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Grassroots governance to Kartavya Path: how Maharashtra’s sarpanches took the national stage at Republic Day parade

February 03, 2026 12:10 pm

Sixteen sarpanches and their spouses were invited as special guests to the 2026 Republic Day parade as part of the Centre’s initiative to spotlight the role of gram panchayats.

The Orissa High Court said that excluding the adopted child from the scope of two children as envisaged under Section 25(1)(v) of the Orissa Gram Panchayat Act, 1964 would amount to rewriting the section.

Can adoption save your election? Orissa High Court dismisses woman sarpanch’s petition in ‘two-child’ ruling

January 21, 2026 11:48 am

Orissa Gram Panchayat Act: Justice V Narasingh was hearing a petition filed by a woman who was elected as a sarpanch of a village panchayat and observed that excluding adoption from the statutory bar would amount to rewriting the law.

Ending ‘sarpanch-patis’: Giving agency to women leaders

March 06, 2025 11:21 am

Governments move to end proxy leadership in panchayats is much-needed.

Beed sarpanch murder: Absconding accused declared wanted, reward announced

January 22, 2025 9:41 pm

Beed police have also announced a reward for any information that could lead to the accused's arrest and appealed to citizens to provide information about him.

Sharad Pawar seeks security to elected representatives raising their voice over Beed murder

January 06, 2025 9:42 pm

Sharad Pawar demanded that Fadnavis should ensure adequate safety arrangements for the elected representatives of all parties who are raising the issue of murder and demanding justice.

Govt forms 10-member SIT to probe Beed sarpanch murder

January 01, 2025 9:52 pm

To be headed by CID DIG; villagers demand arrest of absconding accused

The latest killing brings the number of BJP functionaries allegedly murdered in the state by Maoists to 10. (Express file/Representational)

BJP functionary among two ex-sarpanches killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

December 06, 2024 2:23 am

Chhattisgarh local body polls are due to be held next month but have yet to be announced.

From menial jobs in Canada to village heads: Meet the foreign-returned sarpanches of Punjab

Odd jobs in Canada to village heads: Meet the 3 foreign-returned sarpanches of Punjab

October 14, 2024 12:19 pm

The three Canada-returned sarpanches The Indian Express spoke to have been elected unopposed.

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‘Why should people trust their MLAs?’: Punjab sarpanches react after govt revokes panchayat dissolution decision

August 31, 2023 3:56 pm

While the panchayat union of Punjab had challenged the decision in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Thursday, the government made a U-turn and withdrew its decision to dissolve the panchayats.

Come forward, lift the veil, don’t let men attend your meetings: At V-C’s session with Haryana sarpanches

February 08, 2023 8:00 am

Vice-Chancellor of Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University in Sonipat's Khanpur Kalan village, Sudesh has been interacting with 42 newly elected women sarpanches from nearby villages to ensure they push well-entrenched boundaries in Haryana’s largely patriarchal society.

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Lady sarpanch among top 100 powerful women in India

January 07, 2016 10:30 am

Bhopal, Jan 07 (ANI): Bhakti Sharma, the girl who left attractive salary packages to serve her nation, has been named amongst the 100 most popular women in India. Bhakti Sharma, who is also a post graduate in political science, was chosen as the sarpanch of Barkhedi Abdulla village in 2015. The 25-year-old said that she is lucky to be chosen as one of the 100 popular women in the country. She also informed that she gives up her two months' salary to each family where a girl child is born in the village. Bhakti also appreciated the central government's schemes that have been brought for villages.