Shimla, May 26 (IANS) Voting began on Tuesday for 1,293 gram panchayats in the first phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Himachal Pradesh amid tight security. The next two phases of the poll with a total of 3,745 gram panchayats will be held on May 28 and 30.The main Opposition BJP has expressed apprehensions about the misuse of government machinery by the ruling Congress in the electioneering.Polling will be conducted through ballot papers till 3 p.m. Each voter will cast five separate votes t…
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Chandigarh, May 25 (IANS) Whatever may be the outcome of the ongoing elections to 105 local bodies, including eight Municipal Corporations, 76 Municipal Councils and 21 Nagar Panchayats in Punjab, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) believes that it is rapidly emerging as one of the strongest political forces in the state and is steadily expanding its footprint in both urban and rural regions. The transformation in the BJP’s position in Punjab politics between the February 2021 …
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to enhance minimum wages for workers across the state. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the decision has been taken on the recommendation of a Cabinet Sub-Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.For the unskilled category of workers, the government has increased the minimum wages from Rs 12,750 to Rs 16,000. For the semi-skilled category, the minimum wages have been revised from Rs 13,152…
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Jairam Thakur, while expressing gratitude to the people of the state for the BJP’s resounding victory in the local body elections, on Monday said these results served as a clear message of the public’s rejection of the alleged failures, corruption, anarchy, and “mafia rule” of the Congress government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Celebrating the victory alongside party office-bearers and workers at the BJP headquarte…
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) The elections to 104 local bodies in Punjab, including eight Municipal Corporations, will be held on May 26, State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhari said on Monday. The nomination process for candidates contesting the elections will be held from May 13 to May 16, while the scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on May 18. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is May 19.The State Election Commission has also ordered videography of the nominatio…
Jammu, May 4 (IANS) The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) said on Monday that it has carried out a major demolition drive against unauthorised constructions along the Ring Road Corridor in Jammu district to ensure public safety.An official statement said that in a significant enforcement action undertaken on Monday, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) carried out a major demolition drive along the Ring Road Corridor to curb unauthorised constructions and ensure planned urban development.During…
Gandhinagar, May 2 (IANS) Authorities in Gujarat have destroyed around 1,018 kilograms of suspected paneer, valued at approximately Rs 1.83 lakh, as part of a state-wide food safety inspection drive aimed at tackling adulteration in dairy and summer consumables. The action followed inspections across manufacturing units, restaurants, dhabas, and street vendors, during which suspected analogue dairy products and paneer were identified.The stock was seized and destroyed on the spot after bei…
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday accused the Maharashtra government of being indifferent not only towards illegal hawkers but also of other issues facing the common public, and that the High Court has rightly criticised it.According to the Thackeray camp, it was good that through the issue of unauthorised hawkers, the Bombay High Court “shamed those in power and stripped away the facade of their political will”.”However, for those whose political…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the mandate in Gujarat’s local body elections reflected strong public support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as counting trends and results showed the party leading decisively across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats on Tuesday evening. Reacting to the emerging results, the Prime Minister said, “The bond between Gujarat and the BJP gets even stronger.”He…
Gandhinagar, April 28 (IANS) Early trends in the counting of votes for Gujarat’s local body elections on Tuesday showed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking a decisive lead across urban and rural bodies, according to official updates available till 11 a.m.In Municipal Corporations, the party has won 51 seats so far, including 41 uncontested. In Municipalities, or nagarpalikas, the BJP led with 428 seats, while the Congress had secured 25 seats and others seven.In District Panchayats, the BJ…