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SIR West Bengal: Most Form 7 requests lead to deletions; Form 6 additions remain low

Election Commission data shows that 89.56% of Form 7 requests resulted in deletions, while 20.73% of Form 6 applications resulted in additions. Separately, voters challenging their removal face pending tribunal appeals and reported problems with notices, documents and access to orders.

Over 4,000 signatories petition to PMO to deploy central forces to help migrants return home

The petition was filed by Aajeevika Bureau and Working Peoples’ Charter

Help the Sundarbans recover from the impact of Cyclone Amphan

The Paschim Radhanagar Sundarban Jana Sramajibi Manch is working with allied organizations towards the relief and rehabilitation of those affected by the cyclone in Sundarbans

Ahmedabad BJP city chief tests Covid-19 positive

No respite as confirmed cases exceed 15,000 statewide, with over 11,000 just in Ahmedabad

Attack on anti-CAA activists continue, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students arrested

One gets bail, another sent to jail, these arrests mirror those taking place in Delhi, as the national Covid-19 lockdown continues

Junagadh couple allegedly killed in caste-based murder amid national lockdown

The police said that the woman’s family members were being seen as suspects

Homes of migrant labourers burnt down my miscreants in Bengaluru

The migrants were residents of Kachakaranahalli and had valid ID to show they were residents of the area

Don’t let people instigate law and order issues: SC on communalisation of Covid-19

The court has combined 3 petitions and asked for NBA to be impleaded as well

Why are only trains carrying migrants being ‘diverted’ to take longer routes?

Operations, and conditions abroad the so called Shramik Specials, are a train wreck that has shamed Indian Railways like never before. When will the Rail Minister take note?

Apathy kills Agra woman’s unborn baby

The healthcare facility where she was taken after going into labour, asked her husband to first get surgical gloves as they were not available there

Government risking lives of fishermen by letting them venture into rough seas?

National Fishworkers Forum asks Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh to revoke the order reducing the uniform fishing ban to 47 days.

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SIR West Bengal: Most Form 7 requests lead to deletions; Form 6 additions remain low

Election Commission data shows that 89.56% of Form 7 requests resulted in deletions, while 20.73% of Form 6 applications resulted in additions. Separately, voters challenging their removal face pending tribunal appeals and reported problems with notices, documents and access to orders.

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