Gram Panchayat

Migration in Uttarakhand: As crisis plagues hill state, govt survey finds 50% villagers left gram panchayats in search of jobs

"We might as well have not separated from Uttar Pradesh if this was going to be the state of affairs" — this is the common train of thought that villagers in Uttarakhand have been voicing. Reason: the 40-year-old problem of mass migration that continues to hold the hilly region in its grip.

From emancipation to entrepreneurship, women in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district turn into beacon of light in patriarchal society

Young women have been finding their voices thanks to women having held and holding key leadership positions in the Panchayat

On World Toilet Day, celebrating stories of rural women who campaigned for open defecation free villages

For the Gram Pradhan of Jatoi Praveshi Devi, a pregnant woman going into labour while she was out in the fields marked the last straw of open defecation in her village

Successful local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir will act as a bulwark against Pakistan machinations

The local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being seen as the transformation that will not only defeat Pakistan’s nefarious design in the Valley, but also offer a new hope to the people, with maturity and responsibility

Tripura panchayat bypolls record over 81% voter turnout; 'minor squabbles' reported from northern parts

The panchayat bypolls were necessitated in Tripura due to large-scale resignations of elected representatives of the Left and other parties after the BJP-led coalition came to power in the state in March.

Haryana girl's 'mann ki baat': Nine-year-old writes to Narendra Modi, gets nod for pucca road to get to school

Inspired by Mann Ki Baat radio programme, 9-year-old Khushi Sharma, a Class III student from Haryana, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing the difficult commute from her village to her school in the absence of a proper road. Her letter forced the PMO to order construction of a pucca road in her village

J&K Panchayat Elections: Govt should postpone local polls; providing security for all contestants is impossible

While the govt would not want to give in to threats from militants, it would be possible to explain a postponement of Jammu and Kashmir Gram Panchayat polls without referring to the threats

SC sets aside Gauhati HC's order on Gram Panchayat certificates, says they are 'no proof of citizenship'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that certificates issued by the Gram Panchayat secretary or executive magistrate by itself is "no proof of citizenship" unless it establishes the legacy linkages with a person who is an Indian citizen.

National Register of Citizens: SC says gram panchayat certificates can establish linkages after verification process

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Gauhati High Court order which said a Panchayat secretary-issued residency certificate had "no statutory sanctity" to make a claim in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam.

BJP chest-thumping over 'independent' Gram Panchayat elections premature; state poll panel debunks party's claims

The State Election Commission has debunked the claims of BJP being the number one party in the Phase I Gram Panchayat elections stating that these polls have no affiliation with BJP or any other political party