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CEO office warns of suspension for BLOs who fail to collect appointment letters by Thursday

The Statesman

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October 30, 2025

The West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office on Wednesday issued a stern directive to booth-level officers (BLOs), warning that those who have not yet collected their appointment letters must do so by 12 noon on Thursday, failing which they will face suspension.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Officials said the instruction aims to expedite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process currently underway across the state. According to figures shared by the CEO’s office, the total number of electors in West Bengal as of 28 October 2025 stands at 7,66,37,529, with each polling station covering an average of 950 voters, or approximately 200 to 300 families.

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Uttar Pradesh voters need not provide any documents during SIR drive: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday clarified that voters are not required to provide any documents during the distribution and collection of the enumeration form during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in UP.

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Confident India eye series lead against Aussies in Melbourne T20I

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Veteran leader Dularchand Yadav shot dead in Bihar

Veteran leader Dularchand Yadav was shot dead on Thursday in the Ghoswari area of Mokama Assembly constituency in Patna district.

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Drug traffickers arrested in Manipur

Security forces and Manipur Police carried out a series of coordinated operations across Manipur, leading to the recovery of arms and ammunition and the arrest of several suspects, including three drug traffickers.

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Tackling Trump

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More than 2,790 Indian nationals deported from US this year: MEA

Over 2,790 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States this year for illegally staying in the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Thursday.

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Mumbai: Hostage drama ends as culprit shot dead, 17 children rescued from studio

Rohit Arya, who held 19 people hostage, including 17 children and a female senior citizen, in Mumbai's Powai suburb on Thursday noon, died during treatment at a hospital after he was shot on the chest by Assistant Police Inspector Amol Waghmare, based at Powai police station, according to Mumbai police sources.

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Charge-sheet ‘rapist’ differs from TI parade ‘rapist’in Durgapur medical college case

The charge-sheet in the alleged gangrape case involving a second year medical student filed today by the investigating officer of the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate states that, based on the medico-legal examination results, the girl's boyfriend is the rapist.

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Treating cleft, breaking stigma

The birth of a child is always a moment of immense joy, but for some parents, it can be overshadowed by fear and stigma.

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2 mins

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Breaking the cycle of xenophobia

In July’s House of Councillors election in Japan, parties that are cautious about accepting foreign workers and that advocate for tighter restrictions saw their vote shares increase. Anti-immigrant parties have been gaining support overseas for some time, and now the treatment of foreign workers is increasingly becoming a point of contention in Japan, too.

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