Tamil Nadu: Sanitary staff attempts suicide after panchayat president hurls caste slur

Sources said Karupasamy and his wife Muniammal belong to the Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar), and are among 27 sanitary contract workers deployed by the Green Trust for Pudur Town panchayat.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/sep/24/tamil-nadu-sanitary-staff-attempts-suicide-after-panchayat-president-hurls-caste-slur-2617729.html

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Tamil Nadu: Sanitary staff attempts suicide after panchayat president hurls caste slur...

Sources said Karupasamy and his wife Muniammal belong to the Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar), and are among 27 sanitary contract workers deployed by the Green Trust for Pudur Town panchayat.

The New Indian Express

The caste of a chair

How upper castes in Tamil Nadu’s panchayats use chairs and the protocols surrounding them to discriminate against Dalit women presidents. Johanna Deeksha writes.

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The caste of a chair

How upper castes in Tamil Nadu’s panchayats use chairs and the protocols surrounding them to discriminate against Dalit women presidents.

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Haryana: Resolutions banning entry of Muslims traders withdrawn after authorities send show-cause notice

On August 3 and 4, around 50 village panchayats from three districts collectively signed boycott letters against Muslim traders, renting houses to Muslims.

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Haryana: Resolutions banning entry of Muslims traders withdrawn after authorities send show-cause notice | SabrangIndia

On August 3 and 4, around 50 village panchayats from three districts collectively signed boycott letters against Muslim traders, renting houses to Muslims

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50 panchayats in 3 Haryana districts issue letters barring entry of Muslim traders

Most of the villages barely have any residents from the minority community, with a few exceptions of families that have been living for three to four generations. "We don't intend to hurt anyone's religious sentiments," the letters read.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/50-panchayats-in-3-haryana-districts-issue-letters-barring-entry-of-muslim-traders/articleshow/102547281.cms

Haryana Clashes: 50 panchayats in 3 Haryana districts issue letters barring entry of Muslim traders | Gurgaon News - Times of India

After clashes in Nuh on July 31 and communal tension in other parts of south Haryana, over 50 panchayats in three districts -- Rewari, Mahendergarh an

The Times of India
Gram panchayat ranking: 24 from Kerala in top-10, Kalliyoor, Athirampuzha state toppers

Twenty-nine panchayats from Kerala made it to the overall list in which most ranks are shared by several local self-government bodies.. Gram panchayat ranking. Kerala in top-10. Kalliyoor. Athirampuzha. Mission Antyodaya.