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'Rectify the glitches, or ...': CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop 'unplanned' Bengal SIR | India News

‘Rectify the glitches, or …’: CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop ‘unplanned’ Bengal SIR | India News

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, criticising the “procedural violations” and “administrative lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is currently under way in the poll-bound state.Mamata Banerjee called the exercise “unplanned, arbitrary and…

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He chose UK, she chose India: Gujarat HC paves way for couple’s divorce | India News

He chose UK, she chose India: Gujarat HC paves way for couple’s divorce | India News

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AHMEDABAD: Gujarat HC has paved the way for a couple’s divorce after their marriage broke down over conflicting desires about where to live — the husband preferred living in the UK, but the wife did not want to leave India.The HC quashed Ahmedabad’s family court order that had rejected a mutual-consent divorce petition as “premature”.The…

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'MGNREGA bachao': Congress to challenge G RAM G in court; 45-day nationwide protest | India News

‘MGNREGA bachao’: Congress to challenge G RAM G in court; 45-day nationwide protest | India News

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NEW DELHI: Blowing the bugle for restoration of job guarantee scheme with a 45-day ‘MGNREGA bachao sangram’ from January 8, Congress on Saturday said it will also legally challenge VB-GRAMG in court because it violates a key provision of the Constitution.As it released a three-level agitation plan which will see outreach at panchayat level and…

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Indore water deaths: BJP corporator had raised red flag 2 years ago, files on replacing old pipelines did not move | India News

Indore water deaths: BJP corporator had raised red flag 2 years ago, files on replacing old pipelines did not move | India News

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Indore: A person shows a sample of the drinking water that is being collected following a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water, at Bhagirathpura area, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. INDORE: Deaths in the Indore water contamination tragedy, which rose to 10 Friday, could have been avoided had red flags raised by a BJP corporator two…

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Punjab police suspect ISI hand in Himachal Pradesh blast; BKI, PSA own up to it | India News

Punjab police suspect ISI hand in Himachal Pradesh blast; BKI, PSA own up to it | India News

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab police suspect Thursday’s explosion in Himachal Pradesh’s Nalagarh was orchestrated by Pakistan’s ISI, allegedly to destabilise the region.A purported press note surfaced Thursday, with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Punjab Sovereignty Alliance (PSA) claiming responsibility for the attack near Nalagarh police station in Himachal’s Solan.The note said the mission was planned and executed…

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‘Reality check’: BJP cites Karnataka govt survey to slam Rahul Gandhi; ridicules ‘vote chori’ charge | India News

‘Reality check’: BJP cites Karnataka govt survey to slam Rahul Gandhi; ridicules ‘vote chori’ charge | India News

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NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a broadside against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his “vote chori” after a study by the Karnataka government found out that majority respondents in the state believe that elections in India are conducted freely and fairly and that EVM’s deliver accurate results.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla cited the…

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Aravalli-like row in Bengaluru: SC panel visit today | India News

Aravalli-like row in Bengaluru: SC panel visit today | India News

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BENGALURU: Following a dispute mirroring the Aravalli controversy, members of a Supreme Court-appointed panel will inspect Bannerghatta National Park Friday after a plea against a 2018 govt move to cut the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Bengaluru’s green backyard. The park is facing pressure from mining and real estate interests eyeing its contiguous landscape. At the…

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J&K govt will discuss Kashmiri shawl sellers’ harassment with states concerned, says NC | India News

J&K govt will discuss Kashmiri shawl sellers’ harassment with states concerned, says NC | India News

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NC chief Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the alleged assaults on Kashmiri shawl sellers in different parts of the country and said the Jammu and Kashmir government would take up the issue with the state governments concerned.NC chief Farooq Abdullah said, “It is unfortunate that some people want…

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