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The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to publish a district-wise list of around 65 lakh voters whose names were deleted from the draft electoral roll after the special intensive revision exercise in Bihar. The court directed the list be published on the websites of the state’s district and chief electoral officers.
A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant also told the panel to specify that those who submit claims for inclusion in the list can furnish Aadhaar cards.
Besides, the court said the poll body must provide the reason for each deletion. Sharing this will improve “voter confidence” in the institution, the Supreme Court added.
The court passed the directions while listening to petitions challenging the voter roll revision in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections, expected in October or November. Read on.
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At least 32 persons were killed after a cloudburst triggered a flash flood near the Chashoti village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Rescue operations are underway, Kishtwar’s Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Sharma said.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to brief him about the emerging situation. He said that verified information from the cloudburst-hit area was slow in arriving, but the news was grim.
The chief minister also released help desk and control room numbers for those affected by the cloudburst. Read on.
The Supreme Court said that the problems related to the street dog population in Delhi are because of the inaction of local authorities. It made the observation while reserving its order on pleas challenging the directions passed by a two-judge bench on Monday to capture and shift street dogs in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram to shelters within six weeks.
The suo motu case on stray dogs was shifted to a three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath after some lawyers told Chief Justice BR Gavai that the directions issued on Monday conflicted with previous orders of other benches.
“Local authorities are not doing what they should be doing,” Nath said on Thursday. “They should be here taking responsibility.” Read on.
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Actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has been arrested in Bengaluru after the Supreme Court cancelled the bail that had been granted to him. The police also arrested Darshan’s partner and co-accused person, Pavithra Gowda.
Thoogudeepa was arrested on June 11, 2024, in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old fan named Renukaswamy, whose body was found in a drain in Bengaluru, after he had allegedly been sending abusive messages to Gowda.
In October, the High Court granted interim bail to Thoogudeepa for six weeks to undergo surgery. It also granted regular bail to Thoogudeepa, Gowda and the five other persons in December.
The Supreme Court on Thursday warned against the accused persons being provided special treatment in jail.
“The day we come to know that the accused persons are being provided five-star treatment, the first step would be to place the superintendent into suspension along with all other officials,” the bench said. Read on.
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