At a time when climate vagaries posing a serious threat to the farming community in the hill district, the Wayanad district panchayat is preparing to organise a three-day climate summit at Meenangaddy from February 23 to February 25. A drastic change in climate for the past 20 years has adversely affected the public, especially the … Read more
The bypoll to panchayat wards in the Rayalaseema districts was peaceful on August 19 (Saturday). A neck-and-neck fight ensued between the candidates supported by the ruling YSR Congress Party and the TDP in several wards. The bypoll to the 13th ward Kothapalle panchayat in Proddatur mandal of Kadapa district witnessed hectic activity since morning with … Read more
The police are investigating whether the murder was fallout of political rivalry or personal enmity. | Photo Credit: Reuters A newly elected TMC panchayat member was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on July 29. Another person accompanying him was critically injured after being shot at and … Read more
The four-member team led by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it plans to visit north and south Bengal districts. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A BJP fact-finding team, which arrived in West Bengal on July 12, said it will visit areas hit by poll violence and speak to victims to assess … Read more
Police personnel stand guard at violence-hit areas ahead of the panchayat elections, in South 24 Parganas, Saturday, June 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court on June 21 directed the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to deploy Central forces not less than the forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat elections in … Read more
Meenangadi grama panchayat president K.E. Vinayan receiving the prestigious Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Meenangadi grama panchayat on Monday bagged the prestigious Carbon Neutral Vishesh Panchayat Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on Monday. The first such award instituted … Read more
Ginger harvested from a plot in Kulathoor grama panchayat. The spice was grown under the panchayat’s ‘Inji Gramam’ scheme | Photo Credit: Aswin V N An agrarian village well known for its paddy and banana, 35 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram, is rooting for ginger. For the first time, VK Girijanadhan Nair had to dig up his … Read more
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu photo library A two-day brainstorming session of the BJP began on Friday evening with the state leadership discussing the party’s strategy for the upcoming panchayat polls. The West Bengal BJP, which has been licking its wounds after the assembly poll defeat in 2021, … Read more
Industry body PHDCCI on Thursday said the health budget should be increased by 30-40 per cent as there is a growing need for health facilities and infrastructure across the country. Making the suggestion for the forthcoming Union Budget, Saket Dalmia, President of PHDCCI, said the budget for health has seen a rise of about 16 … Read more
Counting of votes for the first phase of the panchayat elections in Jharkhand will start on Tuesday amid tight security, an official said. The first of the four-phase panchayat polls took place on May 14. Over 68 per cent of the 52 lakh voters exercised their franchise. A total of 1,127 panchayats covering 72 blocks … Read more