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Sarpanches to get District Collector's powers to fight against COVID-19: O
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): In a historic move, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that 'sarpanches' in Gram Panchayats will get the powers of District Collectors in their respective jurisdiction to fight COVID-19 pandemic.
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5 sarpanches suspended in Haryana for not informing about return of Tablig
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Palwal (Haryana) [India], April 2 (ANI): Five sarpanches (village heads) were suspended after failing to notify authorities about the presence of individuals who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi and returned to their villages, Palwal District Collector, Naresh Narwal said o
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Haryana govt to give scooters to women sarpanches, block and district coun
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): The Haryana Government on Sunday announced that it will give scooters to the woman members of the Block Development Council, District Council and village sarpanchs for the offcial work in their areas.
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Centre to launch training programme for Panchayat functionaries of J-K
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will launch a training programme for panches and sarpanches of Jammu and Kashmir to create awareness about their rights, duties as well as to apprise them about the funds earmarked for the local body functionaries.
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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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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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Dilution of Article 370 will accelerate development in J-K: Vice President
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 10 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that the dilution of Article 370 would accelerate the process of development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh by paving way for the extension of various schemes and legislations, including the 73rd and 74th const
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J-K groups meet Shah, hail abrogation of Article 370
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 3 (ANI): Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met sarpanches from Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after the repeal of Article 370 and assured them that restrictions on communication will be lifted "as soon as possible" in the region and nobody's land will be taken t
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Panchayat bye-elections in Haryana on July 7
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 1 (ANI): The bye-elections to 355 vacant seats in the state which included 317 Panches, 31 Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats and seven members of Panchayat Samitis will be held on July 7, said State Election Commissioner Dr Dalip Singh on Saturday.
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J-K Panchayat Conference holds protest against killing of sarpanches
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 8 (ANI): All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference on Wednesday held a protest in Jammu against the killing of sarpanches in the state.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Army organises capacity building tour for Sarpanches
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 14 (ANI): In order to foster a spirit of national integration across the country, the Indian Army on Wednesday flagged off a capacity building tour comprising of 20 Sarpanchs from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
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Telangana CM pitches for development of villages
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao instructed officials to organise a full-fledged training programme to the elected Sarpanches and Upa sarpanches in the ongoing village Panchayat elections to provide a total understanding to them in sh
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