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Women’s reservation and the delimitation’s baggage

Parliament (HT Archive)

Published 104 days ago

‘Mukhiya is CM in panchayat; each panchayat to get ₹52 L in 10-15 days’

Jharkhand rural development and panchayati raj minister Deepika Pandey Singh speaks at an event at Chaibasa (HT PHOTO)

Published 113 days ago

Caste-based socioeconomic survey from April 1: CM Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said the state will conduct its first-ever caste-based socioeconomic survey from April 1 to ensure equitable development and targeted policymaking.

Published 126 days ago

Panchayati Raj ministry launches 'Nirbhay Raho' at national conference of women representatives

Panchayati Raj ministry launches 'Nirbhay Raho' at national conference of women representatives

Published 147 days ago

Vande Mataram to be sung every morning in Rajasthan Panchayati Raj offices: Minister

Vande Mataram to be sung every morning in Rajasthan Panchayati Raj offices: Minister

Published 160 days ago

MHA, Panchayati Raj Ministry plan to jointly strengthen local self-governance in Naxal-hit areas

MHA, Panchayati Raj Ministry plan to jointly strengthen local self-governance in Naxal-hit areas

Published 183 days ago

DGP calls for making Gram Kachaharis potent tool for ‘rural justice’, effective policing

Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar addresses the orientation training programme of SDPOs, DSPs of various districts of Bihar on Role of Police personnel in functioning of Gram Katchaharis of Bihar and Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and POSCO Act, 2012, organised by office of chair professor Punchyati Raj of Chanakya National Law University, Patna, in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF) on Sunda. (Santosh Kumar)

Published 206 days ago

Gram Sabhas get powers as govt notifies PESA Rule, BJP cries foul

Gram Sabhas get powers as govt notifies PESA Rule, BJP cries foul

Published 214 days ago

Deepika Pandey meets Union panchayati raj minister, invites him to visit Jharkhand

Jharkhand rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh meets Union minister Lalan SIngh in New Delhi on Tuesday (HT PHOTO)

Updated 232 days ago

Centre’s okays grant for J’khand after rural dev minister meets Union min over pending dues

Jharkhand rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh with LoP Babulal Marandi meet Union panchayati raj minister Lalan Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday (HT PHOTO)

Updated 232 days ago

Panchayats across India to observe Constitution Day on Nov 26 with Preamble readings

Panchayats across India to observe Constitution Day on Nov 26 with Preamble readings

Published 255 days ago

Now, ‘SabhaSaar’ AI tool to record Panchayat meetings in real time in Prayagraj

Sabhasaar AI tool (Sourced)

Published 293 days ago

Preparations begin for 2026 three-tier panchayat elections

Out of 58,195 gram panchayats, 512 have been abolished due to urban boundary changes. (For representation only)

Published 342 days ago

Akhilesh fuelling caste tensions, SP’s PDA formula ‘fake’: Rajbhar

Panchayati Raj minister OP Rajbhar (File)

Published 396 days ago

UP plans direct polls for zila panchayat chairman, block pramukh posts

The constitutional amendment process needs backing from at least half of states. (Sourced)

Published 427 days ago

U.P. govt to develop digital workforce, learning centres in panchayats

The move is in line with CM Yogi Adityanath’s directive to bring systemic transformation to rural governance and boost transparency, accountability and responsiveness at the grassroots. (HT file)

Updated 437 days ago

Strong villages make a strong nation: Saini

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini during the state-level ‘Gram Utthan Samaroh’ in Panchkula on Thursday. Also seen in the picture Haryana Assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan, Development and Panchayats minister Krishan Lal Panwar (Sourced)

Published 468 days ago

Himachal minister accuses Centre of step-motherly treatment; BJP hits back

Himachal Pradesh’s panchayati raj minister Anirudh Singh while interacting with the media on Thursday accused the Centre of step motherly treatment with Himachal Pradesh. (HT File)

Published 524 days ago

Review: ‘A Maverick in Politics’ by Mani Shankar Aiyar

Rahul Gandhi and Mani Shankar Aiyar at former PM Rajiv Gandhi's 70th birth anniversary on August 20, 2014, in New Delhi. Aiyar believes Rahul Gandhi, who was increasingly drawn to Hindu philosophy, became averse to him because of his atheism and secular fundamentalism. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)

Published 551 days ago

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

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

Published 636 days ago

E-management of rural courts to roll out today

E-management of rural courts to roll out today

Published 651 days ago

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

The "sarpanch pati" system is a practice in which the husband of an elected woman sarpanch wields the actual power. (HT File Photo/ Representational image)

Published 697 days ago

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

Every year, National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated on April 24.

Updated 835 days ago

Pilot park to promote cactus as green gold crop

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

Updated 876 days ago

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

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.

Updated 1031 days ago

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

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)

Updated 1051 days ago

Earlier govts were biased against villages: Modi

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

Updated 1199 days ago

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

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

Updated 1219 days ago

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

Rural local bodies (RLBs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) have been designed to cater to the varying governance needs of urban and rural areas.

Published 1801 days ago

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