The polling started at 7 am in 73,887 seats in the rural areas of the state with 5.67 crore people deciding the fate of around 2.06 lakh candidates, official said. (ANI)
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Long queues were seen outside polling booths as early as 6 am with people turning out early amid the intermittent rains. (PTI)
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Multiple incidents of violence have been reported in the state and several people were killed in the run-up to the panchayat elections. (PTI)
"The polling started peacefully, but Congress, BJP and CPI(M) are attacking TMC workers since last night. Three of our workers have died in Rejinagar, Tufanganj and Khargram. And, two of our workers were injured in Domkal. Where are the central forces?" TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh asked. (PTI)
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At least 600 companies of central forces have been deployed for the elections along with around 70,000 state police. (PTI)
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Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike comes in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demands -- the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following unprecedented paper leak irregularities during the national NEET-UG 2026 medical entrance examination.
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Christopher Nolan's epic action drama The Odyssey is all set to hit the screens on July 17. On Tuesday, the cast and crew of the film arrived in New York for the film's grand premiere, dressed in elaborate designer ensembles. Here's a look at who wore what.
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Axar Patel and Washington Sundar both hit fifties and put on an unbeaten 102-run stand to help India beat England by six wickets in the opening ODI in Edgbaston.
