Census field operations begin in Delhi MCD area, 4 statesCensus 2027 field operations are underway, with enumerators conducting house-to-house surveys in multiple states. A self-enumeration facili...
17 May, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Census 2027 reaches 5 more states; 1.44 crore households complete digital self-enumerationCensus 2027's houselisting phase is now active in five states and union territories. House-to-house enumeration is ongoing in eleven more r...
17 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Caste census exercise to start from March 1, 2027 across countryIndia will conduct a nationwide caste census starting March 1, 2027, with hilly states beginning earlier on October 1, 2026. The Union Cabi...
04 Jun, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Barring STs, SCs, no caste Census since independence, says govtUnion Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said some political parties and a few organisations have requested to collect caste details ...
26 Jul, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
SC dismisses plea against constitution of delimitation commission for redrawing constituencies in J-KThe plea had said the commission had issued guidelines and methodology for the delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies vi...
13 Feb, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
SC reserves verdict on petition against J&K’s delimitationA bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka reserved the orders on Thursday after hearing detailed submissions from Solicitor Ge...
02 Dec, 2022, 12.28 AM IST
Supreme Court frowns on Centre for not filing affidavit in J&K delimitation caseA bench of justice Sanjay Kishan Kaulsaid that it was refraining from imposing cost on the Centre only because the young counsel appearing ...
30 Aug, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Petition challenges J&K delimitation for violation of right to equalityIncidentally, SC is yet to hear a slew of petitions filed in 2019, which challenged legality of the Centre's decision to read down Article ...
29 Mar, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
PAGD holds meeting; current situation in J&K, delimitation recommendation on agendaThe People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) met on Tuesday and one of its senior leaders said the current situation in Jammu and Ka...
21 Dec, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
Delimitation panel proposes 6 more assemblies for Jammu, 1 for KashmirThe Commission shared its draft proposal on Monday, which has for the first time, suggested reserving nine seats for Scheduled Tribes and s...
21 Dec, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Delimitation Commission gets one-year extension to conclude its task in J&KThe commission, whose term was to end by March 6, had sought an extension citing delays due to Covid-19. The J&K delimitation process is on...
05 Mar, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
J&K delimitation process to start after October 31As per the norms, the J&K delimitation commission will be headed by a retired supreme court judge, the person said.
23 Aug, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
Pre-test of Census 2021 to be conducted from August 12 to September 30A total of 33 lakh enumerators, the persons who conduct door-to-door counting, would be mobilised for data collection for which notificatio...
01 Jul, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
Next census of India in 2021: GovtIn a notification, the ministry said the decision has been taken by the central government under the powers conferred by section 3 of the C...
28 Mar, 2019, 09.36 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir government to electrify all villages by 2018-19 endJammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power Asiea Naqash said the government had engaged a consultant for the preparation of DPR for 16 M...
06 Feb, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
J-K polls: Lok Janshakti Party may contest alone in state assembly electionsLok Janshakti Party is part of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre but it may contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls ag...
03 Nov, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Lok Janshakti Party may contest J-K Assembly polls independently"I held talks with my party cadre. Most party leaders in Jammu and Kashmir want us to fight the Assembly polls," Paswan said.
03 Nov, 2014, 04.26 PM IST