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Topic: Mahapanchayat

Jobless Haryana men have a new mission in Muslim hate. ‘They think cow protection is govt job’

Young Hindu men from Jatwas had never been to Nuh, but they had seen videos of the violence. That’s when they found their own local enemy in Shakeel, the only Muslim in their village.

Rajasthan is stormed by caste mahasabhas. Then a ‘berozgar’ group said enough

Over the past four months, election-bound rajasthan has seen grand assemblies by Jats, Rajputs, Brahmins, Gujjars, Kumhars, Kumawats, Ahirs, and Malis. Then came Yuva Berojgar Mahasammelan.

Go to high court: SC on plea to stop Uttarakhand mahapanchayat over hate speech concerns

On Tuesday, 52 former civil servants wrote to the state administration, expressing deep concern about recent communal and anti-Muslim programmes in the state.

Army aspirant to Bajrang Dal ‘soldier’; trishul-carrying ‘rakshak’: Snapshots of a mahapanchayat

Many young men attended Hindu mahapanchayats this week to rally behind murder-accused Bajrang Dal gau rakshaks. Most are unemployed, but dream of 'Hindu rashtra' gives them purpose.

‘Not a clean chit’: Rajasthan cops on backfoot after Monu Manesar left off Bhiwani suspects list

Bharatpur IG Gaurav Srivastava also denies allegations in FIR lodged against his personnel. Confident Haryana Police will investigate it in professional manner, he asserts.

Haryana mahapanchayat demands removal of minister accused of sexual assault: ‘Or face bigger stir’

Head of Dhankar khap says mahapanchayat resolved Sandeep Singh won't be allowed to unfurl tricolour anywhere in the state on Republic Day and asked he be sacked from Cabinet by 23 Jan.

Centre must engage with farmers. Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat shows farm laws’ politicisation

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At Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat, farmers vow to intensify protest against farm laws 

Sugarcane farmers present in the event expressed resentment against the UP government for stagnation in sugarcane prices.

Demand for equal pay, 50% quota in Parliament at Haryana’s first mahila mahapanchayat

Women at the mahapanchayat raised slogans against Modi govt, demanding a roll back of farm laws. They say the farmers’ protest helped women in Haryana to come out of their homes.

The liberal dilemma on Rakesh Tikait — overlook Muzaffarnagar riots or future under Modi

By saving the farmers' protest from the clutches of a violent Republic Day rally and taking on the Adityanath govt in UP, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has left Indian liberals in a fix.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.