Parliament panel takes serious view of states failing to hold panchayat elections every 5 years

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published 4 days ago
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over states' failure to hold panchayat elections every five years as required by the 73rd constitutional amendment. States including Assam, Manipur, and Karnataka have delayed elections, impacting central grants for village development. The panel has urged the ministry to address this...

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Manipur

Manipur

State in northeastern India
The Centre has declared the entire state of Manipur as disturbed under Afspa for another six months, excluding areas within 13 police stations. This extension..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for six more months due..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

Rahul Gandhi met Manipur leaders amid ongoing violence and criticized PM Modi for not visiting the state. He urged for a national priority in resolving the..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

A parliamentary panel emphasizes the ongoing crisis in Manipur, with significant displacement and loss of life. It recommends a special committee and targeted..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 4 days ago


Assam

State in northeastern India
Former Manipur CM N Biren Singh condemns remarks by Bangladesh's interim chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of using Northeast India as a strategic pawn..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 6 hours ago

The Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar introduced a new initiative to train over 1 lakh booth level officers (BLOs) nationwide to improve voter enrolment..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 6 days ago

These Legal States are Nagaland, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Mizoram, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Manipur, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and..
Credit: DNA - Published 6 days ago


Karnataka

State in southern India
Rao's lawyer BS Girish submitted the petition, which the high court will take up next week.
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 hours ago

he case, centered around his stepdaughter, Kannada actor Ranya Rao, and her arrest for alleged gold smuggling, has thrust both Rao and the Karnataka government..
Credit: DNA - Published 8 hours ago

Five months after a bank burglary in Karnataka's Davanagere district, police have arrested six first-time offenders. The mastermind, Vijay Kumar from Madurai,..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 21 hours ago

Travel records show Ranya made 27 trips to Dubai in three months-nearly one every three days-yet Basavaraj claims he had no clue she was smuggling gold worth..
Credit: DNA - Published 3 days ago

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