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On Monday, district election officer Abhishek Sarana and police superintendent Nischay Prasad M inspected polling stations in Rajgarh sub‑district of Churu to ensure facilities and security for the 2026 Panchayati Raj general elections
On 2 November, Shri G. P. Suthar, Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, organised a legal awareness camp on child marriage and women’s rights in Shri Ganganagar.
In the Panchayati Raj general election‑2026 third phase, voting teams left from the Government LBS College in Kotputli, covering 108 village panchayats and 342 booths.
Vikas Dhaka, a resident of Basni village in Balara, Sikar, was arrested by a special team of Jaipur police on charges of running a cyber fraud and hawala network worth over ₹100 crore.
In Jaipur, the proposed new arrangement to ease traffic during Diwali from 3‑9 November was cancelled after discussions between Rakesh Rao and Praveen Nayak, and a decision was taken to run roadways and private buses from Sindhi Camp only.
Before the third phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Baran district, development officials distributed yellow rice to call voters to the polls, a move aimed at boosting electoral awareness.
In Boondi, 1,22,402 electors will vote for District Council and Panchayat Samiti member seats on November 3, and a public holiday will be observed on polling day.
Under the Look-and-Feel initiative on NH-48 at Kotpootli-Baharod, cat's eyes, solar road studs and curb painting are being installed to enhance visibility and safety at night.
A public holiday will be observed on 3 and 5 November 2026 in the Bahadur, Neemrana, Viratnagar and Maid-Kundla Panchayat Samitis of Rajasthan so that voters can cast their votes.
In Boondi district, on 2 November, 92 candidates submitted a total of 98 nomination papers in the fourth phase of the Panchayati Raj General Election‑2026, and the State Election Commission set the deadline as 4 November.
52 nomination papers were received on Monday in the six panchayat samitis of Churu district. The last date is 04 November 2026 by 03 pm.
District Election Officer and District Collector Abhishek Surana announced voting for the first phase of Churu Panchayati Raj Election‑2026 on 3 and 5 November and nomination for Panch and Sarpanch on 4 November.
Employees who were negligent on duty in the third phase of Kotpootli‑Baharod Panchayat Raj General Election‑2026 have been ordered to face strict action, including suspension.
Election staff appointed for the third phase of the Panchayati Raj General Election 2026 in Talera Panchayat Samiti, Bundi, voted on Monday through postal ballot.
Students at D.A.V. College, Shri Ganganagar on 2 November took the democratic pledge at the ‘Developed India Youth Dialogue’, with chief guest Dharmveer Doodja and sports icon Prashant Goyal in attendance
Assembly President Vasudev Devanani inspected several development projects worth hundreds of crores in Ajmer North constituency and directed that work be completed with speed, quality and within deadlines.
A proverb, a word and a district from the land of dunes — every day
PROVERB OF THE DAY
“पाणी पीजे छाण कर, गुरु कीजे जाण कर”
Strain water before you drink it; know a teacher before you follow one.
MARWARI WORD
मनवार
Lovingly insisting a guest eats and drinks a little more
DISTRICT OF THE DAY
Chittorgarh
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