At least 40 panchayat members have tendered their resignations fearing for their life after the killing of a panch in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.

Forty panches, including three sar

Finally, it is the turn of men to face a code of conduct from the panchayat. A panchayat held in Haibatpur village in Muzaffarnagar district, on Saturday, declared that men up to 30 years of age would

The Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission has sought a report from Baghpat district administration on diktats issued by a village panchayat banning love marriages and not allowing women below 40 years to go to market alone.

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday deprecated the issuing of diktats against women by a 'khap' panchayat in Baghpat and said that he expected the Uttar Pradesh government to take action against those who try to enforce such 'illegal' orders.

With land becoming a scarce commodity and also being a key factor in several scams, the Centre is considering setting up 'public land banks' at the panchayat level.

The Land Bank, mooted in the 12th

In a move to take the antigraft fight right into the den of the Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, the Centre has begun the process to make videorecording of the proceedings of gram panchayats mandatory.

Two people were allegedly shot at by a village head over a dispute of drain site during the panchayat meeting in Kakrana here, police said on Sunday.

The panchayat members Dheeraz (28)and Praveen (30

Muzaffarnagar: A village panchayat here has banned the use of mobile phones by unmarried girls, a move they feel would prevent them from eloping with their lovers.

The all caste and community pancha

A body representing caste councils of western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, has said that they oppose the proposed amendments of law to deal with honour killings and will submit a memorandum to th