Can Nepalese citizens settle in India without permission? Uttarakhand HC asks CentreThe Uttarakhand High Court is examining the 1950 India-Nepal Treaty. It questions if Nepalese citizens have unlimited rights to live and bu...
Government to roll out VB-G RAM G scheme from July 1; Parliamentary committee briefedGet ready for the VB-G RAM G rural employment program, kicking off on July 1 and taking over from MGNREGA! With backing from 25 states, thi...
e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...
Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
Bolpur Election Results West Bengal 2026: TMC's Chandra Nath Sinha wins Bolpur again with a margin of 13,188 votes in a big jolt to BJP. Check detailsBolpur Election Results 2026 News: Bolpur's Assembly constituency was won by Trinamool Congress again. Chandra Nath Sinha won the Bolpur se...
Multi-pronged contests to mark Gujarat local body polls; around 10,000 candidates in frayGujarat is gearing up for a pivotal showdown as local and civic body elections draw near. The BJP, long the frontrunner in the region, is b...
Husband takes Rs 25.06 lakh loan in wife’s name, runs off with car, jewellery & then seeks maintenance; HC slaps Rs 15 lakh cost on him for false affidavitA husband took Rs 25.6 lakh personal loans in his wife's name, spent the money on a lavish lifestyle, and fled with her car and jewellery. ...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury returns to state politics, faces incumbent BJP MLA Subrata Maitra in fight for survival at BerhamporeCongress heavyweight Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is set to return to state politics after two and a half decades, facing Bharatiya Janata Party ...
Suvendu Adhikari's firm political grip, 'skewed' SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram, say observersNandigram's assembly seat faces a closely watched contest. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's 2021 victory is a key event. The BJP has strengthe...
No 'maa-behen' abuses in this Indian village, offenders will be fined heavilyKolgaon village in Maharashtra has imposed a Rs 500 fine for using abusive language targeting mothers or sisters, requiring digital evidenc...
Over 150 groups ask Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw guidelines 'undermining' Gram Sabha powersOver 150 tribal rights groups have urged the Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw recent guidelines. They claim these guidelines weaken the ...
Over 2 Lakh Gram Panchayats to hold simultaneous gram sabha todayMore than 2 lakh village panchayats will hold a simultaneous gram sabha on Friday to look at convergence in all schemes meant for rural Ind...
May move to SC on Niyamgiri Gram Sabha: Kishore Chandra DeoV Kishore Chandra Deo said limiting the exercise (Gram Sabha) to 12 villages was not in accordance with Supreme Court's judgement.
- Odisha contemplating legal opinion over expansion of gram sabhas
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and local tribes have demanded conducting of gram sabhas in more villages and it has opposed the govt bid to...
Gram Sabhas to decide on Vedanta's plan to source bauxite from OdishaThe gram sabha can also examine whether the proposed mining area, 10 km away from the peak, would in any way affect the abode of Niyam Raja.
- Gram sabhas to control forest body in Maharashtra
The state govt resolution transferred all rights of minor forest produce and major timber to the gram sabha-elected joint forest management...
- Gram sabhas above Parliament, assemblies: Anna Hazare
Decrying the failure of Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal Bill, Hazare made a curious suggestion to bring a law to empower gram sabhas that wi...