Kochi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kavaratti, has announced the final publication of the Photo Electoral Rolls for 2026 in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, following a Special Intensive Revision conducted under the directions of the Election Commission of India.The revision exercise, with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, was carried out from December 16, 2025, to February 14, 2026. The final rolls were published on Saturday, February 14, after the di…
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Jammu, Feb 14 (IANS) To safeguard the lives of villagers living close to the international border from cross-border firing, the District Magistrate in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday imposed restrictions on movement within five km of the international border.An order issued by Rajesh Sharma, District Magistrate Kathua, said on Saturday, “Whereas, the security situation in the border areas has become sensitive and there is a possibility for cross-border firing at any time. The m…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, over its resistance to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in West Bengal and accused it of “manufacturing a false narrative” regarding the voter verification process, which serves the broader public and national interest. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Lok Sabha member Sambit Patra cited extensively from the…
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday expressed grief over the accident during the Surajkund Mela in Faridabad in which a dozen people were injured. “I express my heartfelt condolences to the family of the person who lost their life in this incident. At the same time, necessary directions have been issued to the concerned authorities for the appropriate and immediate treatment of the injured individuals,” Saini wrote on X.“The Haryana gover…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly a dozen people were wounded, one of them seriously, when a Tsunami swing collapsed at the 39th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Haryana’s Faridabad on Saturday evening, the police said. The swing broke due to an alleged mechanical fault around 7 p.m. when nearly 15 patrons were riding it, the police added.While by-standers and rescue workers claimed that one person, identified as Inspector Jagdish Prasad from Palwal, lost his life in the incident, there was n…
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought an explanation from the West Bengal government on why financial benefits under a women-oriented state government scheme had been stopped in a particular village panchayat in East Midnapore, which is the native district of Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly.The division bench of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen directed the state govern…
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) Panic gripped the administration in Bihar’s Siwan after a bomb threat was received at the Siwan Civil Court on Wednesday via an unknown email ID, warning that the court premises would be blown up by 12 p.m. Following the threat, the district administration and police swung into action, placing the entire area on high alert.Considering the gravity of the situation, Siwan Superintendent of Police (SP) Puran Kumar Jha and District Magistrate Vivek Ranjan Maitreya reached the co…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Large-scale protests have erupted across several states against the University Grants Commission’s revised regulations, with demonstrators terming them “discriminatory” and warning that the new rules could further deepen social divisions and create fresh tensions on university campuses.Students and youth belonging to the general category took to the streets in multiple cities on Tuesday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the new UGC regulations.The agitation ha…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed registration of an First Information Report (FIR) against Trinamool Congress legislator from Farakka Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, Manirul Islam, in relation to the ransacking of a centre for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.The ransacking allegedly conducted by the ruling Trinamool Congress activists last week, was reportedly led by Manirul Islam as per …
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave freedom to the Union government to order a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the violence and tension for two days last week at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, reportedly over the alleged murder of a local migrant worker from that district in Jharkhand.The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen also directed…