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West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Counting Of Votes Today
The counting of votes for the West Bengal Panchayat elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday. The polling for the three-tier panchayati raj system concluded on Monday after the State Election Commission announced repolling at 696 polling stations. The polling, which took place on Saturday, in over 61,000 booths, as per the planned schedule started at 7 am but was marred with incidents of violence, tampering of ballot boxes and papers, and booth capturing.
The rural body polls are being seen as a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month of violence and court interventions. The polls come at a time when the Mamata Banerjee-led ruling party in the state is facing various charges of corruption and a number of its leaders have been arrested by CBI and ED.
MP: Amit Shah To Attend BJP Meeting In Bhopal Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a BJP meeting in Bhopal on Tuesday, a party office-bearer said. Shah will arrive at around 7.30 pm. He will remain present in the state BJP office till late hours, the office-bearer said without elaborating. Shah is scheduled to fly back to Delhi around Tuesday midnight, he said.
The visit assumes significance in view of the MP assembly polls due later this year.
SC To Hear On July 11 Manipur Govt’s Plea Against HC Order On Restoration Of Internet
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 11 the Manipur government's plea against the high court order on the limited restoration of the internet in the state. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha agreed to hear the plea on Tuesday after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought an urgent listing of the matter, saying the situation in the state keeps changing very fast. This is concerning the internet shutdown in Manipur.
The situation in the state keeps changing very fast. The appeal is against the high court order where it has directed the restoration of internet service.
Himachal Officials Trying To Rescue 15 Russian Tourists Stranded In Kasol, Says Acting DGP
Acting DGP of Himachal Pradesh Satwant Atwal Trivedi said that the government had received information from the Russian Embassy that 15 Russian tourists are stranded in Kasol. "We are trying to establish contact and once we will be able to contact the tourists we will inform the Embassy about their well-being," she said.
#WATCH | We received info from the Russian Embassy that 15 Russian tourists are stranded in Kasol. We are trying to establish contact and once we will be able to contact the tourists we will inform the Embassy about their well-being: Acting DGP of Himachal Pradesh Satwant Atwal… pic.twitter.com/3SrEAXcC6o
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2023
Ajit Pawar Appoints Pradeep Garatkar Pune District President Of NCP
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has appointed Pradeep Garatkar as the Pune district president of NCP.
Smoke On Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express Near Odisha As Sack Causes Brake-Binding
Smoke was seen emanating from one of the coaches of Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express near Odisha’s Brahmapur Station due to brake-binding as a sack got stuck in the wheel of a rake. "We have removed the sack from the wheel. The train had to be halted for around 15-30 minutes. A thorough check will be carried out at Brahmapur station," Railways officer Basanta Kumar Satpathy said.
#WATCH | Smoke witnessed in one of the coaches of Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express near Odisha’s Brahmapur Station due to brake binding as a sack got stuck in the wheel of a coach
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2023
"The smoke was not due to any mishap but brake binding as a sack had got stuck in a wheel of a… pic.twitter.com/MUSoIoS1lp
SC To Hear Bilkis Bano's Plea Against Convicts' Remission On July 17
The Supreme Court on July 17 will hear a plea by gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano, challenging the remission granted to the convicts. The 11 men, who were convicted of gang rape and the murder of 14 members of Bilkis Bano’s family during the 2002 Gujarat riots, were released on August 15, 2022.
Breaking News Live: Union Cabinet Meeting To Be Held In Delhi Tomorrow
Union Cabinet Meeting is to be held tomorrow in Delhi, as reported by the news agency ANI.