Poisoning of dogs in Telangana leaves over 600 stray dogs dead in Kamareddy as police file cases against village sarpanches after animal welfare complaints.
Hyderabad: A total of 25,654 nominations were filed for Sarpanch posts and 82,276 nominations for Ward Member posts in the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections scheduled for December 11.
Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Errabelli Dayakar Rao told village sarpanches to take the responsibility of making Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao look like a god from house to house.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged sarpanches to make efforts for saturation coverage of welfare schemes, conserving water and making the upcoming Yoga Day special.
Out of 230 sarpanch posts, YSRCP has own 153 posts and TDP bagged 53 in Rajamahendravaram and Ramachandrapuram divisions for which elections were held on Saturday.