SIR
- India
Less than 1 pc of SIR cases cleared in 100 days in Bengal
Kolkata: In the 100 days since starting operations, SIR tribunals in West Bengal have cleared 30,000 cases, less than 1 per cent of the state’s 33 lakh pending appeals, The Times of…
- News
SIR: Restore residency certificates, NGOs urge Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Two civil society organisations have written to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy seeking urgent measures to ensure the timely issuance of permanent residency, caste and family member certificates in the wake…
- Hyderabad
GHMC Commissioner inspects SIR work in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The District Election Officer (DEO) and GHMC Commissioner, RV Karnan, has conducted a field inspection in the Musheerabad Assembly constituency to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) activities. The inspection…
- Hyderabad
SIR enumeration forms missing at Hyderabad booths as deadline nears
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is running into trouble on the ground, with Booth Level Officers (BLO) discovering that enumeration forms are missing from their allocated bundles, residents in…
- Hyderabad
Use SIR route for restore voter names: HC to Hyderabad family
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, June 30, declined to intervene in a plea challenging the deletion of a Hyderabad family’s names from the electoral roll, holding that the ongoing Special Intensive…
- Delhi
SIR of voter list kicks off in Delhi
New Delhi: The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls commenced in Delhi on Tuesday, June 30, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta filling her enumeration form and urging people to participate in the…
- Politics
Opposition, Independent MPs write to CJI on SIR, EC’s role
New Delhi: Twenty-three political parties along with an Independent MP on Tuesday, June 30, sent a joint letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the SIR process, the role of…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
SIR 2026 in Hyderabad fuels demand for passport-size photos
Hyderabad: Amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of electoral rolls in Hyderabad, the demand for passport-size photos has surged. At many photo studios, the charges for the photos have increased due…
- 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…
- Telangana
Telangana SIR being used to remove Opposition votes: Ponnam
Hyderabad: Alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used as a cover to delete votes of political opponents, Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday, June 29, urged…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC directs ECI to consider printing SIR forms in Urdu
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 29, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider printing enumeration forms in Urdu, noting a substantial Urdu-speaking population in Hyderabad. ECI’s Special…
- Hyderabad
GHMC Commissioner inspects SIR 2026 activities in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner R V Karnan conducted an inspection of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Hyderabad on Sunday, June 28. The inspection was carried…
- Hyderabad
40-year-old Hyderabad man hangs himself over SIR stress
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old cab driver in Hyderabad died by suicide on the early hours of Sunday, June 28, allegedly due to fear of losing his name from the electoral rolls amid the…
- India
Ex-The Telegraph editor’s passport renewal stalled after SIR deletion
Kolkata: Former editor of The Telegraph, R Rajagopal, finds himself in a “state of civic uncertainty”. His passport renewal has been put on hold after his name was found missing from Bengal’s Special…
