New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Voting for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections is set to take place on Sunday, covering 393 self-government institutions across the state. The elections include 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats, and 260 taluka panchayats, making it a major democratic exercise.Polling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 AM and will conclude at 6:00 PM. If necessary, repolling will be conducted the following day. The counting of votes will take place …
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Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) With voting for Gujarat’s local self-government elections scheduled for Sunday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has appealed to citizens to ensure 100 per cent voting, describing participation as both a democratic right and a civic duty.In a message issued on Saturday, the Chief Minister urged voters across the state to take part enthusiastically in what he termed the “sacred festival of democracy”.He said that voting was not merely a right but also “a sacred …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A total of Rs 7,981.47 crore has been disbursed to over 75 lakh scheduled caste (SC) beneficiaries in FY26, the government informed on Friday.The funds were disbursed as part of schemes run by Department of Social Justice and Empowerment focused on the educational empowerment of marginalised students belonging to Scheduled Castes, an official statement said.Notable increases have been seen across key scholarship programs. Expenditure rose year‑on‑year, with a 21 pe…
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has called a one-day special session of the Legislative Assembly on April 27 to discuss women’s empowerment and their holistic development, but the move has sparked a political debate, with the opposition questioning its intent. The session, themed ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’, comes at a significant time following the recent failure of a key women’s reservation proposal in Parliament.A notification issued on Tuesday confirmed that the …
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed all departments to finalise a concrete action plan within the stipulated timeframe, focusing on reducing regional disparities and ensuring balanced development across all districts. During a review meeting of the ‘Viksit Maharashtra 2047’ Vision Management Regulatory Board, he reviewed the progress of various departments and instructed them to focus on effective implementation in the next phase.He asked the departmen…
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Election Co-Incharge for Assam, Darshana Jardosh, on Sunday criticised opposition parties over their stance on the proposed Women’s Reservation Bill, accusing them of undermining a key reform aimed at enhancing women’s political representation. Speaking to reporters here, Jardosh said that when the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill was taken up, parties such as the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and DMK opposed it …
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) seeking age relaxation and additional attempts in the Civil Services Examination on a par with the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC). A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Amit Mahajan held that the policy decision of the Centre not to extend such relaxations to EWS candidates does not suffer from arbit…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A sharp exchange unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Centre’s urgency in introducing the Women’s Reservation Bill, raising concerns over the absence of a recent Census and alleging that the government is avoiding a caste-based enumeration.This came as the Centre introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, marking a significant legislative move during the ongoing special session of Parliament.Pa…
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, has strongly criticised the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise, terming it not a genuine reform but an attempt to consolidate political power. He also criticised the Centre for linking women’s reservation with the delimitation process.In a post on X, CM Stalin said the proposal to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies under the guise of delimitation runs contrary to the BJP’s own slogan of “minimum governm…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) has disbursed over Rs 40 lakh crore through 57.79 crore loans, marking 11 years of its implementation, the government said on Wednesday.The Ministry of Finance stated that the scheme which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, aimed at “funding the unfunded”, provides collateral-free loans of up to Rs 20 lakh to micro and small non-corporate, non-farm enterprises.Highlighting the progress, Finance Minister Nirmala S…