Sarpanch
- Telangana
Tensions flare in Kamareddy over government land dispute
Hyderabad: Tensions flared in Telangana’s Kamareddy district between former Congress sarpanch Giri Reddy Mahender Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Venkata Ramana Reddy on Saturday, February 21, reportedly over a disputed…
- Telangana
BJP, Congress workers clash in Telangana after leaders’ argument
Hyderabad: Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress clashed in Telangana’s Kamareddy on Saturday, February 21, following an argument between MLA Venkata Ramana Reddy and former Congress sarpanch Giri…
- India
Humanity the only religion: Maharashtra sarpanch declares village caste-free
Mumbai: Soundala village in Maharashtra‘s Ahilyanagar district convened together and declared itself “caste-free,” claiming to live as per the Preamble of the Constitution. At a special Gram Sabha on February 5, sarpanch…
- Telangana
Telangana Sarpanch orders killing of 1,000 dogs, carcasses found in dumpyard
Hyderabad: Carcasses of around 100 dogs were recovered on Sunday, February 1, in Abbapur village of Telangana’s Jagtial district. The killings were reportedly ordered by the village Sarpanch. The Gollapally police registered…
- Telangana
Man kills daughter to contest Maharashtra local body polls, held in Telangana
Hyderabad: A Maharashtra man, a father of three children, who aspired to contest local body elections in the state, allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by throwing her into a canal in Telangana…
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Nearly 300 stray dogs poisoned to death in Telangana
Hyderabad: In a horrific case of mass animal cruelty, nearly 300 stray dogs were reportedly poisoned and killed in Telangana recently. The incident occurred between January 6 and 8 in the villages…
- Telangana
Rescued from bonded labour, Telangana woman emerges as sarpanch
Hyderabad: From being a bonded labour to a village sarpanch, life has been a complete transformation for Purusaala Lingamma. The Chenchu Tribal woman in Nagarkurnool district was elected as sarpanch of Amaragiri…
- Telangana
Congress wins over 50 pc of Sarpanch posts in first phase of panchayat polls
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress on Friday swept the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana, winning more than half of 4,236 Sarpanch posts. Candidates backed by Congress bagged 2,319 Sarpanch posts,…
- Telangana
Sarpanch candidate who died a week ago emerges victorious
Hyderabad: The first phase of Telangana local body polls was conducted on Thursday, December 11, and though the counting is still underway, a deceased candidate was declared the winner. Fifty-year-old Cherla Murali…
- Telangana
Telugu NRI quits US job to contest Telangana local body polls
Hyderabad: An NRI, working in the United States, decided to quit his job to contest for the post of sarpanch in the upcoming Telangana local body polls. Kanjarla Chandrashekar, a native of…
- India
Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan
A Dalit woman sarpanch and her husband were attacked with an axe in Kharesh village in Rajasthan’s Didwana district. The incident occurred on June 8. The Dalit couple were overseeing a road…
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Gory details of sarpanch murder surface, force Maha minister to resign
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister for food, civil supplies and consumer protection Dhananjay Munde has finally resigned following public outrage over the brutal murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, allegedly orchestrated by his close…
- Telangana
Telangana: FIR against Sarpanch for ‘poisoning’ 70 stray dogs
Nizamabad: In a tragic incident at Macherla in Telangana’s Nizamabad district, around 70 stray dogs were reportedly killed by injecting poisonous substances. Animal activists have complained about this issue to the police.…
- India
Dalit sarpanch not allowed to hoist flag in Madhya Pradesh
A Dalit village sarpanch in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district was allegedly prevented from hoisting the national flag during an Independence day function. "I am a Chamar, so I was not allowed to…
