Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Political tensions continue to simmer in West Bengal amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, as the final voter list is set to be published on February 28 in line with Supreme Court directives. West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal confirmed on Thursday that the list will be released on schedule, but with special markings to address ongoing cases and deletions. Agarwal explained that the final roll will include two additional features …
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Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, sought 200 judicial officers — 100 each from the High Courts of Odisha and Jharkhand — to join the team of judicial officers already appointed for adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category.The decision to seek these 200 judicial officers from the neighbouring states was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul. The meeting was attended by C…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) A local court in Ganjam district of Odisha, on Friday, sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for brutally killing a businessman while committing a robbery at his office premises in Berhampur city in June 2020. As per reports, on the night of June 13, 2020, the deceased, Lambodar Muni, proprietor of Mahalaxmi Bhandar, a distributor of Heritage Milk Products, was sleeping in his godown at office premises located at Hilpatna in Berhampur city of Ganjam district when…
Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday presented awards to three service-oriented institutions and nine individuals for their outstanding contribution to society.The awards were conferred at a ceremony held at the Sardar National Memorial in Ahmedabad.Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that in an age increasingly driven by money and self-interest, honouring those who see divinity in every living being and dedicate their lives to selfless service …
Patna, January 7 (IANS) Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office to Justice Sahoo, who is the 47th to hold the post, at a function held at Lok Bhavan here, officials said.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, members of the state cabinet, judges of the Patna High Court, and several other distinguished d…