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Govt is working with states, local bodies to make it easier to start a bus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The Government is working with states and local bodies to deregulate and make it easier to start a business, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal adding that India's own ease of doing business ranking has improved significantly i
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Rajasthan Election Commission postpones polls for 129 urban local bodies t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 19 (ANI): The Rajasthan Election Commission has postponed elections for 129 urban local bodies, which were to take place this month, to October 20 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We aim to speed up J-K's development without discrimination: LG Manoj Sinh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the government's aim is to give pace to the development of Jammu and Kashmir without any discrimination.
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DK Shivakumar urges Karnataka CM to waive all property taxes in urban loca
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday urged Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to waive all property taxes in urban local and rural panchayats for a period of one year as citizens are bearing a huge financial brunt of the C
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Punjab govt likely to recommend ULB polls in October
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Punjab government is likely to recommend to the Election Commission to hold elections in 126 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the state in the second week of October.
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Finance Commission holds meeting with MoHUA on property taxation by ULBs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Fifteenth Finance Commission on Friday held a meeting with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and senior officials of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on issues including property taxation by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
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Reliance Foundation partnering with govt for mega-scale COVID testing acro
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): Reliance Foundation is partnering with the government and local bodies for conducting mega-scale Covid-19 testing across the country and will volunteer for nationwide distribution of its vaccine when it is found, its Founder and Chairperson Nit
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Around Rs 23,848 cr to be provided to Odisha's civic bodies
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 8 (ANI): Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Odisha will get funds of around Rs 23,848 crore over a period of six years, as per the recommendation of the fifth State Finance Commission.
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FC holds meeting with Jal Shakti ministry on grants for provision of drink
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh and other members on Wednesday held a meeting with Gajendra Singh, Minister of Jal Shakti and his team of officials over the issue of FC grants to Rural Local Bodies for provisions of drinking water and san
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Madhya Pradesh launches urban street vendor welfare programme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday launched Street Vendor Registration Portal and "Mukhyamantri Shahri Path Vyavsayi Utthan Yojana" and transferred Rs 300 crore to urban local bodies.
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Delhi HC dismisses petition seeking equal treatment of govt, private schoo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition seeking to treat government, government-aided and unaided private recognised schools of Directorate of Education and local bodies equally with regard to timings and summer vacations.
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Karnataka Congress delegation urges Chief Election Officer to guide State
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 22 (ANI): Karnataka Congress delegation met Chief Election Commissioner, Dr B Basavaraju in Bengaluru, urging him to guide Karnataka Government to conduct local body elections and not to allow State government to nominate their party men to the local bodies
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