
Control rooms set up for local body polls in districts
The Hindu
The district administration has set up a control room to enable people to lodge complaints with regard to malpractices during the rural local body polls on October 9. Collector H. Krishnanunni in a re
The district administration has set up a control room to enable people to lodge complaints with regard to malpractices during the rural local body polls on October 9.
Collector H. Krishnanunni in a release said people could call the over 0424-2266766. Elections would be held to fill 27 posts – one district panchayat ward member, two panchayat union ward members, four village panchayat presidents and 20 posts of village panchayat ward members.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












