Tag: panchayat

Uttarakhand passes amended Panchayat Raj act, bars candidate with more than two children from contesting polls

The amended Uttarakhand Panchayat Raj Act bars candidates with more than two children from contesting Panchayat polls.

June 26, 2019

The encounter

‘That won’t do ma’am! You’ve to beat the duster against the table to make them stop!” Raka turned to see a roly-poly girl among the famished faces that hollered, chattered and danced about the classroom. A boy busy practising aerobics holding two blades of a defunct ceiling fan landed on his desk with a thud. …

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October 20, 2018

Mehbooba announces boycott of panchayat and local body elections in J-K

Mufti’s announcement comes days after the National Conference (NC) chief and MP Farooq Abdullah had announced that his party would contest all elections in the state until the centre cleared its stand on the Article 35-A.

September 10, 2018

Ahead of Shah’s visit, BJP tense over Bijepur electoral failures

Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah’s visit, the state BJP unit leaders are worried given the recent electoral failures in the Bijepur bypoll and several other by-elections at the panchayat level. The party boss is bound to grill them as to why after his Mission 120+ and “mo booth sabse majbut” programme, the party did …

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April 3, 2018

Odisha Govt to rehabilitate 149 more affected families

The state government on Monday included 149 more families in rehabilitation package for sea-erosion affected people in Kendrapara district. While people are registering vociferous protest against acquisition of their land elsewhere, the things are on the contrary in Satabhaya. People here are intent on leaving their ancestral land forever as sea is steadily eating up …

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February 27, 2018

Vilagers protest against corrupt practices of anti-Posco leader

Villagers including a large number of women squatted on an indefinite dharna in front former sarpanch and prominent anti-Posco leader Sisir Mohapatra on Wednesday. They also observed a ‘Dhinkia Bandh’ alleging that Mohapatra had usurped lakhs of rupees meant for the panchayat. The agitators demanded stern action against him. The villagers alleged that Mohapatra who …

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February 22, 2018

BJP farmers, OBC morchas slam AAP govt

The Delhi BJP Kisan & OBC Morchas on Monday held a Panchayat at Rajghat on the problems of the farmers and other residents of Delhi’s rural areas in which representatives of about 80 villages of North, East, West and South Delhi participated. The Pradhan of 360 village panchayats of Delhi, Chaudhary Ram Karan, presented a …

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February 20, 2018

Prepare list of panchayat election candidates by March: Prakash

BJP central leadership has asked state party leaders to prepare list of panchayat poll candidates within March.  The central leadership wants the state BJP to field candidates in every seat for the panchayat election. on Sunday, a meeting was organised to arrive at crucial decisions on panchayat polls. BJP’s national joint secretary Shiv Prakash attended …

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February 6, 2018

Panchayat minister clears air on scheduled dates for polls

State panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee on Saturday said the panchayat polls is to be held as scheduled in May, June. He, however, discounted the speculation of advancing the polls any further, thus pouring cold water on its likely advancement. “The panchayat polls will be held as scheduled in May, June. Nothing has been decided on …

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January 28, 2018

‘High time to dissolve Kotia village dispute’

It is high time for chief ministers of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to meet and discuss the long standing dispute over the ownership of 21 villages in Kotia panchayat , said Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati. It may be noted that the dispute came to the fore recently when officers of Andhra Pradesh visited Kotia panchayat, distributed …

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January 23, 2018

Farmers evince no interest in Jagatsinghpur pani panchayat

The week long pani panchayat programme which has started since 16 January to create awareness among farmers appeared to be a meaningless exercise as farmers are completely disinterested. Pani Panchayat is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 consisting of all the farmers within the command of a minor or sub-minor canal, or …

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January 23, 2018

Bengal to offer rural houses to five lakh families: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the state would offer rural houses to five lakh families ahead of the panchayat elections scheduled to be held this year. “Five lakh families of the state would be offered houses under the state government’s ‘Bangla Gramin Abas Yojna’. We would provide this on January 29 …

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January 3, 2018

J-K Panchayat elections to be held on 15 Feb

The much awaited Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held from February 15. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba on Tuesday tweeted; “I’m very pleased to announce that the long overdue Panchayat elections in J&K will be held from 15th February 2018. People in the state have always chosen ballots over bullets & will continue …

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December 26, 2017

J-K Governor issues ordinance for early Panchayat elections

Governor NN Vohra on Saturday assented promulgation of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 empowering the State Chief Electoral Officer to determine and de-limit panchayats and conduct the Panchayat elections. Panchayat elections are due since several years and we’re delayed on one pretext or the other by successive governments. Governor Vohra, who has been …

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November 4, 2017

Ex-panchayat member’s body found in J-K

The dead body of a former panchayat member was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Shabir Ahmad Wani’s body was found some distance from his home in the Shangus area. He was affiliated to the ruling PDP. A police officer said there was a visible wound on the head made with a …

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August 21, 2017

Groom in hostage situation after dowry demand

A dowry demand got a groom and his brother in trouble with the bride's family holding them hostage and the panchayat asking the man to transfer a land to the woman as a punishment. The bride is yet to leave for her new house as the groom's family has not transferred the land. The incident …

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May 1, 2017

Country’s first digitalised Panchayat ward in Kerala

  A ward in Kerala's Kottayam district on Saturday became India's first digitalised panchayat ward, officials said. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam grama panchayat at a function held at a temple premises. The minister launched …

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April 29, 2017