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Campa Cola standoff: Day 2
Under law, govt can’t impose Hindi on states
Advani deserves to be President, says Gadkari
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Navy to discuss assistance to island nations
Assam opposes visa-free entry to Bangladeshis
UGC asks DU to scrap 4-year undergraduate programme
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Residents thwart demolition; BMC files police complaint Shiv Kumar Tribune News Service
Mumbai, June 21 After waiting for several hours, the officials said they would return on Sunday to carry out their job. Apprehending that the residents would not allow them entry into the complex, BMC officials yesterday filed a police complaint accusing the flat owners of contempt of court. The officials, who were tasked to carry out the demolition of illegal flats, told the secretaries of various co-operative housing societies in the complex that the residents were liable to be arrested for violating Supreme Court orders. They also took video recordings of the proceedings which were presented to the police. They said the footage would also be presented to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Government has asked civic officials not to use force to enter the housing society. Though BMC officials had brought JCB machines to pull down the gates of the building, they were not used.
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Under law, govt can’t impose Hindi on states
New Delhi, June 21 Section 3 of the Official Languages Act of 1963, amended in 1967, says English may be used for official purposes in addition to Hindi. It specifies: “English shall be used for purposes of communication between the Union and a state that has not adopted Hindi as its official language.” The law also says that a communication in Hindi between a state that has adopted Hindi as its official language and another state that has not done so would have to be accompanied by a translation of the same communication into English. Modi has been keen on promoting the use of Hindi for official communications. However, the “Hindi posts on social media” order has irked several political players, such as the AIADMK and BJP ally the PMK. Congress’ P Chidambaram today said the government would be well advised to exercise caution on this issue as a backlash, especially in Tamil Nadu, was natural.
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Advani deserves to be President, says Gadkari
New Delhi, June 21 “Advaniji was Deputy PM and it would not have been proper had he been made the Speaker. Advaniji deserves to become the President,” Gadkari said. “All of us respect Advaniji and we want that he should get a post commensurate with his stature,” he said. Gadkari said PM Narendra Modi had taken a conscious decision not to induct ministers above the age of 75 years due to which some senior party leaders such as Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi did not find a place in the Union Cabinet. — PTI
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Navy to discuss assistance to island nations
New Delhi, June 21 The islands hold strategic value for India. The Naval Commanders Conference, a bi-annual event, will be held from June 24 to 26, late by almost two months as the Navy did not have a regular chief. The UPA government appointed Admiral Robin Dhowan as the Navy chief at the fag end of its tenure in April and the BJP government followed it up by appointing a new vice-chief and three Naval Commanders. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to address and interact with senior commanders on June 24. — TNS
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Assam opposes visa-free entry to Bangladeshis
Guwahati, June 21 He said the MEA had revised its proposal for visa-free entry to Bangladeshi nationals aged below 18 years and above 65 years and now sought to facilitate it for Bangladeshs aged below 10 years and above 70 years. He said his government was opposed to introduction of “visa-free” entry to any age group of Bangladeshi nationals. He said, “Before the election the BJP promised the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, but now they are trying to facilitate visa-free entry of Bangladeshis.
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UGC asks DU to scrap 4-year undergraduate programme
New Delhi, June 21 “The course will have to be scrapped,” said sources with the UGC writing to the DU Vice-Chancellor to withdraw the course and revert to the old three-year structure. The UGC has sought immediate compliance from the varsity. It has asked DU to scrap the course citing the latter’s inability to get the programme approved through an amendment to the DU statute. DU is a central university set up by an Act of Parliament and any major changes to its programme structure, the HRD Ministry said, should have come through an amendment to the law. Last year, DU VC Dinesh Singh pushed the 10+2+4 programme by way of an ordinance which, as per the UGC, doesn't stand the test of law.
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Fire breaks out in building
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