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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath underscored the importance of self-reliant panchayats in translating the state's long-term development goals into reality. Addressing district and block panchayat representatives, he called for adopting innovative approaches in annual plans, with a focus on both income generation and public welfare. The interaction formed part of the ongoing Viksit UP@2047 dialogue series, which seeks to gather ideas from local representatives and citizens on how to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Backward Classes (BCs) community is poised to benefit substantially from the government's decision to implement 42 per cent reservations in the local bodies elections, opening up an estimated 24,000 additional posts across gram panchayats, mandal parishads and zilla parishads, and taking the total to nearly 55,000. This is nearly double of what the community got in the 2019 local body elections held under the BRS regime with 23 per cent reservations. Although the government has ...Read More >
The notification issued by the Telangana State Election Commission has exempted 14 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies, 27 gram panchayats, and 246 wards due to stay orders issued by the high court. The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) Monday formally released the Election Notification and schedule for the Second Ordinary Elections to Rural Local Bodies. The polls will be held in three phases - on October 31, November 4, and November 8. While polling will be held between 7 am t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Beginning from Monday, September 29, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force with immediate effect in Telangana, following the announcement of five-phased local body elections, the State Election Commission said in a statement. The MCC will be in force till the completion of the elections. The elections, including Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs), Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Gram Panchayats will go to polls in October-November. O ...Read More >
Telangana State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rani Kumudini on Monday officially announced the schedule for the second ordinary elections to rural local bodies. The elections will cover Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs), and Gram Panchayats (GPs) across the state. The elections will be conducted in multiple phases. MPTC and ZPTC elections are scheduled for October 23 and October 27, 2025, while Gram Panchayat elections will take ...Read More >
Chennai: A heart-wrenching video of a father carrying the lifeless body of his child to the Karur General Hospital in Tamil Nadu, surfaced on social media following the tragic stampede that claimed 40 lives and injured many on Saturday, September 27. The political rally, organised for actor-turned-politician Vijay and his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), attracted far more than 10,000 people, the permission for which was initially granted. Additionally, reports suggest that the venue was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday flagged off 300 new DTC electric buses, saying their routes have been rationalised for better connectivity. The rationalisation done with the help of IIT Delhi will ensure buses are plied everywhere in the city, from border areas to its innermost parts, an official statement read. Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road Transport and Highways, and local MP Harsh Malhotra was also present at the buses' launch. Gu ...Read More >
Rapid Response Team deployed; Minister J. Chinchurani hands over ₹8 lakh relief to pig farmer affected by a similar outbreak earlier The Animal Husbandry department on Friday confirmed the outbreak of African Swine Fever in Ward 6 of Mulankunnathukavu grama panchayat in Thrissur. The disease was confirmed after tests at the NIHSAD laboratory in Bhopal, officials said. Following the confirmation, a Rapid Response Team (RRT) under the department has begun containment operations. A 1-km radius a ...Read More >
The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Thursday organised two cleanliness drives under the ongoing 'Swachhata Hi Seva - Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath Shramdaan' campaign, observed on the occasion of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay's birth anniversary. The first event held at Sector 22 market, was launched by Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar amidst enthusiastic participation from officials, citizens, market welfare associations, civil defence, volunteers, and Safai Mitras. Participants joined ha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, alias Parthasarathy, who is accused of sexually harassing 17 female students as director of a management college in the city, had remote access to CCTV footage from the women's hostel on his phone, it has been found. He also maintained his own accommodation in the hostel, which can house 75 students.Sources said he tampered with the institute's DVR system, resulting in destruction of CCTV evidence.Swami Chaityananda Saraswati not only exploited female s ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Jammu, Sep 25: On the occasion of the fourth Navratra, Kunwarani Dr Ritu Singh, co-founder of the Maharaja Hari Singh Foundation, celebrated the festival with cancer patients at the Government Medical College Hospital and distributed blankets, pillows, and bedsheets to underprivileged patients in the Oncology Ward. The statement issued on Thursday stated that the initiative, led under the banner of the Maharaja Hari Singh Foundation, reflected the Foundation's continued mission to serve humanit ...Read More >
The BJP government has also reduced the budget of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, Mishra claimed. Another BJD leader and former minister Arun Sahoo accused the state government of hijacking the power of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). "The BJP government is making efforts to paralyse panchayats, panchayat samities and zilla parishads of the state during the last 15 months of its rule," Sahoo alleged. He pointed to a recent decision by the state ...Read More >
Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra announced a state-wide 'rasta roko' on September 24, protesting the poor condition of roads across all 224 Assembly constituencies. This action comes amid widespread criticism of the Congress government, particularly regarding pothole-filled roads in Bengaluru. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a one-month deadline to repair the roads. BJP will stage 'rasta roko' (Road blockade) on September 24, in all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, protest ...Read More >
Kolkata Weather Report Live: At least seven people have lost their lives, and many more have been forced to move out of their houses after heavy overnight rainfall flooded streets, railway tracks, and Metro tracks in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Monday. The transport network was heavily disrupted, with several cars breaking down on waterlogged roads and school pool car services getting cancelled. Many schools advised parents not to send their wards, and offices declared work from home in the unprece ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
BENGALURU: In the transition from 198 wards to 400 wards, the billion-dollar question today is: What happens to Indira Canteens, which alleviate the hunger of people across the city. In 2017, the Congress government opened Indira Canteens in all 198 wards, mainly with the intention to alleviate the hunger of the urban poor, especially daily wage workers, mechanics and those visiting hospitals. When the number of wards in Bengaluru was expanded to 225 from 198, measures were taken to extend the ...Read More >
Mumbai Monorail Train: The incident of the breakdown was reported at 7.15 am, officials said. Mumbai (Maharashtra): Monorail services were resumed after a nearly two-hour-long halt that occured on Monday morning due to technical glitches in Mumbai's Wadala area. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said all passengers onboard were safely evacuated from the monorail. "17 passengers were evacuated after a technical glitch happened in the monorail at Wadala. Passengers were ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 15: India has reported 49,573 cases of dengue and 42 deaths related to the mosquito-borne disease till August, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. In Delhi, 964 cases have been reported till August 31, compared to 1,215 cases in the corresponding period last year, the Ministry briefed Union Health Minister JP Nadda here at a high-level review meeting. In neighbouring NCR States, 1,646 cases have been reported from Uttar Pradesh, 298 from Haryana a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid heavy rainfall in Mumbai, a monorail suddenly stopped in Wadala area early on Monday morning. Several passengers were stuck in the monorail that stopped due to a technical fault. The fire brigade team reached the spot to evacuate the passengers. The Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL) said that the problem was caused due to a fault in power supply, which is being investigated. All passengers stuck in the monorail have been successfully evacuated. This is second ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Monorail services were resumed after a nearly two-hour-long halt that occured on Monday morning due to technical glitches in Mumbai's Wadala area. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said all passengers onboard were safely evacuated from the monorail. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today, September 15, 2025: Kolkata FF Live Winning Numbers Released, Know When and Where To Check Result Chart of Satta Matka-Type Lottery G ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Monorail services were resumed after a nearly two-hour-long halt that occured on Monday morning due to technical glitches in Mumbai's Wadala area. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said all passengers onboard were safely evacuated from the monorail. "17 passengers were evacuated after a technical glitch happened in the monorail at Wadala. Passengers were evacuated at 7:45 am," MMRDA PRO said in a statement. The incident ...Read More >
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch a comprehensive citywide dog census on September 17 in response to the rising street dog menace. The enumeration drive will cover all 67 wards under the civic body's jurisdiction and continue till September 24. Massive Exercise Across the City According to BMC officials, the exercise will involve 420 teams, including Swachh Sathis, sanitation workers, and BMC officials. To ensure accuracy, all participants will undergo a three-day special ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will conduct a citywide stray dog census across all 67 wards from September 17. BMC officials said 410 teams, led by expert veterinarians and civic officials, will carry out the survey in two phases using scientific methods, as part of the civic body's plan to roll out an effective animal birth control (ABC) drive to contain the canine population in the city. "A total of 410 teams comprising veterinary experts, ward officers, Swachh Sath ...Read More >
"This space has been provided by the Digambar Jain community. My expectation is that each ward should have an authorised kabutarkhana. Every administrative ward must have one such facility. Since Mumbai has faced issues related to this, we have begun from here," Lodha said, according to the PTI. He said the community came forward to start the enclosure on its land when pigeon feeding stations across the city were being shut down. "The Digambar Jain community owns nine acres inside the national ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai suburban guardian minister (joint) Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Sunday inaugurated a pigeon feeding spot at Teen Murti, Podanpur on the periphery of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The spot is located inside the SGNP, Lodha claimed, but forest officials said it was located outside the boundary of the national park. A row over pigeon-feeding spots or kabutarkhanas erupted after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed all kabutarkhanas in the city over health concern ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that a cleanliness drive will be undertaken in 2,300 flood-hit villages of the state, and a sum of ₹100 crore has been earmarked for the purpose. Addressing reporters here, Mann said that as the floodwater has now receded from many areas, a large amount of silt and dirt remains across villages and towns. He said that to restore normal life, it is essential to clean these areas, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is launching a mega cleanline ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said a cleanliness and rehabilitation drive will be carried out in the state's 2,300 flood-hit villages and wards, for which a sum of Rs 100 crore has been earmarked. Speaking to media, Mann said, "Initially, each affected village will be given Rs 1 lakh. Thereafter, further funds will be provided as per requirements, with the state govt bearing the full cost of the cleaning."The CM said a large amount of silt and debris remained in vil ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced to start rehabilitation and cleanliness drive with an outlay of Rs 100 crore in 2,300 flood-affected villages. The Chief Minister told the media here that as floodwaters have now receded from many areas, a large amount of silt and mud settled across villages and towns. "To restore normal life, it is essential to clean these areas for which the government is launching a mega cleanliness drive in all 2, ...Read More >
Hassan (Karnataka) [India], September 13 (ANI): Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Saturday met with patients injured in an accident during a Ganesh procession and admitted to a hospital in Hassan in the State. According to a statement from his office, Gowda enquired about the condition of those injured and interacted with their families. On Thursday, a truck rammed into a crowd during a Ganesh immersion procession in Hassan, killing nine people and leaving 22 others injured. Earlier in ...Read More >
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