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West Bengal polls: Congress announces first list of 13 candidates, fields Nepal Mahato from Baghmundi
•Seven of the 13 Congress contestants in the list are fresh faces. Neither the Congress nor the Left Front has announced any name for the Nandigram seat.
Faded Glory: A photographer's depiction of the Chhau, Ghora naach, through nostalgia and an archivist lens
Pritha Bhattacharya •In Faded Glory, isolated artists can be seen casually lounging in their regal costumes amid the village landscape — perhaps indicating that they are as integral to Purulia’s natural setting as are the trees, the river and the hills.
Jamshedpur's lockdown, in 10 photos: A visual record of life, industry and religion at standstill in Tatanagar
Abhishek Basu And Joyona Medhi •The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the overlooked gears that turn the wheel called urban efficiency in Jamshedpur — essential service providers like sanitation workers, nurses and security guards
Tussle over Shramik Special trains for migrants continues between Centre and states; NCP accuses Piyush Goyal of playing 'dirty politics'
Fp Staff •A political slugfest over the Shramik Special trains for migrants workers is going on between Union railways minister Piyush Goyal and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for the last two days, with the state alleging that not enough trains are being provided to it.
Article withdrawn: Twitterati demands Piyush Goyal's resignation after Shramik Special train heading from Gujarat to Bihar ends up in Bengaluru
Fp Staff •Several people on Twitter expressed astonishment at the scale of the mix-up with several of them criticising the administrative 'incompetence' that led to the incident.
Cut money row: West Bengal Police to book 'errant' officials, legislators for breach of trust; provision carries possible life term
•Elected public representatives and government officials in West Bengal who accept "cut money" from beneficiaries of welfare schemes will now be charged under a tough law that provides for life imprisonment in the event of conviction
CPM, Congress stage walkout from West Bengal Assembly over 'cut money scam', demand inquiry into case
•The MLAs of Congress and CPM staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly protesting against the ongoing 'cut money scam' and demanded an inquiry into the incident.
Mamata Banerjee revamps TMC organisational structure after BJP's gains in Bengal, strips nephew Abhishek of districts
•West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also indicated that she will deal strictly with government officers who neglected the projects of the people.
Narendra Modi should get 'tight slap of democracy', says Mamata Banerjee after PM calls TMC leaders extortionists
•Mamata Banerjee asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not get a second term in office as he failed to bring in acche din that he had promised in 2014.
Left Front ends Congress' wait in Bengal, announces first list of 25 candidates; reserves 17 for grand old party in Lok Sabha polls
•The CPI(M)-led Left Front's initial list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls has 25 names, of which four are of women and five are of Muslim candidates. The party has entered into a seat-sharing deal with the Congress in West Bengal.