SEC reviews arrangements for civic polls
The Hindu
The State Election Commission on Saturday reviewed the poll-related arrangements for the remaining vacancies in gram panchayats, Mandal and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies, Nagar Panchayats
The State Election Commission on Saturday reviewed the poll-related arrangements for the remaining vacancies in gram panchayats, Mandal and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies, Nagar Panchayats / Municipalities and Nellore Municipal Corporation.
Polling for Gram Panchayats is scheduled for November 14, urban local bodies on November 15 and MPTCs and ZPTCs on November 16. At a review meeting with District Collectors, Superintendents / Commissioners of Police and election observers through teleconference, the Commission expressed satisfaction over the feedback received from the district officials.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.