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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.
Student activist Safoora Zargar, denied bail, judicial custody extended till June 25
Youth leaders across the country come together in a rare live press conference to raise questions on the ongoing ‘witch hunt’ against student activists
Raging inferno Jharia treads on hot coals as Centre opens up mining for private sector
The district in Jharkhand has India’s largest coal reserves and is infamous for its underground fires
Floods affect 30,000 in Assam as Covid-19 cases continue to rise
The first wave of the flash floods hit the state four days ago leading to over 8,000 people to take shelter in relief camps
Rajasthan govt retracts 12 hrs working day, AITUC lauds move, asks others to follow suit
UP has already withdrawn its notification and other states are facing heavy criticism
Bail in one case, custody in another for two Pinjra Tod activists
They were merely protesting, says Delhi Magistrate while granting bail to the two JNU students. But the Delhi police then sought custody in another case related to the north east Delhi riots which was granted for 2 days.
For migrant labourers returning home even the special trains are becoming death traps
Two deaths, lack of food and water, many unplanned ‘diversions’, the Indian Railways has never been so off track
Muslims light the pyre of 78-year-old Hindu man in Akola
Members of the Akola Kutchhi Memom Jamaat performed the funeral after the deceased’s family allegedly refused to do the same
Vapi Industries Association wants Gujarat Pollution Board to relax environmental clearance norms
Environmentalists slam demand, say shameful that insincere industries can pressure the government
Eid Mubarak: Prayers and celebrations go online in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Faithful offer Eid namaaz from home; mosques live telecast prayers
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital “as good as a dungeon”: Guj HC slams state gov’t
Two days later, state government “discreetly” moves court for urgent hearing on Eid without informing litigant’s lawyers or Amicus Curiae!
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