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Despite Election Commission’s campaigns urging every citizen to vote, millions of India’s migrant workers find it nearly impossible to exercise their democratic right.
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Despite Election Commission’s campaigns urging every citizen to vote, millions of India’s migrant workers find it nearly impossible to exercise their democratic right.

The Hindu  

Published : May 25, 2024 20:59 IST - 8 MINS READ “Among every 1,000 men in our villages, around 300 voters are working outside the State. It is not possible for all of them to return to cast their vote,” says Habib Biswas, 29, from Faridpur in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, who drives heavy vehicles for a living. Even as …

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25 crude bombs recovered from poll-bound Murshidabad in West Bengal: Police
7 months, 2 weeks ago

25 crude bombs recovered from poll-bound Murshidabad in West Bengal: Police

Hindustan Times  

Berhampore: The West Bengal police said that they recovered more than two dozen crude bombs from multiple places in poll-bound Murshidabad district since Friday night sparking apprehension of poll violence in the areas. Police said that at least 25 crude bombs and raw materials for making the bombs were recovered from at least three places at Domkal and at least …

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West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18

The Hindu  

The death toll in the violence that marred the panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 18 on July 9. According to the West Bengal State Election Commission, 66.28% of voters exercised their franchise in the three-tier panchayat elections on Saturday. Sources at Raj Bhavan said that the Governor’s visit to Delhi was sudden and unscheduled.When asked by journalists on …

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West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2023 began at 7am on Saturday amid tight security, but not before three more persons were killed in Murshidabad district, taking the toll to 23 since the poll dates were announced. There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts …

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West Bengal panchayat election today amid tension; governor CV Ananda Bose hits the streets. 10 points
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election today amid tension; governor CV Ananda Bose hits the streets. 10 points

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal, amid widespread violence and killings, braces for the crucial three-tier panchayat election on Saturday, which is seen as a litmus test for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Polling staff leave for their respective polling stations after collecting polling equipment and material from a distribution centre on the eve of West Bengal panchayat election, in North 24 Parganas on …

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WB panchayat polls: Death toll mounts to 19; governor to hit streets tomorrow
1 year, 5 months ago

WB panchayat polls: Death toll mounts to 19; governor to hit streets tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

The death toll in the run-up to July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal climbed to 19 after one more person was allegedly killed in Murshidabad district late on Thursday night. Security personnel conduct a route march ahead of the West Bengal panchayat elections Bengal has been witnessing incidents of violence since panchayat poll dates were announced on June 8. …

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On the shifting banks of the Ganga in West Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

On the shifting banks of the Ganga in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A few weeks after several structures, including houses and a crematorium with a Kali temple, were washed away by the river Ganga, villagers at Pratapganj and Mahestolain Murshidabad’s Shamsherganj block organised an elaborate puja but to a deity they had never seen or worshipped in the past — a goddess dressed in all-white, seated on a gharial and fish. “We, …

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Around ₹11cr seized after IT raids at ex-minister’s house, mill in WB: Official
1 year, 11 months ago

Around ₹11cr seized after IT raids at ex-minister’s house, mill in WB: Official

Hindustan Times  

The income tax department seized around ₹11crore cash from the residence and factory of former minister and Trinamool Congress legislator Zakir Hossain during raids that started on Wednesday morning and continued till around 3:30am on Thursday. The former minister’s house, beedi factory and oil mills in Murshidabad district were raided. Hossain is the TMC MLA from Jangipur in Murshidabad district …

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Bengal: Crude bombs discovered in Murshidabad district
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal: Crude bombs discovered in Murshidabad district

Op India  

Another deliberate attempt to spread fear and violence amidst polling in West Bengal was thwarted successfully by the security agencies. West Bengal: 14 crude bombs were recovered in Shamsherganj area of Murshidabad district yesterday. Illegal arms manufacturing unit busted in Bharatpur Vigilance across West Bengal has been intensified after multiple such raids led to the recovery of bombs and illegal …

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AIMIM Decides to Field 13 Candidates in West Bengal's Murshidabad
3 years, 9 months ago

AIMIM Decides to Field 13 Candidates in West Bengal's Murshidabad

News 18  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen has decided to field candidates in only 13 seats of poll-bound West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Earlier, there were reports that the party is contemplating to field candidates in all seats of upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. While, in the entire state minority vote is between 27 per cent and 30 per cent including Muslims, Christians and …

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Bengal Minister-cum-beedi baron Jakir Hossain grievously injured in bomb attack at railway station; Mamata alleges “big conspiracy”
3 years, 10 months ago

Bengal Minister-cum-beedi baron Jakir Hossain grievously injured in bomb attack at railway station; Mamata alleges “big conspiracy”

The Hindu  

The bomb attack on Jakir Hossain, Minister of State for Labour in Mamata Banerjee’s government, on the night of February 17 highlights once again the escalation of political violence in West Bengal as the Assembly election draws near and the alarming decline in the law and order situation. The law and order has totally failed.” Countering the allegation, senior Trinamool …

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