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Coastal areas of Ganga and Diyara region affected by floods since Sept 28,
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sahibganj (Jharkhand) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Coastal areas of Ganga and the Diyara region have been affected by the floods since September 28 along with a total of 51 panchayats of Rajmahal and Udhwa.
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Uttarakhand BJP expels 90 members for "anti-party" activities
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Uttarakhand BJP on Friday expelled as many as 90 office bearers for indulging in "anti-party" activities and for contesting against the official candidates of the party in the Zila Panchayat elections.
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UP: Panchayat president shot dead in Sonbhadra by unidentified miscreants
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Renukoot Nagar Panchayat president Shivpratap Singh was on Monday shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district.
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Vidisha: Farmers forced to wear slates around necks like criminals to sho
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Farmers in Manora village of Vidisha alleged that they were forced to wear slates around their necks like criminals during a survey of their farmlands by the administration.
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Disqualify farmers burning stubble on panchayat land: Punjab Agri Dept
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): In a bid to reduce pollution, Punjab Agriculture Department has urged Rural Development and Panchayats Department to bar farmers who are cultivating panchayat land and indulging in stubble from taking the land on lease in the future.
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Schedule for Tehsil, Zila panchayat polls for J-K to be announced within 5
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Schedule for Tehsil and Zila panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be announced in the next four to five days, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said on Sunday.
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Chhattigarh: Villagers threaten to boycott panchayat polls over non-constr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Residents of Piprahi village in the Ramnagar gram panchayat of the district have threatened to boycott the upcoming panchayat elections, owing to unavailability of a permanent bridge to cross a pond which connects their village to other parts
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Awareness drive on plastic waste management held at J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj on Thursday organized one-day awareness program on plastic waste management in Srinagar.
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SC refuses to stay HC order allowing parents with over two children to con
Updated : 6 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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