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Happy New Year 2017, India sets sight on new goals
As we enter the New Year 2017, thestatesman.com wishes all its readers a happy and prosperous year ahead. The year 2016 was a pack of delight for some, while others saw it as a start of revolutions that promised a change they eagerly awaited from a long time. From Colombia striking a peace deal, to …
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December 31, 2016 -
Lok Sabha passes Disabilities Bill
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed by voice vote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which makes accessibility a mandatory requirement. The bill, which replaces the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, has been brought in to comply with the UN Convention on Rights of Persons …
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December 16, 2016