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Taslima Nasrin the controversial Bangladeshi writer came back to India on Friday after spending more than four months in Sweden. She arrived at the Indira Gandhi  International airport in the morning and was immediately taken to an undisclosed destination by security officers.

The future plans of Taslima, who shot to fame with her controversial book “Lajja”, were not immediately known.  She has been requesting for permanent residentship in the country, but the government has not taken any decision on the issue. As par information her visa is valid till August 12.

Taslima was kept in safe house in the capital city Delhi before leaving for Sweden on March 18. During that period, Taslima had not been allowed to see any visitors during the period. She had described her confinement as living in “a chamber of death”.

The 45-year-old doctor turned writer, who has been a target of Islamic fundamentalists, was bundled out from west Bengal in November, 2007.

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Violence during the polling for the third and final phase of the Panchayat Elections in seven districts of West Bengal on Sunday killed eight people including 5 CPI (M) supporters and 3 of Congress. The clashes between supporters of the Communist Party of India Marxist and the Congress in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts left several people injured also.

Altogether 62 people were arrested in Murshidabad district, the stronghold of the Congress.

Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia said, “Two CPI-M and two Congress supporters were killed at the Domkol police station area of Murshidabad district while one person each was killed at the Harudanga and Raninagar police station areas in the same district, as rival party supporters clashed with bombs and firearms.”

He said that one CPI-M worker was killed at Nannur in Birbhum district.

About 25 people were admitted to hospitals with either gunshots or bomb splinter injuries.

The first phase of the poll which was held on May 11 has been went peaceful while the violence struck in second phase on May 14 which killed 6 people and about 15 were reportedly injured.

Following violence in the second phase, security has been beefed up for the third and final phase of the Panchayat elections, which is being held in districts of Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, North and South Dinajpur, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Malda.

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Child trafficking taking place in West Bengal is like a bane to the state. In spite of 30 years stay of Left front Government, there seems no improvement in the condition of child trafficking. Government claims to be aware of its people but seems its no concern over this issue.

A Study ‘Missing children in West Bengal’ released recently by ‘Save the Children’, an NGO has revealed that the children are lured with promises of good jobs or girls with marriage. Seven districts identified where concern over child trafficking is needed include South and North 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore, Nadia, Murshidabad and Jalpaiguri.

‘Save the Children’ found shocking facts about trafficking of childs especially girls. Children were abused sexually, beaten up, burnt, deprived of food and forced to work in unsafe condition and they end up in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The report is made on the basis of four year study in the state.Sandeshkhali and Patharpratima which were representative of a growing number of missing children in West Bengal revealed many facts about these Childs. Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district, 71 children were reported missing since 2005 of whom 28 were rescued. Again in Sandeshkhali in the same district 302 children went missing between 2004 and 2006 of whom 30 were rescued.

These missing children are trafficked over other cities. The NGO has quoted data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

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