Parukutty, a centenarian voter, sharing a lighter moment with poll officials after exercising the vote at home option at Beypore in Kozhikode. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Senior citizens flanked by their kin at polling stations always draw attention during elections. For the majority of octogenarians and nonagenarians, it is one of the rarest occasions … Read more
Lawyer Aman Wadud wants to be the voice of his people and change the narrative. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When the first list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam in 2018, it excluded 4 million residents. They had to reapply to be included and submit their biometrics. That day, … Read more
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that a senior citizens’ census will be undertaken in the State to put the capabilities of the section to good use. State-run Information Kerala Mission has been entrusted with the task for designing the software for the census. The announcement was made while responding to the suggestions that were … Read more
Days ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections, citizens find themselves inundated with incessant phone calls from contesting candidates, causing widespread inconvenience. Sairam, a resident of Madhura Nagar Colony, encountered one such call at approximately 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Despite dealing with numerous similar calls throughout the day, the Truecaller app on his phone identified the … Read more
Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao has exhorted the people to accomplish ‘Jungle Bachao, Jungle Badhao’ with utmost dedication. For, visualising a society without forests, environment and green cover was unreasonable, he said. Considering the importance of preservation of environment, the State government had formulated action plans in this direction soon after the formation of Telangana. “We … Read more
Concerned citizens allege that about a five km stretch of Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 between Kulur and Baikampady has almost become a deathtrap for motorists. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath Concerned citizens have alleged that about 5 km stretch of Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 between Kulur and Baikampady has become a death trap for motorists … Read more
Bengaluru Jagruta Nagarika Karnataka, a citizens collective, has condemned Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader’s move of inviting religious personalities to give inspirational talks to the newly elected legislators. Mr. Khader had earlier said that people, including Rajya Sabha member and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravishankar, would … Read more
New Delhi: The personal details of citizens that have been uploaded on the government portal CoWIN during the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme have been made available on Telegram for anyone to access freely. Verified independently by Malayala Manorama newspaper and tweeted by Saket Gokhale, National Spokesperson, All India Trinamool Congress. Gokhale tweeted, “There has been … Read more
New Delhi: The personal details of citizens that have been uploaded on the government portal CoWIN during the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme have been made available on Telegram for anyone to access freely. Verified independently by Malayala Manorama newspaper and tweeted by Saket Gokhale, National Spokesperson, All India Trinamool Congress. Gokhale tweeted, “There has been … Read more
Parashurama Nayak, a resident of Kodichikkanahalli, East Bengaluru, had to shift his residence to another street after facing repeated traffic jams in front of his house and constant noise of vehicles that ferried children to a preschool next door. “For the past five years, the preschool has been running illegally in a residential building disturbing … Read more