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Topic: Panchayat

World Bank paper bats for more authority to Gram Panchayats. ‘Rely almost entirely on grants.’

Policy research paper released last week makes key recommendations for improving functioning of village councils & ensuring proper implementation of 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

Panchayat to Laapataa—villages on OTT are Gandhian simplicity or Ambedkar’s den of ignorance

From quiet feminism in Laapataa Ladies to TVF’s smash hit Panchayat, a nostalgia-infused Indian rural landscape has found a firm footing in the world of OTT viewership.

OBC quota in panchayats, municipalities — how Bill tabled in LS seeks to amend J&K local bodies’ laws

Term of nearly 28,000 local representatives ended on 9 January. Till now, J&K has no provision for reservation for OBCs in panchayats & municipalities unlike various other states.

From balika panchayats, boosting tourism to making money – what zila parishad leaders learnt at IIM

First batch of panchayat representatives & functionaries, including 30 women, undergoes 5-day leadership & management development training at premier institute.

Emission surveys, local climate action plan — how govt plans to make gram panchayats carbon neutral

Till date, only a few gram panchayats have taken initiative towards becoming carbon neutral. It will be a step-wise guide for implementing projects, says a senior official.

Delhi woman’s ‘family chopped off husband’s penis’. Couple wants case quashed, prosecution opposes

Almost 3 yrs after the incident, prosecution filed status report this week, describing it as 'one of the most reprehensible crimes'. Matter is set to come up before HC on 18 July.

A remote Bihar village, double-murder, a runaway Panchayat. And a mega constitutional crisis

All development in Tarbari village has come to a standstill since the murder in June last year. Attempts at solutions have only caused more problems.

JJP, BJP not on same page over e-tendering? Haryana deputy CM’s brother Digvijay backs sarpanches

JJP's Digvijay Chautala says govt should accept demands of elected representatives of panchayats. But Dushyant asserts financial spending limit of sarpanches have been enhanced.

Hilarious, emotional, real — Amazon Prime has raised the bar with Panchayat 2

Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav team up to make Panchayat 2 an absolute treat to watch.

‘Poor security’, ‘bad conditions’: Why Panchayat members holed up in Srinagar hotels are angry

Modi’s scheduled to visit Jammu on 24 April — Panchayati Raj Diwas. But the panchayat representatives want more than ‘just announcements’ from the prime minister.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.