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Madhya Pradesh Women Sarpanches Are Mere Figureheads? A Reality Check
Women elected as sarpanches in Madhya Pradesh are mere figureheads while their husbands, village influencers, or Panchayat secretaries wield actual authority, the disturbing trend has been unearthed by an NDTV investigation this month.
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Opinion: The Key To Fast-Track India's Progress Is More Women In Local Bodies
India's journey in fostering women's leadership holds powerful lessons in fast-tracking the localisation of Sustainable Develpoment Goals. This bottom-up approach lays the groundwork for India's accelerated journey towards inclusive development.
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These Women Turned 2 Rajasthan Villages Around. They'll Be On KBC Tonight
Two women sarpanches from Rajasthan will be taking tough questions this evening - not from the people but from megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
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Men Shouldn't Interfere In Work Of Women Sarpanches: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai on Monday said men should not interfere in the work of women sarpanches and let them learn through experience.
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2 Women Went To Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Returned And Became Sarpanch
The election of two women as Sarpanch in north Kashmir's Kupwara district has raised eyebrows after reports that they were both residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The women - Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begam - are married to former terrorists who have returned from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with their families as part of the government's s...
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Barber Forced To Lick His Saliva For Trying To Enter Sarpanch's House In Bihar
A barber was forced to lick his own spit in Bihar's Nalanda district as punishment for allegedly trying to enter the house of the village sarpanch without permission. A case was registered against those involved on Friday after a video on the incident went viral on social media.
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Naxals Kidnap 10 Villagers In Chhattisgarh
Atleast 10 villagers, including women sarpanch and deputy sarpanch, were allegedly kidnapped by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.
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A Controversy At PM Modi's Event Over A Headscarf For Woman Sarpanch
A Muslim woman was allegedly forced to remove her headscarf at an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat today. Shaharban Saidalavi was part of a delegation from Kerala and was invited to the event held in Gandhinagar meant to felicitate women achievers on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The police denied the alleg...
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PM Modi To Honour Women Sarpanch Working For Swachh Bharat
Women sarpanch, who have done exemplary work under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, will be felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Womens' Day.
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At 24, She’s Fighting For Tribals. Meet Chhattisgarh’s Youngest Sarpanch
Raipur: In a village in Chhattisgarh, a woman sarpanch is championing the rights of the tribals. Fondly teased as ‘Neta ji’ by her friends, Ritu Pandram, 24, is the youngest sarpanch in Chhattisgarh. She’s not only working hard to tackle water scarcity and sanitation issues in her jurisdiction, but also teaching students free of cost. “I n...
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Why Women Achievers Like Norti Bai Will Be Left Jobless in Rajasthan
Norti Bai, 65, has a roster of accomplishments so impressive that many, she says, are surprised when she reveals they are not backed by the weight of any sort of education.
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This woman sarpanch in Haryana ends one more symbol of male dominance
Ghoonghat (veil) is a symbol of male dominance, and female subservience, more so in the Jat-dominated Haryana. But Neelam, the 31-year-old feisty sarpanch of Chappar village in Jind district, has been waging a determined and relentless battle to end this centuries-old tradition in a land where women dare not speak in front of the male members of t...
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Sarpanch, nine others accused of lynching Bihar woman
Brothers of a woman who was lynched in a village in Bihar's Purnia district have filed an FIR against 10 people, including the sarpanch Mohammad Ahmad and four women, police said on Tuesday.
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Bihar's women sarpanchs: Breaking the glass ceiling
The political see-saw over the introduction of reservation for women in Parliament and assemblies continues, in Bihar though, a reservation for women at the panchayat level has been in place for three years now, an experiment that was later followed by governments across the country, and one that is beginning to see some fruits now.
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From LSR graduate to village sarpanch
On International Women's Day, an inspiring story from the backwaters of Rajasthan, a state with among the worst records on women's rights but a young woman, a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College Delhi and an MBA, gave up a cushy corporate job to become the sarpanch of her village.
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Madhya Pradesh Women Sarpanches Are Mere Figureheads? A Reality Check
Women elected as sarpanches in Madhya Pradesh are mere figureheads while their husbands, village influencers, or Panchayat secretaries wield actual authority, the disturbing trend has been unearthed by an NDTV investigation this month.
-
Opinion: The Key To Fast-Track India's Progress Is More Women In Local Bodies
India's journey in fostering women's leadership holds powerful lessons in fast-tracking the localisation of Sustainable Develpoment Goals. This bottom-up approach lays the groundwork for India's accelerated journey towards inclusive development.
-
These Women Turned 2 Rajasthan Villages Around. They'll Be On KBC Tonight
Two women sarpanches from Rajasthan will be taking tough questions this evening - not from the people but from megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
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Men Shouldn't Interfere In Work Of Women Sarpanches: Maharashtra Minister
Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai on Monday said men should not interfere in the work of women sarpanches and let them learn through experience.
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2 Women Went To Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Returned And Became Sarpanch
The election of two women as Sarpanch in north Kashmir's Kupwara district has raised eyebrows after reports that they were both residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The women - Dilshada Begum and Arifa Begam - are married to former terrorists who have returned from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with their families as part of the government's s...
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Barber Forced To Lick His Saliva For Trying To Enter Sarpanch's House In Bihar
A barber was forced to lick his own spit in Bihar's Nalanda district as punishment for allegedly trying to enter the house of the village sarpanch without permission. A case was registered against those involved on Friday after a video on the incident went viral on social media.
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Naxals Kidnap 10 Villagers In Chhattisgarh
Atleast 10 villagers, including women sarpanch and deputy sarpanch, were allegedly kidnapped by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.
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A Controversy At PM Modi's Event Over A Headscarf For Woman Sarpanch
A Muslim woman was allegedly forced to remove her headscarf at an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat today. Shaharban Saidalavi was part of a delegation from Kerala and was invited to the event held in Gandhinagar meant to felicitate women achievers on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The police denied the alleg...
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PM Modi To Honour Women Sarpanch Working For Swachh Bharat
Women sarpanch, who have done exemplary work under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, will be felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Womens' Day.
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At 24, She’s Fighting For Tribals. Meet Chhattisgarh’s Youngest Sarpanch
Raipur: In a village in Chhattisgarh, a woman sarpanch is championing the rights of the tribals. Fondly teased as ‘Neta ji’ by her friends, Ritu Pandram, 24, is the youngest sarpanch in Chhattisgarh. She’s not only working hard to tackle water scarcity and sanitation issues in her jurisdiction, but also teaching students free of cost. “I n...
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Why Women Achievers Like Norti Bai Will Be Left Jobless in Rajasthan
Norti Bai, 65, has a roster of accomplishments so impressive that many, she says, are surprised when she reveals they are not backed by the weight of any sort of education.
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This woman sarpanch in Haryana ends one more symbol of male dominance
Ghoonghat (veil) is a symbol of male dominance, and female subservience, more so in the Jat-dominated Haryana. But Neelam, the 31-year-old feisty sarpanch of Chappar village in Jind district, has been waging a determined and relentless battle to end this centuries-old tradition in a land where women dare not speak in front of the male members of t...
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Sarpanch, nine others accused of lynching Bihar woman
Brothers of a woman who was lynched in a village in Bihar's Purnia district have filed an FIR against 10 people, including the sarpanch Mohammad Ahmad and four women, police said on Tuesday.
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Bihar's women sarpanchs: Breaking the glass ceiling
The political see-saw over the introduction of reservation for women in Parliament and assemblies continues, in Bihar though, a reservation for women at the panchayat level has been in place for three years now, an experiment that was later followed by governments across the country, and one that is beginning to see some fruits now.
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From LSR graduate to village sarpanch
On International Women's Day, an inspiring story from the backwaters of Rajasthan, a state with among the worst records on women's rights but a young woman, a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College Delhi and an MBA, gave up a cushy corporate job to become the sarpanch of her village.
