Morning Filter: Amid violence, all set for panchayat polls in West Bengal

1. Amid violence, all set for panchayat polls in West Bengal Amid widespread violence and killings, rural West Bengal braces for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls on Saturday, which serves as a litmus test for the 2024 parliamentary elections and holds the power to reshape the state’s political landscape. 2. PM Modi to address rally in Rajasthan’s Bikaner Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday address a rally in Naurangdesar in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, the BJP said. 3. PM to visit to Telangana BRS accuses NDA govt of being “anti-Telangana”, to “boycott” PM’s visit; PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 6,100 crore 4. Balasore train accident: CBI makes first arrests The agency will now produce the arrested before a special magistrate on Saturday to seek their police custody following which their custodial interrogation will begin. The CBI will also have to file a charge sheet within 90 days else the arrested personnel will become eligible for default bail. 5. Eight lives lost in Southwest Monsoon rains in Kerala, over 7,800 shifted to relief camps Even as the intensity of the rains reduced on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Kannur and Kasaragod districts while there is a yellow alert in six other districts of Kerala for today. However, no red alert was sounded, indicating a drop in rainfall. 6. Heavy rains lash coastal Karnataka, woman dies in landslide Heavy rains continued to lash the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka on Friday causing havoc and disrupting vehicular movement in different parts of the region as a woman died in a landslip. The Meteorological department has issued an orange red alert for the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada for Saturday. 7. New infrastructure commission on agenda for City of London official’s India visit A new infrastructure commission that will leverage the City of London capital and expertise towards projects in India is on the agenda for discussions during a week-long three-city India visit of a City of London Corporation’s senior official from Saturday onwards. [logo] The Morning Filter 08 July 2023 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Amid violence, all set for panchayat polls in West Bengal [Police personnel try to control the crowd as people in large numbers rush to board buses to their villages to cast their votes on the eve of West Bengal Panchayat elections, in Howrah.] Amid widespread violence and killings, rural West Bengal braces for the crucial[three-tier panchayat polls on Saturday]( which serves as a litmus test for the 2024 parliamentary elections and holds the power to reshape the state’s political landscape. 2. PM Modi to address rally in Rajasthan’s Bikaner Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday address a rally in Naurangdesar in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, the BJP said. 3. PM to visit to Telangana BRS accuses NDA govt of being “anti-Telangana”, to “boycott” PM’s visit; PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 6,100 crore 4. Balasore train accident: CBI makes first arrests The agency will now produce the arrested before a special magistrate on Saturday to seek their police custody following which their custodial interrogation will begin. The CBI will also have to file a charge sheet within 90 days else the arrested personnel will become eligible for default bail. 5. Eight lives lost in Southwest Monsoon rains in Kerala, over 7,800 shifted to relief camps [The coastal road and protective wall at Kappad were washed away recently.] Even as the intensity of the rains reduced on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Kannur and Kasaragod districts while there is a yellow alert in six other districts of Kerala for today. However, no red alert was sounded, indicating a drop in rainfall. 6. Heavy rains lash coastal Karnataka, woman dies in landslide Heavy rains continued to lash the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka on Friday causing havoc and disrupting vehicular movement in different parts of the region as a woman died in a landslip. The Meteorological department has issued an orange red alert for the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada for Saturday. 7. New infrastructure commission on agenda for City of London official’s India visit A new infrastructure commission that will leverage the City of London capital and expertise towards projects in India is on the agenda for discussions during a week-long three-city India visit of a City of London Corporation’s senior official from Saturday onwards. 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