'Electing a
village head like what is about to happen at Kampung Baru Paroi will hopefully be a model to other villages to implement the same methods, so that democracy in Malaysia is healthier and more fertile, and that the people's voice even at the lower ranks are upheld properly,' read their statement.
After retirement, he was recommended to participate in the election running for the
village head and obtained huge support from the villagers starting at the age of 78.
"The gunmen invaded the village in the early hours of Monday and they stormed the home of the
village head, Ba' Lawan, where they slaughtered him and his son", he said.
The
village head is elected by and from the community themselves.
We counselled the parents of both of them and held a closeddoor meeting with both the
village heads. Generally, an FIR is registered in such cases and the youth and his family members face a never- ending legal and mental trauma," said inspector OP Tiwari of the Nigohaan police station.
Police sources say the
village head -- identified as Ghulam Muhammad Mir of Hygam village in North Kashmir -- had called police to inform them about the presence of some thieves in the area.
The distributor was reportedly running for the municipal elections in Sidon as a Mukhtar (
village head) in the Christian neighborhood of Mar Nicolas in Sidon.
Summary: At least 150 bodies have been recovered from wells following Muslim-Christian clashes in central Nigeria in which the estimated death toll already stood at over 400, a
village head and volunteers
Venue: The Global
Village Head Office, Dubailand, Emirates Road, Exit 37
Lakhan Majhi, 65, was summoned to the house of the
village head for a public meeting on Tuesday at Koilajuli Milanpur village in Assam.