Scare tactics

Violence mars Bihar’s efforts to empower women, promote self-governance

Zero hour

Power 'em

More power for villages and people will ensure better governance and less corruption

My village, their plan

CII to develop rural business hubs; villages clueless

Unlicensed Coke

Put off

People force resurvey of power project in Arunachal

RIP Panchayati Raj ministry

The new-found `cooperative federalism' will kill the third tier of government in India

Curbs on bathing

Sense of service

Caution should be exercised while liberalising the services sector

Maoists may contest panchayat elections in Orissa

Reserved for no one

Many reserved seats remained uncontested in first-ever panchayat elections in Jharkhand

Panchayat civil servants, not yet

States want them, but not willing to spend on their salaries

MALAR miracle

From literacy to economic independence

Devolution suffers setback

India's decentralisation process receives yet another blow

NTPC dam rattles local elections

Officials subverted elections to the forest council that opposed dam, allege villagers

Children's swaraj

Karnataka turns governance into child's play with kids' assemblies

Rights issue resurfaces

Another panchayat's stand endorsed by Kerala HC

Doctors rush for village posting

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In Short

In Short

People's show of strength

Outpouring of resentment against landfill site plan in Tamil Nadu leaves authorities stunned

Indian finance minister urges states to attract industry and market

Panchayats have to attract industry and market

Recession is elsewhere

Panchayati bonanza

13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments