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Bihar draft electoral rolls: SC seeks ECI’s response on omission of voters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking disclosure of details of nearly 65 lakh voters whose names were…
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INDIA bloc’s march against SIR rescheduled to August 11
New Delhi: The Opposition’s march to the Election Commission of India headquarters against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar has been rescheduled to August 11, a source said on Tuesday. The…
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Bihar electoral rolls: Giriraj Singh slams Opposition leaders
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday, accusing them of misleading the public and attempting to erode…
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EC junks as ‘baseless’ Tejashwi’s claim that his name missing from draft electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday dubbed as “baseless” claims of RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls of Bihar. Officials said that in…
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Opposition MPs seek special discussion on voter roll revision
New Delhi: Several Opposition Members of Parliament have jointly written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, demanding a special discussion in the House on the ongoing voter list revision exercise in Bihar…
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Bihar electoral rolls: EC publishes draft following SIR
Patna: The Election Commission on Friday, August 1, came out with the much-anticipated ‘draft electoral rolls’ in Bihar, enlisting 7.24 crore voters but knocking off more than 65 lakh names, claiming that…
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EC to release Bihar draft electoral rolls on Friday
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) is all set to publish the draft electoral rolls for Bihar on Friday following the completion of a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the…
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SIR of Bihar electoral rolls: UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar slams Opposition
Patna: Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday charged the Opposition in Bihar with “spreading misinformation” about special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that “they had hoped to win…
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SC vows to immediately step in if Bihar SIR causes mass voter exclusion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally remarked that it would “immediately step in” if there is mass exclusion of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in…
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Opposition leaders protest against SIR in Parliament complex
New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. Ahead of…
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Photos: Sonia, Kharge, Rahul join opposition leaders in protest against SIR
New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, protested in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election…
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SC to hear petitions challenging SIR in Bihar on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of petitions on Monday challenging the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar. The move has…
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7.24 cr forms received in Bihar, EC to publish draft roll on Aug 1
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) asserted on Sunday that the draft electoral roll to be published in Bihar is not the final voters’ list, saying a month’s time will be available…
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Toddler bites cobra to death in Bihar, survives without poisoning
An unsuspecting toddler in Bihar‘s Bettiyah bit a poisonous cobra snake while playing unattended, causing its death, leaving locals stunned. The boy, Govinda, was at his home located in Mohachhi Benkatwa Village…
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Woman alleges gang-rape in ambulance after fainting at Bihar govt recruitment test
Gayaji: A woman here has alleged that she was gang-raped inside an ambulance which drove her to a hospital after she fainted during a government recruitment test, police said on Saturday, July…