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Topic: Panchayat polls

Uttarakhand HC stays panchayat elections after reservation row

The high court bench stayed the polls scheduled to take place in 2 phases on 10 & 15 July after petitions filed against reservation rotation process for 3-tier panchayat elections.

Maharashtra’s ruling parties claim panchayat polls win. Opposition says ‘true picture only in 2024′

BJP, Shinde Sena & Ajit Pawar-led NCP claim they 'won in 1,700 panchayats'. Opposition's making counterclaims, but analysts warn against putting too much weight on panchayat polls.

Counting for Bengal panchayat polls begins amid tight security

Violence had rocked West Bengal's rural polls on Saturday, with 15 people dead and ballot boxes vandalised, ballot papers torched, and bombs thrown at rivals in several places.

BJP polling agent allegedly killed in West Bengal’s Coochbehar during panchayat polls

BJP has said that when Madhab Biswas tried to enter the polling booth he was stopped by TMC supporters & as the situation escalated, they killed him. TMC has denied the allegations.

SC upholds HC order to deploy central forces in Bengal for ‘free & fair’ panchayat polls

Dismissing West Bengal govt & state EC's appeal, SC bench says Calcutta HC order doesn't 'call for any interference', that state commission shouldn't be bothered about 'source' of forces.

Eye on Muslim votebank, rivals BJP & Left rally behind arrested Indian Secular Front MLA Nawsad

Nawsad Siddique, behind bars for 28 days for alleged violence, is Bengal's sole Muslim opposition MLA, a peerzada of revered Furfura Sharif shrine & brother of ISF founder Abbas Siddique.

2023 panchayat poll AAP’s first port of call in fresh Bengal push, ground work begins

In the coming months, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party plans to hold 100 programmes across Bengal’s 23 districts to 'pinpoint area-wise issues' and forge connect with the people.

‘Can cause grave prejudice’ — govt seeks recall of SC order de-reserving OBC seats in MP

Govt proposes deferring MP local body polls by 4 months so it can collect data, as SC had cited lack of empirical information on quotas. Court likely to hear application on 3 Jan.

The Robin Hood of Sitamarhi, the ‘Jaguar thief’, is now playing a political game

At the heart of this tale is a promise made by Mohammad Irfan, currently lodged in Dasna Jail, to his wife, now a zila panchayat representative in Bihar.

It’s ‘jungle raj’ under BJP, says Mayawati on reports of violence during UP panchayat polls

Reports of clashes surfaced from several areas of UP amid allegations that opposition-backed candidates weren't allowed to file their nomination. A woman was allegedly misbehaved with too.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.