Dismissal of ministry; (iii) Dissolution of legislature; (iv) Right to advise‚ warn and suggest; (v) Withhold assent from a bill; and (vi) Discretionary powers of the Governor of Assam‚ Nagaland‚ Arunachal Pradesh‚ Sikkim‚ Mizoram‚ Tripura and Meghalaya. Governor as agent of the centre: Apart from being the constitutional head of a state‚ the Governor also acts as the agent or representative of the Central Government. In
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Chief Justice of India: Mr. Altamas Kabir Governer of Reserve Bank of India: Mr. D. Subbarao Deputy Chairman Planning Commission of India: Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia Chairman of IRDA: Mr. T.S. Vijayan Chairman of GIC: Mr. D. Ashok Kumar Roy Speaker of Lok Sabha: Ms. Meira Kumar Chief Election Commissioner: Mr.V.S. Sampath Prime Minister of Pakistan: Mr. Raja Pervez Ashraf Head quarter of IRDA: Hyderabad Head quarter of National Insurance Co. Ltd: Calcutta Biggest private General Insurance
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“Sons-of-the-Soil” and Local Insurgencies ABSTRACT One explanation for localized armed conflicts is competition between the original inhabitants of an area and more recent settlers‚ including both migrants from the same country and from abroad. As of yet‚ this explanation has not been thoroughly scrutinized‚ partly due to the lack of disaggregated data on violence needed to properly examine the hypothesis. Hence‚ this paper applies the idea of such “sons-of-the-soil” dynamics to
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not fail to attract tourists‚ and that quest for peace and tranquility brings him back to this place again and again. Kurseong receives heavy rain during rainy season; in fact Kurseong receives the highest amount of rainfall after Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya. Moreover such heavy rainfall is ideal for white orchids that adorn the hill-slopes of Kurseong in abundance. Trekking from Kurseong to surrounding areas is a fascinating experience. A one day trekking route from Kurseong to Mirik via Namsu and
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Introduction: Indian Railways is the nationalized railway company of India which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is the world’s second largest employer behind Chinese army; has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ an extensive network‚ which is spread over 60000 Route Kilometre‚ of which approximately 30 per cent is electrified. The Indian Railways have played an integrating role in the social and economic development of the country ‚ transporting
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Features of the seasons in India Given below are the prominent features of the seasons in India in a tabular format: Name of the season Features Winter The winter in India spans the months of December till the beginning of April. The coldest months of the year are January and December. During this period‚ the average temperature is approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C) in the northwestern parts of the country. The mercury soars as you move in the direction of the equator‚ and the maximum temperature
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List of Indian Prime Ministers (1947-2009) 1 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | 15-Aug-1947 | 27-May-1964 | 14-Nov-1889 | 27-May-1964 | Indian NationalCongress | 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 27-May-1964 | 9 June 1964 * | 4 July 1898 | 15-Jan-1998 | Indian NationalCongress | 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 09-Jun-1964 | 11-Jan-1966 | 02-Oct-1904 | 11-Jan-1966 | Indian NationalCongress | 4 | Gulzarilal Nanda | 11-Jan-1966 | 24 January 1966 * | 4-July-1898 | 15-Jan-1998 | Indian NationalCongress | 5 | Indira Gandhi
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj A NOTE ON THE BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND PROGRAMME (8TH Sept. 2009) The Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF)‚ launched by the Prime Minister at Barpeta in Assam on 19th February 2006‚ signifies a new approach to addressing persistent regional imbalances in development. The programme subsumes the Rashtriya Sama Vikas Yojana (RSVY)‚ a scheme earlier being administered by the Planning Commission. The BRGF Programme covers 250 districts in 27 States‚ of which 232
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India is a federation of states and these states are separated on the basis of major languages. The Indian leaders right after independence made it clear that they wanted a federal state. A federation is the existence of dual polity. It is a group of regions or states united within a Central government. It is a dual form of government where the powers are divided between the centre and the state governments. They each enjoy considerable independence within their sphere of Governance so as to avoid
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Natural disaster incidence has become a frequent phenomenon throughout the world that can affect anyone‚ anywhere‚ anytime. Every year more than 200 million people are affected by flood‚ drought‚ earthquake‚ wild fire‚ cyclones and other hazards. The trends in recent decades show an increase in number of natural hazards and an increase in the number of affected populations‚ since more and more people are becoming vulnerable to disaster of all type. The world disaster report reveals that from 1994
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