Gangtok, March 26 – The Citizen Action Party (CAP) announced on Thursday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson...
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New Delhi, March 11 The central government has no role in the devolution of funds to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), and it is only the states that do so. The performance of Punjab in this regard is lower than even the national average, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday...
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Pulwama, February 23: The Chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Pulwama, Syed Abdul Bari Andrabi, presided over a General Council meeting at the Circuit House, Pulwama, to assess the progress of development projects and review the overall performance for the financial year...
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Thiruvananthapuram, February 15 Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar expressed confidence on Sunday that Pinarayi Vijayan will continue as the chief minister of Kerala.His remarks come as the Congress seeks to regain power in the state, with assembly elections scheduled in the coming...
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