The court directed all states & UTs to urgently identify & repeal outdated & discriminatory provisions. It has granted them two weeks to make effective changes.
Uttarakhand & Kerala best performing states when it comes to Sustainable Development Goals. Among the UTs, Chandigarh was ranked the best performer with a score of 77.
With the imminent reinstatement of statehood for Jammu & Kashmir on or before 30 September, it's worth revisiting other states that have ‘evolved’ from centrally administered territories.
A 5-judge bench observed that such a change can alter division of power between Union and state, deny citizens an elected state govt and impinge on federalism.
From Diglipur to Campbell Bay, the islands’ administration reached out to all gram panchayats & conducted awareness campaigns in its quest to become a start-up hub.
The health ministry said some states are trying to curb free inter-state movement of oxygen supplies by asking suppliers to restrict supply only to hospitals of the state.
This is the first time a state has been downsized into union territories, taking the total number to nine and bringing the number of states down to 28.
Once J&K is bifurcated on 31 October, its governor will assume role of a lieutenant-governor, who will preside over security, police & postings of govt officials.
Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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