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KOLKATA: The 19 appellate tribunals are set to begin hearing appeals for the inclusion or exclusion of electors at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation in Kolkata from Monday, four days after the electoral roll for the second-phase Bengal assembly polls was frozen on Thursday. The tribunals, constituted and notified by…
NEW DELHI: Aiming to reach women in distress, the National Commission for Women in coordination with state women’s commissions will hold marathon ‘Mahila Jan Sunwais’ (public hearings) across the country starting from Monday to cover 500 districts spread out in 25 states and Union Territories till March 14.Through this nationwide effort, the commission aims to…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s voter count is likely to shrink by at least 68 lakh, or about 9%, from what it was in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The final list after special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls is scheduled to be published on Feb 28.The state’s draft SIR list, published on Dec 16, had…
KOLKATA: If any voter aged 85 or above, or any sick or disabled elector, is summoned for an SIR hearing, strict action will be taken against the BLO and BLO supervisor concerned, a senior EC official said on Thursday. TOI had earlier reported several times about the pain and distress of elderly and sick voters…
SIR hearings underway in Bengal KOLKATA: An 82-year-old jumped on the railway tracks hours before his scheduled appearance at a hearing for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls at Para in Bengal’s Purulia Monday. A septuagenarian from Howrah and another from Kalyani died after receiving SIR hearing notices. Family members of both blamed SIR…
Kolkata: A man checks his documents at a school during a hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)(PTI12_29_2025_000184B) Kolkata: SIR hearings in Bengal were disrupted in Chinsurah and Midnapore on Monday after EC said booth-level agents (BLAs) would not be allowed to be present…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday said he is considering shifting Supreme Court proceedings to a virtual only format in view of Delhi’s worsening air quality, stating that he felt unwell after a morning walk recently. The proposal is expected to be discussed with the Bar before any decision is taken,…
Lalu Prasad Yadav (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Tuesday dismissed the pleas filed by former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi seeking to halt day-to-day hearings in the IRCTC Hotels corruption case.Special judge Vishal Gogne rejected their request for a one-week gap between hearings, saying…
32-year-old criminal smokes and drinks during hearing, held NEW DELHI: A 32-year-old history-sheeter, Mohammad Imran-who disrupted virtual hearings of the Tis Hazari Court by appearing on screen in his undergarments while smoking and drinking-has been arrested from Old Mustafabad by North District police. A case was registered after a complaint was filed by a court…
Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), positioning it as a landmark reform aimed at clearing a massive backlog of tax disputes and strengthening trust between businesses and the administration. The tribunal will begin hearing cases from December, offering what she described as “a true symbol…
