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Topic: Sarpanch

A Pakistani national became panchayat head in UP. Then she was arrested over ‘land dispute’

Bano Begum was born in India, lived here all her life except eight years in Pakistan where her family was forced to take citizenship. She has voter ID, ration card & Aadhaar.

Fourth phase of district council polls underway in Jammu and Kashmir

Polling is taking place for 34 seats. A total of 138 candidates from Kashmir division and 111 candidates from Jammu are contesting in the fourth of the eight-phase DDC polls.

Terrorists shoot and kill BJP sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district

The shooting of Sajad Ahmad Khanday comes less than 48 hours after a BJP-affiliated panchayat member, Arif Ahmad Khan, was shot at in Kulgam.

J&K sarpanch murder ‘sure setback’ to Kashmiri Pandits who want to return: BJP leader

In RSS mouthpiece ‘Organiser’, BJP's Girdhari Lal Raina slams J&K administration for being ‘indifferent’ to security concerns of political workers from the displaced community.

‘Left to die’: J&K sarpanches, touted to usher in Modi’s Naya Kashmir, feel let down

The killing of a village head in Kashmir has renewed the demand to provide security to panches and sarpanches, most of whom have been holed up in Srinagar hotels since 2018.

Gram panchayats, unsung warriors finally emerging as states’ saviour in Covid battle

Modi's video conference with sarpanchs puts gram panchayats in the news. But it's their work among migrants and against Covid that should take the spotlight.

Modi govt has sent Rs 800 cr to J&K panchayats but no projects planned yet to spend it

The Rs 800 crore was released between March & August to ‘empower’ panchayats & sarpanchs in J&K. Now, another Rs 1,200 crore has been approved.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.