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Protester in 2024 Bangladesh student uprising is voter in Bengal, ECI orders probe

IANS | June 10, 2025 2:20 PM

Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to probe the case of a man, who was active in the student 'movement' in Bangladesh last year, and features as a registered voter in the Kakdwip Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district.

NHRC takes cognizance of Bengaluru stampede incident, issues notices

IANS | June 5, 2025 2:15 PM

Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday took cognizance of the stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in which 11 people were killed, and issued notices to the Deputy Commissioner of the Bengaluru Urban district and the city Police Commissioner.