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JAIPUR: Nearly 42 lakh voter names have been deleted in draft electoral rolls in Rajasthan during Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to state Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan. Mahajan said on Tuesday that enumeration forms of 41.79 lakh voters out of 5.46 crore voters could not be collected. The deleted voter names included 8.75 lakh deceased, 29.6 lakh shifted/absent and 3.44 lakh enrolled at multiple places. Apart from them, he said around 11 lakh voters will be issued notices seeking their documents. "As on 16.12.2025, out of 5,46,56,215 electors, 5,04,71,396 electors have submitted their enumeration forms, reflecting overwhelming participation in the first phase of SIR," Mahajan said. He said that the highest number of voter deletions is in Jaipur. Mahajan said that booth-wise lists of electors whose names are not included in the draft roll shall also be displayed on the notice board of the respective panchayat bhavan/urban local body office, etc, to enable the public to have access to the voter list along with the probable reasons for non-inclusion of their names.
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani said that in addition to planting trees to improve greenery, efforts are being made to control plastic pollution. On Thursday, to celebrate World Environment Day, a large-scale programme was taken up in the district to plant saplings and remove plastic waste from canals and drains under 'Vanam-Manam.' As part of this, collector Nagarani, District Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi, district Joint Collector T Rahul Kumar Reddy, DRO Mogili Venkateswarlu, and district officials from various departments enthusiastically pa ...Read More >
Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 6 (PTI) Environmental activist Medha Patkar on Saturday appealed to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district, she said, "Rivers may be small or big, but they are our mother. We have to protect the rivers from attacks." She attended a meeting were organised by the Rushikulya Banchao Kriyaanusthan Committee (RBKC) and the Centre for Climate Justice, spearheading the agitation a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former wrestler Babita Phogat participated in the 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative in the national capital on Sunday, promoting the importance of health and fitness among citizens. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the event, Phogat said, 'It feels great. I urge everyone to stay healthy... If we stay healthy, not only our body but also our mind will remain healthy. A healthy mind resides only in a healthy body.' She credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the Fit India Movement, which, she said, ha ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 5 (ANI): Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading the country with its claim that the BJP-led government at the Centre wants to change the Constitution. He added that AICC has now become the 'All India Cheating Congress'. "The words 'secular' and 'socialist' were not there in the Constitution. It was added after the 42nd Amendment. The Amendment was brought during the Emergency. Emergency was a black day in the democratic history of our country. So, the original Constitution did not have the words 'secular' and ...Read More >
CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said the people wish to see a change of guard in the state after the 2026 election and urged the party cadre to tell people about the good work done by the past AIADMK regimes. Writing his second letter to the AIADMK cadre ahead of launching his statewide tour on July 7, Palaniswami exhorted the party cadre to attend it. In another statement, Palaniswami criticised the state for directing 385 panchayat union offices and 12,620 village panchayats to disseminate publicity content through LED screens. He said the rural developme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): With 11 more days left for the last date of submission of the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) in the ongoing Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), after two rounds of door-to-door visits by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), out of the 7,89,69,844 voters in Bihar, EFs of 6,60,67,208 og 83.66 per cent have been collected. According to a press release from the Election Commission of India (ECI), so far 1.59 per cent electors have been found deceased, 2.2 per cent permanently shifted and 0.73 per cent persons were found to be enrolled at more than one place. Ther ...Read More >
The Election Commission announces that over 6.60 crore electors in Bihar will feature in the draft electoral roll. This follows intensive revision of the voter list. Enumeration forms have been collected from a significant percentage of electors. Efforts are underway to include those temporarily migrated. The draft roll publication is scheduled for August 1. The names of over 6.60 crore out of the total 7.89 crore electors of Bihar will be included in the draft electoral roll, the Election Commi ...Read More >
Shimla, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after natural disaster claimed 10 lives in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday visited Syathi village that is located in the Laungani panchayat in Dharampur in Mandi district where he met families affected by a cloudburst, listened to their woes, shared grief and also reviewed relief and rehabilitation operations. A total of 61 people have been badly impacted by the cloudburst that caused significant damage to houses, cowsheds and livestock in the area. The district administration has provided an assistance of Rs ...Read More >
Shimla, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Slamming Himachal minister Anirudh Singh, who was booked for wrongful restraint and assaulting NHAI officers, the state BJP unit on Thursday took offence at the accused's assertions against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who reacted strongly over the incident. "Nitin Gadkari knows Himachal Pradesh completely and he's the same Union Minister who visited Himachal Pradesh post-disaster (in 2024) and gave road construction works of Rs 1 lakh crore, laid a network of roads in the state and also took forward the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana," BJP state media in-ch ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu will present the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25' on July 17, marking the 9th edition of the annual urban cleanliness survey, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event will honour the cleanest cities across India and recognise the relentless efforts of urban local bodies (ULBs) in advancing the goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). A total of 78 awards will be presented this year across four categories -- Super Swachh League Cities; Top three clean cities in ...Read More >
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said that so far, 94.68% of electorate were covered under the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Only a small percentage (5.2%) of electorate are to submit their filled-up enumeration forms, even though seven days are still left, it added."Only 41,10,213 electorates, which come to 5.2% of the total electorate, are to submit their filled-up enumeration forms," a statement issued by the EC said, adding the list of form ...Read More >
Srinagar: Before towering cranes and cutting-edge engineering transformed the Himalayan landscape, the monumental dream of connecting "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail began with the plodding footsteps of humble mules. This extraordinary backstory underpins the official realization of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, a project crowned by the awe-inspiring Chenab Bridge. According to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, the company behind the Chenab Bridge, the earliest and most formidable hurdle wasn't just the design of ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Two top Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) officials -- secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jairam -- resigned from their posts during an emergency managing committee meeting held on Saturday, accepting 'moral responsibility' for stampede near M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The incident occurred during celebrations following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL title win and claimed 11 lives and left dozens injured. KSCA President Raghuram Bhat confirmed the development, saying that the resignations were discussed and accep ...Read More >
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand State Election Commission (SEC), on June 21, issued a notification for the three-tier panchayat elections in 12 districts except Haridwar. Polls would be held in two phases, and the district election officers will issue notifications on June 30. The first phase will be conducted on July 24, followed by the second phase on July 28. The counting for all phases will be conducted by July 31. Earlier, the Uttarakhand High Court had stayed the panchayat elections in the state on June 23, at a time when it had already been notified by the SEC. Elections will be held in 89 ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
Meerut: Solid waste management is a huge challenge confronting human settlements but Mohiuddinpur village in Meerut has found a solution to this problem. The panchayat here has set an example for others to emulate by not only disposing off the waste to generate power but also earning revenue in the process. The village is earning an annual revenue of Rs 10 lakh which is an example in resource generation. The village has around 1200 residences that also house some tenants. The population here is around 12,000. The interesting aspect is the blueprint prepared by the panchayat that ensures effec ...Read More >
Varanasi: A massive drive was organised in Varanasi as part of the statewide campaign to plant a record 37 crore saplings across the state on a single day on Wednesday.Varanasi was assigned a target of planting over 18 lakh saplings under the campaign.UP minister Ravindra Jaiswal, district panchayat president Poonam Maurya, and MLC Dharmendra Singh inaugurated the event by planting sacred Triveni trees (Peepal, Banyan, Neem) at the STP Ramna premises. Following this, all public representatives, officials, and school children planted trees. District magistrate Satyendra Kumar said that over 18 ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here late Friday night to inaugurate the new BJP State Committee Office and launch the party's campaign for the upcoming local body elections. Shah is expected to land at Thiruvananthapuram airport around 10 pm, where he will be received by BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and other senior leaders, an official statement said. The formal inauguration of the state office will take place at 11 am on Saturday. Shah will hoist the party flag, plant a sapling in front of the building, and light a traditional lamp after ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu will present the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25' on July 17, marking the 9th edition of the annual urban cleanliness survey, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event will honour the cleanest cities across India and recognise the relentless efforts of urban local bodies (ULBs) in advancing the goals of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U). Also Read | India Raises Pahalgam Terror Attack at SCO Meeting: EAM S Jaishankar Calls for 'Uncompromising Position' on Combattin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): India's frontline cleanliness warriors will take centre stage in the upcoming edition of the nationwide Fit India Sundays on Cycle campaign, scheduled for June 29. Over 15000 participations from more than 500 locations in the country is expected this Sunday, with the movement being consistently organised in deep pockets like Chitradurga (Karnataka), Solal gaon (Assam), Janjgir Champa (Chhattisgarh), Pandharpur (Maharashtra), and more, as per a press release from the Union Sports Ministry. Speaking ahead of the special edition, Union Minister for Youth Affair ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an ordinary murderer would not have inflicted such kind of injuries," the bench said on Tuesday.The natur ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The two-day national conference of urban local bodies (ULBs), held in Manesar, concluded with a formal resolution to enhance the impact of these institutions on national development. Participants highlighted that the core objective of ULBs is to bring about positive change in the urban service delivery framework. The pivotal role of women as key drivers of development within ULBs was also discussed.It was noted that MP has implemented 50% reservation for women in urban local governance. Remarkably, currently, 60 to 65% of women are represented in ULBs there, demonstrating their strong ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ravi Shankar Maharaj, at the centre of a medical education scam involving bribes for granting accreditation to sub-standard medical colleges, may have thrived all these years with help from influential followers, including politicians and bureaucrats, and his efforts to painstakingly nurture a network spanning religion, education and politics across central India. The CBI's first information report (FIR) naming the self-styled spiritual leader is the self-styled godman's first brush with law in decades. Also known as Rawatpura Sarkar, the godman has influentia ...Read More >
New Delhi/Raipur/Ambikapur: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday awarded seven urban local bodies (ULBs) of Chhattisgarh for cleanliness under the 'Swachh Survekshan 2024-25'. The awards were handed over to deputy Chief Minister and urban administration minister Arun Sao at a programme in Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Ambikapur mayor Manjusha Bhagat and municipal corporation commissioner DN Kashyap were also present on the occasion. The 'Swachh Survekshan' is an annual survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to assess cleanliness and sanitation of cities and towns ...Read More >
Gurugram: Union Minister for Power, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, has said that formal House sessions must be conducted in municipal corporations across the country, following the model of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha proceedings, to promote greater accountability and transparency in urban governance. The minister was speaking at the National Conference of Chairpersons of Urban Local Bodies in Manesar on Friday. He said urban local bodies should function as democratic institutio ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With ten more days left for the last date of submission of the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) in the ongoing Bihar SIR out of the 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar, Enumeration Forms (EFs) of 6,81,67,861 or 86.32 per cent have been collected, a press release said. According to a press release by the Election Commission of India (ECI), accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84 per cent of the nearly 7.9 crore strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16 per cent of electors remain to submit ...Read More >
Shimla, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rescuers resumed the search operation in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on the third day on Thursday to locate 34 people who went missing after cloudbursts and heavy rain triggered massive landslides and flash floods. The India Meteorological Department has predicted a moderate flash flood risk in Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts till Friday. Amid heavy rain and broken roads, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team on Wednesday set an example of courage and dedication by carrying a pregnant woman in a palanquin for miles to ...Read More >
Bilaspur, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amidst a "rift" between the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the Himachal Pradesh government, BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said work is going on 25 national highways in the state, whose total length is 2,592 km. Out of these, 785 km is being built by the NHAI, 1,238 km by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MoRTH and 569 km by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), all Central government organisations. Nadda thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for these projects. The rift between the NHA ...Read More >
Chennai: In a state-wide push to take govt services to the people, Chief Minister M K Stalin will launch the 'Ungaludan Stalin' (Stalin With You) doorstep outreach and grievance redressal initiative from Chidambaram in Cuddalore district on Tuesday.A new 'Ungaludan Stalin' website will go live on Tuesday, enabling users to check camp schedules, petition status, and resolution timelines. A digital tracking system will record each petition's details, who filed it, how long it has been pending, and ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has been rated as the sixth cleanest city out of the 40 cities in India with a population of over 10 lakh, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city was ranked 9th in 2023-24, and stood at 10th place the year before. The top two cleanest cities this year are Ahmedabad and Bhopal. In Telangana, no other city featured in the top 10 list this year. However, from Andhra Pradesh, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) secured the 9th rank. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) ...Read More >