Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which removes the two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj elections, was passed after a debate in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday. The amendment changes Section 19 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, eliminating the condition that previously barred individuals with more than two children from contesting Panchayati Raj elections.With the new amendment, there will no longer be any child-related eli…
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Patna, March 7 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday, dismissed the claims made by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, an Independent Member of Parliament from Bihar’s Purnea seat, regarding the alleged creation of a new Union Territory by merging districts of Bihar and West Bengal. Responding to a social media post by Pappu Yadav, MoS Rai said the Central government has no plan to create a Union Territory by merging districts from the two states.He termed the …
Kohima, March 6 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton on Friday welcomed the appointment of senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav as the new Governor of the state. President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday announced the appointment and transfer of Governors and Lieutenant Governors across several states and Union Territories.As part of the changes, former Bihar Minister and Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Nagalan…
Patna, March 6 (IANS) The decision to send Nitish Kumar to the Rajya Sabha and remove him from the post of Chief Minister of Bihar has triggered strong reactions within the Janata Dal(United).Party workers have been expressing anger ever since discussions began about Nitish Kumar’s nomination to the Upper House of Parliament.On Friday, protests were witnessed outside the JD(U) office in Patna, where angry workers resorted to sloganeering.Walls near the party office were also painted with sloga…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) In an unprecedented development ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned from his post.Ananda Bose is currently in New Delhi, and he tendered his resignation to the office of President Droupadi Murmu there.Although no official confirmation in the matter had come from the office of the Governor in the matter at the time the report was filed, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a statement confirming the Governor…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday accused the Congress-led government of continuing with the old reservation system and failing to implement internal reservation, alleging that Dalits have been cheated and youth treated unjustly.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy challenged the government to clarify how it intends to provide internal reservation, stating that con…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Constituted on May 3, 2021, the 15th Kerala Assembly on Tuesday came to a close. It was a term that combined Legislative productivity with intense political engagement.More than 16 Assembly sessions spanning 204 sitting days, the House met for 1,192 hours and 23 minutes, averaging nearly six hours a day, despite periodic disruptions.In proportion to its sitting days, the 140-member Kerala Assembly passed the highest number of laws in the state’s history.Of the 1…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) A constitutional disagreement between the Kerala government and Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar over the policy address has escalated, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday asserting that only the Cabinet approved version of the address holds authority under established rules and conventions.CM Vijayan told the Assembly that according to existing rules and conventions, the Cabinet-approved policy decision is the one that is accepted.He also said former go…
Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Gujarat has certified a record 1,00,135 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), marking what the state government described as a significant milestone for the sector, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi told the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Monday.Participating in the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address during the eighth session of the Assembly, Sanghavi said the record certification, achieved on February 19, reflected the state’s sustained policy f…
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Wednesday said the condition of health services in Sirmaur “are alarming with diagnostic tests have become expensive, registration slips now carry charges, medicines are in short supply, doctor strength has reduced”. He said three Primary Health Centres and one Community Health Centre have been closed, the Himcare scheme has become ineffective, and even Ayushman cards are not being attended to. He said “this situation re…