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Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: From the shadows to the centre stageIndia is set to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a law reserving seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. This move a...
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Assam Polls: Outsider tag, beef row shape Guwahati Central contestAssam elections: Guwahati Central is a hotbed of election controversies, featuring an insider-outsider debate over BJP's Vijay Gupta. AJP's...
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Four Central Universities functioning without full-time VCs: Govt to RSThe varsities are -- National Sanskrit University in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Bihar, Central University o...
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Common test for admission to central universities from 2021In a move intended to end the tyranny of cut-off marks based on Class XII Board exams for college admissions, the government has set up a s...
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Functioning of UGC, AICTE under review: Smriti IraniShe informed the House that "we are reviewing the (functioning of) UGC, AICTE and also NCTE, the demand which has come from across the stat...
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Bill to establish one more central university in BiharA bill to establish one more central university in Bihar at Motihari and rename the existing one in the state was introduced in the Lok Sab...
14 Aug, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
- Nitish Kumar seeks naming central universities after Gautam Budda, Mahatama Gandhi
Kumar made the plea to them to use their good offices in telling the Central Government to do so at the First Convocation of the Central Un...
26 Sep, 2013, 03.30 PM IST
Union Cabinet clears decks for setting up two Central Universities in BiharUnion Cabinet cleared the decks for setting up two Central Universities in Bihar by approving the proposal to amend the Central Universitie...
30 Aug, 2012, 12.02 PM IST
- Congress woos Nitish Kumar: HRD Ministry grants two central varsities to Bihar
Signals of an aggressive wooing of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar by the Congress were evident with the Centre giving into his demand fo...
13 Jul, 2012, 10.50 PM IST
- HRD Ministry grants two central varsities to Bihar
Giving in to the demands of Bihar, the Union government has decided to set up a central university in Motihari in addition to the one propo...
13 Jul, 2012, 06.19 PM IST
- NDA yet to decide strategy on Presidential election: Nitish
NDA would decide its strategy on the election of the new president when the presidential election draws nearer, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said.
07 May, 2012, 01.09 PM IST
- Solution to central varsity issue in Bihar looks likely
A solution to the contentious issue of setting up a Central University in Bihar seems likely as Nitish Kumar held a luncheon meeting with K...
06 May, 2012, 10.36 PM IST
- Bihar Central University may have two campuses; Motihari and Gaya may host university
Being at cross purposes with Nitish Kumar is exacting its toll on Kapil Sibal's efforts to secure passage for his education legislation in ...
02 May, 2012, 06.19 AM IST
- Kapil Sibal rejects Nitish's varsity demand again
The state government is adamant that the university be located in Motihari, and has a resolution of the state assembly backing its demand.
12 Mar, 2012, 02.13 AM IST
- Bihar houses adopt resolution on central university
Both houses of Bihar legislature today adopted unanimous resolutions asking the Centre to establish a Central university at Motihari .
01 Mar, 2012, 10.10 PM IST
- Nitish takes umbrage at Sibal's letter
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took umbrage at the Centre taking a "unilateral" decision in setting up a central university in Gay...
01 Mar, 2012, 05.27 PM IST