{
  "id": 679521,
  "title": "Bengal assembly clears delimitation bills, Kolkata to have 209 municipal wards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bengal-assembly-clears-delimitation-bills-kolkata-to-have-209",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:44:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-assembly-clears-bills-to-raise-kolkata-civic-wards-from-144-to-209-101786545877269.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "West Bengal assembly passes bills to increase Kolkata civic wards from 144 to 209 and Howrah wards from 50 to 68 ahead of municipal elections.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}