panchayats

Bhopal, March 26 Newly appointed Chairman of the State Finance Commission and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya met Governor Mangubhai Patel at Lok Bhavan on Thursday and informed him about assuming charge of the office.Following the courtesy meeting, the Governor's...

Jamnagar, March 26 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will begin the fight to eradicate corruption from the very grassroots level if voted to power in the Gujarat local body elections, its national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday.The ruling BJP and the...

Amaravati, March 24 All households in Andhra Pradesh will have access to safe drinking water by 2028 under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.Officials from the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Andhra Pradesh government formally signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Jal Jeevan Mission...

Bhopal, March 20 – The Madhya Pradesh government has established the 6th State Finance Commission. This commission will strengthen the financial framework of local bodies, including urban and gram-panchayats across the state.Former minister Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya has been appointed as the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 The Kerala Health Department has designated 83 hospitals as "antibiotic-smart hospitals" and five local self-government bodies as "antibiotic-literate local self-government bodies" after they met the prescribed standards aimed at strengthening measures to prevent...

Panaji, March 12 Temporary floating jetties will be constructed at six locations in Goa to enhance safety measures for visitors, state tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said in the assembly on Thursday.The project is part of the new tender issued for a lifeguard agency, he said in the House while...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, from all political parties, expressed concern on Tuesday over the lack of safe drinking water in several rural areas of the state ahead of the summer season.The members, including BJP's Manoranjan Dyan Samantara, BJD chief whip...

Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a high-level meeting to review the performance of Mission YUVA at the district level, assessing progress on key parameters aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and employment generation among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir.During the meeting, the Chief...

Chennai, March 5 BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday dismissed TVK chief Vijay's allegation of a "secret deal" between the ruling DMK and her party as "absurd".While agreeing with the actor-politician on his "anti-DMK" stance, the former Governor of Telangana told reporters that the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 Kerala has launched a pilot community-owned Battery Energy Storage System (C-BESS) in Perinjanam, Thrissur, an initiative that would promote decentralized, climate-resilient power infrastructure.The announcement was made at an event here on Thursday related to...

The Election Commission of India and State Election Commissioners (SECs) will collaborate to harmonize the laws related to elections for local bodies (Panchayats and Municipal Bodies) with those related to elections for the Parliament and State Legislatures. This was stated in the National...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a 'National Round Table Conference' with State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years.The conference is being chaired by Chief Election Commissioner...

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, February 23 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a 'National Round Table Conference' with State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years, officials said on Monday.The last such conference...

Bengaluru, February 23 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday that the BJP is nearing its end.Speaking at the "Save the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA)" convention in Chikkaballapura, he said, "Like a lamp that burns brightly...

Guwahati, February 21 Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, people with disabilities (PwDs) on Saturday sought reservation at all levels of government, timely and effective implementation of rights legislation at the state level, and clear budgetary allocations for inclusive education...

Kochi, February 19 Malayalam film director and reality show winner Akhil Marar joined the NDA ally, Twenty20, on Thursday and will contest in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party announced here.Marar said he considers himself a free thinker and that, at times, some of his positions align...

Kolkata, February 18 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has awarded an international certificate, recognizing the state government's community-based "Matir Srishti" programme for preserving natural...

Agartala, February 17 – The opposition Congress organised a massive rally in Agartala on Tuesday, accusing the BJP-led central government of weakening and effectively withdrawing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).Hundreds of Congress supporters, led by senior...

Jammu, February 17 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, appointed former senior IAS officer, Shantmanu, as the State Election Commissioner for the Union Territory, officials said on Tuesday.An order issued from Lok Bhawan stated, "In exercise of the powers conferred by...

Jammu, February 17 The administration of Jammu and Kashmir appointed former IAS officer Shantmanu as the new State Election Commissioner (SEC) of the Union Territory on Tuesday.Shantmanu replaces B R Sharma, who completed his tenure after serving in the post since July 20, 2023.According to...