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Panchayati Raj

  • Government panel seeks ‘exemplary penalties’ for husbands of women village chiefs acting as proxies

    Government panel seeks ‘exemplary penalties’ for husbands of women village chiefs acting as proxies

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 27, 2025 · 11:35 am
  • Why elected panchayat members in Kashmir are feeling caged

    Why elected panchayat members in Kashmir are feeling caged

    Safwat Zargar
    · Jul 13, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • Even as it promises ‘grassroots democracy’ in Kashmir, the Centre speaks an authoritarian language

    Even as it promises ‘grassroots democracy’ in Kashmir, the Centre speaks an authoritarian language

    Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Oct 22, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • ‘Nitti bhai’s been killed’: Shooting of a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch shakes the village where he lived

    ‘Nitti bhai’s been killed’: Shooting of a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch shakes the village where he lived

    Safwat Zargar
    · Jun 20, 2020 · 09:00 am
  • J&K: Block development council elections conclude, 11 of 20 blocks in Jammu record 100% turnout

    J&K: Block development council elections conclude, 11 of 20 blocks in Jammu record 100% turnout

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 24, 2019 · 12:35 pm
  • In Kashmir, violence and fear of militants aren’t the only reasons panchayats have failed

    In Kashmir, violence and fear of militants aren’t the only reasons panchayats have failed

    Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Oct 05, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • Women have a large presence in Kerala’s local government bodies, but it’s often men who run the show

    Women have a large presence in Kerala’s local government bodies, but it’s often men who run the show

    TA Ameerudheen
    · May 17, 2017 · 05:30 pm