The generic medicine scheme is yet to take off in Siruguppa taluk of Karnataka, forcing the poor to purchase expensive medications Generic medicines in India aim at providing quality medicines at affordable prices throughout the country. Though the Government has asked doctors to prescribe generic medicines rather than the branded versions, people still do not […]
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Voters turnout at the end of polling today for the 16 Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka stood at 67.67 percent till 6 p.m. according to the Election Commission. Four constituencies that went to polls in Bengaluru city recorded a voter turnout of 54.35 percent till the end of voting. Bengaluru’s four constituencies – North, South, […]
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By Sweekriti Bharti The Young voters in Hebbal face difficulty in voting due to delay in the issue of voter ID cards. Heena Khan a 19 years old girl informed that she had applied for the voter ID card a year back and the delay makes it difficult for her to cast vote in the […]
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Despite registering their names online, around 40 voters of Ward nos. 154 and 164 in Basavanagudi, which comes under Bengaluru South constituency, were barred from casting their votes. Pushpawati R, a resident of Basavanagudi, said: “My name was not in the list while my husband’s name was there. This is very unprofessional on part of […]
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By Lanka Samanth & Ajay Ramanathan Students from the Bharat Scouts of Kodandarampura BBMP School are helping the physically handicapped and senior citizens to cast their vote at Malleswaram Ladies Association Charitable and Education Trust polling booths. Even though the scouts are not eligible to vote, they say that they are proud to be a […]
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Bangalore Rural constituency saw a voter turnout of 32.36 per cent till 1 pm on Thursday, 18th April, 2019. A few voters spoke to the NewsNet team about the various issues that have been concerning them in their constituency. Water shortage has hit the city, said Chandana R, a second time voter. “The next government […]
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Queueone app, a mobile application introduced by the Election Commission as part of a pilot project in Polling Station (PS) No. 118 in BTM Layout has not seen many takers among voters. The app helps voters book a time-slot when they can arrive at their PS and cast their ballot. The app helps the voters […]
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As of 1.pm on Thursday, 18th April, 2019, voter turnout in Bangalore South Constituency was 30.70 per cent, according to updates by the Election Commission. A few voters spoke to the NewsNet team about the various issues that have been concerning them in their constituency. In certain assembly constituencies in Bangalore South, voters names have […]
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Till 1 p.m. on Thursday, 28.65% per cent of the electorate turned up to vote in the Bengaluru Central Parliamentary constituency. A few voters, after casting their votes, talked to the NewsNet team about the issues which they felt were the most pertinent in this election season. Prateek Desai, a resident of Malleshwaram said, ‘I […]
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College students from BMS Institute and St. Joseph’s work towards conducting a peaceful election in Shantinagar. This is being done under the supervision of Mirza Mohammed Ismail, central division warden in Karnataka Civil Corp. Around 500 students have participated in the program and they go about different polling booths to check if the elections are […]
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