Saturday 07 December 2024

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Politics | Local Bodies

Women dominate over 80% polling in Panachayats

Maintaining the same spirit of Assembly poll, villagers all over Goa came out in a large number today to elect their panchayat members, crossing 80 per cent voting. READ

184 panchayats going for polls tomorrow

Elections for 184 village panchayats would be held tomorrow, from 8 am to 5 pm. READ

Church threatens to boycott rigged panchayat polls

Goa Church has warned that it would appeal the people to boycott the forthcoming panchayat election if the state government did not cancel the "rigged" process. READ

Calangute secretary, clerk suspended

The government today suspended the secretary and the clerk of Calangute panchayat for manipulating the delimitation process for panchayat elections. READ

Calangute poll postponed, action against officials mooted

The state election commission has postponed the Calangute panchayat election for 21 May, due to manipulation in the delimitation of wards. READ

'Dry Nights' from 23 April, dry days from 15 May

Goa will have restricted sale of liquor from Monday onwards as the state is readying itself for the May 16 panchayat elections. READ

Panchayat poll nominations from 23 April

Nominations for panchayat elections for 185 panchayats would begin from 23 April, as per the scheduled declared by the State Election Commission. READ

Arthur-Pratima elected to rule Margao; sans Digambar & Vijay

Arthur D’Silva was elected the new chairperson of Margao municipal council today while Youth Congress president Pratima Coutinho was elected unopposed the vice chairperson. READ

Panchayat elections on 16 May, 55 police officers transferred

Panchayat elections for 185 panchayats would be now held on 16 May. READ

Govt to probe into panchayat delimitation mystery

Goa Government will initiate an inquiry into the 'goof-ups' by officers in delimiting wards once the Panchayat elections slated next month are over. READ

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