'Why no male reporter?': Akhilesh Yadav counters media over queries on missing woman sarpanch in UP
Barabanki (UP): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav gave a sharp retort to questions on why the brother-in-law of a woman sarpanch was representing her, media reports said.
Punjab sarpanch shot dead by 2 unidentified assailants
A prominent political leader of Tarn Taran Constituency and the Sarpanch of Adda Jhabal, Aman Kumar, alias Sonu Cheema, was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne youth on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 militants involved in Sarpanch killing arrested
Srinagar: J&K Police on Monday said it has arrested three militants of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, who were allegedly involved in the conspiracy and killing of a Sarpanch last month in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir's killing: Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists arrested
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said three terrorists have been arrested in connection with the killing of Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir.
Covid19: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray meets Sarpanches
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday interacted with Sarpanches from 19 districts and was apprised about the measures were being taken by them in their respected areas, to tackle the Covid pandemic situation.
J&K Sarpanchs to visit Uttarakhand for 5-day training-cum-exposure tour
Srinagar: A batch of 33 Sarpanchs from Jammu & Kashmir is visiting Uttarakhand on five-day training-cumexposure visit from December 14, with an aim to expose them to the best practices and make them learn about the implementation of flagship schemes in the state of Uttarakhand.
Kashmir polls: 36 Sarpanchs, 768 Panchs elected unopposed, says Sharma
Srinagar: State Election Commissioner, J&K, KK Sharma on Saturday said that 36 Sarpanchs and 768 Panchs have been elected unopposed, mostly in Kashmir Valley.
BJP sarpanch shot dead in south Kashmir's Kulgam
Srinagar/UNI: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sarpanch was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Thursday, official sources said.
Killing of Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch reminds 1990s horror, triggers outrage
Srinagar/IBNS: Reminding people of the grim reality of mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990s, a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch (village head), named Ajay Pandita, was on Monday killed triggering outrage on social media.
PM Modi interacts with Punjab's youngest female Sarpanch on National Panchayati Raj Day
Chandigarh/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with youngest woman Sarpanch of Punjab Pallavi Thakur through video conference on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
Odisha: Harassed by local youths and sarpanch, a septuagenarian commits suicide
Kendrapara, May 22 (UNI) Harassed by local villagers and unable to get justice from the police, a septuagenarian committed suicide by consuming poison.
Newly elected Sarpanches from J&K call on PM
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IBNS): 48 newly elected Sarpanchesof Panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Bihar villager made to lick spit for entering into sarpanch’s house without knocking at door
Patna, Oct 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): An elderly villager in Bihar was beaten up and made to lick his own spit for allegedly entering into the house of a sarpanch without knocking at the door.
Former Sarpanch shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IBNS): Suspected militants shot dead a former sarpanch at his residence in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said.