Jaipur: The political tussle over delayed panchayat and urban local body elections intensified Sunday after former MLA Sanyam Lodha threatened contempt proceedings against State Finance Commission Chairman Arun Chaturvedi for suggesting that the polls could be held between Oct and Dec.Speaking to reporters in Bhilwara, Chaturvedi said the state govt would conduct panchayat and municipal…
Pune: Elected members across party lines on Thursday demanded that the district administration and the PMC revoke the model code of conduct (MCC) currently in place for the state legislative council election.The members argued that critical pre-monsoon maintenance was suffering due to the restrictions and urged the administration to grant an immediate relaxation. The demand…
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday asked the State Election Commission to mention the panchayat election date and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit the report of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Commission, constituted to examine issues related to reservation for OBCs in panchayati raj institutions, at the next hearing…
Mohali: Former Punjab health minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu Saturday termed the alleged irregularities in the Mohali municipal corporation elections, particularly during counting, a serious blow to democratic norms and demanded re-polling at three booths.Sidhu sought cancellation of polling and fresh elections at booth no. 93 (ward 23), booth no. 7 (ward…
LUCKNOW: With the tenure of gram panchayats across Uttar Pradesh (UP) ending on Tuesday, the state government has issued an order allowing outgoing 57,694 gram pradhans to continue in administrative roles until fresh panchayat bodies are constituted.The Panchayati Raj Department clarified that the five-year term of gram panchayats elected after the 2021 elections will formally…
Ludhiana: Residents of Ward 8 will remain without a representative as the state election commission’s latest notification for May 26 polls excludes the expected bypoll for their area.The seat has been vacant since January 2025 following the death of councillor Rajkumar Raju, leaving the ward without a voice in the civic body for over a…
Union heavy Industries and steel minister HD Kumaraswamy addresses a press conference in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy Thursday accused the state govt of turning the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township near Bidadi into an “official real estate business” and demanded an immediate halt to land acquisition proceedings.Approved by the cabinet last month, the…
