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AGP to contest panchayat elections alone in Assam
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Apr. 6 (ANI): The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a key ally of the BJP-led Assam government, has announced to go solo in the upcoming panchayat polls in Assam.
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Congress, BJP move court over WB panchayat polls
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] April 5 (ANI): The West Bengal units of the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday moved Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court respectively in connection with upcoming panchayat polls in the state.
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WB: BJP worker died after being thrashed by TMC cadres
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker died on Wednesday after allegedly being thrashed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) cadres in West Bengal's Bankura district.
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BJP to move SC to ensure fair Panchayat polls in Bengal
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal [India], Apr. 04 (ANI): Following his meeting with the State Election Commission over nomination issues for the impending Panchayat polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy, on Wednesday suggested that his party will move to the Supreme Court to ensure a fair polling
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WB Panchayat polls to be held in three phases in May
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Mar. 31(ANI): Panchayat general elections in 20 districts of West Bengal are scheduled to take place in three phases in May, announced the state election commission on Saturday.
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Khap opposes SC's verdict on sagotra marriages
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bagpat (Haryana) [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): A khap panchayat in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday opposed the Supreme Court ruling on their interference in the marriage of two consenting adults.
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SC snubs Khap Panchayat's interference in marriage
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): Sending out a stern message to Khap Panchayats, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that an assembly intended to scuttle the marriage of two consenting adults will be deemed illegal.
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UP: Husband beats woman in public on Panchayat's order
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Mar. 23 (ANI): A woman was publicly beaten up by her husband on a village panchayat's orders for allegedly eloping with another man in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr city.
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Khap Panchayat matter: State must provide protection to couples, says Cent
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the states must provide police protection to those couples who fear for their lives because they did inter-caste or inter-gotra marriage.
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Even MLAs die, says MP Minister on farmer deaths
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): The death of farmers in Madhya Pradesh has turned controversial with, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Gopal Bhargava saying on Friday said even MLAs don't live forever and that nobody has control over death.
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District Magistrate threatens to 'slit' Panchayat officer's throat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): A Saharanpur District Magistrate (DM) threatened to harm the Panchayat executive officer over alleged negligence in work.
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Hearing in Uttarakhand Municipal Corporation listed for March 6
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India] February 19 (ANI): An Uttarakhand Court on Monday stayed state government's notification on the area expansion of Municipal areas and sought a reply by March 6.
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