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Pakistan: Report cites rise in persecution of minority Hindu community
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Hindu community, which happens to be a minority in Pakistan, are undergoing a series of threats and persecution, with killings, kidnappings and attacks on religious site being a common affair in the country, The News on Sunday reported.
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No shortage of funds for development of Panchayats, ensure quality of work
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the programs/schemes of the Panchayati Raj Department on Friday and gave necessary guidelines regarding the empowerment of Gram Panchayats adding that there is no shortage of funds for development works in Panchayats.
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“They want to make the country West Bengal…”: Yogi Adityanath slams TMC go
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Launching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over "large-scale violence" in West Bengal panchayat polls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the civic polls were held peacefully in Uttar Pradesh and asked if Trinamool Congress “wants to make the country Wes
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"There is nothing like law and order in Bengal": BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The BJP MP alleged that panchayat poll elections were peaceful in other states while violence occurred only in West Bengal.
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CM Mamata Banerjee's tweet on Manipur situation is politically mala fide:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"The administration of CM Banerjee did not take any action to stop the violence during the Panchayat poll elections in the state," Suvendu Adhikari said.
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Himachal Congress legislator urges state govt to withdraw TCP Act imposed
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Addressing the media in Shimla, Ravi Thakur said, "During the former BJP government, Town and Country Planning (TCP) rules were implemented in six panchayats of the tribal district of Lahaul Spiti, but the local public are against it."
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UP Govt gears up for Independence Day, lines up array of events under ‘Mer
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
With an aim to inspire the youth, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will organize various events at the Panchayat and local body level on the occasion of Independence Day under the ‘Meri Mati, Mera Desh’ program, said an official statement from the UP Government on Saturday.
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WB: Winning TMC panchayat candidate killed in Magrahat
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A Trinamool Congress leader, who contested and won the recent panchayat elections, was killed and another person injured in a shootout at Magrahat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police informed on Saturday.
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Footbridge swept away in heavy rains, more than 5,000 people across 3 panc
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Residents of Udhampur are risking their lives, wading through a flooded Sloo nallah, after a crucial footbridge connecting more than five thousand people across three panchayats — Danwalt, Blandh, and Rang of Parli Dhar block in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district — collapsed
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BJP fact-finding committee submits report on Bengal poll violence
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The committee reported that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her TMC party and "their alliance with criminal hooligans, biased administration, and colluding police created a conspiracy to ensure the victory of TMC."
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PM lauded Bengal party's performance in violence-hit panchayat polls: BJP
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"We discussed the recent Panchayat elections and the incidents of violence that occurred during the polls. He (PM Modi) also enquired about the development works in the state," Sukanta Majumdar said after meeting PM Modi.
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CM Mamata Banerjee unable to handle situation in West Bengal: BJP's Raman
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Raman Singh on Saturday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the purported video that showed two tribal women were stripped naked and tortured a few days ago in West Bengal while police remained a "mut
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