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  AAP sarpanch shot dead at wedding in Tarn Taran, BJP slams Punjab govt over law and order situation

  India | February 18, 2026 19:07 IST

  Harpinder Singh, sarpanch of Thathian Mehta village, had gone to attend a wedding at a marriage palace when three armed men opened fire on him from close range.

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  CCTV shows AAP sarpanch Jarnail Singh being shot dead at wedding in Amritsar

  India | January 04, 2026 23:48 IST

  AAP sarpanch Jarnail Singh was shot dead on Sunday while he was attending a wedding in Amritsar.

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  Beed Sarpanch murder case: Gruesome photos surface as chargesheet reveals Santosh Deshmukh's torture

  Maharashtra | March 04, 2025 12:56 IST

  Beed Sarpanch murder case: Brutal pictures related to the Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case have emerged. The police have included these pictures in the chargesheet.

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  Prohibitory orders imposed in Maharashtra's Beed over protests related to sarpanch murder, quota

  Maharashtra | January 14, 2025 12:42 IST

  Beed sarpanch murder: The assembly of five or more persons without permission from authorities has been prohibited and people are not allowed to carry weapons in public places.

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  Sarpanch murder: Beed police books Maratha activist Jarange for ‘defamatory’ remarks against Dhananj

  Maharashtra | January 06, 2025 9:17 IST

  Police have so far arrested seven persons in connection with the Beed sarpanch murder. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) is conducting a probe into the cases.

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  Farmer rolls his way to Collector's office with list of unheard corruption complaints | Viral video

  Trending | September 04, 2024 13:08 IST

  A video of a man from Madhya Pradesh has surfaced online wherein he can be seen protesting against the alleged corruption of his village sarpanch. In the viral video, he can be seen rolling on the road inside the premises of Collector's officer with a bundle of evidence around his neck.

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  Varanasi: Over 500 Sarpanchs pledge to fulfil PM Modi’s nine resolutions

  Uttar Pradesh | January 07, 2024 21:06 IST

  Sarpanchs, who attended the event in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, shared their success stories covering aspects of self-reliance, community engagement, sustainable practices, and digital initiatives.

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  Punjab Akali Dal leader Surjit Singh shot dead by two attackers in Hoshiarpur

  India | September 29, 2023 9:34 IST

  Punjab news: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Surjit Singh was a former Sarpanch of Megowal Ganjian village and currently his wife is holding the same position. Police said that the reason behind the murder is unknown and a search for the unidentified assailants is ongoing.

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  Panchkula protest: Police remove sarpanches from Chandigarh-Panchkula border after HC order

  Haryana | March 04, 2023 23:42 IST

  Under the banner of the Haryana Sarpanch Association, the protesters had been staging a dharna on the road connecting Haryana's Panchkula with Chandigarh since March 1 against an e-tendering system for development projects in rural areas, causing inconvenience to commuters.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Sarpanch Manzoor Ahmed Bangroo killed by terrorists in Goshbugh area

  India | April 16, 2022 0:44 IST

  J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha strongly condemn the terror attack on Sarpanch, Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo. "Perpetrators of this despicable act shall be punished. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family in this hour of grief," he added.

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  J-K: Hizb module involved in killing of Kulgam sarpanch busted, 3 held

  India | March 14, 2022 15:54 IST

  Militants had killed sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir near his residence in Adoura in Kulgam on Friday night.  

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  Efforts of young Sarpanch helped in mitigating COVID in Maharashtra village

  News | May 29, 2021 18:10 IST

  A 21-yr-old sarpanch Ruturaj Deshmukh helped bringing COVID count under control in Ghatane Village in Solapur district of Maharashtra.

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  Woman sarpanch on a development mission of Naxal-affected village

  News | March 07, 2021 17:30 IST

  A 21-year-old woman sarpanch Bhagyashree Lekhmi from Kothi Village of Naxal-affected Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra is working to develop her village.

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  'Terrorists shot my father at back, they're cowards': Ajay Pandita's daughter

  News | June 11, 2020 18:00 IST

  While speaking to ANI in Jammu on June 11, daughter of Ajay Pandita, the Congress Sarpanch who was shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag on June 08, Niyanta Pandita said, "They (terrorists) shot my father at the back and they are cowards."

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Anantnag

  India | June 08, 2020 20:07 IST

  Militants shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch near his residence in Lokbowan area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday at around 6 pm.

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  Husband of sarpanch beaten to death in Rajasthan's Alwar

  Crime | November 25, 2019 16:21 IST

  The incident occurred in the Mandawar area on Sunday evening when Mahaveer Yadav was returning home from his factory, the police said.

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  Three rounds fired at sarpanch in Surat's Kholwad village

  News | August 19, 2018 10:08 IST

  Three rounds fired at sarpanch in Surat's Kholwad village

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  Over 75% newly-elected Gujarat sarpanches belong to us, claims BJP

  Politics | February 14, 2018 23:35 IST

  The BJP today said over 75 per cent of the newly-elected sarpanches in Gujarat belonged to the saffron party, a claim rubbished by the opposition Congress.

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  Pune: ‘It’s time to work’, says 94-year-old woman after being elected as sarpanch

  India | September 08, 2016 14:17 IST

  Praises and congratulations were pouring in for 94-year-old Gangubai Nivrutti Bhambure on her election as the sarpanch of Bhamburwadi village in Pune district’s Khed taluka on Tuesday. However, Gangubai did not seem too impressed with

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  Swachh Bharat: 11 village heads in Chhattisgarh threaten suicide over non-payment of dues

  India | September 05, 2016 13:07 IST

  the sarpanches of many villages in Chhattisgarh are facing debt traps and are being threatened from material suppliers and creditors.