India News: BHOPAL: Two villagers suffered gunshot injuries when a mob clashed with forest personnel and police after a farmer, Gyan Shah, 40, was trampled to dea.
Traders selling election campaign merchandise said that COVID-19 pandemic and strict restrictions by the Election Commission have kept the demand for campaign material for West Bengal Assembly polls this year low compared to earlier elections. They said most of the demand till now for poll campaign material is from the Trinamool Congress which has already announced its full list of candidates on Friday. Demand is on the lower side compared to previous elections due to various factors including COVID-19 and EC s restrictions, traders said. However, they are optimistic that demand will pick-up as poll heat rises with every passing day.
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MUMBAI: Tuesday s Republic Day festivities are set to unfold in multiple ways in a world altered by Covid-19 restrictions.
Observing pandemic protocol, Shanmukhananda Sabha, King s Circle, will honour 15 army men who were wounded or disabled in various operations, as well as eight war widows of soldiers who were martyred during 2019-20.
Lt Gen SK Prashar, GOC (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa), will confer the Sri Shanmukhananda Shaurya Ratna award and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh upon Shakeela Shoukat Ali whose husband Naik Shaukat Ali, sons Major Javed Khan and Lt Jafar Khan all serve in the army.