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Kerala HC stays Kasargod panchayat's move to introduce resolution against
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed the Kasargod district panchayat's move to introduce a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Locals in Chhattisgarh's Palamadgu village build road themselves
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Locals of Naxal-affected Palamadgu village in Sukma have built a road themselves for better connectivity and stated that they will not cast vote in the upcoming Panchayat polls.
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Third gender person elected deputy Sarpanch in Rajasthan's Patan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sikar (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Setting an example for rising above the social stigma, a third gender person was elected as the deputy sarpanch in Patan Panchayat of Sikar district in Rajasthan.
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97-year-old Vidhya Devi elected Sarpanch in Rajasthan's Sikar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sikar (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): 97-year-old Vidhya Devi has been elected Sarpanch after winning the Panchayat elections from Puranawas gram panchayat in Sikar district.
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Legislature should act as a watchdog on financial accountability of execut
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that legislatures should act as a watchdog on the financial accountability of the executive.
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Nothing wrong with Swamy Vachananda seeking ministerial berth for communit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa on Friday said the Cabinet expansion is the responsibility of Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, while stating that there is nothing wrong with Swamy Vac
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Immigrant from Pakistan to contest panchayat elections in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tonk (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Neeta Sodha, an immigrant from Pakistan who was recently given Indian citizenship is contesting panchayat elections in Rajasthan's Natwara.
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Congress welcomes Goa govt's decision to withdraw 'illegal circular sought
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday welcomed Goa government's decision to withdraw the illegal circular sought to be imposed on the Panchayats and all the citizens of the state to "undermine the constitutional rights of the Panchayats and reduce them to non
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Rajasthan Deputy CM Pilot urges EC to conduct Panchayat polls on time
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday demanded the State Election Commission to conduct Panchayat polls on time.
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Indore gets plastic waste management award
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Indore city was conferred with the plastic waste management award on Sunday with the Sindoda panchayat being declared as the first plastic-free area in the state recently.
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Science does not approve 'sagotra' marriage: Haryana CM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panchkula [Haryana], Jan 10 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that there has been attempts to defame khap panchayats but scientific research discourages "same caste or sagotra marriage".
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NIRDPR hosts two-day All India State Election Commissioners' Conclave
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is hosting a two-day All India State Election Commissioners' (SEC) Conclave here with an objective to take stock of the challenges faced in conducting timely local body electi
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