Panchayat elections
- Kolkata
Bengal govt seeks Rs 350cr from Centre as expenses for central forces deployment
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday sought Rs 350 crore from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as expenses for the deployment of central forces during the recently-held panchayat polls in…
- Kolkata
Cal HC says Bengal panchayat poll results will be subject to its final orders
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which…
- India
SC declines to entertain plea on women representation in Panchayats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea, which raised the issue of reservation of seats for women in panchayats claiming a proxy process was being followed where…
- India
SC refuses to halt central forces’ deployment in West Bengal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the…
- India
Haryana: Dalit thrashed over his vote in last year’s panchayat election
Gurugram: A Dalit youth was allegedly brutally thrashed after being kidnapped by five men for not voting in favour of one of them in last year’s panchayat elections in Rathiwas village here,…
- Elections
Congress seeks to postpone panchayat election in Goa
Panaji: Citing lack of reservation of wards for OBC category, Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo on Tuesday demanded to postpone Panchayat elections in Goa by four months and reserve the wards as…