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Panchayat prez held for hurling slipper at Nityana

A Panchayat president was among four persons arrested on Wednesday for reportedly throwing slippers ...

Omar govt committed to Panchayati Raj system: NC

It was the PDP which had dissolved the elected Panchayats and was not able to conduct the elections ...

`Rs 2 lakh grant to village with best Panchayat`

To encourage Panchayats to work effectively, Punjab Revenue Minister announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh ...

Andhra Gram Panchayat officer held for bribery

An executive officer and a junior assistant attached with a gram panchayat in Karim Nagar district o...

Punjab to become `e-panchayat` state

The Punjab government plans to put data of all its 12,776 village panchayats on its official website...

Local body election process starts

The district administration has moved a step forward in holding local bodies and panchayat elections...

`Thirty two backward dists may get Central funds`

Panchayati Raj Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo said during Question Hour that proposals for inclusion...

DPRO manhandled by former office bearer of SP

A district panchayati raj officer was allegedly manhandled by a former office bearer of the SP`s fro...

23 panchayats enter ruling Akali fold in Amritsar

Congress on Wednesday suffered a jolt in the border belt of Amritsar district when 23 panchayats of ...

Naxals burn Gram Panchayat building, wreck BSNL tower

The violence came ahead of Wednesday`s nationwide strike call given by the ultras.

All panchayats in Punjab to go online soon

To bring transparency in execution of development works at the panchayat level, the Punjab governmen...

MGNREGA: Panchayats to give CA`s certificate

The government has made it mandatory for village panchayats to attach a Chartered Accountant`s certi...

Crude bombs recovered from near panchayat office

Six crude bombs were recovered by the police near Maheswarpur panchayat office in Jajpur district, t...

Women to have 50% quota in K’taka urban local bodies

Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to earmark 50 per cent reservation for women in all urban lo...

FM, Planning Comm rapped over allocation to PR Min

A Parliamentary panel has criticised the Finance Ministry and the Planning Commission for not making...

Demand for empowerment for Panchayati Raj in J&K

Dozens of village heads today sat on a day-long hunger strike demanding extension of the 73rd amendm...

Congress sounds panchayat poll bugle in Assam

In the run-up to 2013 panchayat polls in Assam, the state unit of Congress has formulated a set of s...

`Constitutional status to panchayat soon in J&K`

The issue of bringing a legislation to grant constitutional status to Panchyati Raj Institution in J...

‘Gram Panchayats to become Nirmal in 10 years’

`Nirmal Gram` is a village where all homes, schools and anganwadis have sanitary toilets with commun...

UP govt to scrap post of cabinet secretary

The UP government decided to withdraw a proposed amendment Bill which was intended to give immunity ...

Panchayats to get 1% of Rural Devpt budget

Rural Development Ministry has agreed to share one of percent of its Rs one lakh crore budget with P...

Panchayat lets off rapists; victim commits suicide

A 13-year-old gangrape victim allegedly committed suicide after she was not allowed to file a police...

Water conservation: Har panchayats to get awards

The Haryana government has instituted awards to honour village panchayats for their achievements in ...

J&K govt against Panchayati Raj empowerment: BJP

BJP accused the ruling NC-Congress coalition in J&K of not giving decision-making and financial pow...

Mamata announces more sops for Muslims

With an eye on next year`s panchayat polls, Mamata Banerjee showered more sops on the Muslim commun...

Cong hints at going it alone in WB panchayat polls

Congress, which is sharing a tumultuous relationship with ally Trinamool Congress at Centre and West...

Mamata announces sops for Muslims

Announcing sops for Muslims ahead of panchayat polls, Banerjee said that her govt would bring in a ...

WB Govt mulls amendment to Panchayat Act, 1973

West Bengal government has been contemplating amendment to the present Panchayat Act, 1973, to rem...

CEO warns of action against contractors under MNREGA

Zilla panchayat officials warned of taking criminal cases against contractors who use machinery inst...

No proposal to give salary to panchayat reps

Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Bhim Singh on Wednesday told the state Assembly that there was no pro...

Odisha panchayat polls: 69.4 % vote in last phase

Over 69 % exercised their franchise in fifth phase of Odisha panchayat polls which witnessed stray i...

Yavatmal: Cong dominates in Panchayat Samiti chairman polls

Shiv Sena candidates for chairman`s post got elected in five Samitis, while BJP could bag a single ...

Hooda urges Jats to exercise restraint

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda urged Jat agitators to exercise restraint and cremate t...

NH 37 blocked over demand for panchayat polls

The National Highway 37 leading to the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam`s...

Quota issue: Khap Panchayat gives 3-day ultimatum

The Sarv Khap Panchayat threatened to start a statewide stir in case the state government fails to a...

Blind man`s poll nomination rejected, EC`s help sought

A visually impaired man`s nomination for Odisha Panchayat polls was rejected as he had put his thumb...

Orissa panchayat polls: 69.4% turnout in 5th phase

Over 69 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the last phase of panchayat polls in Orissa ...

70% turnout in 4th phase of Orissa panchayat polls

Over 70 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the fourth phase of panchayat polls in Oriss...

Panchayat bandh peaceful despite Maoist bandh

Despite a bandh call given by Maoists, the fourth phase of three-tier panchayat election passed of...

Odisha: 69% turnout in 3rd phase of panchayat poll

About 69 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the third phase of panchayat polls in Odi...

69% votes polled for Odisha panchayat election

About 69 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the second phase of panchayat polls in Odish...

`Congress rule has been anti-farmer and anti-poor`

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress saying its almost 50 years of rule fro...

BDO, Panchayat secretary, another held for graft

Three officials, including a BDO, were arrested on Friday for allegedly accepting bribes in three Bi...

65% voting in Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti polls in Maha

As many as 7,116 candidates are in the fray for 1,624 seats in Zilla Parishads (ZPs) and 13,473 nomi...

Assam Panchayat elections an `acid test` for BJP

Senior BJP leader Kabindra Purkayastha said that the ensuing panchayat elections in Assam was an ac...

No violation of model code by Naveen: SEC

Odisha State Election Commission (SEC)found no violation of model code of conduct for next month`s ...

Sabar community to boycott panchayat poll?

Members of Sabar community in 10 coastal districts of Orissa have threatened to boycott the ensuin...

UP: Man gets 7 yrs RI in attempt to murder case

A local court has sentenced a person to seven years rigorous imprisonment in a two-year-old attemp...

Maha Cong wants Rahul to campaign for civic polls

The ZPs, panchayat samiti polls will be held on February 7 and municipal corporations, including th...

BJD Hinjili leader resigns

Ruling BJD`s Hinjili town unit president has resigned from the party`s primary membership ahead of...

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