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Empowered but powerless

In 1993, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment was hailed as the dawn of Gram Swaraj - village self-rule rooted in democratic decentralisation.
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Counting of votes for the recently held Panchayat elections in Arunachal Pradesh is underway on Saturday across all 27 districts, along with the counting for municipal polls.
States must be legally bound to devolve taxation powers, especially the property tax, to Gram Panchayats, writes Pravin ...
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Swallow, 15, died with "no privacy, naked, bleeding and pierced with the tubes" after days of being administered the sedative ...
Swallow, 15, died with "no privacy, naked, bleeding and pierced with the tubes" after days of being administered the sedative ...
Nathaniel Reece, 44, is accused of the murder of John Mansfield, 63, at the high-security prison near March, Cambridgeshire, ...
When Burgettstown resident Joshua George was charged with the 2022 death of his 6-month-old son, the Washington County District Attorney’s office sought the death penalty. George, 40, was acquitted in ...
The State Election Commission plans panchayat polls by December 2026, using multi-post EVMs and completing seat reservations ...