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New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) A total of 18,790 complaints have been received under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission aimed at providing potable tap water to every rural household, with the highest numbers reported from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Assam, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to a question by MP Phulo Devi Netam, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V Somanna, said the complaints were received from various sources, including media reports, suo motu cognisance, public ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Mar 12 (PTI) A village panchayat clerk was caught red-handed by the VACB in this district on Thursday while allegedly accepting Rs 2,500 as a bribe for issuing a residence certificate, officials said. The accused, Sreejith Gopinath (39), clerk of Puthussery grama panchayat and a native of Akathethara in Palakkad, was arrested near Chullimada, close to the panchayat office, while accepting a bribe from the complainant, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) officials said ...Read More >
The meet aims to facilitate the exchange of best practices and reinforce cooperative federalism ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Election Commission will hold a National Round Table Conference of State Election Commissioners on Tuesday * Chaired by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the meet will focus on enhancing the integrity and efficiency of elections * Senior officials of the poll body will present key technical and operational initiatives Did our AI summary help? Let ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC), which conducts elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies, and the state election commissions (SECs), tasked with holding panchayat and municipal polls, on Wednesday reached a broad agreement to work on synergising the laws relating to elections to panchayats and municipal bodies with those relevant to parliamentary and state polls. A 'national declaration 2026' adopted at the national roundtable conference of EC and SECs here -- held after a gap of 27 y ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP has alleged that the state government has illegally obtained 31 plots and is engaged in land grabbing instead of providing houses to the poor and land to the landless. The party has also released purported documents in this regard and demanded that all these sites be taken back. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy made the statement ...Read More >
Days after a devastating fire at an upscale nightclub in India's Goa state killed 25 people, the spotlight remains on the two brothers who co-owned the place. On Tuesday, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra were deported to India from Thailand, where they fled hours after the incident on 7 December. A third partner in the nightclub, Ajay Gupta, was detained in Delhi last week. Until a few weeks ago, the brothers who grew up in Delhi, were not known beyond India's hospitality and nightlife circuit. Tho ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (PTI) Odisha's opposition BJD and the ruling BJP on Wednesday traded charges over the allotment of a bungalow to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the national capital, with the regional party alleging political control from Delhi and the BJP dismissing the charge as "electoral frustration". Both parties held separate press conferences during the day to counter each other over the allotment of a bungalow at 2, Teen Murti Lane in New Delhi for the CM. BJD spokesperson Len ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to refer the VB-G RAM G Bill to the Standing Committee concerned for a detailed examination. In a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Ulaka, who is the Congress MP from Koraput in Odisha, said that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, (VB-G RAM G) seeks to intr ...Read More >
The outcome of the local self-govt elections was not as expected for the LDF and the reasons for this will be examined in detail. Necessary corrections will be made moving forward, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.Although a significant victory was anticipated across the state, such progress was not achieved, he said in a statement. "The fact that the NDA gained an advantage in the capital city and the influence of communalism in the election campaign are concerning to those who believe in s ...Read More >
The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted the Greater Bengaluru Governance (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, that seeks to include members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Council as members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) if they come under its jurisdiction. Piloting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said names of some of the elected representatives including Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy and Chickballapur MP K. Sudhakar had b ...Read More >
Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced the implementation of the 'Saat Nischay 3.0' (Seven Resolves-3.0) programme for 2025-30, aimed at bringing Bihar into the category of developed states.Announcing the details, Nitish said his govt has set a target to secure at least Rs 50 lakh crore in private investment over the next five years. "Since our govt was formed on Nov 24, 2005, there has been rule of law in the state, and work has been carried out continuously for 20 years for the developmen ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday condemned the Union government's step to dismantle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), calling it a "well-planned deception" aimed at weakening the rights, dignity, and livelihood security of rural labourers. AAP spokesperson Neel Garg told the media here that the Modi government has cons ...Read More >
JAIPUR: Nearly 42 lakh voter names have been deleted in draft electoral rolls in Rajasthan during Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to state Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan. Mahajan said on Tuesday that enumeration forms of 41.79 lakh voters out of 5.46 crore voters could not be collected. The deleted voter names included 8.75 lakh deceased, 29.6 lakh shifted/absent and 3.44 lakh enrolled at multiple places. Apart from them, he said around 11 lakh voters will be issued notice ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 16 (UNI) Bihar Government on Tuesday approved ambitious programme " Saat Nischay part 3 ", targeting for creation of one crore jobs and employments in next five years besides increasing the average income of people of the state by hundred percent. Bihar cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, approved the programmes under Saat Nischay part-3, aimed at broadly increasing average income of people of the state by hundred percent and also creating one crore jobs an ...Read More >
Six BJP activists were arrested in Alappuzha for allegedly assaulting a local CPI(M) leader after he visited a BJP-ruled panchayat. Police said the victim sustained serious head injuries and is undergoing treatment, while multiple serious charges have been registered Alappuzha: Six BJP activists have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a local LDF leader in this coastal Kerala district, police said on Tuesday. The incident allegedly occurred at around 9.15 pm on Sunday when the local CPI(M) ...Read More >
A CPM regional leader's victory speech in Malappuram district has triggered strong criticism after he made misogynistic remarks while addressing supporters. Saed Ali Majeed won the Thennela Panchayat ward by a narrow margin of 47 votes, but his comments have overshadowed the result. Majeed secured 666 votes, defeating his rival from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). He had earlier resigned as CPM local secretary and contested the election as an independent candidate. During his victory sp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16: As the Lok Sabha reconvened on Tuesday, the opposition mounted a strong protest against the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), 2025, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The Opposition MPs raised objections over the renaming of the flagship rural employment scheme and demanded that the proposed legislation be referred to a parliamentary panel for detailed sc ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala), Dec 16 (PTI) A case has been registered against a local leader of the ruling CPI(M), who had allegedly made remarks against women while speaking at a meeting here, police said on Tuesday. Tirurangadi police booked Sayid Ali Majeed on Monday based on a complaint by Jameela, an activist of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Majeed was elected as a panchayat member in the recent civic polls. The speech made by Majeed at Kodakkal here on Sunday went viral on social media, ...Read More >
Patna (IANS) The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday announced the implementation of 'Saat Nishchay-3' (Seven Resolves-3) in Bihar, unveiling an ambitious roadmap aimed at accelerating the state's overall development. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shared the decision through a social media post after the cabinet meeting. The new phase of governance focuses on employment generation, industrial growth, agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure development, and good governance, to transform ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday announced the implementation of 'Saat Nishchay-3' (Seven Resolves-3) in Bihar, unveiling an ambitious roadmap aimed at accelerating the state's overall development. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shared the decision through a social media post after the cabinet meeting. The new phase of governance focuses on employment generation, industrial growth, agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure development and good governan ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Apart from political backlash over the doubling of divisions by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 150 to 300, following the merger of municipalities and the redrawing of boundaries, there is heavy public outcry over the delimitation exercise believed to have been done "in haste" and "without transparency". People are demanding a thorough review of the entire exercise. Citizens of various divisions have raised strong objections to the recent delimitation process ...Read More >
New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are likely to arrive in Delhi from Thailand on Tuesday, the Goa Police said. The brothers will be taken into custody by the Goa Police immediately upon their arrival in the national capital. Thai authorities had detained the Luthra brothers on the basis of an INTERPOL Blue Corner Notice issued at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. Following their detention, the two will be produced befor ...Read More >
The Bombay high court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed. IMAGE: A woman walks past the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, which has been sealed for investigation following a fire that killed multiple people, in Goa. Photograph: Ali Monis Naqvi/Reuters In a stern observation, the Goa bench of the high court of Justices Sarang Kotwal ...Read More >
Kolkata: Draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union Territories will be published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing special intensive revision of voters' list. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said draft rolls of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry and Lakshadweep will be published on Tuesday. The chief electoral officers (CEOs) and district election officers (DEOs) will share hard copies of the draft rolls with all recognised political parties. The rolls will be uploaded on ...Read More >
As Arunachal Pradesh braces for its panchayati raj and municipal elections this Monday, the political atmosphere thickens with the campaign closing on Saturday. Notably, 58 BJP candidates have secured zilla parishad seats unopposed. With over 8. Itanagar: Campaigning for the panchayati raj and municipal elections in Arunachal Pradesh ended at 4pm on Saturday, reports Joken Ete.The state will conduct the 12th general election to panchayati raj institutions and the third municipal elections for I ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary MV Govindan on Monday said the local body election results were not a setback for the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala. Speaking at a press conference, he asserted there was no anti-incumbency mood in the state and that the Left Front's political base was still strong. "We will look into the reasons for the defeat, and our district committees will meet this month to review the outcome," he said. The CPM-led LDF faced heavy losses in most gram ...Read More >
Itanagar, Dec 15 (PTI) A voter turnout of 55.47 per cent was recorded in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, officials said. Polling began for panchayati raj institutions across the state, along with the civic bodies of Itanagar and Pasighat, at 7 am amid tight security arrangements, they said. A moderate turnout was seen in the initial hours due to cold weather, but it picked up as the day progressed, they added. Barring a few stray incidents of clashes between supporter ...Read More >
Hyderabad Congress-backed candidates recorded an impressive performance in the first phase of the Panchayat elections, winning in nearly 2,000 villages across Telangana, while the BRS-supported candidates also fared better than expected, winning in about 800 villages, when reports last came in. In contrast, BJP-supported candidates failed to make a significant impact, barely touching the 150 mark. Though the elections were officially held without party symbols, voters in rural Telangana were l ...Read More >
Itanagar, Dec 15 (PTI) A voter turnout of 56.33 per cent was recorded in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, officials said. Polling began for panchayati raj institutions across the state, along with the civic bodies of Itanagar and Pasighat, at 7 am amid tight security arrangements, they said. A moderate turnout was seen in the initial hours due to cold weather, but it picked up as the day progressed, they added. The polling percentage is likely to increase as reports fr ...Read More >
Kottayam: Panic gripped Vakathanam on Sunday night following widespread rumours of a leopard sighting in the area. Concerned residents launched an overnight search, scouring the neighbourhood with flashlights. Despite their efforts, no evidence of the animal's presence was found. The rumours started circulating around 8 pm, with reports claiming that a leopard had been spotted in the Vettikalunku, Kannanchira, and Pandanchira areas. One local resident allegedly saw the animal in his front yard, ...Read More >
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