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Kerala enters top 100 cleanest cities in India, says Minister MB Rajesh
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Kerala Minister MB Rajesh on Wednesday highlighted the striking picture of the state, underlining that it has acquired a position amongst the top 100 cleanest cities in India.
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Kerala assembly begins proceedings with orbituary reference for CPI(M) MLA
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The obituary reference was made during the Assembly session held in Thiruvananthapuram and was led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who recalled Jameela's political journey, public service, and contributions to local self-government institutions and the legislature. Members of the Hous
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Women-led local bodies demonstrate higher levels of transparency, closer m
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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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"We have talent, capacity but no time for complacency": Shashi Tharoor aft
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Tharoor noted that the Congress had gained renewed confidence following the local self-government election results in December, but warned against complacency. "There is no doubt that the local self-government election results... have intensified self-belief and certain confidence in the
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Kerala CM urges newly elected local govts to focus on development, public
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan extended New Year greetings to the people and stated that the newly elected local self-government institutions have a critical role in shaping the State's development.
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Congress welcomes Thackeray alliance, but says party cadre prefers solo ru
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing a press conference in Nagpur on Wednesday, Wadettiwar asserted that Congress has emerged as the single largest party in recent municipal council elections by contesting independently, reflecting the confidence and preference of its grassroots workers in local self-government po
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Reasons behind this outcome will be examined in detail: CM Pinarayi Vijaya
Updated : 3 months ago IST
CM Vijayan expressed concern over the NDA gaining an upper hand in the state capital and the influence of communalism in the election campaign, highlighting the need to strengthen vigilance against divisive tactics. "This election result serves as a reminder to continue a strong fight aga
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Kerala govt moves Supreme Court for deferment of SIR exercise until local
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The state sought deferment of the SIR until the ongoing process for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) is completed. It said that conducting the SIR simultaneously with local body elections will create significant administrative complications and potentially disrupt the smooth cond
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Kerala all set to become first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty:
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kerala is all set to create yet another history by becoming the first Indian state to eradicate extreme poverty, the State's Minister for Local Self-Governments, MB Rajesh, said on Thursday.
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STRIDE Innovation Summit Boosts Disability-Friendly Tech; Eight College Te
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 8: The STRIDE Inclusive Innovation Summit, held in Kochi on the 4th of August 2025 and organised by the Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), concluded with honours awarded to eight engineering college teams for their outstanding innovat
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Gujarat government decides to strengthen structure of Gram, Taluka and Dis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has made an important decision to strengthen the structure of Gram Panchayats, Taluka Panchayats, and District Panchayats (local self-government institutions) by facilitating the construction of modern, well-equipped office buildings.
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"Prepare for local bodies, municipal elections": Shiv Sena chief Eknath Sh
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"We have to capture everything from the municipal corporation to the gram sabha. We have to win big in all local self-government bodies," Shinde said, exuding confidence in the party's victory.
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