News for 'Panchayati Raj'

Pepsi gets reprieve in Kerala case

Pepsi gets reprieve in Kerala case

Rediff.com11 Apr 2007

A division bench of the Kerala high court on Tuesday quashed the Puthussery panchayat's order cancelling the licence given to PepsiCo India Holdings

Mani Shankar Aiyar's Thai dream

Mani Shankar Aiyar's Thai dream

Rediff.com25 Jun 2005

India, Afghanistan vow to jointly fight terror

India, Afghanistan vow to jointly fight terror

Rediff.com29 Jul 2008

In the wake of recent terror attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the two countries on Tuesday put up a united face and resolved to jointly fight the "enemies of peace".

India, Pak ink deal on local bodies

India, Pak ink deal on local bodies

Rediff.com6 Feb 2007

He said Bangladesh has expressed its interests in exchanging experiences on local government and so have South Africa and Brazil.

Kashmiri Pandits stage dharna during PM's visit

Kashmiri Pandits stage dharna during PM's visit

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Members of a Kashmiri Pandits organisation, led by Sandeep Mawa, have been sitting on a fast-unto-death for the past four days in Srinagar pressing for their demand.

Empowerment can enhance the livelihood of millions

Empowerment can enhance the livelihood of millions

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

The minister emphasises the need for greater urbanisation of rural India to curb the rising migration from villages to metropolitan cities.

Varsities to have Rajiv Gandhi Chairs

Varsities to have Rajiv Gandhi Chairs

Rediff.com23 Oct 2005

They will help pursuing research on issues like panchayati raj, women's empowerment and nuclear disarmament, subjects close to the heart of the late leader.

Mayawati transfers 33 more IAS officers

Mayawati transfers 33 more IAS officers

Rediff.com15 May 2007

Lalit Srivastav, chairman of the Noida, Greater Noida and Taj Express Way Authority, was given additional charge as CEO of Greater Noida and Taj Express Way Authority.

Militants attack Manipur minister's house

Militants attack Manipur minister's house

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

Militants hurled a powerful grenade at the private house of Manipur Panchayati Raj Minister Mohammed Alaudin in East Imphal district, official sources said on Tuesday. No one was injured in the attack as the grenade failed to explode, they said.

Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Munde

Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Munde

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari was on Wednesday given the additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde who died in a road accident in New Delhi.

India, Pak need to develop trust: Kasuri

India, Pak need to develop trust: Kasuri

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

Mukherjee will travel to Pakistan on January 13 to invite President Pervez Musharraf for the SAARC summit to be held here in early April and hold 'substantive talks' with Kasuri.

Ananth Kumar's portfolios given to Tomar, Sadananda Gowda

Ananth Kumar's portfolios given to Tomar, Sadananda Gowda

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the ministry of parliamentary affairs and D V Sadananda Gowda that of the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.

Gehlot sacks minister for raising atrocities on women in Rajasthan

Gehlot sacks minister for raising atrocities on women in Rajasthan

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday sacked Rajendra Gudha as minister of state, hours after he cornered the state government in the assembly.

Govt rolls out rural biz hub scheme

Govt rolls out rural biz hub scheme

Rediff.com24 May 2006

The government has identified 846 products for which the business community could have a partnership with panchayats for establishing rural business hubs based on Chinese model.

India, China must come together on energy: Aiyar

India, China must come together on energy: Aiyar

Rediff.com13 Apr 2006

India and China should follow the path of cooperation and not confrontation in their quest for overseas energy sources, Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Thursday.

Mani Shankar Aiyar hospitalised

Mani Shankar Aiyar hospitalised

Rediff.com17 Oct 2007

Union Panchayati Raj and Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai after he developed chest pain on Wednesday morning. "His condition is stable and there is nothing to worry about. However, he will be kept under observation at the ICU for the next 24 hours," hospital sources said.

IT impact greater in rural areas

IT impact greater in rural areas

Rediff.com28 Mar 2006

As hard as it is to believe, the impact of information technology is far greater in rural areas than in cities, says a survey on e-governance project by management and ICT consultancy firm Skoch.

Rajasthan minister and 5 MLAs to quit

Rajasthan minister and 5 MLAs to quit

Rediff.com30 May 2007

Earlier in the day, the MLAs held a closed-door meeting in the state capital to discuss the issue in the aftermath of quota agitation and violence which has claimed 14 lives so far.

Coalition Won't Block Modi's Reforms

Coalition Won't Block Modi's Reforms

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints on the prime minister's actions are internal, not external.' 'They come from his own assessment of the political consequences of any action,' points out Mihir S Sharma.

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states forced the BJP to rely on allies to form the government.

Those behind Ramban firing will face action: J-K govt

Those behind Ramban firing will face action: J-K govt

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday assured the people of Gool that requisite action would be taken against those responsible for the firing incident of July 18 in Ramban district in which four persons were killed.

Rahul reaches out to Amethi

Rahul reaches out to Amethi

Rediff.com30 Mar 2006

In his characteristic style, Rahul walked into the dusty swathe of his constituency reminding villagers of the manner in which his father Rajiv Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi had interacted with them.

PM's speech could have been better-worded: Aiyar

PM's speech could have been better-worded: Aiyar

Rediff.com16 Dec 2006

"While there may be scope for improving the grammar and the language, let us get to the substance of the issue," he told Karan Thapar in an interview for CNN-IBN's Devil's Advocate show.

ED summons Abhishek Banerjee again on October 3, day of TMC rally

ED summons Abhishek Banerjee again on October 3, day of TMC rally

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

The TMC general secretary, considered number two in the party, shared the letter sent to him by the central agency on X, formerly Twitter.

PM launches Rs 1,000 crore 'Haryali' scheme

PM launches Rs 1,000 crore 'Haryali' scheme

Rediff.com27 Jan 2003

Launching the Rs 1,000 crore scheme to meet the water problem in different parts of the country, he asked the people to turn the mission of water conservation into a 'People's Movement'.

Aiyar lashes out at top bureaucrats

Aiyar lashes out at top bureaucrats

Rediff.com13 Apr 2006

A couple of months after exiting the Petroleum Ministry, Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday lashed out at the way the top bureaucrats functioned in the ministry.

'BJP Won't Win Even 10 Seats In J&K'

'BJP Won't Win Even 10 Seats In J&K'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

'We put the seed of BJP's ideology in Jammu, watered it, nurtured it for four decades and when it was time to reap the fruits of those efforts, the fruits are being sold out to the very same people who worked hard to uproot this tree.' 'Shockingly, our own people are letting this happen and nobody from Delhi bothers to even listen to us.'

Surprise packages in PM's Cabinet

Surprise packages in PM's Cabinet

Rediff.com22 Jan 2005

42 SUVs, lodging for MLAs... Rajasthan gets ready for new government

42 SUVs, lodging for MLAs... Rajasthan gets ready for new government

Rediff.com8 Dec 2013

"We have made temporary arrangements for the stay of legislators in Circuit House, Officers' Training School, Panchayati Raj Bhawan and Indira Gandhi Canal Board guest house in Jaipur. Rooms in the Secretariat and vehicles for the ministers are also ready," said Rajasthan Principal Secretary GAD Rakesh Srivastava.

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Modi 3.0 mantris off to quick start, priority for 100-day action plan

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

Signalling both change and continuity, India's new government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, got into work gear on Tuesday with cabinet ministers and ministers of state filing into their respective offices to assume charge.

Cong slams BJP over Modi's outreach to K'taka ex-minister Eshwarappa

Cong slams BJP over Modi's outreach to K'taka ex-minister Eshwarappa

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

The Opposition party said that Prime Minister Modi congratulating Eshwarappa for not rebelling despite not being given a poll ticket "is unacceptable".

Exit Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal's accidental CM

Exit Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal's accidental CM

Rediff.com8 Dec 2022

Well ahead of the November 12 assembly elections, the BJP projected Thakur as the next chief minister.

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Rediff.com29 May 2023

Shivakumar has got the all-important Major and Medium Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development, including the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Development Authority, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

SVAMITVA is a new government project that primarily aims to demarcate abadi areas that includes inhabitant land, inhabited areas contiguous to abadi and wadis/basties in rural areas, using drone surveying technology.

Sacked Rajasthan minister releases 3 pages of 'red diary', alleges graft in RCA poll

Sacked Rajasthan minister releases 3 pages of 'red diary', alleges graft in RCA poll

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Sacked Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha on Wednesday made public three pages of the purported "red diary" which he has claimed contains the details of financial misdeeds of the Congress government and cited their contents to allege corruption in Rajasthan Cricket Association election.

Sacked minister says Gehlot not in control of Rajasthan

Sacked minister says Gehlot not in control of Rajasthan

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

Congress in charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the one who does not follow the ideology of the Congress has no place in the party and the decision to sack Gudha was a collective decision.

BOO today's remarkably dumb neta: Bhim Singh

BOO today's remarkably dumb neta: Bhim Singh

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

If you ever thought that India's lawmakers could not get any worse, think again!

'Eknath Shinde is dispensable now'

'Eknath Shinde is dispensable now'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

'The BJP used Shinde and Shiv Sena to decimate Uddhav Thackeray, humiliate him by taking away his party as well as party symbol.' 'The Shiv Sena and Eknath Shinde have served their purpose.'