UP govt steps up outreach to key voter groups ahead of 2027 Assembly pollsUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government has announced a series of measures benefiting Panchayat Sahayaks, farmers, ex-ser...
18 Sep, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Karnataka: Kumaraswamy challenges Rahul Gandhi to meet scam-hit job aspirants in BengaluruUnion Minister HD Kumaraswamy challenged Rahul Gandhi regarding KPSC recruitment irregularities. He urged Gandhi to meet affected youth in ...
31 Aug, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
PM Modi, VP Radhakrishnan hail Ramakrishna Hegde’s legacy of decentralised governancePrime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President CP Radhakrishnan honored Ramakrishna Hegde on his birth centenary. They recalled his signif...
29 Aug, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Karnataka to name Karwar medical college after Ramakrishna Hegde: DK ShivakumarKarnataka will permanently honour former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde. The Karwar Medical College will be named after him. A major Beng...
29 Aug, 2026, 10.29 PM IST
Ramakrishna Hegde at 100: The CM who treated power as a passing phaseFriends and associates gather to mark Ramakrishna Hegde's 100th birth anniversary. He served as Karnataka's first non-Congress chief minist...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Satluj to Amritpal: Panthic politics back in focus in poll-bound PunjabPunjab's 2027 elections feature contests over governance and Sikh identity. Emotive Panthic issues are reshaping the state's political narr...
03 Aug, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Hindi writer Kailash Chandra Pant dies at 90Noted Hindi writer Kailash Chandra Pant passed away on Friday. The 90-year-old Padma Shri awardee was unwell for some time. Pant served as ...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Karnataka CM puts officials on drought alert, announces Rs 1 crore aid for each talukKarnataka officials are directed to work continuously for drought preparedness. Immediate funds are allocated for drinking water supply acr...
19 Jul, 2026, 05.20 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 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
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
Karnataka plans MoS status for zilla panchayat chiefsLike Hegde, Siddaramaiah is facing the dissent of his MLAs, who are unhappy with decentralisation of powers to gram sabhas.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
BJP pamphlets violate section 38, 7 of Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act: CongressUnder the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, gram panchayat elections are apolitical and no party can use its symbol or urge electors to vote for...
27 May, 2015, 05.38 AM IST
Karnataka government plans compulsory voting in panchayat pollsKarnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill 2015, under discussion in the state assembly, has made voting mandatory for all three tiers of pan...
01 Apr, 2015, 05.57 AM 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
Omar Abdullah aims at fully empowering Panchayat Raj system in J-KFacing flak from ally Congress over its alleged failure to fully empower Panchayat Raj system in J & K, CM Omar Abdullah today promised to ...
10 Jan, 2014, 09.46 PM IST
- Orissa reserves 50% seats for women in Panchayati Raj institutions
The Orissa government has made 50% reservation for women in Panchayat Raj institutions to achieve gender equality.
08 Apr, 2011, 09.56 PM IST