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SIR in Bihar: SC directs BSLSA to assist excluded voters in filing appeals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting 3.66 lakh voters excluded from the final electoral…
- India
Nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel to be deployed for Bihar polls: EC
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure smooth conduct of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission will deploy nearly 8.5 lakh election personnel, including 2.5 lakh police officials. The poll authority said on…
- India
Video: Woman accuses TC of harassment after being caught without ticket
A woman caught travelling without a ticket in an AC coach on a Bihar-bound train on October 7 accused the ticket collector (TC) of harassment, sparking a heated argument that escalated with…
- India
Nitish Kumar is NDA’s CM face in Bihar Assembly polls: Giriraj Singh
. Patna: Senior BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said, “Nitish Kumar is NDA’s CM face” in the Bihar Assembly elections. The union minister ruled out any differences between…
- India
Poll code applicable to Central govt too for policy decisions on Bihar: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday said the provisions of model code of conduct are also applicable to the Central government as far as announcements and policy decisions on Bihar are…
- India
22-yr-old Rukhsar pushed to death by live-in partner in Patna
An argument turned fatal for 22-year-old Sophia Parveen alias Rukhsar, after she was mercilessly pushed off from the third floor of her balcony in Patna, Bihar, allegedly by her live-in partner Amit…
- India
EC must ensure that no eligible voter left out in Bihar assembly polls: CPI
Patna: CPI general secretary D Raja on Tuesday said the ‘constitutional duty’ of the Election Commission is to ensure that no eligible voter is left out in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.…
- India
SIR in Bihar: Supreme Court to hear final arguments on October 7
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India will hear final arguments on Tuesday concerning a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls, which…
- India
Bihar phase-2 polls Nov 11: Key seats & incumbent MLAs
Patna: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the 243-member Bihar assembly will go to polls in two phases — November 6 and 11. Following are some of the key constituencies out…
- India
Horses to patrol 250 booths, boats ferry poll teams in Bihar
New Delhi: Horses will be used by police for patrolling in 250 polling booths in Bihar’s Diara region while polling parties will travel through boats to around 197 stations, Chief Election Commissioner…
- India
Congress claims 23 lakh women voters deleted in Bihar; accuses EC of ‘vote chori’
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed that the names of about 23 lakh women have been removed from the voter list in Bihar under the SIR with the bulk of them…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress slams Prashant Kishor for remarks against CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Congress leaders in Telangana have launched a counterattack against former election strategist and Jan Suraaj Party president Prashant Kishor, who said he would defeat chief minister A Revanth Reddy in the…
- India
CEC arrives in Bihar with his team to review poll preparations
Patna: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in the Bihar capital late on Friday for reviewing, over the next couple of days, preparations for the high-octane assembly polls, which are expected to…
- India
Bihar DyCM lied before court to escape trial in murder case, alleges Kishor
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by “falsely” claiming to be a minor…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC denies bail to rape accused, cites Gandhi and Manusmriti
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to a man accused in a rape case, invoking a verse from Manusmriti pertaining to respecting women and a remark by Mahatma…
