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Woman Thrashed With Hockey Stick, Her Hair Chopped Off In Front Of Daughter: Cops
A woman taluka panchayat member was thrashed and her hair chopped off by a group of people over an alleged affair in Gujarat's Tapi district following which police arrested one person, an official said on Sunday.
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Opposition Blames BJP Over Rising Crimes Against Women In Tripura
In Khowai district, a BJP panchayat member was named as a co-accused in the gang rape of a minor tribal girl, while in Unakoti district, Labour Minister Bhagaban Das's son was allegedly involved in the gang rape of a teenager
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Husbands Take Charge As Municipal Chiefs Reduced To Proxy In Madhya Pradesh
Earlier, male relatives "took oath" in place of local body members elected from seats reserved for women in several towns of Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended After Husbands Replace Wives At Panchayat Ceremony
Male relatives of some newly-elected women panchayat office-bearers and members were administered the oath of office instead of the latter in a few villages of Madhya Pradesh, following which an official was suspended.
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Video: Men Replace Women At Panchayat Oath Ceremony In Madhya Pradesh
Husbands, brothers-in-law, fathers were seen taking oath as panchayat members in place of elected women in Sagar district's Jaisinagar in Madhya Pradesh.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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Protesters Vandalise House Of Bengal Man Accused Of Murder, Sex Assault
Protesters on Thursday vandalised the house of a TMC panchayat member's husband who was among two men arrested for allegedly pushing a woman to her death when she tried to stop them from molesting her daughter, in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said.
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Elections 2019: Three CPI(M) Activists Booked For 'Bogus Voting' In Kerala
Three women activists of the ruling CPI(M), including a panchayat member, have been booked on charges of bogus voting in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency during the April 23 polls, police said Thursday.
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Khap Panchayat Ostracises Family After Girls Perform Father's Last Rites
A khap panchyat of Rager community in Bundi district near Kota today allegedly outcast the four women and their family members for performing the last rites of their father, who had no son to shoulder his bier.
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Women panchayat members in Kashmir protest Omar Abdullah's 'make-up kit' remark
Women panchayat members in Kashmir today protested against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remark that the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) was bribing them with make-up kits ahead of the legislative council elections.
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US praises the role of women panchayat members in India
Praising the work of women panchayat members, US Ambassador-at-Large for women issues Melanne Verveer today said they are making a "huge difference" to India by specially pushing projects dealing with education, sanitation, water and violence against the fair sex.
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Woman Thrashed With Hockey Stick, Her Hair Chopped Off In Front Of Daughter: Cops
A woman taluka panchayat member was thrashed and her hair chopped off by a group of people over an alleged affair in Gujarat's Tapi district following which police arrested one person, an official said on Sunday.
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Opposition Blames BJP Over Rising Crimes Against Women In Tripura
In Khowai district, a BJP panchayat member was named as a co-accused in the gang rape of a minor tribal girl, while in Unakoti district, Labour Minister Bhagaban Das's son was allegedly involved in the gang rape of a teenager
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Husbands Take Charge As Municipal Chiefs Reduced To Proxy In Madhya Pradesh
Earlier, male relatives "took oath" in place of local body members elected from seats reserved for women in several towns of Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended After Husbands Replace Wives At Panchayat Ceremony
Male relatives of some newly-elected women panchayat office-bearers and members were administered the oath of office instead of the latter in a few villages of Madhya Pradesh, following which an official was suspended.
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Video: Men Replace Women At Panchayat Oath Ceremony In Madhya Pradesh
Husbands, brothers-in-law, fathers were seen taking oath as panchayat members in place of elected women in Sagar district's Jaisinagar in Madhya Pradesh.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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Protesters Vandalise House Of Bengal Man Accused Of Murder, Sex Assault
Protesters on Thursday vandalised the house of a TMC panchayat member's husband who was among two men arrested for allegedly pushing a woman to her death when she tried to stop them from molesting her daughter, in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said.
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Elections 2019: Three CPI(M) Activists Booked For 'Bogus Voting' In Kerala
Three women activists of the ruling CPI(M), including a panchayat member, have been booked on charges of bogus voting in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency during the April 23 polls, police said Thursday.
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Khap Panchayat Ostracises Family After Girls Perform Father's Last Rites
A khap panchyat of Rager community in Bundi district near Kota today allegedly outcast the four women and their family members for performing the last rites of their father, who had no son to shoulder his bier.
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Women panchayat members in Kashmir protest Omar Abdullah's 'make-up kit' remark
Women panchayat members in Kashmir today protested against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remark that the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) was bribing them with make-up kits ahead of the legislative council elections.
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US praises the role of women panchayat members in India
Praising the work of women panchayat members, US Ambassador-at-Large for women issues Melanne Verveer today said they are making a "huge difference" to India by specially pushing projects dealing with education, sanitation, water and violence against the fair sex.
