Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
A tripartite meeting convened by the East Singhbhum administration at the district collectorate to resolve land issues plaguing those displaced by the Dimna reservoir failed to make much headway on Wednesday. During the hour-long deliberations, chaired by sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Dhalbhum Subodh Prasad, Tata Steel officials refused to agree …
Residents of a village near Tambaram are divided over the status of a water body in their locality. While some of them support efforts by the elected representatives of the rural local body to protect and preserve it, others perceive it as move to grab a portion of the land …
“The agreement signed during the previous Congress regime was in favour of private firm” Recently, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, on more than one occasion, expressed his displeasure over the substance of the agreement reached between local bodies and the selected private player to manage solid waste in Puducherry. According to …
KOCHI: Summer is the cruellest for the people of Kuttanad as drinking water would be the most sought-after thing in Kuttanad. The waterlogged areas of Kuttanad like Chambakulam, Edathua, Kainakary and Thayankari are reeling under acute shortage of potable water. According to the people in Edathua, more than six wards …
A national workshop in Hyderabad deliberated on adivasi rights and the organisation of legal clinics, addressing the issues faced by the vulnerable communities among them.
BHUBANESWAR: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the implementation of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) should be made more participatory by consulting people’s representatives in districts. Chidambaram reviewed the implementation of IAP in the State through video-conferencing with district collectors. Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik and secretaries of …
- Family members & loyalists of RSP leaders among beneficiaries Naoda: Several undeserving candidates have allegedly been allotted money in a Murshidabad pocket under a central housing scheme for below-poverty-line people. Many residents of Gangadhari village in Naoda have been enlisted as beneficiaries of the Indira Awaas Yojana even though …
JAIPUR: With seven of the 13 panchayats in Jaipur district being declared as notified area by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), the officials at the ground water department say it's about time the state strictly implements projects to recharge the groundwater level. The state government should draw an integrated …
Political representation is a necessary condition for a liberal democracy. Political quotas are meant to address the absence of those who are excluded because of the inegalitarian social structures in which political processes are enacted. This is accepted as a legitimate justification for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe quotas in …
Project management unit to have 4 separate wings A separate mechanism has been created with headquarters in Cuddalore for monitoring and management of rehabilitation projects in cyclone ‘Thane' affected areas. K. Veera Raghava Rao, Additional Collector, took charge as Project Director (Thane Rehabilitation), in the presence of Collector Rajendra Ratnoo, …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the e-panchayat system, a new initiative of the State Government at a State-level function at Garhakota in Sagar district on March 2. The function will be presided over by Panchayat and Rural Development and Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava. Minister of State Dev …
5.5 km road runs through an environmentally fragile area The Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority (KSCZMA) has recommended that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) provide clearance for the Goshree Island Development Authority's (GIDA) Rs. 97-crore Moolamppilly-Pizhala, Valiya Kadamakkudi-Chathanad Road. The 5.5-km road, passing through an environmentally …
Southern end of Cheruvathur panchayat of the district is going to witness massive afforestation drive in 61.11 acres land. A decision to this effect was taken by heads of various departments, institutions and voluntary organisations at a meeting held at the Cheruvathur grama panchayat hall on Thursday. The ambitious scheme …
The Delhi Cabinet today decided to encourage fish culture in villages in order to overcome encroachment activities over the water bodies situated under gram sabha land. While talking to media after the meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the Cabinet had decided to promote fish culture in the water …
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Vellore has adopted a cluster approach in undertaking various works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in order to enable more villagers to get employment, according to N. Srinivasan, Project Officer of the DRDA. Talking to newspersons at the Alangulam …
Bhubaneswar: Amid boycott by the Opposition Congress of governor's address to Odisha Assembly alleging assault on democracy and Constitution during Panchayat polls, the state government on Tuesday projected an outlay of Rs one lakh crore for the 12th five-year-plan for 2012-17. As soon as governor M C Bhandare began his …
The Health Department has approved programmes under the unified master plan package for relief and remediation of endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district. The Rs. 136-crore package is funded by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Health Minister Adoor Prakash said in an official release here on Tuesday that …
The government may soon have to shell out an Unemployment Allowance if it fails to provide jobs to wage seekers under the flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). “The MGNREGA software will automatically generate the pay order for payment of unemployment allowance to the wage seekers, whose …
Farm technologies are not reaching farmers on the ground, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh observed here on Monday and said “it represents the failure of the system.” He was speaking at the Golden Jubilee convocation of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) here. The annual farm growth rate was expected to …
Allege open violation of rules on their participation in fetes An increasing number of people being killed by elephants in the State indicates serious flaws in captive elephant management and maintenance, animal rights groups say. According to the Thrissur-based Heritage Animal Task-Force, 361 people have been killed by elephants in …
