok Sabha e...
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2011 Census Shows 10,000 More Sanskrit Speakers In India
Sanskrit may be the least-spoken language in India but it is far from being done and dusted as latest census figure of 2011 shows the ancient language has earned 10,000 new speakers in a span of 10 years, a growth of 71 per cent.
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Disabled Persons Data Of 2011 May Be Underestimated: Official
The official figures of people with disabilities in the country could have been underestimated in 2011 census as the actual figure is much higher, a senior official said today.
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More Married Women Go Out For Work Than Unmarried Women, Shows Census 2011 Data
New Delhi: More married women in comparison to unmarried women go out for work in the country and such working ladies seem to prefer to have less children than those who are married but not working. According to the 2011 Census data, released recently, in the child-bearing age group, 41 per cent married women go out for work in comparison to 27 per...
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Opinion: A Plan For Bursting Shimla Draws Huge Objections
The population of Shimla is around 2.41 lakh, as of Census 2011, besides a floating population of some 70,000 tourists per day during peak season. The hill station lacks a public transport system, parking space and pedestrian infrastructure.
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No Plan To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Centre In Lok Sabha
The government has no plans to release at this stage the caste data collected under the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Karnataka Opposition Slams BJP As Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill
According to the 2011 census data, Karnataka's Christian population was 1.87 per cent - a drop compared to the 2001 census, where it was 1.91 per cent. The BJP, however, claims that the Christian population in the state has increased.
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Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For Centre's "Flawed" OBC Data
The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea seeking a direction to the Centre to disclose to the state the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 raw caste data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Uttar Pradesh Led In Opening Of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts During 2020-21
According to Finance Ministry figures, during 2020-21 a total of 4,15,818 accounts were opened in Uttar Pradesh under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana.
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Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation To Be Based On 2011 Census: Commission
The Delimitation Commission on Friday said that delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted on the basis of the 2011 Census and the final draft will be prepared after taking all demands and recommendations into account.
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OBC Quota Issue: Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Seek 2011 Census Data From Centre
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.
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No Proposal Yet To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Minister To Parliament
The government has no proposal at present to release the report of the caste census carried out in 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Conduct Local Bodies' Poll As Per 2011 Census: Supreme Court To Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government and the state poll panel to conduct upcoming local bodies' election by relying on 2011 census instead of the 1991 census as alleged by opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
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Digital Census In 2021; Amit Shah Proposes Idea Of Multipurpose ID Card
The next census of India in 2021 - the gigantic exercise to determine the population of the country - will be a "digital census", with a mobile app used to collect data, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today. He also proposed the idea of a multipurpose ID card for every citizen which includes passport, Aaadhar and the voter card. India's last ce...
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Only 3.5 Lakh Of 40 Lakh Excluded In Assam List Applied Again: Sources
About 3.5 lakh people, out of the total 40 lakh, who were excluded in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), have claimed that they are Indian nationals, two months after the window opens for claims and objections in the Supreme Court-monitored exercise, sources said on Sunday.
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Census 2021 To Have A Count Of Other Backward Classes For The First Time
Seven years after the 2011 census, the centre is yet to release the results of its first caste-based count. Yet, for the next census, the Home Ministry has announced that for the first time it will collect data on Other Backwards Classes or OBCs. Home Ministry insiders say the move could be aimed at scoring a campaign point for the 2019 Lok Sabha e...
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2011 Census Shows 10,000 More Sanskrit Speakers In India
Sanskrit may be the least-spoken language in India but it is far from being done and dusted as latest census figure of 2011 shows the ancient language has earned 10,000 new speakers in a span of 10 years, a growth of 71 per cent.
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Disabled Persons Data Of 2011 May Be Underestimated: Official
The official figures of people with disabilities in the country could have been underestimated in 2011 census as the actual figure is much higher, a senior official said today.
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More Married Women Go Out For Work Than Unmarried Women, Shows Census 2011 Data
New Delhi: More married women in comparison to unmarried women go out for work in the country and such working ladies seem to prefer to have less children than those who are married but not working. According to the 2011 Census data, released recently, in the child-bearing age group, 41 per cent married women go out for work in comparison to 27 per...
