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1168:. New Delhi: Rahul Jain (V.K. (India) Enterprises). p.
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Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA)
836:"Former Home Minister Buta Singh Passes Away At 86"
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2340:Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
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2388:National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS)
1220:"Veteran politician R S Gavai new Bihar Governor"
705:1976–77 : Union Deputy Minister, Commerce.
702:1974–76 : Union Deputy Minister, Railways.
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589:(ranked as Cabinet Minister) from 2007 to 2010.
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1116:"Hegde rules out resignation, defends Vajpayee"
912:"Hon'ble Governor of Bihar – Sardar Buta Singh"
1270:"Former Union minister Buta Singh passes away"
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1053:"Former home minister Buta Singh passes away"
674:1962 : Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha, from
2518:Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
708:1978–80 : General-Secretary, AICC(I).
594:Punjabi Speaking State – A Critical Analysis
2465:Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring
2408:Controller of Communication Accounts (CCA)
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2477:Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing
1668:Bureau of Police Research and Development
938:"Congress veteran Buta Singh passes away"
2599:The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1940
2374:Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
1097:"Mulayam fields Buta from Jalore-Sirohi"
587:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
479:Buta Singh was born on 21 March 1934 in
469:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
258:Asian Games Special Organizing Committee
168:National Commission for Scheduled Castes
1858:Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
1230:from the original on 25 September 2015.
2980:Ministers of internal affairs of India
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783:2004–2006 : Governor Of Bihar
2346:Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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3000:Indian National Congress politicians
2423:Centre for Development of Telematics
2369:Telecommunication Engineering Center
1145:Sharma, Avinash (28 February 2009).
1114:Viswanathan, Prema (21 April 1998).
2506:Indian Telephone Industries Limited
1843:National Crime Investigation Bureau
1701:National Crime Investigation Bureau
1485:29 January 1983 – 31 December 1984
1194:"Bihar governor offers resignation"
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1568:5 November 2004 – 29 January 2006
554:. But he was first elected to the
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428:Kunwar Harjinder Singh (grandson)
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2461:Digital Communications Commission
1787:Central Industrial Security Force
1673:Central Industrial Security Force
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1481:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
1153:from the original on 16 May 2016.
1147:"Bihar Assembly Dissolution Case"
1033:. Hindustan Times. 2 January 2021
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222:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2970:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
2602:The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
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2392:Wireless Monitoring Organisation
2325:Department of Telecommunications
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1632:Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
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416:Devyani Singh (daughter-in-law)
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1838:Central Bureau of Investigation
1741:Department of Official Language
1646:Department of Internal Security
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530:Singh was first elected to the
2985:Agriculture ministers of India
2595:The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
2365:Director General Telecom (DGT)
1691:National Civil Defence College
1539:12 May 1986 – 2 December 1989
1164:Verma, Avnindra Kumar (2009).
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686:Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency)
665:on 2 January 2021, at age 86.
425:Aditya Jain (grandson-in-law)
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3015:People from Rupnagar district
2471:Telephone Advisory Committees
2255:Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
1833:National Crime Records Bureau
1823:Bureau of Immigration (India)
1696:National Investigation Agency
1686:National Crime Records Bureau
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414:Alka Singh (daughter-in-law)
105:Minister of Rural Development
16:Indian politician (1934–2021)
2500:Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
1782:Central Reserve Police Force
1710:North Eastern Police Academy
1663:Central Reserve Police Force
678:seat, as Akali Dal candidate
571:All India Congress Committee
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2879:Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan
1759:Central Armed Police Forces
1328:Constituency does not exist
1166:Political Science, Class XI
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973:"Members : Lok Sabha"
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467:and was chairman of the
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406:Gurkirat Kaur (daughter)
382:Indian National Congress
48:Minister of Home Affairs
2685:Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
1678:National Security Guard
1508:Minister of Agriculture
1459:Susheela Laxman Bangaru
1409:Kailash Chandra Meghwal
1399:Kailash Chandra Meghwal
1149:. Legal Service India.
497:Lyallpur Khalsa College
102:Minister of Agriculture
2690:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
2134:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
1807:Defence Security Corps
1797:Special Frontier Force
636:Supreme Court of India
518:member and joined the
509:Bundelkhand University
483:family at Mustafapur,
2874:Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
2184:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2164:Prakash Chandra Sethi
1767:Border Security Force
1706:North Eastern Council
1653:Indian Police Service
1545:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
1518:Gurdial Singh Dhillon
1011:. UNI. 2 January 2021
495:. He was educated at
404:Sarabjot Singh (son)
400:Arvinder Singh Lovely
95:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2785:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2730:Bhishma Narain Singh
2695:Shankar Dayal Sharma
2035:Gopal Krishna Pillai
2007:Balmiki Prasad Singh
1972:J. A. Kalyankrishnan
1864:Department of States
1474:Bhishma Narain Singh
1445:Member of Parliament
1415:Member of Parliament
1385:Member of Parliament
1380:Virda Ram Phulwariya
1359:Member of Parliament
1333:Member of Parliament
1298:"Buta Singh Profile"
1126:on 25 September 2015
890:Press Trust of India
663:cerebral haemorrhage
2965:India MPs 1999–2004
2960:India MPs 1998–1999
2955:India MPs 1991–1996
2950:India MPs 1984–1989
2945:India MPs 1980–1984
2940:India MPs 1971–1977
2935:India MPs 1967–1970
2930:India MPs 1962–1967
2893:Preceding Ministry:
2845:Ravi Shankar Prasad
2740:Anant Prasad Sharma
2725:Shyam Nandan Mishra
2705:Parkash Singh Badal
2665:Satya Narayan Sinha
2640:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2569:Army Postal Service
2562:Department of Posts
2433:Training Institutes
2382:Subordinate Offices
2246:Ministers of State
2194:Murli Manohar Joshi
2169:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2129:Uma Shankar Dikshit
2109:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2104:Govind Ballabh Pant
1777:Sashastra Seema Bal
1658:Intelligence Bureau
1574:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
1528:P. V. Narasimha Rao
1512:1984 – 12 May 1986
1354:Basant Singh Khalsa
1346:Basant Singh Khalsa
1247:The Hindustan Times
647:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
598:Operation Blue Star
581:of India and later
471:from 2007 to 2010.
461:Union Home Minister
158:Gopalkrishna Gandhi
83:P. V. Narasimha Rao
2915:Governors of Bihar
2862:Ministers of State
2775:K. P. Unnikrishnan
2224:Sushilkumar Shinde
2124:Yashwantrao Chavan
2099:Kailash Nath Katju
2094:C. Rajagopalachari
2030:Vinod Kumar Duggal
1861:Department of Home
1501:Rao Birender Singh
1466:Political offices
1275:The Indian Express
1120:The Indian Express
1101:Free Press Journal
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606:President of India
485:Jalandhar district
311:P.V. Narasimha Rao
225:Minister of Sports
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1977:Shiromani Sharma
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