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Less withdrawal of nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls compared to 2018: SEC to Calcutta HC

According to the West Bengal State Election Commission, while 17.66% nominations were withdrawn in the 2018 panchayat polls, the number of nominations taken back during the ongoing panchayat polls is 9.03%

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Death knell of democracy should not ring in hands of its custodian: Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose

In the backdrop of incidents of violence ahead of the Panchayat polls in West Bengal, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose sent out a strong message to the State administration, saying the “death knell of democracy” should not ring in the hands of its custodian

The Hindu

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

Nomination for the panchayat polls in the State ended on June 15

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The changing economy of rural West Bengal

How the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal will be affected by the changing economic and political shifts

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Improve quality of varsity education in Bengal: Governor

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said his first objective is to bring about qualitative improvement in university education in the State.

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Mamata Banerjee injured as chopper makes emergency landing

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured when the helicopter in which she was flying made an emergency landing at the Sevoke air base near Siliguri in the northern part of the State due to bad weather on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

The Hindu

Mamata rattled as BJP fighting corruption: Bhupender Yadav on Bengal CM's allegation against BSF

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is rattled as the BJP is fighting corruption and taking the country on the path of progress, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on June 27 as he hit out at the TMC chief following her allegation that BSF jawans are intimidating voters in the…

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West Bengal: Clash breaks out between two groups in Cooch Behar; 1 killed, 4 injured

A clash broke out between two groups at Gitaldaha in West Bengal's Cooch Behar on Tuesday morning, in which one person died of bullet injuries. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bengal panchayat polls | BSF trying to scare voters in bordering areas: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BSF of scaring voters in the bordering areas of the State at the behest of BJP.

The Hindu

MHA letter to West Bengal SEC to know reason for additional 485 companies of central forces

The MHA on June 26, 2023 sent a letter to the West Bengal State Election Commission seeking details of the need for additional 485 companies of central forces, for which it has sent a requisition, an official said

The Hindu

Opposition attempting grand tangle in Bengal panchayat polls, says Mamata

Days after the mega opposition meeting in Patna, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that CPI (M) and Congress playing second fiddle to the saffron camp in the State are throwing a spanner in the effort

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West Bengal polls: Congress demands deployment of more Central forces

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sought an increase in the number of phases, over which the panchayat polls will be held on July 8, from one to at least six.

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Eight wagons of goods train overturns in West Bengal

In a major collision, eight wagons of a goods train overturned after it derailed and collided with a maintenance train at Ondagram railway station in Bankura district of West Bengal on June 25.

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NCPCR team denied permission to meet ‘injured’ children in West Bengal

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleged that its fact-finding inquiry team was not allowed by the West Bengal State Election Commissioner to visit and meet the “injured” children in Murshidabad due to Model Code of Conduct which came into force ahead of the…

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Goods train collides with stationary Maintenance train at West Bengal’s Ondagram station, services restored

The goods train (BCN) overshot the red signal, did not stop and collided with the BRN maintenance train at around 4.05 a.m. in the morning

The Hindu

One killed in explosion, violence in districts during ensuing WB panchayat polls

Amidst reports of violence from different parts of West Bengal in connection to ensuing panchayat polls, one person was killed and three were injured after a crude bomb went off in State’s Murshidabad district on June 24.

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West Bengal Governor summons State poll panel chief

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha for a meeting at the Raj Bhavan on June 25 evening in view of the incidents of violence in the panchayat elections.

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Trinamool MLAs turn rebels in support of Independent candidates in West Bengal panchayat polls

Several MLAs of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal have come out openly in support of the independent candidates in the State’s panchayat polls, prompting questions about factionalism in the ruling party.

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Centre deploys 315 companies of forces in West Bengal

Political violence relating to the panchayat election continued in West Bengal even as Central forces started arriving in the State on Friday as per the directions of the Calcutta High Court.

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PM Modi working to fulfil Syama Prasad Mukherjee's dream of Akhand Bharat: Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on June 23 said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working to fulfil Syama Prasad Mukherjee’s “dream of Akhand Bharat”. Addressing a programme on the death anniversary of Mukherjee, Mr. Saha claimed that West Bengal, which he helped create, was turning into “mini Pakistan”.

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Coal pilferage case | ED summons West Bengal Law Minister on June 28

ED on June 23, 2023 issued a summons to West Bengal Law minister Moloy Ghatak asking him to appear before its officers in New Delhi on June 28 in connection with its probe into the coal pilferage case in the State

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Bengaluru: Jailed for months, a Bengali Hindu family is fighting to prove they’re Indian

It had barely been a month since Palash Adhikary, a resident of Burdwan district of West Bengal, had resettled on the outskirts of Bengaluru along with his wife and two-year-old son when police officers came knocking on his door in July 2022. Having lived in Burdwan all his life, Palash,…

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Over a fortnight after Odisha train accident, top South Eastern Railway officials transferred

Last week, Additional General Manager of South Eastern Railway Atulya Misra was shifted out and posted as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, West Bengal.

The Hindu

Unedifying row: on panchayat polls in West Bengal and security

In West Bengal, a truly independent election watchdog and a sense of responsibility among all political parties are necessary to preserve the purity of the election process.

The Times of India

'We have come to fight together like collective family,' says Mamata Banerjee after meeting RJD chief Lalu Prasad ahead of opposition meet in Patna

PATNA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met RJD national president Lalu Prasad and his wife and former CM Rabri Devi at the latter’s residence in Patna on Thursday.

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