Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over President Droupadi Murmu’s displeasure earlier in the day regarding the West Bengal government allotting a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal Conference at Gossaipur in Darjeeling district, where the President was the chief guest.Addressing a sit-in protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at Esplanade East in central Kolkata, whi…
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Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The final voters’ list in West Bengal, which will be published on February 28, will have names under two additional categories of “under adjudication” and “deleted”, apart from those enlisted as genuine voters of the state.This means that the names in the final voters’ list will be specified under three categories.West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal told media persons on Thursday evening that the “under adjudication” category will have the nam…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, accused the District Magistrate (DM), also known as District Electoral Officer (DEO), of the sensitive India-Bangladesh bordering the Nadia district of West Bengal, of instructing the electoral registration officers (EROs) and assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs) of the district to indulge in misappropriations in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. BJP’s Information Technology Cell Chief and the party’s …
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The full-fledged judicial adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will start from Monday, and the process will begin with the involvement of 150 session judges appointed by the Calcutta High Court.A total of 250 judicial officers have been involved in the system, and the process of judicial adjudication will be overseen at the district level by a Calcutta High Court-appoint…
Bhopal, Feb 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, published the final electoral roll for Madhya Pradesh, with the total number of registered voters in the state reaching 5,39,81,065, including a net addition of 8,49,9082 new voters. The Commission released the final electoral roll following completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted across the state over the past four months, which included detailed verification of every voter listed in the previous ele…
Ahmedabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised the Gujarat Budget for 2026-27, alleging that it contained “nothing for common people and had been prepared only for looting”.Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad alongside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal said, “There is nothing for common people in Gujarat’s budget. Gujarat’s budget has been made only for looting.”He added, “There is nothing in Gujarat’s budget…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) Kerala’s electoral roll, updated following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), now stands at 2,69,53,644 voters, according to the office of Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar.The final figures were released on Friday after a meeting with representatives of various political parties.The updated roll will be officially published on February 21 and will be in force for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.The draft rolls, published on December 23, h…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The office of West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), on Tuesday, told about the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to suspend three micro-observers engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state on charges of dereliction of duty. “On the report of ECI-appointed District Electoral Roll Observers, three micro observers have been suspended by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer today afternoon. Electoral Roll Micro Observers (ERMOs) be…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a wide-ranging discussion on social and minority welfare matters with Indian Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, an official said. PM Modi expressed his appreciation for the educational and social welfare initiatives being carried out in India under the Grand Mufti’s leadership.He noted that the Grand Mufti’s social and cultural engagements at the global level enhance India’s reputation and are commend…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging discourtesy during a recent meeting in Delhi on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls.In a video shared by the Trinamool Congress on social media on Saturday evening, CM Banerjee alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner did not follow protocol during the meeting.“As per protocol, he is far below us. He sat in a chair…