Chhavi Rajawat, the former sarpanch of Rajasthan’s Soda village, says her age and gender often led to ego wars and there were major roadblocks, but she persisted and eventually managed to garner the support of the people....
Initial reports said the sarpanch was a BJP functionary but the police has since clarified he was not affiliated with any party.
The three-tier panchayat polls in the state will be held in five phases from February 16 to February 24.
Jammu and Kashmir Police said arms and ammunition including three Chinese pistols, three pistol magazines, two grenades and 32 pistol rounds were recovered from the three ‘hybrid’ terrorists.
Kashmir: The militants shot dead a sarpanch in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
The sarpanch of Vadinar village, Husainabanu Sandhar, and her husband Abbas Sandhar demanded Rs 4 lakh and other items from the complainant for allowing him to start his work and not creating hurdles in the future, the...
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions have also been included in the case, said the police.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday when a group of villagers from Kasa had gathered to play cards in a building next to a Ganpati pandal, additional superintendent of police Prakash...
