urban local bodies

Gangtok, March 30 The BJP fielded six candidates for the civic elections in Sikkim, and all of them submitted their nomination papers on the last day on Monday.Srijana Chettri filed her nomination from the Diesel Power House ward of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation.In the Singtam Nagar...

Shimla, March 29 In view of the upcoming elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies in Himachal Pradesh, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the formation of a political affairs committee, disciplinary committee, state office bearers, and an executive...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Amidst shortages of LPG cylinders, the Odisha government has simplified approval processes for the early execution of piped natural gas (PNG) distribution projects across cities in the state, officials said.In a move to expedite the expansion of clean energy...

Gangtok, March 24 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang met with SKM candidates for the local elections on Tuesday, urging them to work together with humility and integrity.During a meeting at Samman Bhavan, the SKM leader said the party would provide full support to the candidates...

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...

Gangtok, March 23 – The Sikkim State Election Commission announced on Monday that elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will be held on April 24, with polling scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Counting of votes and announcement of results will take place on April 25, while the term of the...

Jaipur, March 23 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) will appoint chairpersons for all newly constituted Gram Panchayats, while the process of appointing ward presidents in all urban local bodies has already begun. Starting April 1, 2026, the RPCC will launch a statewide campaign...

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved approximately 60 crore rupees to establish five Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plants in urban local bodies, with the aim of improving waste management and generating clean energy. The decision was issued through a government order by the Municipal...

Amaravati, March 21 The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday approved a ₹60 crore fund for setting up five compressed biogas plants in select urban local bodies to operationalize bio-energy infrastructure based on municipal solid waste.The proposed projects will be implemented in...

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...

Jammu, March 18 A delegation from the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) met State Election Commissioner (SEC) Shantmanu on Wednesday and requested early elections for village councils and urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.The delegation, led by PCC working president Raman Bhalla, also...

Ranchi, March 16 As of March 2022, utilisation certificates worth ₹7,592 crore under various heads remained pending with several Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand, according to a CAG report presented in the assembly on Monday.The annual technical inspection report on local bodies also...

Jammu, March 9 – The Jammu and Kashmir government announced changes to the Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL) 2021 on Tuesday, under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970, and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000.According to an official statement, "This move aims to...

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has notified amendments to the Unified Building Bye-Laws 2021 under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000.The reforms aim to promote ease of doing business, rationalize development...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the State Election Commissioner (SEC), Shantmanu, instructed officials on Monday to prepare for the revision of village council electoral rolls. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Shantmanu chaired a high-level meeting on Monday to review preparations for the...

Jaipur, March 9 – The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which removes the two-child norm for contesting Panchayat elections, was passed after a debate in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday.The amendment modifies Section 19 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994...

Shimla, March 6 Approximately 10,000 women will participate in a state-level event to celebrate International Women's Day in the Nahan area of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on March 8, an official said on Friday.The event, organized under the auspices of the Directorate of Women and...

Shimla, March 5 The Himachal Pradesh government has withdrawn its order postponing elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) until proper road connectivity is restored, paving the way for elections in over 3,500 gram panchayats across the state, officials said on Thursday.Initially...

Ranchi, March 1 BJP rebel Sanjeev Singh won the mayoral post for the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in Jharkhand, while the saffron party-backed candidate finished fourth in the civic polls, an official said on Sunday.The counting of votes for all 48 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state...