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“Sammakkaa Saarakka” or "Jatara": Largest tribal religious congregation of world began

February 16, 2014

In Andhra Pradesh, “Sammakkaa Saarakka” Fair or “Jatara”, the largest tribal religious congregation in the world, began at Medaram in Warangal district of the Telangana region. Sammakkaa Saarakka is a 4-day biennial fair which is celebrated to pay tribute to ..

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Assam became the First State to legally ban smokeless tobacco

February 16, 2014

Assam became the first state to legally ban consumption of all forms of smokeless tobacco, including pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine. Thus sale, consumption, manufacturing, trading, storage and advertisement of all forms of smokeless tobacco including pan masala have ..

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“The Hindus: An Alternative History”: Penguin withdraws Doniger book on Hinduism

February 16, 2014

Publisher Penguin India agreed to withdraw American Indologist Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History” from the Indian market. The decision made between the publisher and Delhi based complainant organization called “Shiksha Bachao Andolan”, who moved to court alleging ..

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“Pune Metro Rail Project” approved by Central Government

February 16, 2014

The Union Ministry of Urban Development gave an “in-principle” approval to the Phase – I of the Pune Metro Rail Project. In-principle approval of the Centre will enable the state government to take necessary action required for faster implementation of the ..

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Mukul Mudgal Committee report on IPL spot fixing scandal

February 16, 2014

The Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee submitted its report to the Supreme Court after investigating allegations of spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL). As per the Mukul Mugdal Committee report The allegations of betting and passing of information ..

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Central Government: All public transport vehicles must have GPS by Feb 20, 2014

February 16, 2014

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways set a deadline for public transport vehicles running in major cities with a population of over 10 lakh to install GPS devices by February 20, 2014. The Union government has directed all ..

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