Initial phase of Bihar SIR completed, says ECI NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is being implemented smoothly at the ground level with the active cooperation of the electors, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday. “The initial phase of SIR, during which Enumeration forms were to be printed and…
RAMNAGAR: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami took a jungle safari on Sunday in the Dhela range of Corbett National Park, located in Corbett City, Ramnagar.Speaking to ANI, the Chief Minister spoke about the rich biodiversity of the region. “Corbett has tigers, leopards and various other animals. Uttarakhand has 70 per cent forest area. We…
Security forces in Manipur have launched an intensified investigation into a transnational arms smuggling racket, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-based insurgent group. The operation exposed a wider network suspected of trafficking weapons from Myanmar and distributing them across India using forged documents and registered gun houses.The case came to light…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling the process a direct threat to democratic rights. In a scathing critique, Moitra accused the poll body of acting at the behest…
Ten-month-old Neetika is believed to be the only surviving member of her family after a devastating cloudburst struck Talwara village in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district earlier this week.Her father, 31-year-old Ramesh Kumar, had stepped out to divert floodwater from their home when the cloudburst hit on Tuesday. His body was later recovered from the debris.Neetika’s…
NEW DELHI: Days after the opposition dubbed EC’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls as “votebandi,” the poll body on Sunday eased the rules of the ongoing exercise for Bihar voters.In an advertisement carried in Hindi newspapers, Bihar chief electoral officer has now asked voters to submit forms without the required documents, which can be…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors NEW DELHI: Concerned over unabated violation of traffic rules by two and three-wheelers entering the main carriageway of expressways and access-controlled stretches in Delhi-NCR, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the Delhi…
Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court administration has written to the Centre seeking possession of the official residence of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) at the Krishna Menon Marg in the national capital.In a July 1 letter to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA),…
NEW DELHI: The X handle of international news agency Reuters has been withheld in India “in response to a legal demand,” according to a notice displayed by the social media platform.However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter, and sought explanation from X, the social media platform owned by the…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the killing of three BJP workers Pradeep Mondal, Devdas Mondal, and Sukanta Mondal during the 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. Acting on the June 30 order of the Calcutta high court, the agency registered an FIR against former Trinamool…
