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‘Temple Run India’: Fans tease Sidharth Malhotra in first look at thriller Vvan

The first look into Sidharth Malhotra's newest project Vvan was released yesterday, take a look and see what fans have to say

Sidharth Malhotra's next big project — Vvan: Force of the Forrest

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Published on Nov 08, 2024 01:05 PM IST

ByAadrika Sominder

E-management of rural courts to roll out today

Bihar's government will launch an online portal for gram kachaharies, enabling villagers to file and track petty cases digitally, streamlining local legal processes.

cities

Published on Oct 23, 2024 08:36 PM IST

ByAnirban Guha Roy, Patna

Panchayati Raj ministry uses community radio to fight ‘sarpanch pati’ practice

The pilot project for using community radio has been started in three states Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra have received a good response.

india news

Published on Sep 08, 2024 04:05 PM IST

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National Panchayati Raj Day 2024: Date, history and significance of the day

National Panchayati Raj Day 2024: From history to significance, here's all that you need to know about the special day.

Every year, National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on April 24.(HT File)

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 23, 2024 01:53 PM IST

ByTapatrisha Das, Delhi

Pilot park to promote cactus as green gold crop

On the same day, Department of Land Resources secretary Manoj Joshi inaugurated the cactus-based vegan leather plant on this occasion

Giriraj Singh emphasized that the plant is the future crop of the country. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Mar 13, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Behind women’s quota in local body polls, tales of patriarchy, proxy candidates

Many women in local politics still rely on their male family members to run affairs. Poor women's education and deep-rooted patriarchy contribute to this issue.

30 years after the 73rd amendment, while there have been benefits, there is also evidence on the ground that there is a long road to emancipation.(HT file (representative image))

india news

Updated on Oct 10, 2023 04:50 AM IST

BySenjuti Sengupta, Urvashi Dev Rawal

Hits and misses: Women’s quota in rural, urban local bodies a mixed bag

While many women found an opening through reserved seats, an equal number found their political power subverted by male relatives

The seeds of panchayati raj originated in Bihar in 1948, when regular elections provided the country with the first model of a decentralised governance system, decades before the Constitutional Amendments established the three-tier panchayat system with regular elections. (HT Archive)

india news

Updated on Sep 20, 2023 02:13 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Earlier govts were biased against villages: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed the previous Congress governments for meting out “step-motherly” treatment to villages in the country after Independence and breaking the rural electorate’s trust.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations in Rewa district on Monday. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:25 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

U.P. govt to train Pradhans, others in village cleaning

21 training centres will be set up across the state where 83,000 people will be trained in different sessions

In the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (rural), more than 25,000 gram panchayats of U.P. have been included. (For Representation)

cities

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 10:19 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Centre releases ₹13,385.70 crore grant-in-aid for rural local bodies

The highest amount has been given to Uttar Pradesh ( ₹2162.4 crore), followed by Maharashtra ( ₹1292.1 crore), Bihar ( ₹1112.7 crore) and Madhya Pradesh ( ₹883.2 crore), the finance ministry said in a release.

Rural local bodies (RLBs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) have been designed to cater to the varying governance needs of urban and rural areas. (Representative Photo/Sunil Ghosh/HT)

india news

Published on Aug 31, 2021 01:16 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Congress to take part in DDC elections in J&K

Elections to the DDCs and vacant posts of sarpanch and panch will be held in eight phases from December 1 to December 24

cities

Updated on Nov 07, 2020 11:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times/Jammu | ByPress Trust Of India, Jammu

Polls to be held for vacant sarpanch, panch seats in J-K

The administrative council met on Wednesday evening to approve the proposal of the department of rural development and panchayati raj to issue a notification for conducting the elections

cities

Updated on Sep 24, 2020 06:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Implement amendments on Panchayati Raj in J&K, urges body of village heads

Addressing a press conference here, Anil Sharma, president AJKPC along with other senior office bearers of the organization, renewed their demand for full implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Constitution in J&K.

The 73rd amendment and 74th amendments of Constitution of India were adopted by Parliament in 1992 and 1993, respectively, but Article 370 was a barrier that did not allow their implementation in J&K. (Fiel photo Waseem Andrabi/HT)

india news

Published on Sep 11, 2020 04:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jammu | ByHT Correspondent

Odisha announces slew of packages to kickstart rural economy

The package named Covid-19 assistance package (CAP) and designed by state panchayati raj department has converged various existing schemes.

Different departments like Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, ST & SC development, women and child development and Mission Shakti will work for providing livelihood for poor and very poor families in the villages. (Photo @Naveen_Odisha)

india news

Updated on Aug 25, 2020 10:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty

‘Progress in Panchayati Raj lost, moving towards bureaucratic structure’: Rahul Gandhi

During the conversation with former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, Gandhi asked him ways and means on how to revive the economy currently in the grip of Covid-19 crisis.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a video dialogue with former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday.(Mohd Zakir/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 30, 2020 09:58 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

All you need to know about SVAMITVA scheme and its coverage

About 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be eventually covered in the SVAMITVA scheme.

The SVAMITVA scheme will help in determining the ownership of lands and resolve tax disputes.(Representative Photo/ Manoj Dhaka, HT)

india news

Updated on Apr 26, 2020 07:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Covid-19: Use grassroots institutions in the battle| Opinion

Now more than ever, both the central and state governments need information on people so that they can make targeted interventions

Across the country, women have proved their mettle in taking on the challenge posed by the virus(Diwakar Prasad / Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 18, 2020 07:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByLalita Panicker

Jai Ram asks officials to ensure supply of essential items in HP

Thakur said steps must be taken to have adequate stock of pulses as procurement is done from other states.

cities

Updated on Apr 01, 2020 08:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Shimla | ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Odisha court disqualifies woman from Panchayat body for having three kids

A member of Tajungia panchayat samiti, Ruda Mallik had filed a petition against Pradhan alleging that she had hidden the number of children she had to escape the provisions of the Act. Pradhan was elected as chairperson of the Daringibadi panchayat samiti in 2017.

The history of the two-child norm in panchayats began after the 1991 census when the National Development Council set up a committee on population under the chairmanship of erstwhile Kerala CM K Karunakaran in 1992. (Image used for representation).(HT FILE PHOTO.)

india news

Updated on Oct 02, 2019 01:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty

Major cleanliness drive in UP villages to focus on single-use plastic

The campaign against the single-use plastic has already gained momentum in cities and it may now resound in villages as well after October 2.

The Uttar Pradesh government plans to launch an extensive cleanliness drive with a special focus on single-use plastic goods on October 2.(PTI)

cities

Updated on Sep 15, 2019 10:35 PM IST

Lucknow | ByBrajendra K Parashar, Lucknow

State officials to reach out to gram sabhas, panchayats over budget

The officials of state departments handling matters related to subjects falling under the Panchayati Raj will meet representatives of all gram sabhas and panchayats, identify the works that need to be taken up and inform them in advance what funds they can expect under different heads.

The new exercise aims a greater involvement of panchayats and planning at the micro-level on how the government’s money should be spent on welfare works.(HT file photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 06, 2019 12:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySaubhadra Chatterji

Sachin Pilot pulls up panchayati raj, rural development officials on unspent Rajasthan funds

Pilot directed the officials to make special efforts for development of Dangs, Magra and Mewat areas, so that basic amenities such as roads, water, health and electricity could be provided there.

Panchayati raj and rural development minister Sachin Pilot pulled up the department officials over unspent funds sanctioned in the last budget for development projects.(HT File Photo/Himanshu Vyas)

cities

Updated on Jun 08, 2019 11:54 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent

Narendra Singh Tomar to head Ministries of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, and Panchayati Raj

Narendra Tomar, who won from Morena defeating Ramniwas Rawat of the Congress, has been responsible for the assembly wins of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh.

india news

Published on May 31, 2019 05:13 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Five more Haryana govt departments to follow complaints on road app

Five departments — revenue, panchayati raj, public health, engineering, irrigation and railway — will be linked to the Harpath app, officials said.

The Harpath mobile application is meant for repairing potholes.(HT/Picture for representation)

cities

Updated on Sep 28, 2018 04:40 AM IST

Gurugram | ByHT Correspondent

J-K to hold municipal elections from October 1, panchayat polls from November 8

Hizbul Mujahideen operational commander Riyaz Naikoo had threatened people interested in participating in the panchayat or municipal polls in an audio message on Wednesday.

Paramilitary soldiers and police near the encounter site in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on August 12, 2018. Jammu and Kashmir’s State Administrative Council (SAC) has decided to hold municipal polls in October this year followed by panchayat elections a month later.(Representative Image/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 01, 2018 11:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

West Bengal panchayat elections Highlights: Derek O’Brien says death toll in poll violence ‘now closer to normal’

West Bengal panchayat elections saw a voter turnout of 72.5% till 5 pm even as violence hit several areas in the state killing at least 15 people. Below are the highlights.

A vehicle set on fire after clashes between two political parties at Shantipur in Nadia district on Monday.(PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on May 14, 2018 11:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Kolkata/New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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The first look into Sidharth Malhotra's newest project Vvan was released yesterday, take a look and see what fans have to say

Bihar's government will launch an online portal for gram kachaharies, enabling villagers to file and track petty cases digitally, streamlining local legal processes.

The pilot project for using community radio has been started in three states Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra have received a good response.

National Panchayati Raj Day 2024: From history to significance, here's all that you need to know about the special day.

On the same day, Department of Land Resources secretary Manoj Joshi inaugurated the cactus-based vegan leather plant on this occasion

Many women in local politics still rely on their male family members to run affairs. Poor women's education and deep-rooted patriarchy contribute to this issue.

While many women found an opening through reserved seats, an equal number found their political power subverted by male relatives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi blamed the previous Congress governments for meting out “step-motherly” treatment to villages in the country after Independence and breaking the rural electorate’s trust.

21 training centres will be set up across the state where 83,000 people will be trained in different sessions

The highest amount has been given to Uttar Pradesh ( ₹2162.4 crore), followed by Maharashtra ( ₹1292.1 crore), Bihar ( ₹1112.7 crore) and Madhya Pradesh ( ₹883.2 crore), the finance ministry said in a release.

Elections to the DDCs and vacant posts of sarpanch and panch will be held in eight phases from December 1 to December 24

The administrative council met on Wednesday evening to approve the proposal of the department of rural development and panchayati raj to issue a notification for conducting the elections

Addressing a press conference here, Anil Sharma, president AJKPC along with other senior office bearers of the organization, renewed their demand for full implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Constitution in J&K.

The package named Covid-19 assistance package (CAP) and designed by state panchayati raj department has converged various existing schemes.

During the conversation with former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, Gandhi asked him ways and means on how to revive the economy currently in the grip of Covid-19 crisis.

About 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be eventually covered in the SVAMITVA scheme.

Now more than ever, both the central and state governments need information on people so that they can make targeted interventions

Thakur said steps must be taken to have adequate stock of pulses as procurement is done from other states.

A member of Tajungia panchayat samiti, Ruda Mallik had filed a petition against Pradhan alleging that she had hidden the number of children she had to escape the provisions of the Act. Pradhan was elected as chairperson of the Daringibadi panchayat samiti in 2017.

The campaign against the single-use plastic has already gained momentum in cities and it may now resound in villages as well after October 2.

The officials of state departments handling matters related to subjects falling under the Panchayati Raj will meet representatives of all gram sabhas and panchayats, identify the works that need to be taken up and inform them in advance what funds they can expect under different heads.

Pilot directed the officials to make special efforts for development of Dangs, Magra and Mewat areas, so that basic amenities such as roads, water, health and electricity could be provided there.

Narendra Tomar, who won from Morena defeating Ramniwas Rawat of the Congress, has been responsible for the assembly wins of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh.

Five departments — revenue, panchayati raj, public health, engineering, irrigation and railway — will be linked to the Harpath app, officials said.

Hizbul Mujahideen operational commander Riyaz Naikoo had threatened people interested in participating in the panchayat or municipal polls in an audio message on Wednesday.

West Bengal panchayat elections saw a voter turnout of 72.5% till 5 pm even as violence hit several areas in the state killing at least 15 people. Below are the highlights.

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