NEWS & VIEWS |||SARASIJ|||04-01-2026 SUNDAY|| VOL—V 2026/JANUARY OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. मूर्खस्य पञ्च चिह्नानि गर्वो दुर्वचनं तथा । क्रोधश्च दृढवादश्च परवाक्येष्वनादरः ॥ English Translation: There are five signs of a fool-- Vanity, Nasty Conversation, Anger, Stubborn Arguments, And A Lack Of Respect For Other People’s Opinions. INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). The Election Commission of India has decided that the voters from three aboriginal tribes or primitive tribes will be automatically enlisted in the final voters’ list of West Bengal. The voters from these three communities will not be required to furnish any document for that purpose. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today inspected the nation’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train. First Train will run from Kolkata to Guahati. India has granted environmental clearance for the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab River in Kishtwar distric...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-01-2026 SATURDAY|| VOL—V/2026/JANUARY OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् , न ब्रूयात् सत्यम् अप्रियम् । प्रियं च नानृतम् ब्रूयात् , एष धर्मः सनातन: ॥ TRANSLATION:   “Speak the truth, and speak that which is pleasant. Do not speak an unpleasant truth, and do not speak a pleasant untruth. This is the age-old dharma.” INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). 12 Vande Bharat Sleeper trains set for launch in 2026.   They will cover 1,000–1,500 km routes: The first service will operate between Kolkata and Guwahati, improving rail connectivity between East India and the Northeast. Surat,   widely known as India’s “Diamond Capital”, is on track to become the country’s first fully slum-free city. Backed by sustained urban planning and efficient implementation of housing schemes, the Gujarat city is nearing the completion of a long-standing goal to ensure permanent housing f...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||02/01/2026. FRIDAY|| VOL—IV/2026/JANUARY OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्। पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति धनात् धर्मं ततः सुखम्॥ “Knowledge gives humility; from humility comes worthiness; From worthiness one attains wealth; from wealth arises righteousness; And from righteousness comes happiness.” INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). Assam has become the first state in India to constitute its 8th State Pay Commission, taking a proactive step ahead of the scheduled expiry of the 7th Pay Commission on 01 January 2026. SIR in Bengal:Hearings began at 3,234 centers across the state, with around 32 lakh unmapped voters, those unable to establish linkage with the 2002 electoral roll, being called in the first phase. Shankh Airlines is set to begin flights in January with three Airbus planes. The airline will connect Lucknow to Delhi, Mumbai, and other major cities. Flights to...

  SIR—WEST BENGAL WHAT IS REVEALED SARASIJ MAJUMDER In West Bengal, during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, massive irregularities have been detected in the 2002 voter list during progeny-mapping or identification of new voters based on the names of parents or relatives. Although the first phase of the SIR has ended, the Election Commission continues to cross-check and repeatedly scrutinize the submitted forms. During this process, information about these “logical discrepancies” has come to light, according to data released by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of the state.   1.0 Names of fathers of 85 lakhs 1thousand and 486 voters are incorrect or mismatched, which accounts for 11.09% of the total voters. 2.0   For 24lakhs 21thousand 133 voters, the number of children recorded is more than six. 3.0 Major inconsistencies have also been observed in the age differences between parents and children. In 11 lakh 95 thousand 230 cases, the age ...