Panchayat institutions owe ₹9,000 crore as power dues to Escoms Panchayat Raj institutions across Karnataka together owe about ₹9,000 crore as power dues to energy supply companies. The Hindu · Feb 14, 2024
Criminals cannot be spared just because they wear saffron shawls and raise Jai Sri Ram slogan, warns Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge When asked whether he is a Ram bhakt, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge said that he is a Constitution bhakt. The Hindu · Jan 6, 2024
Restoration of road, power network in full swing in Tirupati Tirupati admin ramps up relief efforts in cyclone-hit areas. NH-5 connecting Kolkata & Chennai partially disrupted. Police caution public & Panchayat Raj engineering dept. repairing roads. APSPDCL crew restoring electric poles & lines. Consumers can call toll-free numbers or WhatsApp for grievances. The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023
State lost about ₹1 crore to cybercrimes each day in 2022: Priyank Kharge Karnataka, the tech flag bearer of India, lost about ₹1 crore each day to cybercrimes in 2022, cumulatively incurring a loss of ₹363 crore in the whole year, said Priyank Kharge, Minister for Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology; Rural Development and Panchayat Raj here on Saturday. The Hindu · Nov 4, 2023
Forest Minister favours setting up task force to clear encroachments Task force to tackle forest land encroachments in Bengaluru set up by Environment Minister Khandre; to be led by top Forest Dept. officer, include reps from Revenue, Home, Urban Dev., Rural Dev., Panchayat Raj, and subject experts; online FIR filing system for encroachments, illegal felling, stocking of forest produce. The Hindu · Sep 25, 2023
PDOs withdraw protest plan following meeting with Minister The Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs), who had threatened to launch a protest from September 14 in support of their demands, have withdrawn their plan following a meeting with their office-bearers by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Priyank Kharge. The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023
Karnataka Minister sets up interactive portal Kalaburagi Connect to directly hear people’s grievances about gram and zilla panchayats Karnataka is working on an interactive citizen communication system to clean up Panchayat Raj institutions in the State The Hindu · Sep 2, 2023
Govt. warns striking junior panchayat secretaries of dismissal The government said in the notice that the junior panchayat secretaries formed a union in violation of their agreement bond and went on strike since April 28 for regularisation of their services The Hindu · May 8, 2023
Nalgonda MP slams Telangana government for ‘intimidating’ sarpanches The Congress MP alleged that the TRS government is frustrated over the failure of the ongoing 5th phase of the 'Palle Pragathi' programme The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022
Expedite land survey works, Jagan tells officials It will help resolve all land disputes, says CM The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022
Renewed push to rural, water sectors marks the completion of first year of DMK rule in T.N. ‘Areas of rural development and panchayat raj have gained prominence in the last one year’ The Hindu · May 5, 2022
Speaker takes exception to slogans against RSS (box with assembly copy) Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri on Monday took exception to Opposition Congress members’ slogans against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during the protest seeking resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa for his remarks earlier that the saffron flag could in future fly in place… The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022
Andhra Pradesh: ₹5,033 crore budget for Chittoor Zilla Parishad Panchayat Raj and Roads & Buildings gets ₹1,201 crore The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022