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"Nothing wrong with reverting to ballot paper": Priyank Kharge ahead of fo
Updated : 2 months ago IST
"It is the prerogative of the state Election Commission on how they would like to conduct the elections, and we have moved an amendment for the same. There is nothing wrong with reverting to a ballot paper. There is no rule against it. We will ensure free and fair elections happen in the
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BJP, Mahayuti will work together to run local bodies and take BMC forward:
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI in Patna, Jaiswal said, "...Mahayuti and BJP contested the elections together there. The people have also given a majority to both parties in the alliance. Therefore, there, everyone will come together to run the local bodies and to take BMC forward."
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Women-led local bodies demonstrate higher levels of transparency, closer m
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the delegates, Deputy Chairman shared India's lived experience of women's participation in governance across its three-tier democratic framework comprising Parliament at the Union level, State Legislatures and Local Self-Government institutions.
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Centre releases first instalment of XV Finance Commission Grants for Sikki
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an official press release from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the total disbursement for this instalment amounts to Rs 643.50 lakh. The funding is intended to bolster the administrative and developmental capacity of the state's grassroots institutions.
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Thackeray brothers play 'Marathi' card, Fadnavis talks development as 29 M
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Maharashtra is set for massive civic polls across 29 municipal corporations, including the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with stakes high for the Thackeray brothers as also BJP-Shiv Sena after the ruling Mahayuti alliance's stupendous victory in the assembly polls
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Central govt to release more funds for Telangana's Gram Panchayats, says U
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Government of India (GoI) has decided to release funds to strengthen Gram Panchayats and local bodies in Telangana. Over the past decade, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the GoI has allocated more than ₹11,000 crore to Gram Panchayats and local bodies in the state. Read More
Polling underway for local bodies at three wards in Kerala
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The election in Payimpadam ward of Moothedam gram panchayat was postponed following the death of UDF candidate Vattath Haseena, which occurred three days before the scheduled polling date.
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Amit Shah to launch BJP Kerala mission ahead of Assembly polls
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in a series of programmes in Kerala on Sunday, including a meeting with newly elected representatives of local bodies and a conclave aimed at fostering development in the state.
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Himachal High Court orders Panchayat elections before April 30, says Disas
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Romesh Verma passed the order holding that elected local bodies cannot be allowed to continue beyond their five-year constitutional term on the pretext of administrative delays or disaster-related orders.
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"Double-standard party": UBT Sena's Sanjay Raut criticises BJP for allying
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP heavily criticised Bharatiya Janata Party for forming a surprising alliance with Congress and AIMIM in Ambernath and Akot Municipal Council, respectively, after the local bodies election.
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Nepal local bodies urge social harmony after communal tensions in Madhesh
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Communal tensions in Nepal's southern plains prompted a high security alert after clashes in Parsa and Dhanusha. Protests, sparked by a TikTok video and mosque vandalism, led to injuries, tear gas use, and increased security across Madhesh, while authorities urged social harmony.
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From shell to soil: India's urban local bodies recycle coconut waste into
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Once a stubborn by-product of consumption, waste became an ever-growing challenge with rising populations and rapid urbanisation. Answering the call of the Swachh Bharat Mission, India flipped the script: under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and SBM-U leadership, waste
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