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U'khand: Congress leaders meet state EC against alleged interference by go
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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K'taka Minister stirs controversy, compares Congress MLAs to "Hijada"
Updated : 6 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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Bihar: 3 people shot dead, more than 10 injured over dispute between two g
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Vaishali (Bihar) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Three people were shot dead while more than ten others suffered injuries when two groups opened fire during a village Panchayat meeting in Rustampur area on Sunday, Bihar police on Monday said.
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Karnataka: Flood-affected people stop minister's car, demand compensation
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Belgaum (Karnataka) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Flood-affected people stopped here on Saturday stopped Rural and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa's car near Yadur village, seeking compensation.
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UP: Village Development Officer kills self after facing casteist slurs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): A Village Development Officer, allegedly upset with casteist slurs, committed suicide here at his residence on Friday evening. Police have made some arrests in the case.
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Delegation of J-K Panchayat Association calls on HM Shah over abrogation o
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Association called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the aftermath of abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A.
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Telangana: KCR to implement Special Action Plan for village development
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will implement a Special Action Plan for Village development for a period of one month from September 6, according to a statement by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
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