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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Exclusive: Jitendra Kumar On "Removed" Panchayat 4 Kissing Scene, "Didn't Have Reservations But..."
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Jitendra Kumar talked about the "removed" kissing scene in Panchayat 4, and if he had any reservations about it
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Panic In Ranchi Village As Tiger Takes Shelter Inside Home
Panic gripped Mardu village in Kocho Panchayat under Silli block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand early Wednesday morning after a full-grown tiger strayed into a residential house and remained holed up inside for over 12 hours.
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Haryana To Give Backward Class Quota In Panchayats, Urban Local Bodies
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the state government has decided to give reservations to the backward classes in Panchayats and urban local bodies in Haryana.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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"Ruled From Panchayat To Parliament But...": PM Modi Jabs Congress Over OBC Quota
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of not implementing reservation for the OBC community despite the party ruling from "panchayat to Parliament" for so many years after Independence.
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Gujarat Raises Quota For Backward Classes In Local Bodies To 27 Per Cent
The BJP government in Gujarat has passed a bill in the assembly that raises reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities in local self-government bodies like panchayats, municipalities, and civic corporations to 27 per cent.
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Husbands Take Charge As Municipal Chiefs Reduced To Proxy In Madhya Pradesh
Earlier, male relatives "took oath" in place of local body members elected from seats reserved for women in several towns of Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Polls Stayed After Ruling Over OBC Reservation
The panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh, scheduled in three phases during January-February next year, have been cancelled by the State Election Commission, a move coming after the Supreme Court ruling on OBC reservation.
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Polling Underway In 102 Maharashtra Nagar Panchayats Across 32 Districts
Polling is underway today in 102 nagar panchayats in 32 districts of Maharashtra, with the election being held without the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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22-Year-Old Woman Elected Panchayat President In Tamil Nadu
Sarulatha, 22, is among the youngest panchayat presidents in Tamil Nadu after she was elected from the Venkadampatti Panchayat in the newly-constituted Tenkasi district, reserved for women.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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Haryana To Introduce 50% Quota For Women In Panchayats: Dushyant Chautala
The BJP-JJP government in Haryana will bring in a bill in the next Vidhan Sabha session for reserving 50 percent seats for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said here on Thursday.
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Haryana Contemplating 50% Quota For Women In Panchayats: Dushyant Chautala
The BJP-JJP government in Haryana is contemplating reserving 50 per cent seats for women in panchayati raj institutions, state Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Tuesday.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Exclusive: Jitendra Kumar On "Removed" Panchayat 4 Kissing Scene, "Didn't Have Reservations But..."
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Jitendra Kumar talked about the "removed" kissing scene in Panchayat 4, and if he had any reservations about it
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Panic In Ranchi Village As Tiger Takes Shelter Inside Home
Panic gripped Mardu village in Kocho Panchayat under Silli block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand early Wednesday morning after a full-grown tiger strayed into a residential house and remained holed up inside for over 12 hours.
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Haryana To Give Backward Class Quota In Panchayats, Urban Local Bodies
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the state government has decided to give reservations to the backward classes in Panchayats and urban local bodies in Haryana.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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"Ruled From Panchayat To Parliament But...": PM Modi Jabs Congress Over OBC Quota
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of not implementing reservation for the OBC community despite the party ruling from "panchayat to Parliament" for so many years after Independence.
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Gujarat Raises Quota For Backward Classes In Local Bodies To 27 Per Cent
The BJP government in Gujarat has passed a bill in the assembly that raises reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities in local self-government bodies like panchayats, municipalities, and civic corporations to 27 per cent.
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Husbands Take Charge As Municipal Chiefs Reduced To Proxy In Madhya Pradesh
Earlier, male relatives "took oath" in place of local body members elected from seats reserved for women in several towns of Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Polls Stayed After Ruling Over OBC Reservation
The panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh, scheduled in three phases during January-February next year, have been cancelled by the State Election Commission, a move coming after the Supreme Court ruling on OBC reservation.
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Polling Underway In 102 Maharashtra Nagar Panchayats Across 32 Districts
Polling is underway today in 102 nagar panchayats in 32 districts of Maharashtra, with the election being held without the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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22-Year-Old Woman Elected Panchayat President In Tamil Nadu
Sarulatha, 22, is among the youngest panchayat presidents in Tamil Nadu after she was elected from the Venkadampatti Panchayat in the newly-constituted Tenkasi district, reserved for women.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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Haryana To Introduce 50% Quota For Women In Panchayats: Dushyant Chautala
The BJP-JJP government in Haryana will bring in a bill in the next Vidhan Sabha session for reserving 50 percent seats for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said here on Thursday.
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Haryana Contemplating 50% Quota For Women In Panchayats: Dushyant Chautala
The BJP-JJP government in Haryana is contemplating reserving 50 per cent seats for women in panchayati raj institutions, state Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Tuesday.
