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  Assam government reduces minimum age for panchayat head from 35 to 25 years

  India | Jun 04, 2019, 08:10 AM IST

  The Assam government on Monday decided to reduce the minimum age for becoming a panchayat head to 25 years from the existing 35 years. 

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  10-year-old girl raped on Panchayat chief's directive

  India | Jul 09, 2014, 10:47 PM IST

  Bokaro (Jharkhand): A ten-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour on the diktat of a Panchayat chief in Bokaro district, the police today said.  The 25-year-old rape accused allegedly dragged the girl to a