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TN Govt Requests To Declare Tamil As One Of India's Official Languages
In the 29th Meeting of the Southern Zonal Council on November 14, the government of Tamil Nadu has raised the issue of declaring 'Tamil' as one of India's official languages, as is done in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thirtikurrei. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on December 7, informed the Lok… read-more
Tags: Tamil Nadu, Tamil language, Official Language of India, Nityanand rai, south india
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Lok Sabha Nods to Include Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri in Official Languages of J&K
The Lok Sabha on September 22 has passed the 'Jammu and Kashmir Official Language Bill, 2020'. The bill proposes the recognition of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi as official languages of the Union Territory, apart from English and Urdu. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, citing 2011 census, said Kashmiri is spoken by 53.26% of the population of the UT; still, it was not recognized as the official language.… read-more
Tags: Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir, Official Language of India, Narendra Modi
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