The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

Madhab Hansda has not been able to forget the phone call from three weeks ago—no matter how hard he tries. It was the last time his wife, Namita, called him. As she regained consciousness on her way ...

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) play a key role in this exercise, confirming voter details, receiving new applications from eligible citizens, and removing duplicate or invalid entries. The initiative ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) heard multiple petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Appearing ...

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been directed to create Booth Awareness Groups while election officials have started meeting Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to make citizens aware of the process ...

The Election Commission of India has initiated the Special Intensive Revision for the 2025 electoral rolls, ensuring accurate voter information. Citizens can verify their details, make corrections, ...

Voters across West Bengal who have submitted their Enumeration Form to their Booth Level Officer (BLO) or online can quickly verify if their submission has been uploaded to the Election Commission’s ...

The latest news (read noose) of judicial deference to executive fiat arrives packaged as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Supreme Court’s affirmation of the Election ...

Government proposes a day-long discussion on Vande Mataram. New Delhi: Opposition parties have unitedly called for a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Parliament ...

KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India’s decision to extend the schedules of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states, including West Bengal, has prompted ruling ...

Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly dying by suicide, the Election Commission of India on Sunday (November 30, 2025) extended the ...