Seventeen projects, initiatives selected for National Awards for e-GovernanceSeventeen projects will receive National Awards for e-Governance 2026. These awards recognize outstanding digital governance initiatives. W...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
Congress' Raman Bhalla says delay in J&K statehood restoration, local body polls is hurting public interestJammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday voiced strong concerns regarding the ongoing delay in restoring full statehood and holding elections f...
31 May, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Himachal panchayat polls: Women take the lead as turnout crosses 80 pc amid rainWomen voters significantly outnumbered men in Himachal Pradesh's final panchayat election phase, contributing to an overall turnout exceedi...
30 May, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Voting for 51 urban local bodies underway for civic body electionsVoting is happening today for 51 local bodies in Himachal Pradesh. This includes four Municipal Corporations in Dharamshala, Palampur, Mand...
17 May, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
Assam cabinet expansion: Four newly sworn-in ministers allotted key portfolios in major reshuffleThe Assam government has just released its latest lineup of ministers as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolls out a cabinet expansion. ...
14 May, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Foxconn gets a breather as Karnataka govt asks gram panchayats not to act on tax noticesKarnataka government intervenes to prevent a dispute between local gram panchayats and Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. The government has d...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
Karnataka gram panchayats slap notices on Foxconn for tax dues, threaten to seize assetsThe 300-acre Foxconn facility in Devanahalli near Bengaluru international airport comes under the Vishwanathapura and Koira gram panchayats...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Foxconn gets tax demand notice from two gram panchayats, industries dept to interveneFoxconn's Bengaluru facility has received notices from local gram panchayats demanding taxes and land use details. This has created a polit...
02 Feb, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Karnataka govt set rules for layout approvals on converted land outside planning areasIn a move to streamline urban planning, Karnataka's Gram Panchayat areas have introduced fresh regulations for layout approvals. Developers...
26 Oct, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra rules out plans to curtail powers of panchayat presidentsAccording to sources close to the Home Minister, the Panchayat Raj department had proposed certain amendments to the Karnataka Gram Swaraj ...
11 Oct, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Govt issues advisory to gram panchayats suggesting 'monetisation of assets'The Department of Panchayati Raj, under the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, on August 16 issued an advisory suggesting a ...
02 Sep, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission holds 2 bureaucrats responsible for blocking votersThe SEC, headed by commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, said in the eight-page proceedings that it was being compelled to adopt the 2019 e...
27 Jan, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Transparency is byword in Karnataka's rural development and panchayat raj department"I am the only minister in the country who has put up every file that I have signed for all to see," HK Patil, one of Karnataka chief minis...
17 Jun, 2017, 01.03 AM IST
Karnataka CMO wants repeal of liquor manufacture ban lawThe note from the CMO followed appeals from distillers and brewers in Karnataka, according to which, the ban would disrupt their supply com...
09 Jun, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Nitish Kumar orders electronic transfer of funds to PanchayatsWith an aim to bring efficiency in working of Panchayati Raj institutions, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered opening of bank accoun...
16 Dec, 2015, 10.34 PM IST
Karnataka panchayats may get spending freedom; state to introduce Gram Panchayat Bill“All it requires is setting up of internal processing by the finance department,” said TR Raghunandan, a former joint secretary in the depa...
09 Feb, 2015, 04.16 AM IST
Telangana government proposes to introduce 2,400 e-PanchayatsAll payments of MGNREGS, pensions, watershed and other government programmes would be administered through one stop shop to be set up at th...
16 Jul, 2014, 06.44 PM IST