Activists march to spread awareness on World Environment DayJune 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Scores of activists undertook a march here on Friday to raise awareness on World Environment Day. Dressed in white t-shirts with trees printed on them, they marched through the lanes and parks of the city, to spread awareness on the factors posing a threat to the environment.
Voting starts on a dull not at Golden Temple cityMay 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The city of Golden Temple started voting on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections, with not many people turning up at polling booths despite wide awareness. Though polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar despite a dull beginning the voting is likely to pick up later in the day.
Campaign in Ludhiana to motivate women to voteMay 5th, 2009 LUDHIANA - A women's club in Ludhiana has initiated a door-to-door campaign to motivate women, especially housewives, to exercise their franchise during the general elections. Members of 'Basan Avenue Lady's club' are going door-to-door making other women realise the importance of vote and motivating them to cast their vote this year.
Pester power to make parents cast voteMay 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Children can't vote yet, but they can sure pester their parents to go and cast the ballot. Perhaps realising this, radio station Big FM promoted by Adlabs Films Ltd is roping in children in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai to spread awareness on the importance of voting.
Sikkim registers record 83 percent votingApril 30th, 2009 GANGTOK - Sikkim registered a record voter turnout of 83 percent Thursday as it held simultaneous assembly elections and balloting for its lone Lok Sabha seat in the third phase of the elections. The percentage Thursday is higher than the 82 percent registered in 1999.
Campaigns urging people to vote proves damp squib in BangaloreApril 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Nothing it seems can goad reluctant and apathetic Bangaloreans to come out from their houses to vote - as India's tech hub Thursday recorded a low of 47 percent turnout despite several campaigns to encourage people to use their democratic right. There are 5.9 million eligible voters in three parliamentary constituencies of Bangalore - South, Central and North.
Manipur sees 60 percent polling in second phaseApril 22nd, 2009 IMPHAL - Voting for the second and final phase of parliamentary elections in Manipur -- to the Inner Manipur constituency -- ended Wednesday with no incidents of violence, officials said. 'According to preliminary reports, an estimated 60 percent polling was recorded, although the figure could increase as we are still in the process of compiling data from remote areas,' an election official said.
Abhishek Bachchan propagates cancer awareness with election campaignApril 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan used a cancer-awareness programme to call upon electorates to cast their ballot in the upcoming general elections. "I was being told that as per a statistic out of 250 million young urban voters in the last election 16 per cent voted.
Wake up voter, says poll panel through postersApril 8th, 2009 RANCHI - Through posters and banners put up at several places, the Election Commission has launched an awareness programme in Jharkhand, urging voters to go out and exercise their right to vote. 'Wake up voter, Wake up.
Wedding portal to promote Matrimony DayMarch 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - A matrimony portal has plans of adding to the list of commercialised celebrations by popularising the concept of Matrimony Day, which it intends to mark on April 14 to 'celebrate and glorify the institution of marriage'. Consim Info Pvt Ltd, the company that owns www.bharatmatrimony.com, says the idea is to promote the concept of matrimony and encourage people to enter wedlock instead of live-in relationships.
University officials sceptical of poll panel's move to woo youthMarch 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission is going all out to woo young voters, especially the students, but some university officials feel that the exams may play a spoilsport. In a meeting held with the officials of six universities Friday, Delhi's chief electoral officer Satbir Silas Bedi put forward a number of proposals, including setting up of registration centres in colleges, to enable students to register themselves and vote in the upcoming elections.
A website for the blind launched in DelhiMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A website to create awareness among the blind and people with low vision has been launched here. The NGO, which took the initiative, claims that the portal is the first of its kind in the country.
Youth to make conscious choice this electionMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - When 19-year-old Amranikunj Upadhyay went to vote for the first time, she played 'inky-pinky-ponky' to decide her representative to the country's parliament. Times have changed.
Citizens' forum to launch e-campaign for voter awarenessFebruary 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Doctors, engineers, teachers, journalists, chartered accountants and businessmen in the Uttar Pradesh capital have constituted a forum for launching a nationwide e-campaign to sensitise people to their voting rights. 'Through our campaign we primarily want to target the educated and elite class to diligently exercise their voting right,' P.K.
Delhi's Metro to increase awareness amongst commutersDecember 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will observe an awareness week Jan 1-7 for safe use of elevators and escalators by its commuters across stations. 'Watch your step as you get onto the escalator, hold the railing' - are some of the instructions found on the sign boards put at Metro stations in the capital.
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