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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicSpecial Intensive Revision

Topic: Special Intensive Revision

He didn’t sleep for days. Inside the SIR pressure that broke a Rajasthan BLO

Sleepless nights, suspension threats and a glitching app. Inside the pressure cooker crushing India’s teachers-turned-BLOs.

Pause ‘wasteful’ SIR until an audit with public hearing—ex-IAS writes to poll panel amid BLO deaths

Former IAS MG Devasahayam wrote that Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls imposed 'disproportionate burdens' on electors who have already been enrolled in accordance with law.

EROs request schools to deploy student volunteers amidst SIR in Kerala, teachers call it ‘inconvenient’

To complete the process within ECI's tight schedule, the EROs have sought additional manpower from schools and colleges, requesting that volunteers be made available until 30 Nov.

Mamata writes to EC over polling booths in housing societies. ‘Creates haves & have-nots’

Calling the proposal “deeply problematic”, West Bengal CM polling stations must remain in government or semi-government buildings within 2 km to ensure accessibility and neutrality.

Shivakumar sells books that are not for sale & Kerala’s personal touch to lift BLOs’ spirits amid SIR

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty, and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Deaths, boycotts over workload threaten to derail SIR. BLOs ask ‘how long should we work?’

As Block Level Officers in Kerala, Rajasthan & Bengal die by suicide, states raise concerns over the workload imposed on them for the completion of the SIR, within tight deadlines. 

ECI orders special voter roll revision in Assam ahead of 2026 assembly polls

This ‘special revision’ differs from the SIR drive being carried out by EC orders in 12 states & UTs, given Assam’s unique citizenship framework & the SC-monitored NRC process.

‘Electoral conspiracy’: Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP, SIR for Mahagathbandan’s poor show in Bihar polls

He termed the SIR as an 'electoral conspiracy', asserting that after Bihar, it won't be possible in other states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh or any other state.

Survival before justice and development. The long defeat of Bihar’s Muslim politics

Bihar’s Muslims head to the polls for the community’s survival, not development, amid fears of exclusion under the Nitish government.

SIR phase 2 begins across 12 states, UTs; BLOs start distributing enumeration forms

Kolkata: The Second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has started in 12 States and Union Territories on Tuesday, with Booth...

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.