West Bengal: Newly elected TMC Panchayat member lynched to death in South 24 Parganas
Kolkata: Newly elected Trinamool Congress panchayat member Moimur Gharami, alias Moyna, was lynched to death after a gunshot from the miscreants missed the target, which hit his companion, in front of his house at Magrahat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at preparing dumplings in North Bengal
Cooch Behar/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a visit to North Bengal ahead of the coming Panchayat election, Monday stopped at a local tea shop in Chalsa and tried her hand at preparing dumplings as well as brewing tea.
Bengal Govt to present budget on Wednesday before Panchayat polls
Kolkata: The West Bengal Government will present the budget on Wednesday in the State Assembly before the Panchayat elections.
Kashmir leader Mir Junaid meets Union Minister, discusses youth-led development
Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir/IBNS: Mir Junaid, President of J&K Workers Party, on Thursday met Union Minister of State for Law and Justice S.P Singh Baghel and Union Minister of State for Panchayat Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil and apprised him of the youth-led development plan of Kupwara District, especially one that would involve a symbiotic relationship between the grassroot elected representatives, and the youth of the area.
Panchayat, DDC polls to be held in secure environs: J&K Police Chief Dilbag Singh
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday assured that upcoming Panchayat and DDC polls will be held in a secure environment.
Uttar Pradesh: Panchayat member shot dead, 8 booked in Azamgarh
Azamgarh/UNI: A local Panchayat member was shot dead at Navada market in the Nizamabad area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Tuesday.
Tripura: BJP wins 98% seats in panchayats
Agartala, Aug 1 (UNI): The counting of ballots of three-tire panchayat poll, which was begun on Wednesday has not yet been completed but the result indicated a landslide victory of the BJP in village panchayat, panchayat samity and Zilla Prasad.
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Days after several media personnel covering the filing of nomination papers for upcoming Panchayat polls in West Bengal were brutally beaten up allegedly by state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s activists at different locations across the state, Kolkata-based journalists staged protest and held a 'silent' march at city's downtown Esplanade area on Wednesday evening.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind hosts ‘LPG Panchayat’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS): President of India Ram Nath Kovind hosted an‘LPG Panchayat’ on Tuesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Youth hacked to death, shot six times in Bihar at Panchayat orders
Patna, June 8 (IBNS) : A youth was hacked to death and shot six times at the orders of a village Panchayat in Bihar for marrying a girl from his own neighbourhood, CNN-News 18 reported.
Election 2017: EC pulls up NITI Aayog for holding programmes in poll-bound states on Republic Day
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) has asked NITI Aayog not to hold special Gram Sabhas in panchayats on Republic Day in five poll-bound states, according to media reports.