THE panchayat elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on July 8. On June 8, at 5 pm, the newly appointed state election commissioner, Rajiva Sinha, announced the election schedule. Subsequently, on June 9, at 10 am, the official notification was issued, stating that the process of submitting nomination papers would commence from 11 am on the same day. Candidates were given a total of six days to submit their nomination papers, with the deadline set for June 15. The submission of nomination papers for the 73,887 seats took place daily for four hours, spanning a total of 24 hours.

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×MANIPUR burning has become emblematic of the divisive politics of the BJP in the North East.  Only four months ago, in February, Narendra Modi had crowed about the success of the BJP in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland elections in the North East.

THE week-long farmers' unrest that erupted on June 6 in Kurukshetra district of Haryana has temporarily come to a halt as of the evening of June 13, following the acceptance of two major demands. Agitating farmers from various farmers' organisations, numbering in the thousands, had occupied the main National Highway (GT Road) on June 12, as announced during the Mahapanchayat held at Pipli grain market on the outskirts of the historic town of Kurukshetra.

DANIEL Ellsberg, an inspiration to the Vietnam generation of the 60s and 70s for his leaking of the Pentagon papers, died at 92 of pancreatic cancer. He refused medicines as he knew that, at best, it would extend his life only by a few months, preferring to die with his family and friends.

Pinarayi Vijayan’s Visit to CubaKERALA chief minister and CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan was in Cuba for a three-day tour starting June 14, the 95th birth anniversary of legendary revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara who played a pivotal role along with Fidel Castro in building socialism in the Caribbean nation.