Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): The Panchayat elections in Karnataka will be postponed for six months due to COVID-19. However, administrative councils will be formed at every Gram Panchayat as the terms of most are ending by June-July, according to the Panchayat Raj Minister in
Kolkota (West Bengal) [India], May 13 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting on Wednesday with district panchayat offices over COVID-19 said areas under Red zones should be divided into A,B,C categories.
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): A wild bear attacked a person named Simhadri at Kotha Pithali village under Dannuru Panchayat of Mandasa Mandal in Srikakulam district.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 12 (ANI): Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Tuesday launched a campaign for the cleaning of village ponds in the State.
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], May 12 (ANI): As the non-resident Keralites have started returning from abroad including those who lost their jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic, a panchayat here has launched a novel initiative of organic farming to keep them gainfully engaged.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the state government should extend the term of Panchayat members for another six months as the elections are not possible at this point in time due to COVID-19.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the Central and Karnataka government have failed in containing the coronavirus spread despite having enough time for preparations.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Ghaziabad District Magistrate, Ajay Shankar Pandey has constituted "Corona Monitoring Committees" for all 161 Gram Panchayats of the district in a bid to protect the people of rural areas from COVID-19.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 4 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health and Panchayati Raj Minister TS Singh Deo on Monday welcomed Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi's decision to bear the costs of railway tickets of needy migrant labourers who are returning home amid the lockdown and offered
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of a village volunteer who lost her life in a heart attack while she was distributing welfare pensions at Kujjeli Panchayat.<