The accused was identified as Balwant Singh from Singhna village in Dumri panchayat and arrested...

Her announcement assumes significance as this is the first formal declaration that the two key polls will be held soon in the region...

Hill leaders such as Anit Thapa, the president of the newly floated BGPM, Binay Tamang and Ajoy Edwards have been vocal on rural polls...

The demand could smoothen the path for the state govt to hold the rural election for the first time in two decades...

Sources in the district administration did confirm that the boxes had been cleaned about '10-12 days' back...

State goverment brings in ordinance, plans elections by end-2021 if there is no Covid surge ...

Voting for the remaining 53 seats will be held on July 3, from 11 am to 3 pm, the state election commission said...

The request is being seen as an attempt to boost the state’s vaccination drive, which is lagging because of hesitancy and resistance from people, especially in the rural areas...

Lalji Verma and Ram Achal Rajbhar had allegedly been hobnobbing with BJP and Samajwadi Party leaders over the past few weeks...

Teachers’ bodies had demanded ex-gratia for the bereaved kin of all the thousand-plus teachers who had worked during the panchayat elections...