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New Delhi: In a major push to strengthen grassroots governance and accelerate rural development, the Government of India has released over ₹1,500 crore in Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) across six states. The funding aims to empower local bodies with greater financial resources to address community needs and improve essential services at the village level. The grants will benefit PRIs in Telangana, Rajasthan, Maha ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Central Government has approved and released funds under the Fifteenth Finance Commission's "Untied" grant for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Local Bodies in Uttarakhand for the financial year 2025-26, as per a CMO release. According to the release, this grant will further strengthen the panchayat system and support need-based local development initiatives within Panchayati Raj institutions. Under the second installment of the Untied g ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Centre government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) and Untied Grants during FY 2025-26 for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in half a dozen States including Telangana The five other States that received grants are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Meghalaya. These grants will further empower grassroots governance and enable need-based local development in PRIs. For Telangana, Rs.247.94 crore has been released as ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 30 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone from Gandhinagar for development projects worth approximately Rs 1,600 crore in Tapi district for tribal areas, including the Ukai reservoir-based Songadh, Uchhal, and Nizar lift irrigation schemes, as well as the Borisavar Yojana. According to a press release by the Gujarat CMO, on this occasion, the Chief Minister stated that Prime Minister Narend ...Read More >
Patna: Starting April 1, residents, institutions, hotels, markets, and commercial establishments across all municipal bodies in the state will come under a tough new waste management regime. The reason: The state is implementing the national Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, notified by the Centre in Jan, marking a major shift from the earlier 2016 framework.Under the new rules, every waste generator must segregate household and institutional garbage into four separate streams at source: Wet b ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Naxalism did not spread in the country due to poverty, but there was poverty in the concerned areas because of Left Wing Extremism. Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism, Amit Shah said Naxalism has been almost eradicated from Bastar and the people of the region were left behind in development parameters as "the shadow of Red Terror loomed". "The root cause ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Noting that the Modi government has taken several steps to usher development in areas that were affected by Left Wing Extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Naxalism has been almost eradicated from Bastar and the region is now on the path of progress. Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism, Amit Shah targeted Congress and asked why tribal communities remained "deprived of development" d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Noting that the Modi government has taken several steps to usher development in areas that were affected by Left Wing Extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Naxalism has been almost eradicated from Bastar and the region is now on the path of progress. Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism, Amit Shah targeted Congress and asked why tribal communities remained "deprived of development" d ...Read More >
Ranchi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) In yet another crackdown on corruption in Jharkhand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday carried out trap operations in two districts, arresting a police sub-inspector in Koderma and a woman Panchayat secretary in Gumla for allegedly accepting bribes. In Koderma district, the ACB team from Hazaribagh arrested sub-inspector Pawan Kumar Ram, posted at Chandwara police station, after catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. According ...Read More >
Udupi: Former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake asserted that the Udupi district administration has not officially transferred the 6.30 acres of land designated for the proposed Udupi Kambala at Badagubettu to the Kambala committee. Sorake made these claims during a press conference, casting doubt on the legality of the Bhoomi Puja (groundbreaking ceremony) that took place on February 28, an event spearheaded by the Kaup MLA. Sorake alleged that elected officials proceeded with the foundation ceremon ...Read More >
Seven people were killed after an air ambulance transporting a patient from Ranchi to New Delhi, crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday night. The flight, which was expected to reach the national capital by 10pm, crashed before it could reach Delhi. As reported by HT earlier, the chartered plane took off from Ranchi at 7:11pm from the Birsa Munda Airport. In the statement issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was stated that the plane lost contact with Kolkata at 7:3 ...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 >
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (PTI) Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday criticised the BJP, alleging that India's top beef exporter has made its highest-ever donation to the party. In a post on 'X', he claimed the record-breaking contribution included Rs 30 crore in 2024-25, in addition to earlier funding through electoral bonds, while the Modi government actively promotes the meat business and expands export markets. "BJP is happy to consume beef donations, but if someone eats beef, they are bra ...Read More >
Shimla, Feb 24 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta on Tuesday chaired a meeting on preparations for the statewide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, to be launched from February 28. The campaign is being held under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). During the meeting, Gupta directed the departments concerned to spread awareness through panchayati raj institutions, urban local bodies, schools and various media platforms so that parents and beneficiaries a ...Read More >
Baramati (Maharashtra) [India], February 24 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a special safety audit of M/s VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd following the fatal crash of a Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) at Baramati on January 28 that claimed five lives, including 66-year-old Ajit Pawar. Pawar died on the morning of January 28 when the Learjet 45 aircraft (VT-SSK) carrying him crash-landed while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Pune district. The aircraft went down near the r ...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 >
Ranchi: A day after an air ambulance crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district killing all seven people on board, two teams from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) arrived in the state on Tuesday and began investigating the accident, an official said. After post-mortem examination at Sadar Hospital in Chatra, the bodies of the victims were handed over to their families, barring one from Amritsar. Also read: Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance crashes in Jharkhand's Chatra, all seven on board ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Khammam, Feb 16 (UNI) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday thanked voters for giving the Congress party a massive mandate in the recent municipal elections, stating that the results clearly reflected public confidence in the party's development and welfare agenda. Addressing a media conference in Madhira in Khammam district, he said the verdict had decisively disproved the campaign by some parties that the Congress was strong only in rural areas and weak in urban centres. ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Jharkhand State Election Commissioner Alka Tiwari on Tuesday announced that municipal elections for 48 municipalities will be held on February 23, with voting counting on February 27. Voting will be held in all municipalities on February 23, and counting will take place on February 27. Also Read | HPBOSE Board Exam 2026 Timetable: Class 10 and 12 Schedule Out on hpbose.org, New Pattern With 20% MCQs Introduced. Nominations will be accepted from Ja ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (PTI) The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to name the Gram Panchayat offices after Mahatma Gandhi. The decision was taken on the suggestion of Congress general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala during a protest rally at the Freedom Park here. The party had organised the protest against replacing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act with the new rural employment scheme 'Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajivika M ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 27 (ANI): Jharkhand State Election Commissioner Alka Tiwari on Tuesday announced that municipal elections for 48 municipalities will be held on February 23, with voting counting on February 27. Voting will be held in all municipalities on February 23, and counting will take place on February 27. Nominations will be accepted from January 29 to February 4. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is February 6. There is no provision for NOTA (None of the Ab ...Read More >
The Uttarakhand government, on CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's orders, has launched the 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' campaign to deliver public welfare schemes directly to people through multi-purpose camps across the state. Uttarakhand government, on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, launched the statewide campaign 'Government for Every Citizen - At Every Doorstep' to ensure direct and effective delivery of public welfare schemes to the people. On the first ...Read More >
Dehradun, Dec 17 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday directed officials and public representatives to organise camps across the state for 45 days under the 'Administration Towards the Villages' campaign to ensure that the benefits of central and state government welfare schemes reaches everyone. Reviewing the preparations for the campaign here, he said that multi-purpose camps should be organized at the Nyaya Panchayat level for the next 45 days starting today. He ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday conducted a detailed review of preparations for the "Jan-Jan Ki Sarkar, Jan-Jan Ke Dwar" programme at the Chief Minister's residence. He emphasised the need to ensure that welfare scheme benefits reach every eligible citizen under the "Administration Towards the Village" campaign. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court Allows Ban of 10-Year-Old Diesel and 15-Year-Old Petrol Ve ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday conducted a detailed review of preparations for the "Jan-Jan Ki Sarkar, Jan-Jan Ke Dwar" programme at the Chief Minister's residence. He emphasised the need to ensure that welfare scheme benefits reach every eligible citizen under the "Administration Towards the Village" campaign. The Chief Minister directed officials to organise multipurpose camps in all Nyaya Panchayats across the s ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party has murdered democracy on the floor of the Assembly, said Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday in his reaction to Telangana Assembly Speaker's verdict, dismissing petitions for the disqualification of five BRS MLAs who allegedly switched loyalties to Congress. K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) remarked that it has once again been proven that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have absolutely no respect for the nation ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Lokayukta police on Tuesday unearthed disproportionate assets (DA) of Rs 18.20 crore allegedly possessed by four officials of the state government. It includes immovable assets of Rs 14.63 crore, cash of Rs 13.11 lakh, jewels of Rs 1.37 crore, and vehicles worth Rs 82.1 lakh. The raids were conducted at 21 places belonging to four officials in Mandya, Dharwad, Hospet and Shivamogga. In Mandya, Byresh VS, Office Superintendent of Panchayat Raj Engineer Division, Zilla Panchayat, ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led an Anti-Chitta Awareness Walkathon in Hamirpur, initiating a statewide movement. He announced a decisive war on drugs, highlighting recent raids, arrests, and asset seizures of over Rs. 50 crore. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday led an Anti-Chitta Awareness Walkathon in Hamirpur, energising a statewide public movement against the deadly synthetic drug that is devastating the youth. Commencing from the Government Sen ...Read More >
The PIL does not challenge any specific election result but seeks preventive measures to enhance accountability and deter malpractices. With the counting of votes for Punjab's Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections scheduled for December 17, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding compulsory videography of the entire counting process ...Read More >
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