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- India
SC gives Malda incident probe to NIA, pulls up Bengal chief secretary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 6, exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise…
- India
Constitution illustrator Nandalal Bose’s grandson dropped from Bengal voter list
Kolkata: The 88-year-old grandson of Nandalal Bose, the renowned illustrator of the Constitution of India, said that his and his wife’s names are missing from the voter list after the Special Intensive Revision…
- 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.…
- India
Bengal SIR: Tribunal orders Congress candidate reinstated in supplementary roll
Kolkata: Congress candidate Mohtab Sheikh, whose name was earlier put under the adjudication cases column of the final electoral roll on February 28, was a happy man Sunday, April 5, evening after…
- Hyderabad
SIR in Telangana delayed, family mapping in Hyderabad remains slow
Hyderabad: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll is not going to be held in April, although the mapping has begun in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana. A Times…
- Hyderabad
SIR to begin in Hyderabad soon – Know mapping rules, document checklist
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to begin soon in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, citizens need to be clear with the mapping…
- India
ECI asks NIA to probe attack on judicial officers in Bengal
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the…
- Kolkata
Bengal: Anti-SIR protests rise, Mamata says BJP plotting unrest
Kolkata: Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on…
- India
Calculated attempt: SC raps Bengal after judicial officers held hostage for SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 2, took suo motu cognisance of the gheraoing of seven judicial officers, including three women, by a mob in West Bengal’s Malda district during the…
- India
Mamata blames EC for ‘failing to protect’ judicial officers
Sagardighi: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, April 2, blamed the Election Commission for “failing to protect” judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise in West Bengal’s Malda district. Seven judicial officers…
- India
India’s 2027 Census to be first fully tech-driven: CPCO for J-K, Ladakh
Jammu: Amit Sharma, the Chief Principal Census Officer and Director of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on Wednesday, April 1, outlined the roadmap for Census 2027 in the twin…
- India
Be cautious while filing nominations: Mamata to TMC nominees
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, April 1, alleged that newly appointed officials by the Election Commission were entrusted to reject nominations of her party candidates and urged them to…
- India
Bengal SIR: 47 lakh objections disposed of till Mar 31, HC CJ informs SC
New Delhi: The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, April 1, informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special…
- Hyderabad
Beyond prayer: Hyderabad’s mosques are turning into community centres
Hyderabad: Mosques across Hyderabad are increasingly functioning as community centres offering education, skill development and civic awareness programmes alongside their traditional religious role. For instance, the Alamgir Masjid in Vijayanagar Colony is offering…
- India
Kerala polls: Youth weigh disillusionment, EC pushes for higher voter turnout
Thiruvananthapuram: In Kerala, as the Assembly polls approach on April 9, a sense of tension is visible among some young voters — between disillusionment and duty. For some, the act of voting…
