gram panchayat

Burhanpur, April 11 – In a unique initiative to promote respectful behavior, the village of Borsar in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, has introduced a rule imposing a fine of Rs 500 or one hour of mandatory cleaning duty for using abusive language.The decision was unanimously approved by...

Burhanpur, April 10 A village in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district has decided to prohibit the use of profanity and will impose a penalty of ₹500 or one hour of community cleaning if anyone is found using offensive language.This decision was made by the gram panchayat of Borsar village. It...

Jaipur, April 10 – Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma stated that the prosperity of farmers is central to the progress of both the state and the nation. Reaffirming the government’s commitment to strengthening Rajasthan’s agricultural ecosystem, he said efforts are being made to enhance farmers’...

Ramban, April 9: District Development Commissioner Mohammad Alyas Khan chaired a meeting to review the progress of major Rural Development Department schemes, including PMAY-G, MGNREGA, SBM-G, District Capex Budget, and others.The meeting was attended by senior district and sectoral officers...

Shimla, April 7 The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Himachal Pradesh decreased to 14,653 in 2025 from 15,760 in 2022, representing a decline of over seven percent, Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta said on Tuesday.Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) is not solely the responsibility of...

Bilaspur, March 31 The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that individuals do not need prior permission from authorities to organize religious prayer meetings at their homes, provided no law is violated.A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made this observation while quashing...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has launched a statewide awareness campaign to highlight the key differences between the MGNREGA and the VB-G RAM G scheme.As part of the initiative, nearly 95,000 letters are being sent to current and former Gram Panchayat representatives...

New Delhi, March 27 The Jal Shakti (Water Resources) Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Meghalaya government on Friday to improve the availability of clean and safe tap water in rural areas of the northeastern state under the National Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).This...

Itanagar, March 25 A severe hailstorm hit Banderdewa in Arunachal Pradesh, causing damage to houses, uprooting trees and electric poles, while the weather department has forecast thunderstorms and lightning strikes across the state until March 29.According to an official report, more than 20...

Bengaluru, March 24 Karnataka received less than half of its allocation under the JJM due to its inability to utilize the funds already released, the CAG said in its report.The report of the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) on the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee announced a 30-day statewide organizational drive, starting April 1, under which ward and gram panchayat-level units will be strengthened and new office-bearers appointed.Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra said that...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

Beed, March 17 A group of armed robbers targeted two houses in the Kavadgaon village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, making off with valuables and cash worth over Rs 2.16 lakh, and brutally attacking a resident, police said on Tuesday.The group of four to five armed men stormed the...

Kolkata, March 17 A former BJP panchayat chief, who was known to be close to senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari, rejoined the ruling TMC on Tuesday amid speculation that he may be pitted against the leader of the opposition in the Nandigram constituency in the upcoming assembly elections...

Hyderabad, March 14 In yet another incident of stray dog killings, nearly 100 canines were allegedly "poisoned to death" in the Mancherial district, police said.An animal welfare activist, A Goutham, in a complaint to the police, stated that around 100 stray dogs were killed in the Kishtapur...

Raipur, March 13 – The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched with the mission to make clean water a right for every family, has achieved considerable success across the country, including tribal and remote regions of Chhattisgarh.In the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, it is providing pure drinking...

Mumbai, March 12 – Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai informed the state Assembly on Thursday that discussions would be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers regarding the demand to consider slum dwellers on the first floor for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation...

New Delhi/Bhopal, March 11 – Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil felicitated Dharmendra Maran, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Mugaliya Haat in Bhopal district, with the ‘Outstanding Water Leadership Sarpanch Award’ in New Delhi on Wednesday.The award was presented in recognition of his...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.7 lakh crore for the rural drinking water supply project. This project will now shift its focus from infrastructure creation to service delivery...

Bengaluru, March 10 – Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday that the state government has initiated measures to ensure that rural communities do not face water shortages during the upcoming summer season in the state.Speaking in Bengaluru...