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Some unknown people blasted the office of Trinamool Congress in Makrampur in West Midnapore district of West Bengal in India. In this attack one person was killed, 5 people are being injured.

According to the news agency ANI, the party's office has suffered a lot in this attack. The explosion was so strong that a part of the building fell completely. The police reached the spot and took people out of the stool and sent to the hospital.

So far, it is not known who was the attacker? The police has started investigations after registering cases.

There were bloody conflicts in many areas during the Panchayat elections in West Bengal, India. Till Monday afternoon, 11 people have died in these clashes. India's Central Home Ministry has sought a report from the West Bengal Government regarding the violence. The number of deaths is expected to increase. During the voting from the morning, the news of violence started to get. At the same time, dozens of people have been injured in different skirmishes.

Police said that a young man trying to enter the polling station in Nadiya district was beaten to death while a Trinamool Congress worker was shot dead in Kultali in South 24 Parganas district. Marxist Communist Party (CPI-M) says that its three workers died in bomb attacks in North 24 Parganas in Amdanga.

Two died in Murshidabad district, while one died in Nadiya. Nadiya district's Inspector General of Police Santosh Pandey said, "On Monday morning, local people beat three youths in the Shantipur area of Nadiya district. The police rescued them and admitted them to the local hospital. One of these was confirmed dead."

"The Trinamool Congress worker Arif Ali Gazi was shot dead in the chest while leaving the polling booth," said Kultali police station officer. The leaders of the CPI (M) North 24 Parganas say that a party worker died in the attack of raw bomb. However, the police have not confirmed this. "We have heard about this incident but it has not been confirmed yet," said an official of the Amadanga police station.

The voting process started in the morning at 7 in the state for Panchayat elections, which continued till 5 pm. During this, 38,616 candidates are face-to-face in the electoral fray. In pre-election surveys, it was estimated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would leave behind the Left and the Congress in these elections and emerge as the main rival party in front of the Trinamool.

Statistics show that in the three-phase Panchayat elections, out of 58,692 seats, 20,076 seats have already been elected uncontested candidates. The Supreme Court has asked the State Election Commission not to issue certificates of candidates who have won uncontested.

After all, West Bengal has won the battle of Rasgulla. West Bengal has got GI tag i.e. geographical indication. West Bengal has been considered as the birthplace of Rasgulla.

Earlier, Odisha claimed that the method of making rasogulla reached West Bengal from there.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed her happiness on this victory. She said that it is a matter of joy and pride for the entire state. Indeed, for the last long time, West Bengal and Odisha were clamoring for this GI tag.

Odisha claims that Rasgulla was born in Jagannath temple in Puri. According to this story, after Rath Yatra, when Lord Jagannath returned, the door was found closed because Goddess Lakshmi was angry with him. Her resentment was due to this that Jagannath did not take them with him. Jagannath is offering rasgulla to cheer up the goddess and the goddess becomes happy.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has warned RSS and its affiliated organizations (Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad) that they should not try to spoil the environment during Durga puja.

Mamta has said that it will be like 'playing with fire'. Actually, one day earlier, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad had said that they would organize arms poojan (worship) throughout the state.

On such arms poojan programs, Mamta has ordered the police to ban it. Last month, Mamta had instructed the police that there should not be Bijoy Dashami in the state anywhere.

Mamta said that her government has not kept any ban on celebrating the Vijaya Dashmi festival. She said, "Some organizations are spreading wrong information that we are blocking the celebration of Vijaya Dashmi in Pooja Pandals and Homes."

She said, "We had said that October 1 will not be immersed in the statue on Ekadashmi. The Muharram Muslim community has the opportunity to mourn that which is happening on the same day. Statue immersion will run from October 2 to 4."

They said, "Women will apply vermilion to each other and the festival of Vijaya Dashmi will be celebrated as before. Those people who do not know about Durgapuja and Kali worship in Bengal are spreading such rumors."

Mamta said that her government is determined to maintain peace and harmony during the upcoming Durgapuja festival.

She said that RSS, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal should not disturb peace and should not play with fire.

She said that in Bengal, Durgapuja is traditionally celebrated with cordiality, where millions of people celebrate this festival on the streets.

She said, "If anybody tries to disturb peace, then the administration will take strong action."

Mamata said, "BJP should not do politics by using CBI, ED and riots."

The Chief Minister said that the police had recently failed a BJP effort to spread communal disturbances at one place in the state and arrested two members of it.

The Chief Minister said that her administration will not allow the immersion procession with arms in the state.

Mamata said, "It is illegal and such procession has not been in the tradition of Bengal and we will not allow this to happen."

She said, "If an attempt is made such a procession, then the administration will take strong action."

They also appealed to members of the Muslim community to made the Muharram procession peacefully.

The Mamta Banerjee government was in the headlines last month too. Then it was ordered from them that after six o'clock in the evening, the statue of Durga can not be immersed.

This was said because Durga Puja is on 30th September and on October one Muharram. The BJP had openly opposed it.

But now the state government has made it clear in the Calcutta High Court that by the time of 10 o'clock the statue can be immersed. On October 1, there is a ban on statue immersion. But two are allowed again.

At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured in the fall of a part of a under construction flyover near Bomikhal in Orissa's capital, Bhubaneswar.

Official sources said that about three to four people are suspected of being stranded in the debris. In the afternoon when the part of the flyover collapsed, about 15 laborers were working, which got buried under it.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed condolences over the incident and announced an ex-gratia payment of five lakh rupees for the deceased's relatives and free treatment of the injured.

He said, "Those convicted will be given a severe punishment."

The revenue division commissioner, Central Division, AB Otta told reporters that 39-year-old entrepreneur Satya Patnaik died. When the flyover collapsed, he was with his daughter Sheetal.

The revenue division commissioner said that Patnaik's daughter was seriously injured and admitted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.

Mamta Banerjee's magic in West Bengal remains intact. In recent seven municipal elections, her party Trinamool Congress has won all.

In the election results issued on Thursday (August 17th), TMC secured clean swap in the largest municipality Durgapur along with Haldia and Coopers camp Notified Area. In these three municipalities, the opposition party BJP could not even record its presence.

Even after quite a lot of opposition, the opposition BJP got four out of 16 seats in the Dhupguri municipality. Apart from this, BJP had to satisfy only one seat in Panskura and Buniyadpur municipalities.

On the other hand, CPM-led Left Front has won the Nalhati municipality, whereas the Congress has failed to win a single seat.

Of the total 148 seats in all seven municipalities, the Trinamool Congress has won on 140 seats and BJP has won on 6 while the Left Front and the Independent candidates have won one seat each.

TMC general secretary Partha Chatterjee said, "The opposition did not play any positive and creative role in the state. They used to only condemn Mamta Goverment and the political attack on the ruling party through negative politics. They kept inciting people against the government, but the result was in front of everyone. Our party has won all the municipalities because we talk of development and develop everywhere."

In the Durgapur municipal elections, TMC has won in 43 wards. In the election-in-charge here and Mamta government, Sports Minister Arup Biswas told the Indian Express that CM Mamta Banerjee has announced to make it a separate district to speed up development in West Burdwan. The people here have expressed faith in the Chief Minister.

They said that they express gratitude to the people there for this victory. The minister said that people have rejected BJP's negative politics and rioting efforts and have crushed the efforts of people brought from Bihar and Jharkhand to the hired.