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Dhankhar: Alarming situation in Bengal

Dhankhar: Alarming situation in Bengal

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that he had not seen “such post-poll violence after Independence” as he has been seeing in Bengal of late. Talking to reporters at the Bagdogra Airport here upon his arrival today, Mr Dhankhar said: “Such post-poll violence was not seen after Independence. The situation of West Bengal is alarming. Administration is not taking any action.” “Denying fundamental rights is the axe to grind democracy. No proper action was taken in the last seven weeks. People are in no position to discuss the present situation out of fear. Has administration reached out to those…
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The state government starts Duare Tran camps to provide financial help

The state government starts Duare Tran camps to provide financial help

The state government started its Duare Tran camps to provide financial help to people affected by Cyclone Yaas. The government will receive applications from June 3 to 18, field enquiries will be done over the next 12 days and then the beneficiaries, depending on the extent of damage, will receive benefits from July 1 to 8. Taking lessons from alleged malpractices in relief distribution that had snowballed into a major political controversy in the aftermath of Amphan last year, this time the government has taken several precautions to ensure that Yaas relief reaches actual beneficiaries in three coastal districts of…
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