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Amritsar Trust scam: Sidhu bats for third party audit in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Reacting strongly to the Amritsar Improvement Trust land scam in which the government's money was allegedly siphoned, Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded a third party audit in Punjab.
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'Double taxation' is huge setback for Tamil film industry: Siddh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu government's decision to levy Local Bodies Entertainment Tax over and above Goods and Service Tax is a huge setback for the Kollywood industry, said Siddharth Roy Kapur, president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India.
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EC says TN local body elections can't be held due to 'practical
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu state Election Commission (TNSEC) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the polling to the local bodies cannot be held by May 14 in view of 'practical difficulties'.
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SC orders to set up effluent treatment plants within six months
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the local bodies and the state governments to set up effluent treatment plants for industrial areas within six months in connection with a plea on industrial wastage and dumping issue.
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Army deployed as Nagaland tense over local body polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): In the wake of protestors torching government buildings for giving 33 percent reservations for women in the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections, five army columns have been deployed on Thursday to aid the government to prevent any untoward incident in
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Nagaland continues to remain tense over ULB polls, Section 144 imposed
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Curfew and Section 144 continues to remain imposed in Dimapur and Kohima districts after a clash between the state police and a mob broke out against the state government's decision to hold an election to urban local bodies (ULBs).
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PM Modi thanks people of Rajasthan for BJP's good performance in loca
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked people of Rajasthan for the stellar performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the local bodies bypolls.
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Polling begins in 14 wards of local bodies in Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Oct.21 (ANI): Polling to elect candidates in 14 wards of local bodies where by-election was ordered began on Friday morning.
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Uddhav Thackeray dares BJP to snap ties in local bodies' elections
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to break their alliance in the upcoming Zilla parishad, Thane Municipal Corporation and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections and then his party will s
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QCI awards ODF certificates to 20 institutions in Gujarat, Karnataka, AP a
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): The Quality Council of India (QCI) has awarded open defecation free (ODF) certitifcates to 20 urban local bodies in Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Jung asks Delhi govt.,local bodies to step up cleanliness efforts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.26 (ANI): Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung today held a meeting at Raj Niwas to discuss issues related to cleanliness in Delhi, keeping in view the rising cases of chikungunya, dengue and malaria.
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