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Bangalore

Karnataka launches month-long voter roll revision drive

Bengaluru: Karnataka has officially launched the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of electoral rolls across the state from June 30, following the directions of the Election Commission of India. As part of the…
Bangalore

Karnataka to issue permanent residence certificates for SIR

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday, June 29, announced that the state government will issue permanent residence certificates to facilitate citizens participating in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision…

Telangana

Telangana: TRS chief Kavitha flags concerns over SIR exercise

Hyderabad: Kalvakuntla Kavitha, president of Telangana Rakshana Sena, on Monday, June 29, expressed concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission of India, saying…
Bangalore

SIR begins in Bengaluru from June 30, over 8,900 BLOs deployed

Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will commence across Karnataka from June 30, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) completing elaborate preparations for the month-long verification exercise. The door-to-door…
India

Not decided yesterday: Govt source on passport not citizenship proof

New Delhi: Passport has never been a citizenship proof and no new decision was taken on the document by the Modi government in the last 12 years, government sources said on Thursday,…
Telangana

Telangana HC quashes five model code cases against Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, June 24, quashed five criminal cases registered against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over alleged model code of conduct violations during the 2019 Huzurnagar Assembly byelection.…
Hyderabad

Congress, Left, organise protest rally against SIR in Telangana

Hyderabad: Congress, Left parties and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) on Tuesday, June 23, took out a rally protesting what they described as “undemocratic and vote-theft” activities allegedly being carried out through the…

Telangana

Meenakshi Natarajan claims BJP, EC blocked Rajya Sabha bid

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan on Sunday, June 21, alleged that the BJP and the Election Commission colluded to ensure the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from…
Telangana

Telangana SIR: Congress to appoint supervisors to resolve issues

Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress on Sunday, June 14, said that it will appoint one supervisor for every 10 booths and one coordinator for each Assembly constituency to resolve SIR-related issues. The party…
India

Once nomination rejected, go to EC: SC to Meenakshi Natarajan

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, June 12, told Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan that once a nomination is rejected by the returning officer, the remedy lies with the Election Commission (EC) and…
India

SIR: EC to share ‘suspected foreigners’ details with authorities

New Delhi: The Election Commission has directed its state poll machinery to refer cases of “suspected foreign nationals” to competent authorities during the special intensive revision of voters’ list. The EC also…
News

Advances free, fair polls: SC upholds Election Commission’s SIR drive

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 27, gave its stamp of approval to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls – a large-scale exercise to…
India

Counting of votes in Bengal’s Falta Assembly repoll begins

Kolkata: Counting of votes for the repoll to the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal began at 8 am on Sunday, May 24, amid tight security, an Election Commission official said. The…
Telangana

SIR must not remove Telangana Gulf migrants’ votes: KTR

Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will approach the Election Commission of India to ensure that the voting rights of Telangana residents working in Gulf countries are protected during the ongoing Special…
Bangalore

SC grants interim relief to Congress MLA in Sringeri recount case

New Delhi: In a major relief to Congress leader TD Rajegowda, who had recently lost his MLA position following a recount of postal ballots in the Sringeri Assembly constituency, the Supreme Court…