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- noun An
administrative officer inPakistan andIndia who gatherstaxes from atehsil .
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Examples
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He is also a former deputy tehsildar and had won the Kera Kesari award in 1998, instituted by the Kerala government to recognize the best coconut farmer in the state.
Tender coconut wine can be USP to promote Kerala tourism 2008
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At a jirga with the tribal elders on Friday, political administration officials, including Khaar political tehsildar Mawaz Khan Afridi and Arsalarzai political tehsildar Adalat Khan, warned that people involved in disturbing the peace would be dealt with strictly.
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To prevent the situation from turning ugly, the police fired in air and in the melee some officials, including a tehsildar and police sub-inspector was injured.
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Stewart was much exhausted after his hot ride, but as the _tehsildar_ stood firm there was nothing for him to do but to continue his journey, and he consented to start if he were provided with a horse.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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The _tehsildar_ [2] received him courteously, and gave him some bread and milk, but would not hear of his staying for the night.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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The _tehsildar_ promptly offered his own pony, and as soon as it was dark Stewart set out for the Jaipur camp.
Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts
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Notably, the IAS officer was under VB scanner ever since a tehsildar, one of the revenue officials of Ludhiana district, Arvind Parkash Verma, was arrested by the VB in a corruption case.
The Times of India 2010
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Pampore and also torched office-cum - residence of a tehsildar.
The Hindu - Home 2010
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The mobs blocked the highway at Galandar, Kadlabal, Barsoo, Frastabal and Pampore and also torched office-cum-residence of a tehsildar.
HindustanTimes.com - Top HomePage-TopStories News Headlines 2010
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The status of the land, which was agricultural then, has now been changed to non-agricultural in the tehsildar and collector's records.
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