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SC refuses to stay HC order allowing parents with over two children to con
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with an Uttarakhand High Court order setting aside a law which forbade parents with over two children from contesting Panchayat elections.
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Uttarakhand: 6 districts will elect highest number of village heads in ens
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 23 (ANI): In the upcoming Panchayat elections in 12 districts, six of these will have the highest number of village heads, who will be elected in the state.
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Centre to launch training programme for Panchayat functionaries of J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will launch a training programme for panches and sarpanches of Jammu and Kashmir to create awareness about their rights, duties as well as to apprise them about the funds earmarked for the local body functionaries.
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Parents with more than 2 children can contest panchayat polls, rules Uttar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttrakhand) [India], Sept 19 (ANI): In a setback to the state government, the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday allowed parents with more than two children before July 25, 2019, to contest the panchayat elections.
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U'khand: Congress leaders meet state EC against alleged interference by go
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): A delegation of Uttarakhand Congress leaders met the state election commissioner here on Wednesday to register their protest against the state government's alleged interference in the panchayat poll process.
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Haryana: Hooda appears before CBI court in land allotment cases
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday appeared before the CBI Special Court in Panchkula in connection with AJL land allotment case and Manesar land scam case.
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K'taka Minister stirs controversy, compares Congress MLAs to "Hijada"
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj KS Eshwarappa has stirred a hornet's nest by comparing Congress state legislators to the members of the transgender community.
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Uttarakhand: Panchayat elections to be held in 12 districts from Oct 6
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Election Commission on Friday announced that Panchayat election will be held in 12 districts of the state, except Haridwar, in three phases from October 6.
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Tripura CM to donate salary for installing dustbins in rural areas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept 13 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will donate his six months' salary to install dustbins in 1,100 panchayats and village committees of the state as part of the BJP's 'Seva Saptah' campaign which will be observed to mark the birthday of Prime M
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Autonomy to panchayats have uplifted morale of grass root leaders in J-K:
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), September 12 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that after the abrogation of Article 370, the panchayats of Jammu and Kashmir have been given autonomy which has uplifted the morale of grass root level leaders.
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Dilution of Art 370 will accelerate development, talks with Pakistan only
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 10 (ANI) : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that the dilution of Article 370 would accelerate the process of development in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and said any talks with Pakistan now would be held only on Pakistan-
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Elections to local bodies should be made mandatory, says Vice President
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 10 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has suggested that elections to local bodies every five years should be made mandatory and there should be no discretion or scope for states to postpone or advance them.
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