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Councillors oppose Sivakasi Corporation’s move to increase trading license fee

Sivakasi Corporation’s meeting to pass a resolution to revise the trading license fee in the city limits on Thursday met with a strong opposition among the Councillors cutting across party lines, including the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. As soon as the Mayor tabled the resolution of the council meeting, based on a State Government Order, for a revised trading license, …

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Arrest of Trinamool leader in party councillor’s murder raises questions on factionalism

The Hindu

The arrest of a local Trinamool Congress leader on Wednesday in connection with the murder of party councillor Dulal Sarkar in West Bengal’s Malda district has raised questions on whether factionalism within the party led to the crime. Trinamool leader from West Bengal’s Malda, Narendra Nath Tewari, was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the murder of Trinamool Congress councillor …

Murder Sarkar Trinamool Congress Malda Tewari Trinamool Leader Mr Sarkar

Trinamool leader among 2 arrested for councillor's murder in Bengal

India Today

The West Bengal Police has arrested two more people, including a Trinamool Congress leader in connection with the murder of party colleague and councillor Dulal Sarkar, who was shot dead on January 2. According to the West Bengal Police, the prime accused in the case, Narendra Nath Tiwari, president of the TMC's Malda town unit, had an old enmity with …

Accused Arrested Bengal Arrest Sarkar Malda Dulal Sarkar

1 week, 1 day ago

Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty Labour councillors have quit the party in protest at its …

Local Labour Party Council Starmer Keir Sir Keir

1 week, 1 day ago

Keir Starmer faces new Labour rebellion as 20 councilors quit party

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a new grassroots rebellion against his leadership after a group of councillors quit en masse in protest against his 'centrist' policies. Sir Keir Starmer hailed the past 12 months as a 'year of change' and insisted Britain was already starting to see the fruits of a Labour government in his new year message. The Prime …

Labour Party Council Cent Keir Starmer

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Scuffle breaks out between Cong, AAP and BJP councillors at Chandigarh Municipal body meet

Hindustan Times

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation meeting turned into a scuffle on Tuesday as Congress and BJP councillors turned physical over Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr. BR Ambedkar. The Amit Shah remarks row Opposition parties have accused Amit Shah of showing disrespect towards Ambedkar, a charge denied by the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader. Following the remarks made by Shah, …

Congress Shah Chandigarh Bjp Cong Parliament Bjp Mps

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chandigarh civic body meet turns into WWE ring over Ambedkar remarks row

India Today

Congress and BJP councillors engaged in a fierce scuffle during the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation meeting on Tuesday amid a heated exchange over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar. The trigger for the scuffle was a motion passed by Congress and AAP councillors demanding Shah's resignation for his remarks during the debate on the Constitution in the Rajya …

Congress Bjp Chandigarh Civic

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Jury still out on nightlife in Kozhikode

The Hindu

The vibrant nightlife of Kozhikode became a topic of heated discussion among councillors in the Kozhikode Corporation Council meeting on Friday when one of the councillors cited it as the root cause of the rising crime rate in the beach region, and as a nuisance to the public. Indian Union Muslim League councillor K. Moideen Koya, in a submission, pointed …

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Revealed: The reason why Oldham councillor was called a 'Nazi'

Daily Mail

A furious 'Nazi' row that erupted between councillors was sparked after one of the men used the phrase 'Sieg Heil' at a previous meeting and was also pictured in German uniform, it can be revealed today. Councillor Marc Hince, an Independent, shouted at Conservative councillor Lewis Quigg after he called Hince a 'Nazi' during an Oldham Council meeting on Wednesday. …

Housing Conservative Public Meeting German Uniform Nazi

3 weeks, 5 days ago

GCC starts discussions to exempt Councillors’ Ward Ddevelopment Fund from GST

The Hindu

The Greater Chennai Corporation has started discussions pertaining to the exemption for the Councillors’ Ward Development Fund from the Goods and Services Tax during the implementation of civic infrastructure projects in the city. Councillors have complained that they are not able to implement all the projects demanded by residents as 18% of the funds allocated under the fund went towards …

Projects Fund Ward Gst Dmk Councillors Implement

4 weeks ago

Three councillors in Thrikkakara municipality disqualified

The Hindu

Three councillors of the Thrikkakara municipality stand disqualified on grounds of not having attended their respective standing committee meetings for three consecutive months or more. They reportedly missed the meetings of welfare, finance and education standing committees respectively for more than three consecutive months. Congress councillor and former municipal chairperson Ajitha Thankappan was the first to be disqualified as councillor …

Congress Councillors Municipality Three Consecutive Months Disqualified Councillor

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Three councillors in Thrikkakara Municipality face disqualification

The Hindu

More councillors in Thrikkakara municipality are staring at potential disqualification after missing their respective standing committee meetings for three consecutive months or more. Congress councillor and former Thrikkakara municipal chairperson Ajitha Thankappan was disqualified as councillor for having missed meetings of the education standing committee for three consecutive months earlier this month. The CPI’s Usha Praveen and Suni Kailasan and …

Congress Council Councillor Thrikkakara Three Consecutive Months

1 month ago

Punjab: Sarpanchs, nambardars empowered to verify applications online for various certificates

Deccan Chronicle

Chandigarh: Punjab's Governance Reforms Minister Aman Arora has unveiled a new digital initiative that will enable "sarpanchs", "nambardars" and municipal councillors to verify applications online for various certificates. Punjab takes the lead by launching this innovative initiative aimed at saving citizens from the hassle of making multiple visits to obtain signatures from "sarpanchs", "nambardars" and municipal councillors, Arora said in …

Certificates Sarpanchs Municipal Councillors Nambardars

1 month, 1 week ago

Fireworks thrown at councillors outside meeting on asylum centre

Dutch News

Councillors have been pelted with fireworks by protesters on their way in to a meeting to discuss the location of an asylum seekers’ centre. Three members of Montferland council were targeted outside the meeting in ‘s-Heerenberg by a group of around 30 demonstrators objecting to plans to house 250 refugees in the small Gelderland town. Thankfully they were quickly surrounded …

Fireworks Council De Vries

1 month, 1 week ago

Fireworks thrown at Montferland municipal councillors discussing new asylum center

NL Times

Protesters threw fireworks at municipal council members in ‘s-Heerenberg in Gelderland as they were heading into a meeting to discuss opening an asylum shelter, regional media reported. It was such a huge bang that I couldn't hear anything for a while and there’s still a ringing in my ears,” she said to Omroep Gelderland. Outside the municipal council meeting on …

Fireworks Gelderland Montferland

1 month, 1 week ago

The Hague coalition loses two councillors to Richard de Mos

Dutch News

Two The Hague city councillors have left their respective parties and joined the party set up by Richard de Mos, which was sidelined in the most recent coalition negotiations because De Mos was facing corruption charges. Mairan Sewtahal and Ismet Bingöl have switched to Hart voor Den Haag, saying that De Mos’s party actually listens to locals, particularly when it …

Mos De Mos

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Deccan Chronicle

Palakkad: Amidst the rift in Kerala BJP over the party's loss in the Palakkad Assembly by-poll, the Congress on Tuesday tried to cash in on the opportunity by inviting dissident leaders of the saffron party to its fold. However, they said they didn't hold any talks with any of the BJP councillors in this regard, and the matter would be …

Congress Party Leaders Bjp Candidate Palakkad Cong

1 month, 2 weeks ago

House meet: Cash-strapped Chandigarh MC gets no relief, only assurance from administrator

Hindustan Times

The cash-strapped Chandigarh municipal corporation, which was hoping for an immediate financial relief, did not receive any special grant from Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria during the MC House meeting on Saturday. Chandigarh mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor welcoming Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria at the MC House meeting on Saturday. Detect leakages, increase taxes: …

Employees Revenue House Chandigarh Bjp Kataria Meet

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amid councillors’ dissent, Chandigarh mayor scraps proposal to hike power cess

Hindustan Times

A day after councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress disagreed to support municipal corporation’s proposal of hiking power cess in Chandigarh, city mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor withdrew the proposal on Thursday. In a bid to generate more revenue amid the ongoing financial crisis, MC had proposed to increase electricity tax from 10 paise per unit to 16 …

Electricity House Chandigarh Punjab Unit Agenda 10 Paise

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Encroachments, rising crime ignite heated debate at Mohali MC meet

Hindustan Times

Convened after a gap of around three months, the Mohali municipal corporation House meeting on Monday was marked by uproar as councillors slammed MC officials for inaction against encroachment on city roads and key markets, poor sanitation, failed drainage system, and ill-maintained parks and open gyms. Councillors Kulwant Singh Kaler and Rishav Jain holding up banners to protest widespread encroachments …

City House Committee Mohali Waste Encroachment Illegal

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Code of conduct complaint upheld against Central Highlands mayor after rows with fellow councillors

ABC

The mayor of a Tasmanian rural council has been made to complete training in "mayoral functions" following a series of run-ins with councillors that were found to have brought council into disrepute. Loueen Triffitt, the mayor of Central Highlands council, was the subject of code of conduct complaints from five councillors — one of which said the complaint was a …

Legal Advice Central Complaint Meeting Panel Tasmanian Councillors

1 month, 3 weeks ago

AAP’s Mahesh Khichi triumphs in Delhi mayoral polls by 3-vote margin

Hindustan Times

New Delhi Mahesh Khichi and Ravinder Bhardwaj were elected the mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. Khichi, acting as the presiding officer for the deputy mayor polls, said BJP’s Sadatpur councillor Neeta Bisht, 41, withdrew her nomination and AAP’s Ravinder Bhardwaj won the polls unopposed. I hope that under your leadership, Arvind Kejriwal ji’s work in MCD will move forward.” The …

Delhi Congress Election Process Votes Mayor Bjp

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Former Launceston mayor Danny Gibson resigns from Local Government Association of Tasmania, colleague calls for probe into legal fees

ABC

The former mayor and current councillor of Tasmania's second-largest city has resigned from his position on the Local Government Association of Tasmania. Chief Executive Officer of LGAT, Dion Lester said Cr Gibson resigned from his role late last week for "personal reasons". Ratepayers footing councillors' legal, PR advice bills The City of Launceston council has spent thousands of dollars on …

Investigation City Legal Fees Public Walker Abc Tasmania

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Axing the name Snowdon for Wales's highest mountain in 2022 is deemed a success by the councillors responsible - so do YOU have a clue what it's now called?

Daily Mail

Axing the name Snowden for Wales's tallest mountain in 2022 has been deemed a success by the councillors behind the decision. The 3,560ft mountain will continue to be referred to solely by its Welsh name by its local national park authority. The 3,560ft mountain will continue to be referred to solely by its Welsh name by its local national park …

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Councillors oppose Sivakasi Corporation’s move to increase trading license fee

Arrest of Trinamool leader in party councillor’s murder raises questions on factionalism

Trinamool leader among 2 arrested for councillor's murder in Bengal

Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values

Keir Starmer faces new Labour rebellion as 20 councilors quit party

Scuffle breaks out between Cong, AAP and BJP councillors at Chandigarh Municipal body meet

Chandigarh civic body meet turns into WWE ring over Ambedkar remarks row

Jury still out on nightlife in Kozhikode

Revealed: The reason why Oldham councillor was called a 'Nazi'

GCC starts discussions to exempt Councillors’ Ward Ddevelopment Fund from GST

Three councillors in Thrikkakara municipality disqualified

Three councillors in Thrikkakara Municipality face disqualification

Punjab: Sarpanchs, nambardars empowered to verify applications online for various certificates

Fireworks thrown at councillors outside meeting on asylum centre

Fireworks thrown at Montferland municipal councillors discussing new asylum center

The Hague coalition loses two councillors to Richard de Mos

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

House meet: Cash-strapped Chandigarh MC gets no relief, only assurance from administrator

Amid councillors’ dissent, Chandigarh mayor scraps proposal to hike power cess

Encroachments, rising crime ignite heated debate at Mohali MC meet

Code of conduct complaint upheld against Central Highlands mayor after rows with fellow councillors

AAP’s Mahesh Khichi triumphs in Delhi mayoral polls by 3-vote margin

Former Launceston mayor Danny Gibson resigns from Local Government Association of Tasmania, colleague calls for probe into legal fees

Axing the name Snowdon for Wales's highest mountain in 2022 is deemed a success by the councillors responsible - so do YOU have a clue what it's now called?