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It is apparent that the Tamil Nadu al party meeting, which discussed the proliferation of caste violence in the State, has been unable to formulate a firm and forceful strategy to contain the menace. By and large, the resolutions adopted at the meeting, which was marred by allegations and counter-allegations and marked by attempts at political one-upmanship, were weak and ineffectual.

Maggie O'Farrell
A sobering report by Taylor Mulcahey of IJNet talked about some of the changes that have taken place within journalism since the spread of the pandemic. She wrote, "Whether it's burnout from working extra hours, layoffs at a local news publication, or misinformation spreading in WhatsApp groups, the health crisis has placed extra pressure on an industry already facing an uncertain future."

Maggie O'Farrell - The Hand That First Held Mine
There on the landing sits the typewriter. It is clogged with dust, the ribbon dried and flimsy. Looking at it gives Felix a feeling close to vertigo. He realises he can replicate in his head the exact sound it used to make. The clac-clac-a-clac of the metal letters hitting the paper, the ribbon raising itself each time to make the impression. The machine-gun fire of it, when the work was going well. The stops and pauses when it wasn't, to allow for a sigh, a draw on a cigarette.

M. laxmikant - Panchayati Raj
In January 1957, the Government of India appointed a committee to examine the working of the community Development Programme(1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. The chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai G Mehta. The committee submitted its in report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralisation', which ultimately came to be known as Panchayati Raj.

M. laxmikant - Panchayati Raj
The term Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government. It has been established in all the states of India by the Act of the state legislatures to build democracy at the grass root level. It is entrusted with rural development. It was constitutionalised through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992.