DMC row heats up: Protesters set May 29 deadline, threaten bandh | Hubballi News

Dharwad: The agitation demanding a separate municipal corporation for Dharwad intensified on Friday, with the Separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation (DMC) Struggle Committee setting May 29 as the deadline for the government to secure the Governor’s assent to the Bill proposing formation of the DMC.The committee said the ongoing symbolic agitation will continue till May 29….

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Raj HC orders completion of long-overdue panchayat & civic body polls by July 31 | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Refusing to grant a lengthy extension of the deadline for conducting the long-pending Panchayati Raj and urban local body (ULB) elections in the state, the Rajasthan High Court Friday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the entire election process by July 31. The court also ordered that delimitation and revision of electoral…

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Joint parliamentary committee on simultaneous polls begins consultation in Gujarat

The 41-member parliamentary panel, headed by BJP MP P P Chaudhary, is scrutinising two proposed legislations related to simultaneous elections: The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill Gandhinagar: A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies began its three-day visit…

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