Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], August 5 (ANI): Owing to the lack of a bridge on the Daman River, students have to swim or be carried on the shoulders of adults to reach their school Sukla Vidyalaya in Devalcha Pada village in Nashik.

Jaipur Mar 30 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday approved a 3 per cent increase the dearness allowance of state employees and pensioners on the lines of central government employees According to a government spokesperson now 34 per cent dearness allowance will be payable to state employees and pensioners from January 1 2022 Earlier 31 per cent dearness allowance was being given to state employees and pensioners Gehlots decision will benefit 440 lakh pensioners along with about 8 lakh officers-employees receiving salary as per rules of Rajasthan Civil Services Revised Salary Rules-2017 Apart from the state employees this benefit will also be payable to the employees of Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad The state government will bear the financial burden of about Rs 1435 crore annually on this increase PTI AG MR

Mumbai Jan 20 PTI With results from the Gadchiroli district announced on Thursday the BJP maintained its top position in Maharashtra nagar panchayat elections by winning a total of 419 out of 1791 seatsIt was followed by NCP which won 381 seats and Congress which won 344 the state election commission SEC data showedThe Shiv Sena which heads the ruling Sena-NCP-Congress coalition in the state was in the fourth place with 296 seats while 239 seats went to independent candidatesRemaining seats were won by parties like CPM BSP and local outfitsThe voting for zilla parishad ZP and panchayat samiti in Bhandara and Gondia districts had been held simultaneously and the results were announced on ThursdayOut of 105 ZP seats in two districts the BJP won 38 Congress 34 NCP 21 while the rest went to independents and othersSimilarly out of 210 seats of Panchayat Samiti the BJP won 93 Congress 53 NCP 36 while others went to independents and others the SEC said PTI ND KRK KRK

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Maharashtra State Election Commission to issue a fresh notification to treat 27 per cent seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) as general category for local body polls and commence the election process.

Jaipur Oct 22 PTI The second phase of polling for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members in Alwar and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan will be held on Saturday officials said The polling will take place from 8 am to 5 pm State Election Commissioner P S Mehra on Friday said 973 lakh voters would be able to exercise their franchise in both the districts in the second phase of polls A total of 1312 polling stations have been set up for voting in the second phase he said The elections for Alwar and Dholpur Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members are being conducted in three phases The first phase of polling was held on October 20 and the third phase will be conducted on October 26 Counting of votes will be done at the district headquarters on October 29 after all three phases of polling PTI SDA HDA

Jaipur Oct 21 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given approval to a three per cent hike in dearness allowance DA for state employees and pensioners on the occasion of Diwali The state employees and pensioners will now get 31 per cent dearness allowance with effect from July 1 2021 as against 28 per cent earlier About eight lakh officers-employees who are getting salary on the basis of the Rajasthan Civil Services Revised Salary Rules 2017 as well as 410 lakh pensioners will get the benefit of the decision The state government will bear the financial burden of about Rs 1230 crore annually on this increase Similarly Gehlot has also approved an ad-hoc bonus on Diwali to about six lakh employees of the state This benefit will be available to state employees drawing salary in the pay matrix level-12 or Grade Pay-4800 and below except state service officers gazetted according to a statement This bonus will also be payable to the employees of Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad employees Each employee will get a maximum ad-hoc bonus of Rs 6774 PTI SDA HRS hrs

Gaya (Bihar) [India], October 8 (ANI): Voting for the third phase of the panchayat polls in Bihar commenced on Friday.

Jaipur Sep 29 PTI Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Wednesday targeted the Congress government over alleged irregularities in the Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test REET examination State Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra in a way accepted that there was an irregularity and someone kicked the interests of the unemployed youth The Congress government is directly to blame for it Poonia told reporters here He also said the BJP may or may not benefit from the conflict within the Congress in Rajasthan but the people of the state have suffered He alleged that organised gangs have flourished in the state and the government and its intelligence have failed to put an end to it Poonia said development in villages has stalled due to internal conflicts within the state Congress He said the issues of farmers electricity and development will be raised prominently in the upcoming elections On the selection of candidates in the by-elections to be held in two assembly seats in Rajasthan he said the party will go for winnable candidates Elections of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti members in Alwar and Dholpur districts of the state will be held in three phases on October 20 October 23 and October 26 The voting for the by-elections to Dhariyavad and Vallabhnagar assembly seats will be held on October 30 PTI AG AQS AQS

Jaipur Aug 30 PTI BJPs Rajasthan unit president Satish Poonia on Monday claimed that people of the state have been fed up with its mismanagement and misgovernance by the Ashok Gehlot government He said while youths have been left frustrated owing to the governments failure in filling up vacancies in states jobs farmers are upset with the governments failure to fulfil its promises on waiving farm loans Poonia made the allegations while addressing a public meeting in Chaksu assembly constituency area ahead of the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad polls In another meeting he also claimed that the law and order situation has worsened in the state and Jaipur has become its crime capital Sisters and daughters are nowhere safe in Rajasthan he said The states BJP chief claimed that the Congress would be wiped out in the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls in six districts He said farmers unemployed youths traders labourers common people are suffering from the mismanagement of the government PTI AG RAX RAX

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 25 (ANI): Bihar State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad on Tuesday said that the panchayat polls in Bihar will be held in a total of 11 phases, the first phase of voting will be held on September 24 while the last phase of voting will be held on December 12.