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Women groups hold protest against Meghalaya Dy CM
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Women in Meghalaya are not entirely celebrating the 100th International Women’s Day, but protesting against Deputy Chief Minister Bindo Lanong for calling a group of women venomous vipers.
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Tripura varsity to confer D Lit on Bangladeshi PM
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The Central University of Tripura has decided to confer honorary D Lit degree on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during its next convocation where President Pratibha Patil has been invited.
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Uproarious scenes in Tripura House
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Tripura Assembly on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes with Opposition legislators insisting for specific reply from School Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty on the appointment of teachers through job forms.
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Torchlight rally against price rise
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The BJP, Guwahati City District Committee today took out a torchlight procession protesting the alleged government inaction in controlling the skyrocketing prices of all essential commodities including food items and demanding the resignation of the Tarun Gogoi Government.
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Outfit seeking separate Gorkhaland state slams West Bengal Government
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Madan Tamang, the leader of the ethnic Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League, seeking creation of separate state of Gorkhaland slammed West Bengal Government for 'discriminating against the Nepali-speaking people'.
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JD(U) burns Chidambaram's effigy on Maoist issue
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Janata Dal (United) West Bengal unit today burnt the effigy of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, protesting his comment on the party's alleged links with Maoist ultras.
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Orissa CM involved in mining scam : Congress
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Dubbing the vigilance probe into the multi-crore mining scam as a 'complete eye-wash', the Orissa Congress today reiterated its demand for a CBI probe accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Council of Ministers of being involved in the scam.
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16 women felicitated
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Excitement was noticed across the State over tabling of historic Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament as the International Women's Day was celebrated by students, politicians and activists here on Monday.
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Congress boycotts Guv's address to Orissa Assembly
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The Opposition Congress today boycotted Governor M C Bhandare's address to the Orissa Assembly and staged a walk out in protest against the government's 'failure' on many fronts.
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Pakistan has twice as many women MPs
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Reservation to ensure fair representation of women in national legislative bodies seems more the norm than the exception globally, with almost 100 countries having some kind of quota system or the other in place.
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India denies Pak claim that Saeed did not figure in FS talks
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India on Sunday denied Pakistan's contention that Hafiz Saeed, the chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba, did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, signalling that relations between the two countries remain as raw as ever.
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Just what the three Yadavs don’t want
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We may not have the numbers but I will consume poison and die here as Socrates. We will not allow the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill,' 62-year-old Sharad Yadav had thundered in the Lok Sabha on June 5 last year.
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Mulayam calls women's bill a conspiracy
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Calling the Women's Reservation Bill a conspiracy, especially, against the Muslims, the Samajwadi Party president, Mulayam Singh Yadav 'feared' that the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party would pass the bill in the Parliament on Monday.
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BJP determined to get Women's Bill passed in Parliament
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Asserting that it was determined to ensure passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament, BJP on Saturday sought to make political capital on the issue by stating that since the UPA coalition was in minority in Rajya Sabha
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Women’s Bill may go through this time
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After 14 years and three failed attempts, the Rajya Sabha will vote on Monday to begin the legislative process for enacting a law reserving a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and states legislators for women.
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Parliament to vote on Women's quota bill on Women's Day
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After 14 years and three failed attempts, the Rajya Sabha will vote on Monday to begin the legislative process for enacting a law reserving a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and states legislators for women.
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Maya demands quota for SC/ST women
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BSP supremo Mayawati does not support the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form. She has sought an amendment in the bill to include a quota for SC/ST women within the proposed 33% quota for women in parliamentary and state assembly seats.
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Govt may not keep waiting for Paresh Baruah
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The Government of India may not be willing to allow commander in chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah to hold talks to hostage for an indefinite period if the other leaders of the outfit express their desire to solve the problems through discussions
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Rio appeals to Nagas to plant seeds of peace
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Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has appealed to the people to plant seeds of peace, as it is time for the Naga people to unite and reconcile themselves to God.
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NSCN leader Muivah's Delhi visit brings hope of peace among Nagas
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) leaders Isak and Muivah's recent New Delhi visit to hold peace talks with the Union Government has set the stage for ushering in a new era of peace in Nagaland.
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Farmers submit memo to CM over border row
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The burning problems of the Assam-Nagaland border within Golaghat district have not been solved. The Golaghat District Krishak Mukti Sangram Samittee (KMSS) has made several pleas to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in this regard.
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Hagrama, Kaberi meet Mithinga
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Bodoland Teritorial Council (BTC) chief Hagrama Mahilary today visited the residence of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) publicity secretary Mithinga Daimari at Niz-zuluki near Barama in Baksa district.
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BJD legislators demand salary hike
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Ruling BJD MLAs in Orissa on Sunday asked the government to raise their salaries in view of rising prices and a plot of land in the state capital.
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Bargaining with Maoists is not on government's agenda, says W. Bengal Home Secretary
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West Bengal Home Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty has said that bargaining with Maoists is not on the state government's agenda.
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Assembly session begins today
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Security arrangements were strengthened in and around the State Assembly premises on Sunday as a brief session of the House was scheduled to begin on Monday.
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