New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…
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Imphal, April 27 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Manipur on Monday strongly criticised Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, stating that linking the National Register of Citizens exercise to the Census has created confusion among the public. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-President Hareshwar Goswami condemned the Chief Minister’s recent remarks on the National Register of Citizens, terming them “misleading” and asserting that the conduct of a Census is not a prerequisite fo…
Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive, two-volume election manifesto, positioning employment generation and welfare expansion at the core of its electoral pitch in Kerala.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released the document, underscoring the front’s promise of continuity in development over the past decade.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.A central pillar of the manifesto is an ambitious employ…