The population of Nandigram, one of 16 assembly constituencies in East Midnapore, is 34 per cent Muslim. The figure is below 20 per cent in the remaining constituencies.
Mamata Banerjee has put out her first tweet since allegedly being attacked. Her party observes 14 March as 'Nandigram Divas' in memory of those killed in anti-land acquisition stir.
Preliminary police findings submitted to EC last week also said the Nandigram incident that left CM Mamata Banerjee injured was an accident, and not an attack. EC to decide today.
Nandigram assembly constituency is set for a high-octane battle with the TMC supremo contesting from the seat against Suvendu Adhikari, who recently switched over to the BJP.
Farmers in Singur, Nandigram got their land back, but it is ‘uncultivable’. They’re angry because Trinamool didn’t help them, say the agitation was just politics.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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