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Bengaluru: The State Election Commission (SEC) has formally kept in abeyance its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 27 wards under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), citing Election Commission of India’s ongoing statewide revision exercise and Supreme Court’s directive on GBA elections. The exercise is neither withdrawn nor scrapped.In a July 23 order, SEC suspended the operation of its June 19 notification that had directed a ward-level SIR in 24 wards of Mahadevapura assembly constituency and three wards of Gandhinagar. The suspension will remain in force until further orders.SEC had ordered the ward-level SIR after receiving objections to the…

Hyderabad: Telangana high court has held that parties which agreed to an arbitration clause in a contract cannot later directly approach the HC to challenge the same process. It ruled that when the law provides a specific alternative remedy for dispute resolution, the court will not interfere in the matter, except in extremely rare and exceptional circumstances.A bench comprising Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar recently delivered the verdict while dismissing two writ petitions filed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited (HGCL), challenging notices issued by Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA). The dispute…

DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan CHENNAI: DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan on Tuesday defended party leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over the controversy surrounding his alleged indirect remark during a Cauvery protest in Thanjavur, saying the speech had been misrepresented and did not contain any insulting comments.Speaking to the media, DMK spokesperson Elangovan said, “I listened to his entire speech. Nothing was said as people are saying. He only listed out the CM’s failures. Nothing was insulting in his speech. He did not even mention the name of the actress (Trisha). He was only attacking the govt. The problem with this govt is that…

Patan eGram operator caught taking Rs 200 bribe for certificates Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught a village computer entrepreneur (VCE) attached to Biliya gram panchayat in Patan district while allegedly accepting a Rs 200 bribe from a citizen for issuing an income and assessment certificate.According to the ACB, it received information that applicants seeking income certificates, land records and other official documents were allegedly being charged amounts ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000 over and above the prescribed govt fee. Based on the input, the bureau laid a trap and caught the accused allegedly accepting the…

Twenty-seven special checkpoints had been established across the district, with police deployed at all entry and exit points to check suspicious vehiclesTwenty-seven special checkpoints had been established across the district, with police deployed at all entry and exit points to check suspicious vehiclesTwenty-seven special checkpoints had been established across the district, with police deployed at all entry and exit points to check suspicious vehiclesTwenty-seven special checkpoints had been established across the district, with police deployed at all entry and exit points to check suspicious vehiclesTwenty-seven special checkpoints had been established across the district, with police deployed at all entry and…

Dimapur: Dimapur: NSCN (IM) chairperson Q Tuccu accused the Centre of inciting its “surrogate Kuki mercenary forces” to fight the Nagas, as the group observed the 10th commemoration of the signing of the Framework Agreement on Monday.Tuccu alleged that colonial-based policies of some Indian leaders are still at play and that there are attempts to find an escape route to overturn the Framework Agreement.He appealed to NSCN cadres, Naga political groups and the Naga people to stand with one voice and one decision to resist the “colonial policy of India” and divisive forces that seek to derail this principle-based solution.Reaffirming…

PCMC starts hearing on draft DP objections on Monday Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) appointed panel began hearings on Monday to address more than 56,000 objections and suggestions submitted by citizens on the draft development plan (DP) published by the civic body more than a year ago.A senior PCMC official stated that similar objections have been categorised together to streamline the process, with applicants being allotted specific time slots. “Around 2,000 objections were addressed on the first day, the majority of which were repetitive in nature. The hearing process is expected to span nearly three months, after which the…

​Ram temple trust introduces dedicated darshan pass system for military personnel Lucknow: Military personnel visiting Ram Temple in Ayodhya for ‘darshan’ will no longer have to approach the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.The Trust has authorised the Sainik Sadan at the Dogra Regimental Centre by issuing it a dedicated ID to generate ‘darshan’ passes for serving and veteran military personnel.Under the new arrangement, the Sainik Sadan will be able to issue up to 400 passes daily, comprising 300 Sugam Darshan passes and 100 VIP passes. These will be issued on the recommendation of authorised military officers.Earlier, military personnel, particularly…

Jaipur: Treatment at a “non-recognised hospital” is not a valid ground to reject a reimbursement claim if the emergency demands hospitalisation at the nearest institution which is outside the stated jurisdiction, Rajasthan high court has observed.Hearing a petition filed by the daughter of retired professor Jagdish Prasad Srivastava, who died in Delhi during the second Covid-19 wave in Nov 2021, Justice Rekha Borana on July 27 ordered Rajasthan university to reimburse his medical expenses with 6% annual interest. A copy of the order was uploaded Monday.“The Covid-19 pandemic was an extraordinary situation in which immediate medical care was of paramount…

Nagpur: With barely five days left for voters to submit enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Nagpur continues to remain among the urban districts that lag in the exercise. Nagpur has recorded nearly 90% form distribution and 60.44% digitisation, reflecting the logistical hurdles unique to large cities. Other districts across Vidarbha have almost wrapped up the exercise.Across Maharashtra, 93.79% forms have been distributed and 72.89% digitised. Now, Election Commission’s will have to collect the forms, verify and upload them before the Aug 8 deadline.As per the latest figures released by the district administration on Aug 3, only a…