Narendra Modi’s first term has witnessed a steady erosion in the institutions of governance “Today, democracy is at stake, secularism is in danger, the economy has collapsed, independent institutions are being destroyed and centre-state relations are deteriorating,”Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu recently warned at a political rally in Vishakapatnam. Ever since the Emergency of […]
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The Election Commission is trying to make the booths accessible to people with disabilities. The voting for Lok Sabha 2019 elections for first phase started on April 11 in 92 seats of the country. People from all over the country are coming forward to cast their vote and participate in the election process in their […]
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Strap across: Say they are shouted at, ignored, called anti-national Kashmiri students in Bengaluru are looked at with suspicion more than a month after a terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama. “My fellow students don’t interact with me properly anymore. They blame people from my state and, by extension, me for the Pulwama attack.They […]
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Karnataka has 1,837 teams to keep vigil People in Bengaluru are annoyed with officials manning election checkposts for hindering traffic and stopping them. Ahead of Lok Sabha elections on April 18, election authorities have set up several checkposts in Bengaluru Urban district to keep a strict vigil against illegal activities and violation of the Model Code of […]
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Prakash seeks no extra support by major political parties and says he doesn’t need a party to win the elections By Jignasa Sinha Bangalore, April 11, 2019 Prakash Raj is contesting independently from the Bangalore Central constituency. He says he doesn’t want any support from national parties other than Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He says, […]
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Women candidates standing from different parties being shamed not only affects their mental health and reputation in public, but also the reputation of the party they represent. Bangalore, April 11, 2019: Lok Sabha elections are seeing a rise in women candidates being shamed on the basis of their gender. Recently, Priyanka Gandhi, an Indian politician […]
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Government offices in the city are facing a lack of workforce as most of the officials have gone for election duty training. Bangalore, April 11, 2019: As the Lok Sabha elections have begun today, Several government officials are on election duty training. This has affected the consumers who come to the offices to get their […]
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‘They should not make false promises’ say First Time Voters By Sahana S Bengaluru, 10 April, 2019 Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, first-time voters expect political leaders to focus on real issues affecting the city instead of making false promises during their election campaigns. According to Election Commission of India data, more than 7 lakh first-time voters […]
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By Pranay Prakash 10 April, 2019. With Lok Sabha elections around the corner, citizens are complaining about what they call a flawed voting process. Things need to change after the elections. A few people The Observer spoke with also complained about the various poll malpractices they have observed. Arijit Das, a software engineer who lives […]
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Bhartiya Janta Party and Indian National Congress conducted road shows to appeal to voters. With Bangalore South going to polls on April 18, 2019, candidates of major political parties have accelerated their campaign to woo the voters. BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya and Congress candidate B.K. Hariprasad conducted road shows across the Bangalore South Constituency […]
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