Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Bindal, while launching a scathing attack, said on Thursday that the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, “is conspiring to hijack the Panchayati Raj and municipal corporation elections in a planned manner”. He added that the Congress government first tried its best to postpone the elections for two years and even took the matter to the Supreme Court.”When the Honorabl…
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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…
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday, appointed former senior IAS officer, Shantmanu as the State Election Commissioner for the Union Territory, officials said. An order issued by the Lok Bhawan said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (3) of Section 36 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is pleased to appoint Shantmanu, IAS (retd.) as the State Election Commissioner …
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) A meeting of the Rajasthan cabinet will be held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, with several important policy and legislative matters likely to come up for approval.According to official sources, the cabinet will deliberate on issues related to the upcoming Budget Session of the Legislative Assembly, which is scheduled to begin on January 28.On the opening day of the session, the Governor’s address will be delivered, followed by a t…