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From Bonded Labourer To Sarpanch, Telangana Woman's Incredible Journey
The air in Amaragiri village in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana was thick on Sunday not just with dust, but with an overwhelming sense of jubilation and hard-won freedom.
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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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Top Court Orders EVM Recount, Overturns Sarpanch Elections In Haryana
The Supreme Court has overturned the election of the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Buana Lakhu in Haryana's Panipat district after a court-monitored recount found the appellant securing the highest number of votes.
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Madhya Pradesh Women Sarpanches Are Mere Figureheads? A Reality Check
Women elected as sarpanches in Madhya Pradesh are mere figureheads while their husbands, village influencers, or Panchayat secretaries wield actual authority, the disturbing trend has been unearthed by an NDTV investigation this month.
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Opinion: The Key To Fast-Track India's Progress Is More Women In Local Bodies
India's journey in fostering women's leadership holds powerful lessons in fast-tracking the localisation of Sustainable Develpoment Goals. This bottom-up approach lays the groundwork for India's accelerated journey towards inclusive development.
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Bhajan Lal Sharma: Rise From Village Sarpanch To Rajasthan Chief Minister
A group photo taken at the BJP office here ahead of the legislature party meeting earlier this week showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.
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Medical Student, 21, Wins Sarpanch Election In Maharashtra On Return From Georgia
Yashodhara Shinde, 21, aspired to become a doctor and was pursuing the medical course in Georgia, but fate had something else in store for her as she returned to her village in Maharashtra, contested the sarpanch election and won it too.
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Polling Underway In 9 Haryana Districts For Sarpanch Elections
Polling to elect sarpanches and panches in the second phase of the panchayat polls in nine districts of Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said.
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Haryana Woman Sarpanch Arrested For 'Booth Capturing' In Panchayat Polls: Cops
A newly-elected woman sarpanch has been arrested for her alleged involvement in 'booth capturing' in the November 2 panchayat elections here, police said on Monday.
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From Free Bikes To Airports, Sarpanch Candidate's Election Poster-Cum-Manifesto Goes Viral
A hilarious election poster-cum-manifesto of one of the candidates contesting for the post of Sarpanch in Haryana's Sirsadh village is gaining traction on social media.
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Husbands Replace Wives At Panchayat Oath Ceremony In Madhya Pradesh
In an incident that raises many questions, the husband of a newly elected woman sarpanch allegedly took the oath of office instead of his wife in a gram panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district.
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Cops To Probe Video Of "Pro-Pak Slogans" Used In Madhya Pradesh Village
Pro-Pakistan slogans were allegedly used to celebrate the victory of a female sarpanch in the Chaka Gram Panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Friday night, police said.
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BJP Leader Becomes Sarpanch But Assaults Poll Staff In Madhya Pradesh: Here's Why
Polling staff, including two cops, injured in attack by BJP leader and supporters in Bankabedi village of Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram district
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In Madhya Pradesh, Wife Of Ex Chambal Dacoit Elected Sarpanch Unopposed
The wife of former dacoit Malkhan Singh has been elected sarpanch of the Sungayayi village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district.
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Sarpanch Candidates In Odisha Appear For Entrance Test Before Rural Polls
Days ahead of the three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha, residents of a tribal-dominated village in Sundergarh district reportedly organised "oral and written entrance tests" for all the sarpanch candidates to boost their confidence.
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From Bonded Labourer To Sarpanch, Telangana Woman's Incredible Journey
The air in Amaragiri village in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana was thick on Sunday not just with dust, but with an overwhelming sense of jubilation and hard-won freedom.
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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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Top Court Orders EVM Recount, Overturns Sarpanch Elections In Haryana
The Supreme Court has overturned the election of the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Buana Lakhu in Haryana's Panipat district after a court-monitored recount found the appellant securing the highest number of votes.
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Madhya Pradesh Women Sarpanches Are Mere Figureheads? A Reality Check
Women elected as sarpanches in Madhya Pradesh are mere figureheads while their husbands, village influencers, or Panchayat secretaries wield actual authority, the disturbing trend has been unearthed by an NDTV investigation this month.
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Opinion: The Key To Fast-Track India's Progress Is More Women In Local Bodies
India's journey in fostering women's leadership holds powerful lessons in fast-tracking the localisation of Sustainable Develpoment Goals. This bottom-up approach lays the groundwork for India's accelerated journey towards inclusive development.
-
Bhajan Lal Sharma: Rise From Village Sarpanch To Rajasthan Chief Minister
A group photo taken at the BJP office here ahead of the legislature party meeting earlier this week showed Bhajan Lal Sharma in the very last row.
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Medical Student, 21, Wins Sarpanch Election In Maharashtra On Return From Georgia
Yashodhara Shinde, 21, aspired to become a doctor and was pursuing the medical course in Georgia, but fate had something else in store for her as she returned to her village in Maharashtra, contested the sarpanch election and won it too.
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Polling Underway In 9 Haryana Districts For Sarpanch Elections
Polling to elect sarpanches and panches in the second phase of the panchayat polls in nine districts of Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said.
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Haryana Woman Sarpanch Arrested For 'Booth Capturing' In Panchayat Polls: Cops
A newly-elected woman sarpanch has been arrested for her alleged involvement in 'booth capturing' in the November 2 panchayat elections here, police said on Monday.
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From Free Bikes To Airports, Sarpanch Candidate's Election Poster-Cum-Manifesto Goes Viral
A hilarious election poster-cum-manifesto of one of the candidates contesting for the post of Sarpanch in Haryana's Sirsadh village is gaining traction on social media.
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Husbands Replace Wives At Panchayat Oath Ceremony In Madhya Pradesh
In an incident that raises many questions, the husband of a newly elected woman sarpanch allegedly took the oath of office instead of his wife in a gram panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district.
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Cops To Probe Video Of "Pro-Pak Slogans" Used In Madhya Pradesh Village
Pro-Pakistan slogans were allegedly used to celebrate the victory of a female sarpanch in the Chaka Gram Panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district on Friday night, police said.
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BJP Leader Becomes Sarpanch But Assaults Poll Staff In Madhya Pradesh: Here's Why
Polling staff, including two cops, injured in attack by BJP leader and supporters in Bankabedi village of Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram district
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In Madhya Pradesh, Wife Of Ex Chambal Dacoit Elected Sarpanch Unopposed
The wife of former dacoit Malkhan Singh has been elected sarpanch of the Sungayayi village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district.
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Sarpanch Candidates In Odisha Appear For Entrance Test Before Rural Polls
Days ahead of the three-tier panchayat polls in Odisha, residents of a tribal-dominated village in Sundergarh district reportedly organised "oral and written entrance tests" for all the sarpanch candidates to boost their confidence.
