COMPLAINTS of large-scale irregularities have emerged in the electoral roll of the Pilibhit Sadar Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh. It is alleged that names were changed while the EPIC number and serial number were retained. Irregularities involving 13,150 names have come to light in this case. The matter surfaced after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Eight-party alliance calls for removal of Chief Election Commissioner, scrapping of SIR and restoration of deleted voter names; joint fight against BJP in municipal polls also on agenda

ON Sardar Patel’s 151st birth anniversary on October 31, it is worthwhile to look at the relations between him and the RSS/BJP. Why does the RSS/BJP appear to favour Patel so much? And what were his views about the RSS?

The efforts by RSS/BJP to appropriate Patel have intensified since Modi came to power. Propaganda is being carried out that if Patel had become Prime Minister, the fate of the country would have been different. It is claimed that injustice was done to Patel and that Nehru was jealous of him, and so on.

THE Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) has naturally emerged as a serious concern for the indigenous communities of the Upper Siang, Siang, and East Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Conceived in 2008 as India’s largest hydropower project, the 11,200 MW project, proposed across three districts of the Siang Valley, is now being projected as a strategic countermeasure to China’s similar plans upstream.

THE nomination process for the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh has been marred by violence, intimidation and obstruction by supporters of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) - led coalition. The CPI(M) has accused the ruling party of preventing opposition candidates from filing nominations, snatching and tearing up their papers and attacking candidates and party leaders. It has also criticised the police and the State Election Commission for failing to ensure free and fair elections.