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China to Ban Public Smoking Totally by 2014 End

China is the world's largest cigarette manufacturer and consumer, with more than 300 million smokers, according to national statistics. Meanwhile, some 740 million people, including 180 million children, are affected by passive smoking. Jan 8, 2014
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AAP Leader Rakhi Birla inspects night shelters

New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): Delhi's new Women and Child Social Welfare Minister, Rakhi Birla, one of the youngest cabinet ministers, took a surprise inspection of the night shelters in the city to check the plight of the shivering poor. During the inspections, officials have been summoned to explain the situation and offer solutions. Meanwhile, night shelter dweller, Dinesh, complained of poor facilities and lack of hygiene and cleanliness. Jan 4, 2014
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New night shelters for homeless soon: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): Delhi's Urban Development minister Manish Sisodia said that state's homeless spending nights in chilling winter would be soon shifted to shelter homes as its construction is nearing completion. Sisodia stated this while briefing a news conference after the Delhi Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Sisodia who is also education minister provided details of helpline for nursery admissions in schools across Delhi. Jan 4, 2014
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Odisha to enact Lokayukta Act within a month: Naveen

Bhubaneswar, Jan 03 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced setting up of a Lokayukta in the state within a month. The Chief Minister made the announcement after the state cabinet approved a proposal in this regard. Claiming that his government always took tough, effective and exemplary steps in tackling corruption, Patnaik said that improving transparency and delivery of public services were the priority of his government. Jan 3, 2014
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Prime accused was let off in Adarsh housing scam: Gurudas Dasgupta

New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday decided to accept the recommendations of a judicial commission's report on the Adarsh Housing Society scam, albeit partially, two weeks after rejecting it. However, the Cabinet gave clean chits to the politicians indicted in the report. Speaking on the same, CPI leader, Gurudas Dasgupta on Friday said that the prime accused was let off and the officials who have acted upon the advices of the politicians are suffering. Jan 3, 2014
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Presidential reference against AK Ganguly approved: P Chidambaram

New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the Cabinet had approved the proposal of sending a presidential reference to remove former justice AK Ganguly from the post of chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission. Ganguly is accused of sexually harassing a 22-year-old law intern, with a new damaging charge emerging that he had accepted the hospitality of a Pakistani national without permission. While addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Chidambaram said that the union cabinet had granted the proposal of the Interior Ministry to send a reference for inquiry into the allegations against the retired Supreme Court judge. Jan 3, 2014
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Adarsh scam report partially accepted after Rahul Gandhis objection

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Thursday partially accepted the Adarsh housing scam report. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan made the announcement at a press conference after a meeting of the state cabinet. The stage for review was set after Rahul Gandhi last week disapproved the decision of the state government to reject the commission report and said it should be reconsidered. Chavan said legal action will be initiated against 25 ineligible members of the housing society. Jan 2, 2014
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Give us ten days to settle down, we will prove our mettle: Kejriwal

Kaushambi, Dec 29 (ANI): Even as he carried out a slew of measures that saw nine IAS officers being transferred and a couple of brainstorming cabinet meetings on day one as Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged people to give them ten days to settle down and that they would prove their mettle. Dec 29, 2013
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AAP ministers take oath at Ramlila Ground

New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): AAP leaders on Saturday took oath following Arvind Kejriwal who sworn-in as Delhi’s new Chief Minister, forming an all new government in the national capital. Kejriwal’s cabinet included his close aide Manish Sisodia, Rakhi Birla, Somnath Bharti, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Girish Soni and Satyendra Jain, who took oath as cabinet ministers. Dec 28, 2013
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