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Government, Opposition to Come Together to Pass One Bill for Poll-Bound Delhi
The row over religious conversions stalled several key bills in Parliament, but the government and the opposition will come together to pass one bill - the bill to regularise unauthorised colonies in poll-bound Delhi. The bill will be passed in Rajya Sabha - where the government is in minority - tomorrow, on the last day of the Winter Session.
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Government considering proposal to grant minority status to Jains
In what is being seen as an important pre-poll sop, the Manmohan Singh-government is set to move a proposal for granting minority rights to the Jain community.
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Madhya Pradesh: Congress releases poll manifesto; announces incentives
Congress today announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan Parishad in its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
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Samajwadi Party's biggest pre-poll sop for minorities
A day after the Akhilesh Yadav government denied permission to the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to carry out their 300 kilometre padyatra to the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has unleashed perhaps the biggest pro-minority sop of its regime.
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Job reservation for Muslim Backward Classes by Mamata govt
Announcing sops for minorities ahead of panchayat elections next year in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said a survey has been ordered for ensuring job reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) among Muslims.
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Government, Opposition to Come Together to Pass One Bill for Poll-Bound Delhi
The row over religious conversions stalled several key bills in Parliament, but the government and the opposition will come together to pass one bill - the bill to regularise unauthorised colonies in poll-bound Delhi. The bill will be passed in Rajya Sabha - where the government is in minority - tomorrow, on the last day of the Winter Session.
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Government considering proposal to grant minority status to Jains
In what is being seen as an important pre-poll sop, the Manmohan Singh-government is set to move a proposal for granting minority rights to the Jain community.
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Madhya Pradesh: Congress releases poll manifesto; announces incentives
Congress today announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan Parishad in its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections.
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Samajwadi Party's biggest pre-poll sop for minorities
A day after the Akhilesh Yadav government denied permission to the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to carry out their 300 kilometre padyatra to the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has unleashed perhaps the biggest pro-minority sop of its regime.
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Job reservation for Muslim Backward Classes by Mamata govt
Announcing sops for minorities ahead of panchayat elections next year in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said a survey has been ordered for ensuring job reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) among Muslims.
