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Official Twitter account of The Hindu's reporting team in Kolkata.

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#WestBengal Chief Minister #MamataBanerjee announces a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of people killed in political violence. She said 19 people were killed in the violence and 10 to 12 were from her party. She appealed for peace and amity in the state | @shivsahays reports

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More than 10,000 residents of high-rises in New Town on #Kolkata's northern fringes, who live in panchayat area, have decided not to vote in the July 8 elections in #WestBengal.
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#WestBengal CM #MamataBanerjee accused the #BJP of employing divisive politics to "destroy" #Kashmir and #Manipur, and claimed that it is "now promoting secessionist groups" in West Bengal.
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#WestBengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose supervised the situation in poll violence-hit Cooch Behar district, where fresh overnight clashes were reported, officials said.

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#WestBengal Governor Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose is likely to visit the violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district on July 1, where a man was killed during an incident of firing on June 27 ahead of the panchayat elections, an official source said.
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A 2019 Bengali documentary has emerged as one of the most salient mouthpieces of the queer community in #India after its screening was cancelled at the Ravenshaw Film Festival following the hearing on same-sex marriage in the SC. | @BishwanathGhosh reports
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Across Opposition parties and independent candidates, women face several challenges in contesting the #westbengalpanchayatelections2023 | @shivsahays reports
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#WestBengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 28 said his first objective is to bring about qualitative improvement in university education in the State.
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday issued a summons to the state president of Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad, #SaayoniGhosh, in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the school recruitment scam, an official said.
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#WestBengal Chief Minister #MamataBanerjee 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.
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#WestBengal Chief Minister #MamataBanerjee is rattled as the #BJP is fighting corruption and taking the country on the path of progress, Union Minister #BhupenderYadav said.
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@shivsahays Ms. Banerjee was brought to SSKM Hospital in #Kolkata. Governor C.V. Ananda Bose spoke to the Chief Minister, enquiring about her safety and well being.

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#WestBengal Chief Minister #MamataBanerjee suffered injuries after making a ‘precautionary’ helicopter landing due to bad weather at Sevoke Military Airbase in north Bengal. @shivsahays reports

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#WestBengal CM #MamataBanerjee criticised the role of CPI (M) and Congress, saying despite her efforts to form a grand opposition alliance against BJP, their actions as playing second fiddle to in the State are throwing a spanner in the efforts.
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Several MLAs of the ruling #TrinamoolCongress in #WestBengal have come out openly in support of the Independent candidates in the State’s panchayat polls, prompting questions about factionalism in the ruling party, reports @shivsahays.
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Before leaving for Patna to attend meeting of Opposition parties, #WestBengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson #MamataBanerjee said, "To save the country from disaster all the people have to vote against the BJP." | @shivsahays reports

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West Bengal panchayat elections | The Calcutta High Court on June 21 directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to deploy Central forces not less than the forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat elections in the State, reports @shivsahays.
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#WestBengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose participated in the ninth #InternationalYogaDay celebrations in #Kolkata along with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets and officials of the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC).
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College teachers in #WestBengal are unhappy that senior members of the teaching staff have been assigned — against rules — booth-level duties for the panchayat elections in the State scheduled to be held on July 8. @BishwanathGhosh reports
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@kdrajagopal The Calcutta High Court had on June 15 directed the SEC to requisition and deploy Central forces across West Bengal for the panchayat elections within 48 hours. #WestBengalPanchayatElections2023
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JUST IN | Supreme Court dismisses petitions filed by #WestBengal govt and State Election Commission against Calcutta HC order to requisition central security forces for panchayat elections.

SC says HC order was passed to ensure free and fair polls. @kdrajagopal reports

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@kdrajagopal SC notes that panchayat elections are to be held to a mammoth 75000-odd seats and 61000 polling booths have been set up. The local polls have to be held in a single day. Under these circumstances, the HC was justified in its order to requisition central security forces.