The State government has issued orders confirming the number of Mandal Parishad Presidents (MPPs), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs), and Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs). As per official figures, there will be a total of 566 MPP and ZPTC seats, and 5,773 MPTC seats in the upcoming polls. The number of Gram Panchayats has been … Read more
Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy addressing the media at his office in Nellore on Monday Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy on Monday said that the NDA would win 100% seats in the upcoming local body elections. He was addressing the media along with his brother and TDP leader Kotamreddy Giridhar Reddy at his … Read more
Land pooling policy likely to involve enforcement instead of the existing consent-based approach. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF Transformational shifts are on the cards in the urban development approach in Telangana, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority setting out to introduce Local Area Development Planning (LADP) coupled with a Comprehensive Land Pooling Policy for better … Read more
Indian students in the US should comply with American laws, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday following the detention of a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgetown University and self-deportation of another student to Canada. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the two Indians did not reach out to the Indian missions … Read more
Family members of an Irish woman who was raped and murdered at a popular tourist resort in 2017 in Goa react after the court’s verdict on the case, in Goa, India, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Nearly eight years after Irish-British national Danielle McLaughlin was raped and brutally murdered in Goa, a … Read more
Many visitors have complained of restrictions on photography by the local staff of Keshava temple at Somanathapur, though there is no such a rule. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Scores of tourists visiting the Keshava Temple at Somanathpur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are being routinely prevented from photographing the iconic monument in contravention of … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday (August 15, 2024) said Pakistan was pushing foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir as it was frustrated by dwindling local recruitment and increasing faith of people in democracy, reflected in record turnouts during the Lok Sabha polls … Read more
‘Local candidate’ is defined as anyone born in Karnataka, domiciled for at least 15 years in the State, and who can read, write and speak Kannada. File. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which … Read more
The Kochi Corporation is awaiting a green signal for its master plan from the State government before kick-starting its ambitious project of drawing up Keralaâs first Local Area Plan (LAP) centred around the mass transit hub of Vyttila. LAP has emerged as the focal point of a shift in the development paradigm proposed by the … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A local leader of the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena was injured in firing on the premises of a police station in Thane district late Friday night, police sources said. A rival political leader was involved in the incident that took place at Hill … Read more