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Government has empowered panchayats in J-K, boosted development: Amit Shah
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said BJP-led government had empowered panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir by giving them powers and funds and the power of vote at the grassroots will help provide elected representatives and leaders.
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Phase-1 of Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections records 82 pc polling
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 9 (ANI): The polling percentage in phase-1 elections to gram panchayats in Andhra Pradesh was 81.78 per cent, which is satisfactory, said the State Election Commission on Tuesday.
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11,845 healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine in Punjab's Ludhiana
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], January 28 (ANI): As many as 11,845 healthcare workers in the Ludhiana district have been administered the COVID-19 vaccine so far, which is the highest number in any other district of Punjab, said Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday.
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Incentive scheme for unanimously elected gram panchayats in Andhra
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 27 (ANI): The Government of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday decided to give wide publicity on the incentive scheme announced by the state for unanimously elected gram panchayats.
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Andhra gram panchayat polls will be held as scheduled, says state election
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh [India], January 23 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission on Saturday issued the notification for conducting of elections to gram panchayats in the State.
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Punjab's local body elections to be held on February 14
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh, January 16 [India]: The Election Commission of Punjab on Saturday has announced the schedule for elections and bye-election of eight Municipal Corporations and 109 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.
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Uttarakhand: Human chain formed to demand widening of road
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 10 (ANI): Residents of 70 Gram Panchayats of Karnaprayag, Chamoli formed a 19-km long human chain on Sunday demanding the widening of 19 km long road that connects Sidhpeeth Kurud to Nandprayag Ghat.
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Andhra SEC announces gram panchayat polls from Feb 5
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Amid the tussle with the Andhra Pradesh government over local body elections, State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar on Friday announced the schedule of elections of gram panchayats in four phases beginning February 5.
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Bihar cabinet approves proposal for creation of 103 new nagar panchayats
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 26 (ANI): Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal for creation of 103 new nagar panchayats and eight new nagar parishads, upgradation of 32 nagar panchayats to nagar parishads and five nagar parishads to municipal corporations.
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First phase of local body elections underway in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 22 (ANI): Voting for the first phase of gram panchayat elections is underway in 2,930 panchayats of Karnataka.
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LDF's victory in Kerala local body polls, befitting reply to UDF, BJP: Pin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has won a comprehensive victory in the local body polls which were held recently in the state.
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LDF leading in 516 gram panchayats in Kerala, welcomes people's mandate
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): As the Left Democratic Front (LDF) inches closer to a clear victory as counting of local body polls reaches its final leg, the Left welcomed the people's mandate while United Democratic Front (UDF) claimed it did not lose ground and Nat
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