Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Stung by its defeat in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is preparing for a major organisational restructuring aimed at revitalising the party and strengthening its grassroots network ahead of future electoral battles.Party sources said the leadership is seriously considering increasing the number of district secretaries from the current 78 to more than 100, based on recommendations expected from the party’s election review comm…
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Tiruchi, May 26 (IANS) Farmer organisations in Tamil Nadu on Monday criticised the state government’s recently announced crop loan waiver scheme, alleging that it falls short of the promises made during the Assembly election campaign and may provide limited benefits to the farming community. Several farmer leaders warned that the decision could trigger dissatisfaction among rural voters and have political repercussions in the upcoming local body elections. Leaders of various farmers’ associa…
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a contempt petition filed against the State Election Commission over the delay in conducting Panchayat and local body elections in the state. The matter was listed before a Division Bench comprising Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman, which was scheduled to hear the contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha, Girraj Singh Devanda, and others.However, the Bench deferred the hearing unt…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said Tamil Nadu had voted for “change and aspirations” in the recently concluded Assembly elections, while expressing hope that the new government would fulfil the people’s expectations. In a message posted on social media after meeting Congress legislators from Tamil Nadu, Kharge said the party leadership had discussed various measures aimed at strengthening the Congress organisation in the state and expanding its p…
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the state government’s failure to conduct Panchayat and local body elections within the stipulated timeframe, observing that sufficient time had already been granted but the polls were still being repeatedly postponed.After hearing arguments in the matter, a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit reserved its verdict.The state government and the St…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has re-notified the schedule for the Census of India 2027 in the state, confirming that the first phase of house-listing operations will be conducted from June 1 to June 30 following a Central government directive issued under the Census Act, 1948.A gazette notification issued on May 5 outlines the nationwide framework for census operations and specifies state-wise implementation timelines.While houselisting operations will be conducted across the…
Ahmedabad, April 25 (IANS) Ahead of local body elections in Gujarat, Ahmedabad rural police have stepped up enforcement and security measures, seizing illicit liquor worth over Rs one crore and intensifying preventive action as part of preparations for polling scheduled on April 26. Officials said that 5,360 litres of country liquor, valued at Rs 10.72 lakh, and 16,976 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, worth Rs 96.94 lakh, have been seized during ongoing drives.Between April 1 and Apr…
Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) Gujarat Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday appealed to citizens across the state to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the forthcoming local body elections, stressing that voting is a collective responsibility essential to strengthening democracy. Speaking a day ahead of polling, Vishwakarma said that local self-government institutions form the foundation of democracy and urged citizens to participate enthusiastically in the elector…
Navsari, April 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Gujarat’s Navsari district celebrated after winning 41 seats across multiple local bodies unopposed in the ongoing local self-government elections, reflecting a series of victories ahead of polling later this month. According to party leaders, BJP candidates were elected unopposed to three seats of the Navsari Municipal Corporation, six seats of the district panchayat, 11 seats of taluka panchayats, and 21 seats of the Gandevi m…
Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections, the state’s top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a “free and fair” polling process. The directive was issued at a high-level review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao on Monday, who convened all Police Commissioners and District Police Chiefs via video conference f…