Happening today in Bengal: EC team in Murshidabad, Malda
A pro-TMC co-operative union will hold a rally at Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata. State Agriculture Minister Shovandev Chattopadhyay and State Co-operative, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Pradip Majumder will address the rally.
Written by Atri Mitra
Kolkata | November 20, 2025 06:00 AM IST
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The Academy of Fine Arts will host a new theatre production, titled “Tin ekke Tin”, directed by Abanti Chakraborty at 7pm.
The visiting four-member Election Commission team, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will today visit Murshidabad and Malda districts as part of their review of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. While the EC team has set the November 26 deadline for digitisation of SIR records in Nadia district, a similar deadline is expected to be set for Malda and Murshidabad districts
TMC’s co-operative outfit rally
A pro-TMC co-operative union will hold a rally at Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata. State Agriculture Minister Shovandev Chattopadhyay and State Co-operative, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Pradip Majumder will address the rally.
Drama productions
The Academy of Fine Arts will host a new theatre production, titled “Tin ekke Tin”, directed by Abanti Chakraborty at 7pm. The theme revolves around the story of three strange mysterious women who reclaim their voices after going through witch trial , sexual abuse and patriarch. Their story rises from silence to strength in a powerful call for dignity, justice, and women empowerment.
Another play titled Sanrashi, produced by Jadavpur Dolmadol, will also be staged at Madhushudhan Mancha at 6:30 pm. The play questions the ethos of correctional facilities and whether they hold true to their name. It tells the story of a few prisoners who have become partners in crime and have come to jail to correct themselves. However, the unspeakable torture within the jail challenges how much opportunity for correction the accused truly have.
Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal.
Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur.
He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More