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1,000 stray dogs killed in Telangana in 30 days: Mass killings of canines continue as 200 more poisoned to death. What's behind the brutal cull?The mass killings of stray dogs continue in Telangana after 200 more canines were allegedly poisoned to death in Hanumakonda district. At l...
Bureaucrats can't be allowed to frustrate grassroot democracy: SCThe Supreme Court has upheld a Bombay High Court order reinstating a woman as the sarpanch of a Maharashtra village, emphasizing that burea...
Manoj Jarange begins indefinite fast for Maratha quota, demands death penalty for sarpanch's killersActivist Manoj Jarange has begun his seventh indefinite hunger strike within 16 months, pressing for Maratha reservation under the OBC quot...
Under fire Dhananjay Munde says he can't be cornered as he is Arjun, not AbhimanyuMaharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde fends off allegations linking him to the murder and abduction case of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. ...
Sena (UBT) never called for disbanding INDIA bloc or MVA: Sanjay RautShiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut clarifies the party's intention to contest local body elections alone to strengthen its grassroots base,...
Several measures undertaken to address 'Sarpanch Pati' practice: GovernmentThe Ministry of Panchayati Raj is tackling the "Sarpanch Pati" system, where husbands of elected women leaders usurp power. They're using c...
Challenging outdated notions of 'male' jobs: How systemic patriarchy impedes women's career advancementThe Supreme Court reinstated Manisha Ravindra Panpatil as sarpanch of Vichkheda, highlighting gender bias in rural governance. Despite cons...
Removal of women elected representative can't be treated lightly: SCThe Supreme Court overruled the removal of a female sarpanch in a Maharashtra village, citing bias against women leaders and inadequate fac...
View: Gram panchayats are a step towards building a self-reliant IndiaWhile the sarpanch is uniquely positioned to convene fora to bring in multi- department functionaries to work together towards a goal-based...
Not just Karnataka, Maharashtra border with Telangana fuzzy tooOf 13 border villages, residents of six - Parandoli, Kota, Nokewada (Maharajuguda), Bolapatar, Gouri and Isapur - vote in both states, get ...
21-year-old medical student wins sarpanch election in Maharashtra on return from Georgia"When elections were announced in my village, locals wanted someone from our family to contest for the sarpanch's (village head) post. A de...
Maharashtra govt cuts VAT on petrol and diesel by ₹5 & ₹3The Maharashtra government on Thursday announced that it will be cutting the value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. Deputy Chief Minis...
Maharashtra Guv, MVA govt on fight path over sarpanch pollsMaharashtra Governor BS Koshyari is engaged in a tussle with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over scrapping of direct election of sa...
Post governor snub, Maharashtra plans bill on sarpanch electionOn January 27, the state government cancelled a move of the earlier BJP-Sena regime that allowed sarpanches to be directly elected from the...
Will take Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray 'head on' if he contests election: Nitesh RaneNitesh Rane said that it was "amusing" that Uddhav Thackeray dreams of becoming CM when he does not have a hold in any assembly segment.
Sunil Tatkare appointed Maharashtra NCP presidentMaharashtra Water Resources Minister Sunil Tatkare was on Wednesday appointed president of the state NCP unit.
- The year Maharashtra lost Thackeray, Deshmukh
Three months before Thackeray's demise, the state lost Deshmukh, who began as an obscure village sarpanch to become a powerful CM and Union...
Congress loses its most-trusted face in Maharashtra politicsVilasrao Deshmukh was one of the few Congress leaders in Maharashtra who began his political career at the lowest level, as a village sarpa...
Vilasrao Deshmukh: A political craftsman par excellenceFrom an obscure village 'Sarpanch' to a powerful CM, Vilasrao Deshmukh was a political craftsman adept at turning challenges into opportuni...
- Maharashtra to use group SMS to bring transparency in PDS
Govt warehouse operators will now have to send sms to a select group of people within the vicinity of PDS shop as soon as food grains are d...