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Bengal SIR: Six residents file ‘suicide petition’ with President Murmu
Kolkata: Six residents of Arambagh in West Bengal’s Hooghly district have filed a suicide petition with President Droupadi Murmu after their names were removed from the state’s electoral rolls post Special Intensive…
- India
Bengal SIR: Man allegedly kills self after name removed from electoral rolls
Kolkata: A man allegedly died by suicide after his name was removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, police said on Monday, April 6.…
- Entertainment
Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies after drowning in sea
Mumbai: Actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema, tragically lost his life after drowning in the sea at Talsari during a shooting assignment. He was 43 years old at…
- India
Bengal SIR: EC publishes second supplementary voter list
Kolkata: The Election Commission published the second supplementary list under the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said. The poll panel, however, did not provide details on the total…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI publishes 1st supplementary list of judicial adjudication cases
Kolkata: The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait. The list was published online first on…
- India
ECI steps up action against unauthorised political ads in Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has stepped up action against unauthorised political advertisements across West Bengal ahead of the two-phase Assembly elections scheduled next month. In a statement issued on…
- India
President Droupadi Murmu greets people on Bihar Day
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday, March 22, greeted the people of Bihar on the state’s formation day and said they will play an important role in the development of Bihar…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI constitutes 19 Appellate Tribunals
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 Appellate Tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of…
- Politics
Cong likely to announce names of Bengal Assembly poll candidates in three phases
Kolkata: The Congress may announce candidates for the forthcoming elections to 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal in three separate phases based on the recommendations of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee…
- India
SC to hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea against Bengal SIR tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders challenging the ongoing Special Intensive…
- India
Centre pushing Matuas into uncertainty over citizenship: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, March 5, alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was pushing members of the Matua community into “uncertainty and confusion” in the…
- India
Bengal SIR: 200 additional judicial officers to join adjudication exercise
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday evening informed that 200 additional judicial officers — 100 each from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha — will join the ongoing judicial adjudication process…
- India
ECI meets for two days to review Bengal post-SIR scenario, poll preparations
Kolkata: Amid the publication of the final voters’ list in West Bengal minus those whose names have been referred for judicial adjudication as per the direction of the Supreme Court, the Election…
- India
Bengal SIR: Maximum ‘under adjudication’ cases in Bangladesh-bordering districts
Kolkata: As the final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics showed that the maximum number of “under adjudication”…
- India
Bengal braces for post-SIR rolls on Saturday
Kolkata: When West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls are published on Saturday, February 28, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation,…
