BSP nominees put up a ‘poor show' in Bengal
Kolkata Newsline, India
… 20000 cash and land and buildings worth Rs 11 lakh. Elias Narjinary of Alipurduar has total assets worth Rs 1,55,7000 while Santi Kumar Sarkar of Jalpaiguri has Rs 1199207. Akhil Ranjan Mondal from Raiganj tops the charts with total assets Rs 7150000.

No EPIC for migrant workers in Raiganj
The Statesman, India
RAIGANJ, April 17: Around 55000 residents in Raiganj parliamentary constituency, reportedly, are yet to get EPIC, with majority of them being migrant labourers. They will not be allowed to cast their votes if they fail to produce any photo Identity …

CPM eyes windfall, Deepa Dasmunsi counts on hubby Priya's work
Expressindia.com, India
Raiganj Once a Congress stronghold — it returned Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi twice in 1999 and 2004 with comfortable margins — it is a cliffhanger in the post-delimitation Raiganj Lok Sabha seat, where the minister's …

Deepa plays boudi & bahu card to connect with Priya turf
Times of India, India
RAIGANJ: She is the bahu of Raiganj and a boudi (sister-in-law) to its people. Ailing Congress leader Priya Ranjan Das Munshi's wife Deepa is going the extra mile to seek the blessings of her in-laws. Delimitation brought Kaliagunge, her in-laws' place …

Mamata's message of change finds audience in rural Bengal
Business Standard, India
The instant response of a Group D state government employee (who did not want to be identified) in Raigunj, a district town in North Bengal, was: “Mamata is not using political language. She is addressing us.” Banerjee’s election manifesto is replete …

SHORT TAKES
The Statesman, India
RAIGANJ , April 12 : All India Congress Committee general secretary, Mr Rahul Gandhi will visit Islampur of North Dinajpur district on 25 April to campaign for Mrs Deepa Dasmunshi, Congress Candidate for the Raiganj constituency. …

Polling personnel showcaused for skipping training
The Statesman, India
RAIGANJ, April 13: The returning officer of the North Dinajpur election department, Mr Ramanuj Chakraborty, has reportedly issued a show-cause notice against around 2000 polling personnel who did not attend the first phase of election training. …
Road repair funds unutilised in N Dinajpur The Statesman
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Civic bodies fail plastic disposal test
Times of India, India
"Only a few municipalities like Bally, Kalyani, Raiganj and Cooch Behar have been doing a good job by working on the disposal of waste. But it is true that most civic bodies are not complying with norms laid down for plastic waste disposal last year. …

Mamata, Pranab plan joint strategy
Times of India, India
She did not make it clear if she would go to Raiganj, where Congress' Deepa Das Munshi is the candidate. Das Munshi had been one of the strongest voices within state Congress against an electoral understanding for Lok Sabha polls with Trinamool. …
Bengal joint show Calcutta Telegraph
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