State election commissioner asks for detailed reports in 24 hours; Punjab & Haryana HC will hear the matter Thursday as ruling AAP & oppn Congress play blame game.
Study commissioned by ministry points at serious capacity gaps along with lack of infra & caste dynamics among others, posing hurdles for elected women representatives.
Sarpanch Association has been speaking against BJP govt’s e-tendering move since panchayat elections of 2022 & had opposed former CM Khattar and incumbent Saini in Karnal in polls.
Haryana sarpanchs write to state govt asking them to take back tablets given to class 10-12 students under e-Adhigam scheme, say parents complain tablets are being used for entertainment.
Demanding a 'complete rollback' of the state govt's new e-tendering process, protesters continue their stir even as govt issues a note explaining process again and calling it 'transparent'.
Sarpanches are protesting e-tendering of developmental projects as they feel government is curtailing spending powers of village councils. Opposition Congress is backing 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.
Wisconsin-Madison university scholar studied Maharashtra data to show how direct mode of election has a causal effect on sarpanches spending on development activities for marginalised communities.
Khurdban sarpanch Yuvraj Singh, 32, believes his education gives him the confidence to express demands to authorities, and to keep villagers informed about govt schemes.
Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.
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