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Hello Jammu News at 6:07:00 PM 0
Polling for first phase of panchayat polls underway in Rajasthan


Jaipur, Jan 17 :  Polling started on a dull note for the first phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan on Friday.

In the first two hours of polling, only 8.30 per cent voting was recorded, a state Election Commission spokesperson said.

Polling began at 8 am.

In the first phase, polling is being held for 26800 wards of 2726 gram panchayats of 87 panchayat samitis.

There are a total of 93,20,684 voters in these 87 Panchayat Samiti areas.

State Election Commissioner P S Mehra had said on Thursday that 17,242 candidates for the Sarpanch post and 42,000 candidates for the Panch post are in the fray.

Over 11,000 EVM machines will be used in the polls.

Counting of votes will be done today itself.

The second phase of polling will be held on January 22.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:35:00 PM 0


BANDIPORA, JANUARY 23: The third and final phase of Panchayat Election Training (PET) for Returning Officers (ROs) and Assistance Returning Officers (AROs) of the district concluded here today.
The Deputy District Panchayat Election Officer (DDPEO) Mohammed Rafiq Lone chaired the concluding session.
Speaking on the occasion, the DDPEO thanked the Master Trainers and the participants for successful conclusion of the training programme. He said that during the three phase training programme, 280 ROs and AROs of the district have been imparted election related training including mock poll and handling of ballot boxes.

On the occasion, it was informed that the district has a total 1126 panch constituencies and 150 Panchayat halqas.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:56:00 PM 0

RAJOURI, JANUARY 19: District Panchayat Election Officer Dr. Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary today informed that final Panchayat Roll-2018 will be published tomorrow on 20th of January, 2018 as  per schedule intimated by Election Authority (Panchayat Raj Act, 1989) .
All the Electoral Roll Registration Officers and Assistant Electoral Roll Registration Officers have been directed to publish final Roll at their offices. Also concerned VLWs/GRS/MPWs will also publish roll at Panchayat Ghars/Headquarters.
District Panchayat Election Officer has appealed the public to check Panchayat Roll of their respective Panchayat Halqa/Panchayat Constituency. They can contact their concerned Electoral Registration Officer, Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (BDOs) for any discrepancy in electoral roll.

He further said that all the objections regarding Panchayat Roll will be verified and appropriate action will be taken in continuous updation of Electoral Roll.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:22:00 PM 0

GANDERBAL, JANUARY 16: The Second phase of Panchayat election training for Returning Officers (ROs) and Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) of district Ganderbal concluded here today.
District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla, who is also District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO) chaired the concluding session.

Speaking on the occasion, the DPEO stressed upon the officers to make the training programme more vibrant and active and comprehend fully the training manual.  He also asked them to take part in the third phase of training also which is scheduled to be held onJanuary 21 and 22. On the occasion, it was informed that the District has total 967 Panch constituencies and 125 Panchayat halqas.
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Hello Jammu News at 2:40:00 PM 0


Puducherry, Nov 20: Instead of freebies, the biggest welfare scheme the people of Puducherry need is promotion and practice of self-reliance for their long term benefit, Lt.Governor Kiran Bedi said today. 
At a time when the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues were accusing Ms Bedi of not clearing files pertaining to schemes such as free rice, free sugar, free cloth, waiver of crop loan among others, the Lt Governor in her Whatsapp message here said that ‘self-reliance’means gradually shifting from dependence on basic minimums, to being self-skilled and healthy to generate for themselves to be self-reliant. It is the duty of the government of the day to provide and link them with easy access to assured health service, skill development centers, micro credit for starting small entrepreneurship, Ms Bedi said and added that this is abundantly available for rural and urban areas from NABARD and Government of India centrally sponsored schemes. These are currently being underutilized, she added. Having an elected Panchayat as mandated by the constitution and financially resourced is what Puducherry people need the most. Panchayat elections were not held here nearly for a decade ....People need to self-govern their villages and localities and this is what they ought to demand to their political masters. Unfortunately they are not being made aware of it, the LG said. This is what will empower them in the long run and make them self-reliant, Ms Bedi said, adding that had she known how to speak Tamil, she would have explained to them their rights directly. UNI 
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