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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Raids At 18 Places In Chhattisgarh In Rs 500 Crore Medical Supply Scam
Enforcement Directorate launched raids across Chhattisgarh in connection to a Rs 500 crore medical supply scam involving Mokshit Corporation, senior officials of the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation, Directorate of Health Services.
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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BJP Suspends Two Local Body Leaders For Anti-CAA Stand
The Maharashtra BJP has suspended the chairperson of a party-ruled municipal council and deputy head of another local body which recently passed resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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"Not A Rubber Stamp": Kerala Governor On Ordinance On Local Bodies
Making his stand very clear, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said that he is not a rubber stamp and will apply his own mind.
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Why DMK Skipped Congress-Led Opposition Meet On Citizenship Law
The DMK on Tuesday said it skipped a meeting of opposition parties convened by Congress on CAA, NRC and NPR since its party chief M K Stalin was accused of violating coalition dharma over local body polls.
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Rajasthan To Reverse BJP Decisions Including Order On Local Body Polls
Weeks after coming to power in Rajasthan, the Congress today decided to reverse the previous Vasundhara Raje government's decision to allow only those with minimum educational qualifications to fight the panchayat and local body elections. It will move an amendment to this effect in the state assembly soon.
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Local Bodies to Act Against Stray Dogs According to Law: Kerala High Court
Observing that there has to be more concern for protecting the lives of human beings than stray dogs, Kerala High Court today said local bodies can exercise their power to capture, sterilise or destroy the strays, provided it is done in accordance with legal provisions.
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Compulsory Voting to be Notified in Gujarat Next Week
The Gujarat government has decided to implement the controversial Compulsory Voting Act during local body polls in 253 municipalities, 208 taluka panchayats, 26 district panchayats and six municipal corporations, expected to be held in October.
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Malaysian Airlines MH17 Shot Down: 'Terrorist Act', Says Ukrainian President
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 295 people on board is reported to have been shot down in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday evening. Ukrainian officials said local residents had found wreckage. A Reuters reporter said dozens of bodies were scattered around the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet that had crashed in eastern Ukrain...
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Raids At 18 Places In Chhattisgarh In Rs 500 Crore Medical Supply Scam
Enforcement Directorate launched raids across Chhattisgarh in connection to a Rs 500 crore medical supply scam involving Mokshit Corporation, senior officials of the Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation, Directorate of Health Services.
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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BJP Suspends Two Local Body Leaders For Anti-CAA Stand
The Maharashtra BJP has suspended the chairperson of a party-ruled municipal council and deputy head of another local body which recently passed resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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"Not A Rubber Stamp": Kerala Governor On Ordinance On Local Bodies
Making his stand very clear, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said that he is not a rubber stamp and will apply his own mind.
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Why DMK Skipped Congress-Led Opposition Meet On Citizenship Law
The DMK on Tuesday said it skipped a meeting of opposition parties convened by Congress on CAA, NRC and NPR since its party chief M K Stalin was accused of violating coalition dharma over local body polls.
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Rajasthan To Reverse BJP Decisions Including Order On Local Body Polls
Weeks after coming to power in Rajasthan, the Congress today decided to reverse the previous Vasundhara Raje government's decision to allow only those with minimum educational qualifications to fight the panchayat and local body elections. It will move an amendment to this effect in the state assembly soon.
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Local Bodies to Act Against Stray Dogs According to Law: Kerala High Court
Observing that there has to be more concern for protecting the lives of human beings than stray dogs, Kerala High Court today said local bodies can exercise their power to capture, sterilise or destroy the strays, provided it is done in accordance with legal provisions.
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Compulsory Voting to be Notified in Gujarat Next Week
The Gujarat government has decided to implement the controversial Compulsory Voting Act during local body polls in 253 municipalities, 208 taluka panchayats, 26 district panchayats and six municipal corporations, expected to be held in October.
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Malaysian Airlines MH17 Shot Down: 'Terrorist Act', Says Ukrainian President
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with 295 people on board is reported to have been shot down in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday evening. Ukrainian officials said local residents had found wreckage. A Reuters reporter said dozens of bodies were scattered around the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet that had crashed in eastern Ukrain...
