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The long-standing demand to increase the term of Mayor is provided in the new bill. The term of office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is increased from one year to a period of five years, from the date of his/her election and shall continue in office till his successor is elected. According to the bill, Bengaluru will have two mayors in five years, each getting a 30-month tenure. Division into 15 zones Bengaluru will be divided into zones up to 15 and each one will have a committee. Each zone wi...

Explained: What do we know about the mystery illness in Andhra’s Eluru? Eluru mystery illness: Over 70 per cent of Eluru town, in Andhra Pradeshs West Godavari district, has been affected by a mysterious illness. What can be the cause? What are the symptoms? Heres what we know so far. Written by Sreenivas Janyala , Edited by Explained Desk | Hyderabad | Updated: December 15, 2020 2:57:07 pm Young patients are seen in hospital beds at an Eluru hospi...

How is it produced so widely if it is illegal? Malana is a remote village which remained isolated from other habitations in the area for centuries and developed its own distinct culture. The nearest road is still four kilometres down the hill, and it was built in 2007 to facilitate a hydropower project. Before the road, residents had to trek a distance of 26 km over 12 to 15 hours to reach the market in the adjacent valley, according to village pradhan Bhagi Ram. A few decades ago, however, Mal...

To be sure, government policy has moved that way since the early 2000s aided by a remarkable consensus shared across political parties, state governments and the Centre. Different central governments drafted model Acts in 2003, 2007 and 2017, each of which successively enlarged the scope of private markets and reduced the monopoly of the regulated mandi. In 2013, similar recommendations were made by a committee of 10 state agriculture ministers constituted by the ministry of agriculture. These ...

Explained: Why parts of the US may be able to see the Northern Lights The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are usually witnessed far up in the polar regions or the high latitude regions of Europe. But, on Thursday, they could be visible in parts of Illinois and Pennsylvania in the US. December 10, 2020 2:12:46 pm The northern lights in Lapland, Finland. (The New York Times: Russ Juskalian, File) Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, ...