Revival of Communal Violence Bill not on govt’s list

The BJP-led NDA government has is expected not to press for three bills – communal violence, judicial accountability, and land boundary agreement — in the upcoming budget session of the parliament. Of the three bills, sources said, the Prevention ...

The Union home ministry has junked the communal violence bill prepared by the previous UPA government. The ministry is now preparing to consult states afresh to bring out a national action plan to tackle communal violence. Top MHA sources said that the ...

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) would discuss uniform civil code, the derailed Prevention of Communal Violence Bill and illegal occupation of waqf properties at its two-day meeting in Jalgaon starting Friday before deciding whether to take ...

Summary In presentation, MHA drops contentious issues In its presentation prepared for the new government, Union Home Ministry officials dropped two contentious issues over which Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi had been at loggerheads with ...

Promising zero tolerance towards communal violence, the Narendra Modi government today said a national policy will be framed in consultation with states to curb the menace. President Pranab Mukherjee said the new government will ensure utmost ...

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government Monday unveiled its priorities saying it would take steps to tackle communal violence, eliminate corruption, rein in inflation and encourage investment including through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The ...

After the latest outbreak of interreligious violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Mandalay subsided, President U Thein Sein declared that the incident was incited by an unknown group whose motives remained similarly unclear. In his ...

Communal violence by groups of people demanding benefits from concession companies is impeding investment, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has warned. "Community issues relating to land and benefits have too often resulted to violence and ...

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