ECI

EC reshuffles IAS, IPS officers in Bengal; appoints DMs-cum-DEOs, DIGs ahead of polls

Kolkata: The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in poll-bound West Bengal, appointing 13 IAS officers as DMs-cum-DEOs and posting five IPS officers as deputy inspectors general (DIGs). The IAS officers were appointed as district magistrates (DMs) who will also serve as district election officers (DEOs), placing them…

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Cotton

CCEA approves Rs 1,718.56 cr funding to CCI for cotton procurement operations

New Delhi: The government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore funding to Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for procurement operations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “In a significant step towards strengthening farmer welfare and advancing the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the CCEA has approved…

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Modi

‘In politics, there’s no full stop’: PM bids farewell to 59 RS members, hails Deve Gowda, Kharge, Pawar

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to 59 members retiring from the Rajya Sabha between April and July, calling Parliament “an open university” and urging outgoing legislators to continue contributing to national life. Addressing the Upper House on the occasion of the biennial farewell, Modi said such moments naturally dissolve partisan…

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TMC

TMC delegation calls on Bengal CEO, raises questions over delay in publication of supplementary roll

Kolkata:  A TMC delegation met West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal and raised questions over alleged discrepancies in the post-SIR electoral rolls and the “delay” in publication of supplementary lists. The delegation, which included TMC MPs Mahua Moitra and Partha Bhowmick, along with state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, called on the CEO on Tuesday…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Manipur Under Siege: A Manufactured Inferno?

If the latest developments emerging from the investigations of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are to be believed, the prolonged violence in Manipur may not be merely a tragic ethnic conflict—it could be something far more sinister, orchestrated, and global in design. The arrest of six Ukrainian nationals and one American citizen has blown the…

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