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Telangana: KCR announces 60-day action plan to promote greenery, cleanline
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Saturday announced a "60-day action plan" for developing greenery and hygiene in villages.
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PM Modi lauds efforts of Tripura BJP unit post panchayat poll victory
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 2 (ANI): Buoyed by the sweeping victory of the BJP in the Tripura panchayat elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded efforts of the local party unit in making BJP formidable.
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Gujarat: Teachers in Vadodara schools welcome students in unique way
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 31 (ANI): Teachers in the schools running under Primary Schools Committee of Vadodara District Panchayat have adopted a unique way to welcome students into the classroom under the 'Bal Satkar' program which kickstarted on July 1.
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No proposal to merge Union Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Ra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): There is no proposal currently to merge the ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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NIRDPR study: Many Gram Panchayats use RO as fashionable infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 25 (ANI): A study conducted by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) on the subject of setting up of Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants in Rural India revealed that many village bodies had installed such plants without any need and o
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Nandprayag Nagar panchayat installs sanitary pad vending machine
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nandprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 25 (ANI): In a bid to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene and to promote the use of sanitary napkins, Nandprayag Nagar Panchayat on Wednesday installed a sanitary pad vending machine in the town.
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Maharashtra govt approves 7th pay commission for local bodies
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI): The Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to implement the recommendations of the 7th pay commission for employees of the municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state from September 1 this year.
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AP: Panchayat Raj officer caught red-handed while taking bribe in Srikakul
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): A Panchayat Raj officer has been caught red-handed by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths while taking a bribe for a transfer order in Srikakulam district.
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Telangana: Gram Panchayat passes resolution to banish sexual predators
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], July 23 (ANI): A Gram Panchayat in Telangana's Sangareddy district has passed a resolution to banish sexual predators.
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Haryana: This Khap panchayat asks people to drop surnames to end caste div
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Khera Khap panchayat of Jind district has come up with a new idea to end the decade-long caste discrimination prevailing in the society.
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Telangana should eliminate malnutrition by 2022: NIRDPR Director-General R
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): An advancing state as Telangana should strive to achieve beyond the set targets and eliminate malnutrition by 2022, said Director-General of National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Dr W R Reddy here on Thursday.
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Digital Village Pilot project' covering 700 gram Panchayats, says R S Pras
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is implementing a 'Digital Village Pilot project' covering 700 gram Panchayats or villages with at least one gram Panchayat or village per district per state/union territory, Electronics and IT Minister
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