urban local bodies

Ranchi, February 28 Roshni Khalkho, backed by the BJP, won the mayoral post of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation on Friday, while Sudha Gupta, supported by the Congress, was elected mayor of the Mango Municipal Corporation in Jamshedpur.Khalkho defeated her nearest Congress-backed rival, Rama...

Ranchi, February 27 Arvind Rana, a journalist for a Hindi newspaper, won the mayoral position in the civic elections for the Hazaribag Municipal Corporation by defeating his nearest Congress-backed rival, Sarfarz, the results of which were announced on Friday.An official stated that in Ranchi...

New Delhi, February 27 – The highly anticipated vote counting for Jharkhand's urban civic elections was underway on Friday, amid tight security arrangements across the state.The elections for 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including nine Municipal Corporations, 20 Municipal Councils, and 19...

Ranchi, February 27 Counting of votes for the elections to 48 urban local bodies in Jharkhand is underway on Friday, amid tight security arrangements, officials said.Counting of ballots began around 8 am, they said."Ballot papers are being segregated in the initial stage of the counting. The...

Ranchi, February 26 Counting of votes for the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand will take place on Friday amidst tight security, officials said.Counting of ballots will begin at 8 am, and results are expected to begin flowing after around two hours.The elections were...

Jaipur, February 26 – The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of elections to 113 municipal bodies, citing the need to redo the ward delimitation process after it was struck down by the High Court.A Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the state...

Jaipur, February 25 – In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting elections to the Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.With this...

Shimla, February 24 Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta chaired a meeting on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the statewide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, which will be launched from February 28.The campaign is being conducted under the Universal Immunization...

Ranchi, February 23 – Sixty-two percent of the over 43 lakh voters in Jharkhand exercised their franchise in the civic polls for 48 urban local bodies on Monday, election officials said.There were minor incidents of violence, including an incident where two people were injured, but the...

Ranchi, February 22 Voting is taking place for 48 urban local bodies (ULBs) across Jharkhand on Monday, with over 43 lakh voters eligible to decide the fate of over 6,000 candidates, an election official said.Polling began at 7 am and will continue until 5 pm, he said.Over 43.43 lakh voters...

Ranchi, February 22 All preparations have been made to conduct elections to Jharkhand's 48 urban local bodies (ULBs), including Ranchi, on Monday, an official of the State Election Commission (SEC) said.Voting will begin at 7 am amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm, he said.Over...

Ranchi, February 21 The campaigning for the elections to Jharkhand's 48 urban local bodies (ULBs), including Ranchi, concluded on Saturday evening, an official of the State Election Commission said.The elections will be held on February 23, and the votes will be counted on February 27, he...

Ranchi, February 21. Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections...

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organized a high-level consultation titled "Municipal Bonds Unpacked – A Dialogue with the Intermediaries." The Ministry stated that the session discussed strategies for deepening the municipal bond market and strengthening alternative sources of...

The government stated that there is no proposal to de-notify the Seer-Hamdan Municipal Committee.Responding on behalf of the Chief Minister, Education Minister Sakeena Itoo informed the House that the process of notifying Seer-Hamdan as a Municipal Committee (MC) began in 1996 following...

The Government of Odisha has intensified its efforts to strengthen the livelihoods, safety, and dignity of sanitation workers and waste pickers through the implementation of the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE), alongside the State's flagship GARIMA initiative...

Hyderabad, February 16 – The BJP has significantly increased its presence in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Telangana and emerged as the largest party in more than 15 municipalities, state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao said on Monday.He claimed that the party opened its account in several...

Shimla, February 16 In an unusual move, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla concluded his address to the state Legislative Assembly within two minutes on Monday, skipping a portion of the speech over what he termed as "comments on a constitutional institution".Speaking at the start of...

February 14, New Delhi – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 1 lakh crore. The CA will cover 25% of the project cost, subject to raising a minimum of 50% of the project cost...

New Delhi, February 14 In a major boost to urban infrastructure, the Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.Under the scheme, central assistance will cover 25...