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Violence and chaos was witnessed in certain parts of West Bengal on Wednesday (June 14) during the filing of nomination papers for panchayat polls. Bhangar in South 24 Parganas which has Also Read | ISF leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique went to the State’s Secretariat to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but he could not do so. Mr. Siddique said that he wanted to inform the Chief Minister about what was happening in Bhangar and how ISF supporters were prevented from filing nominations. Trinamool factions clash The situation went out of control in Canning in South 24 Parganas and the police had to resort to baton charge to disperse the crowd. Clashes were reported between two factions of the ruling Trinamool Congress. Bombs were hurled and a Trinamool supporter sustained bullet injuries. Also Read | At Nandigram, a Trinamool Congress office was locked by party workers who were upset with a candidate from another faction getting a seat in the three-tier panchayat polls. Violence was also reported at Amodpur in Birbhum district over the filing of nominations. Elections to about 63,239 seats at gram panchayat level, 9,730 seats at panchayat samities and 928 zilla parishad seats are scheduled on July 8. Suvendu Adhikari held a demonstration outside the office of West Bengal State Election Commission in Kolkata on June 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI During the day, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari held protests outside the office of West Beng...

Ever since season two of Panchayat came out, the actor and the makers have been showered with immense love and critical acclaim. Featuring other ace actors such as Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Chandan Roy and Sunita Rajwar, Panchayat follows the life of an engineering graduate who joins as a Panchayat secretary in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh named Phulera due to lack of better job options. Currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the By Priyadarshini Patwa While fans cannot stop talking about the series, they have been curious to know if the makers are planning the third season. Well, responding to the big question is Panchayat’s director Deepak Kumar Mishra who recently confirmed that they are planning a season three but are not in any haste about it. Commenting on the romantic timeline of the show’s main characters Abhishek and Rinki (Jitendra Kumar and Sanvikaa), who did not get married in season 2, director Deepak Kumar Mishra further shared that season 3 will slowly see that happening. He added, ‘As I said, everything will take its own time. Just like the nature of the village, everything will happen at a slow pace. Dheere dheere sab hoga (It will all happen slowly).’

Fresh violence was reported in parts of West Bengal ahead of July 8 panchayat elections. The violence over the filing of nominations for the polls continued for the fifth consecutive day in parts of South 24 Parganas and Bankura districts on Tuesday. The Opposition – BJP, Congress and CPI (M) – accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of using muscle power to stop candidates of opposition parties from filing nominations. According to a PTI report, activists of the ruling TMC and opposition parties clashed, forcing the police to use force to disperse the mob. Supporters of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and the TMC clashed in the Bhangore area of South 24 Parganas. The police force was rushed to the spot, which then resorted to baton charge to control the situation. Bombs were also hurled and several cars were ransacked as supporters of the two groups tried to stop each other from filing nominations. Many people from both sides were injured. "The TMC goons unleashed violence since last night to stop our candidates from filing nominations," ISF leader and Bhangore MLA Naushad Siddique was quoted by PTI as saying.

• v • t • e Gram panchayat ( transl. 'Village council') is a basic governing institution in There are about 250,000 Gram panchayats in India. History [ ] Established in various states of India, the Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Structure [ ] Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of • Panchayat at District (or apex) Level • Panchayat at Intermediate Level • Panchayat at Base Level The Gram Panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. Structure (Tehsils/Talukas) (Nagar Nigam/Maha Nagar Palika) (Nagar Palika) (Nagar Panchayat) Villages (Gram Panchayat/Gram Sabha) Wards Meetings [ ] According to Section. 6 (3) of the Election [ ] A Sarpanch's term of office is five years. Every five years elections take place in the village. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For Functions [ ] • Administrative functions • Public work and welfare functions, such as maintenance, repair and construction of roads, drains, bridges, and wells. • Install and maintain street la...

• • • • Bengal Panchayat polls violence: What is behind the clashes in the state Bengal Panchayat polls violence: What is behind the clashes in the state The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the deployment of central forces for the West Bengal Panchayat polls. Here is why the elections are crucial, and what is causing the violence. Bhangar in West Bengal saw The elections are to be held on July 8 in a single phase across West Bengal. The announcement had been greeted by protests from the Opposition, who said that 60,000 candidates would get only five days to file nominations. Since then, the nomination process has been marred by clashes in a number of places. The Panchayati Raj system has three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level). West Bengal has 3,317 gram panchayats, and a total of 63,283 panchayat seats. The number of village panchayat election centers is 58,594. Why the violence? Sporadic violence has been reported from Bhangar and Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas and Minakhan in North 24 Parganas, with the Reports of violence have come from Murshidabad, Birbhum, East Midnapore, East Burdwan, Coochbehar, North and South 24 Paraganas. A few days ago, a mob entered a Block Development Office at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas and assaulted Bidyut Ghosh, an employee, for allegedly distributing nomination forms to Opposition candidates. A local Trinamool Congress le...

Violence and chaos was witnessed in certain parts of West Bengal on Wednesday (June 14) during the filing of nomination papers for panchayat polls. Bhangar in South 24 Parganas which has Also Read | ISF leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique went to the State’s Secretariat to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but he could not do so. Mr. Siddique said that he wanted to inform the Chief Minister about what was happening in Bhangar and how ISF supporters were prevented from filing nominations. Trinamool factions clash The situation went out of control in Canning in South 24 Parganas and the police had to resort to baton charge to disperse the crowd. Clashes were reported between two factions of the ruling Trinamool Congress. Bombs were hurled and a Trinamool supporter sustained bullet injuries. Also Read | At Nandigram, a Trinamool Congress office was locked by party workers who were upset with a candidate from another faction getting a seat in the three-tier panchayat polls. Violence was also reported at Amodpur in Birbhum district over the filing of nominations. Elections to about 63,239 seats at gram panchayat level, 9,730 seats at panchayat samities and 928 zilla parishad seats are scheduled on July 8. Suvendu Adhikari held a demonstration outside the office of West Bengal State Election Commission in Kolkata on June 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI During the day, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari held protests outside the office of West Beng...

• v • t • e Gram panchayat ( transl. 'Village council') is a basic governing institution in There are about 250,000 Gram panchayats in India. History [ ] Established in various states of India, the Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Structure [ ] Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of • Panchayat at District (or apex) Level • Panchayat at Intermediate Level • Panchayat at Base Level The Gram Panchayat is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. Structure (Tehsils/Talukas) (Nagar Nigam/Maha Nagar Palika) (Nagar Palika) (Nagar Panchayat) Villages (Gram Panchayat/Gram Sabha) Wards Meetings [ ] According to Section. 6 (3) of the Election [ ] A Sarpanch's term of office is five years. Every five years elections take place in the village. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For Functions [ ] • Administrative functions • Public work and welfare functions, such as maintenance, repair and construction of roads, drains, bridges, and wells. • Install and maintain street la...

• • • • Bengal Panchayat polls violence: What is behind the clashes in the state Bengal Panchayat polls violence: What is behind the clashes in the state The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the deployment of central forces for the West Bengal Panchayat polls. Here is why the elections are crucial, and what is causing the violence. Bhangar in West Bengal saw The elections are to be held on July 8 in a single phase across West Bengal. The announcement had been greeted by protests from the Opposition, who said that 60,000 candidates would get only five days to file nominations. Since then, the nomination process has been marred by clashes in a number of places. The Panchayati Raj system has three levels: Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level). West Bengal has 3,317 gram panchayats, and a total of 63,283 panchayat seats. The number of village panchayat election centers is 58,594. Why the violence? Sporadic violence has been reported from Bhangar and Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas and Minakhan in North 24 Parganas, with the Reports of violence have come from Murshidabad, Birbhum, East Midnapore, East Burdwan, Coochbehar, North and South 24 Paraganas. A few days ago, a mob entered a Block Development Office at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas and assaulted Bidyut Ghosh, an employee, for allegedly distributing nomination forms to Opposition candidates. A local Trinamool Congress le...

Fresh violence was reported in parts of West Bengal ahead of July 8 panchayat elections. The violence over the filing of nominations for the polls continued for the fifth consecutive day in parts of South 24 Parganas and Bankura districts on Tuesday. The Opposition – BJP, Congress and CPI (M) – accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of using muscle power to stop candidates of opposition parties from filing nominations. According to a PTI report, activists of the ruling TMC and opposition parties clashed, forcing the police to use force to disperse the mob. Supporters of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and the TMC clashed in the Bhangore area of South 24 Parganas. The police force was rushed to the spot, which then resorted to baton charge to control the situation. Bombs were also hurled and several cars were ransacked as supporters of the two groups tried to stop each other from filing nominations. Many people from both sides were injured. "The TMC goons unleashed violence since last night to stop our candidates from filing nominations," ISF leader and Bhangore MLA Naushad Siddique was quoted by PTI as saying.

Ever since season two of Panchayat came out, the actor and the makers have been showered with immense love and critical acclaim. Featuring other ace actors such as Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Chandan Roy and Sunita Rajwar, Panchayat follows the life of an engineering graduate who joins as a Panchayat secretary in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh named Phulera due to lack of better job options. Currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the By Priyadarshini Patwa While fans cannot stop talking about the series, they have been curious to know if the makers are planning the third season. Well, responding to the big question is Panchayat’s director Deepak Kumar Mishra who recently confirmed that they are planning a season three but are not in any haste about it. Commenting on the romantic timeline of the show’s main characters Abhishek and Rinki (Jitendra Kumar and Sanvikaa), who did not get married in season 2, director Deepak Kumar Mishra further shared that season 3 will slowly see that happening. He added, ‘As I said, everything will take its own time. Just like the nature of the village, everything will happen at a slow pace. Dheere dheere sab hoga (It will all happen slowly).’