Supreme Court has strongly criticized the systemic gender discrimination faced by elected women representatives, especially at the Panchayat (village council) level.
SRINAGAR: Terrorists abducted and shot dead an Independent sarpanch in Pattan area of Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Friday evening, police said, adding that a massive hunt was launched to track down the attackers. The deceased sarpanch has been identified as Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo, a resident of Gishbugh. “Terrorists fired upon & killed one […]