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Elections 2019: Celebrities and other Mumbaikars queue up to cast vote

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 03:35:09 GMT

Polling for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls began on Monday in 71 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across nine states. Over 12.79 crore voters will decide the fate of 945 candidates today. Polling started on a peaceful note in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra for the fourth and final phase of 2019 parliamentary elections, officials said on Monday.


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As many as 3,11,92,823 voters, including 1418 transgenders, are eligible to exercise their franchise for which the Election Commission of India has set up a total 33,314 polling stations in these constituencies, deployed 68,018 balloting units, 39,977 control units and 43,309 VVPAT-EVMs.


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The 17 constituencies polling are: Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai South, Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Maval, Shirur and Shirdi.


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Of these, the highest number of voters 23,70,276 are registered in Thane and lowest 14,40,142 are registered in Mumbai South-Central constituency.

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For Mumbai's six seats, there are 10,073 booths at 1,492 polling stations of which 325 have been declared as 'critical' by the Mumbai police.


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Voting will be conducted from 7 am to 6 pm under stringent security measures with over 40,000 personnel on guard only in Mumbai, officials said.


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Anil Ambani was spotted casting his vote in Mumbai


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Priya Dutt and husband Owen Roncon cast their vote in Mumbai


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Director Kunal Kohli casted his vote in Mumbai

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Tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi cast his vote in Bandra

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Film maker Vishal Bhardwaj casted his vote in Andheri West


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Sanjay Nirupam with family cast his vote in Andheri West

The Election Commission has set up 1.40 lakh polling booths/stations and has made elaborate security arrangements. 


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Urmila Matondkar present at the polling booth to cast her vote.


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Actor Amir Khan cast his vote in Bandra


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Actor Anupam Kher cast his vote 

Polling will be held in 17 seats in Maharashtra, 13 each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, eight in West Bengal, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, five in Bihar, three in Jharkhand and a part of the Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.


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Gopal Shetty with family at the voting booth in Mumbai


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Milind Deora with family at the polling booth in Mumbai


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Manoj Kotak cast his vote in Mumbai

In the first three phases, voting has been held in 302 Lok Sabha constituencies, and 168 more seats will go to polls in the last three phases. Election to 542 Lok Sabha seats is being conducted in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Election in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu has been cancelled following excess use of money power. Results will be declared on May 23.

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Elections 2019 in Mumbai: Voting delayed in Malad West polling booth

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 03:45:42 GMT

As Mumbaikars set out to vote in the Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections 2019 a glitch in the EVM machine led to delay in voting at a polling booth in Malad west.

Voting was yet to begin at booth number 162 of Malad West, Daulat school in Mumbai when this report was being filed. A technical glitch was detected in the EVM machine that led to the delay.

The machine was being replaced by the poll authorities.

Also read: Elections 2019 in Mumbai: Everything you need to know before you vote

A total of 422 polling stations have been declared critical which include 65 from the suburbs of Mumbai and 357 from the Island city. 

The instructions given by the Election Commission said that the booths that polled more than 75 per cent votes in the last elections or where the same candidate got 75 per cent votes have been marked as critical. Law and order situation has also been kept in mind. 

Meanwhile, veteran actress Shubha Khote, BJP MP Paresh Rawal and his wife Swaroop Sampat have already cast their vote.

In yet another constituency, voting got delayed at booth no 19 in Sion Koliwada in Pratikshanagar as the EVM machine was not working. The voting process got delayed by an hour by the time the glitch was fixed. 

However, a senior official who spoke to mid-day said, "No polling station has been found to be sensitive even after a detailed study, but even the critical ones will be monitored closely by us. The live webcasting will be continuously monitored by the EC-appointed observers."

(with inputs from Samiullah Khan)

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Elections 2019: This how Mumbai police helped senior voters at booths

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 05:18:49 GMT

Polling for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls began on Monday in 71 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across nine states. Over 12.79 crore voters will decide the fate of 945 candidates today. Mumbai Police on Twitter shared a heartwarming post of senior citizens at the polling booths. 

Mumbai police on Twitter known for their quirky yet remarkable tweets, share an impactful message of senior citizens of Mumbai setting an example for the youth of the city with their active voting.

The Mumbai police is also seen helping the elderly voters at the polling booths by holding their hand and offering them assistance as they walk towards the booth.

As many as 40 polling booths in these constituencies, including 26 in suburban Mumbai, are being managed women. As many as 3.11 crore voters spread across the Mumbai metropolitan region and northern and western Maharashtra are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 323 candidates in the fray in these 17 seats.

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Elections 2019: 6.82 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in Maharashtra

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 06:08:04 GMT

A voter turnout of 6.82 per cent was recorded in the first two hours in Maharashtra's 17 seats on Monday as polling for the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state got underway.

Polling began at 7 am and long queues were seen outside many booths. BJP MP Poonam Mahajan, industrialist Anil Ambani, Congress nominee Urmila Matondkar and actor Rekha were among the early voters in Mumbai. State education minister Vinod Tawde, BJP candidate from Mumhai-North East Manoj Kotak and Congress nominee from Mumbai-Central Eknath Gaikwad also exercised their franchise in the initial hours.

The voting figures till 9 am are as follows: Nandurbar-8.73 per cent, Dhule-6.31 per cent, Dindori -7.28 per cent, Nashik-6.69 per cent, Palghar-7.86 per cent, Bhiwandi-6.21 per cent, Kalyan-5 per cent, Thane-6.77 per cent, Mumbai-North- 7.85 per cent, Mumbai-North West 6.90 per cent, Mumbai-North East- 7 per cent, Mumbai-North Central 5.98 per cent, Mumbai-South Central-6.45 per cent, Mumbai- South 5.91 per cent, Maval-6.67 per cent, Shirur-7.07 per cent and Shirdi 7.28 per cent.

As many as 40 polling booths in these constituencies, including 26 in suburban Mumbai, are being managed women. As many as 3.11 crore voters spread across the Mumbai metropolitan region and northern and western Maharashtra are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 323 candidates in the fray in these 17 seats.

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Elections 2019: Mumbaikars took to Twitter to share voting experience

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 06:46:13 GMT

An average 18.39 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first four hours in Maharashtra's 17 seats on Monday as polling for the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state was underway. Polling began at 7 am and long queues were seen outside many booths, some of which were decorated with balloons and 'rangolis'.

Mumbaikars took to the social media platform and posted their voting experience on Twitter. As many as 3.11 crore voters spread across the Mumbai metropolitan region and northern and western Maharashtra are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 323 candidates in the fray in these 17 seats. Around 40 polling booths in these constituencies, including 26 in suburban Mumbai, are being managed by women.

The voting figures till 11 am in other constituencies are as follows: Dhule- 18.26 per cent, Dindori - 21.06 per cent, Nashik- 17.22 per cent, Palghar- 21.46 per cent, Bhiwandi- 17.25 per cent, Thane-17.43 per cent, Mumbai-North- 19.46 per cent, Mumbai-North West 17.64 per cent, Mumbai-North East-18.39 per cent, Mumbai-North Central- 16.21 per cent, Mumbai-South Central-16.80 per cent, Mumbai- South 15.51 per cent, Maval- 18.23 per cent, Shirur- 18.65 per cent and Shirdi 20.55 per cent.

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Elections 2019: Dog, best companion-turned into-campaigner in Mumbai

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 29 Apr 2019 12:14:53 GMT

A dog with pro-BJP stickers on its body was detained along with his master in north Maharashtra's Nandurbar town where polling for the Lok Sabha elections took place Monday.

Eknath Motiram Chaudhary (65), a resident of Navnathnagar area, was spotted with his dog near Andhare hospital Monday afternoon. The dog's body was found covered with stickers bearing the BJP's symbol and the message "Modi Lao, Desh Bachao" (Vote for Modi and save the country), a local police official said.

As the polling was underway, police had received a complaint about the dog and his master who were roaming around the town, he said.

A case was registered against Choudhary under section 171 (A) of the IPC for violation of election rules which prohibit campaigning on polling day. The police have asked the municipal corporation to take custody of the dog, the official added.

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Election 2019: Mumbai scrapes through in voting report card

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Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 01:49:06 GMT

According to provisional polling estimate release on Monday evening, the city scored about 54 percent, three percent more than its 2014 feet. The figures are expected to be revised after the final data crunching on Tuesday. In 2014, Mumbai had registered a turnout of 51.6 percent, which was an improvement from a low of 41.4 percent in the 2009 General elections.

Of the city's six segments of varied demography, South Mumbai couldn't match up with its previous mark while Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, and Mumbai South Central performed better. Mumbai North, where actor Urmila Matondkar (Congress) fought against BJP's sitting MP Gopal Shetty, recorded the highest turnout (59.32 percent) in the city with a major spike of 6.25 percent.

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A fierce contest in North Central Mumbai between MP Poonam Mahajan (BJP) and former MP Priya Dutt (Congress) saw a jump of 4.17 percent. Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora and Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant's South Mumbai polled at a percentage similar to that of 2014. However, former Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam, who was worried about the possibility of a higher turnout, shouldn't be much upset as his North West fight with Sena's sitting MP Gajanan Kirtikar raised the bar by a 4.14 percent.

BJP's eleventh-hour candidate from North East, Manoj Kotak, who replaced sitting MP Kirit Somaiyya, claimed a 4.61 percent increase in polling that would possibly benefit Kotak against NCP's sole candidate in the city and ex-MP Sanjay Dina Patil.

Mumbai South Central which had former MP Eknath Gaikwad pitted against incumbent Rahul Shewale crossed the 2014 figure by 2.26 percent. The average voter turnout in the city's six Lok Sabha elections was 41.40 percent (2009), 47.30 percent (2004), 45 percent (1999), 50.40 percent (1998), 45.10 percent (1996) and 41.60 percent (1991). 

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Election 2019: Prominent personalities, other Mumbaikars come out to caste vote!

State does better

After the fourth phase of polling, the state's polling average was 60.68 percent, said Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar. According to CEO, today's average polling in the 17 constituencies, including Mumbai's six, was 57 percent — much less than that recorded in the first (63.46 percent), second (62.88 percent) and third phase (62.36 percent). Gadchiroli (71.98 percent) registered the highest voter turnout in the state while Kalyan that went to polls on Monday had the lowest turnout of 44.27 percent, said Kumar.

Monday marked the last phase of polling in Maharashtra which has 48 Lok Sabha constituencies, second highest after Uttar Pradesh. The outcome of the state will have a bearing on the formation of the government at the Centre, as both the BJP-Sena and Congress-NCP are banking heavily for the electoral gains here. In 2014, the BJP-Sena and their other allies had won a record 42 seats in the state while the Congress was reduced to a mere two seats and NCP managed just four.

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60.68
State's voting percentage across four phases

48
Total no. of constituencies across Maharashtra

Salman Khan, SRK, Ranveer Singh, Kangana, Bachchans step out for voting

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Elections 2019: Regular voters find their name missing at polling booth

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 01:49:06 GMT

In times when Mumbaikars are criticised for not turning up to vote, many people in the North constituency could not vote because their names were missing from the electoral list. All of them have been voting in many elections, even from the same polling booths.

Gyanchand Somani, a 61-year-old Gorai resident, was frustrated after running around from one polling station to another, to find his and his wife's name in the voters' list. "This is not the first time I am voting. And my address has also not changed. How is it possible that my name is not in the list?" questioned Somani.


Bharat Desai's name was also missing

Bharat Desai, a 71-year-old resident of Eksar was also shocked to find that his name was not in the list. "I have been living on D N Mhatre Road for so many years and have always voted from St Rocks' school poll station," said Desai.

Nityanand Nair, who was born and brought up in LIC Colony in Borivali west had the same story to tell. "My entire family is missing from the list whereas we have been voting regularly," said Nair.


Disha Shah, a first time voter, also could not vote as her name was missing

A 22-year-old Babhai resident, Disha Shah, who was excited to vote for the first time was also disappointed. "My family members names were there, but mine was missing," she said.

Initially Mitali Sarvankar, a 21-year-old Kandivali resident was disappointed that her name was not in the list, but she managed to find it. "I found my name in Oxford Public School's list, thanks to the helpdesks set-up by different political parties," said Mitali who excitedly showed her inked finger.


Mitali Sarvankar found her name thanks to a helpdesk

Ganesh Mandals help

In areas such as Borivali and Kandivali, Ganesh Mandals, Senior Citizen's groups etc helped voters find their names in the lists and where they had to go to vote. "Though we are registered as Ganesh Mandals, we are all friends from this locality and hold several other activities. Setting up a helpdesk is part of our work," said Deepak Thorat, president of the Shree Siddhivinayak Navatarun Mitra Mandal.

Vijay Kate and his friends, all senior citizens also set up helpdesks. "So many people are frustrated with their names missing from voters' list. There have been instances when two family members' names are there and others are missing," said Kate.

Local restaurants pitch in

Several local restaurants had put up stalls to give out coupons of 10 per cent discount to voters. Many voters made it a point to stop by to pick them up.

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Elections 2019 in Mumbai: Polling booths by the women for the women

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 01:53:05 GMT

Amid the busy polling booths across the city, was a special room at the Mumbadevi polling station called the Sakhi Matadan Kendra - a polling booth managed entirely by women. The room had four female election officers dressed in sarees and the centre was entirely guarded by female police officers too.

The Election Commission began this unique initiative of an all-female polling centre in every constituency to make the electoral process more women-friendly. The booths were also decorated with rangoli and other art while cold drinks were offered to all the voters at these booths.

A senior officer at the booth told mid-day that the balloon and flower decorations and an all-women staff was meant to "encourage more female voters to cast their votes. It also provided a sense of refreshment among the chaos and tension of elections," she said. The Sakhi Matadan Kendra took up one room among the four at the Mumbadevi polling station.

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Elections 2019: Polling booth moved, names missing, faulty EVMs

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Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 02:04:11 GMT

The 'glamourless' north east Parliamentary constituency saw a lot of drama on voting day since morning. Comprising six assembly constituencies, it saw 55.35 per cent voter turnout. In 2014 the constituency had registered a 51.70 per cent turnout. Of this Ghatkopar east topped the list with 60.30 per cent followed by Mulund at 60.10 per cent, Vikhroli at 59.03 per cent, Bhandup west at 57 per cent, Ghatkopar west at 53.81 per cent and Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar at 44.02 per cent.

'Polling centre goes missing'

The day started with voters at Bhandup east complaining of an entire polling centre gone missing and alleged that it had been shifted two km away without prior notice. Citizens said they realised it only after reaching the spot and did not know what to do.

Bhandup resident Chandra Sreenivasan alleged that it was a ploy to discourage voters. "I wanted to vote. I fought with the election officer on duty and said that such tricks would not put off voters if they intended to do that. We have been voting at the same BMC garden every time and this time when we got the election slip, it had the same address but when we reached the spot, there was nothing there. A few locals then told us that it had been shifted near the old Bhandup phatak which is about 2 km away from the location," she told mid-day.

"The old and ill will not travel 2 km to an unknown spot, but I did not give up. I took an auto and went all the way there and fired the election staff on duty. When I questioned them, they said that they had just received a message in the morning to report here," she added. Election officials, however, said that it was decided to shift the polling centre from the garden to a building and a notice had been put up in the garden, though Sreenivasan said there were no notices.

Candidate posters put up

The BJP's secretary Vivekanand Gupta said they had reported a complaint against the NCP candidate after they found a banner with his photograph within 100 metres of the polling booth in Bhandup. He requested the EC to direct police officials to remove it immediately.

Faulty EVMs

Several complaints of faulty Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) came to the fore during voting throughout the day, delaying the processes from 45 minutes to one hour. At some centres, there were issues with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip as it was not visible after voting and in some cases there was an error displayed. At booth 93 at Sharon English School in Mulund the voting had to stopped after the EVM developed a snag and an engineer had to be summoned to fix it. Voting restarted after 45 minutes.

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Candidate's switch disabled

An independent candidate, Anil Hebbar said his name was disabled on EVMs, and after his complaint the machines were replaced. "At booth 155/272 in Mulund, button no 14 next to my name was disabled. The officer in-charge discovered it before polling started and changed the ballot unit leading to a delay of 1 hr and 15 min," he said.

Voted, but not inked

A voter, Reena Verghese, alleged that she cast her vote in booth 243 at St Pius School in Mulund west, but her finger was not inked. She went again inside the booth to get the mark on her finger when she realised this.

Sr citizen's name missing

Kalawati Tambe, 86, missed out on voting as her name was missing from the electoral list. A resident of Kannamwar Nagar building 14, all her neighbours' names were on the list but her's did not figure. She said she came to vote though she was in her hometown for past few days. She complained that she had to climb onto the first floor, her legs were paining and she was very unhappy that she could not vote.

Jugaad chairs

At many places the election commission had put up jugaad chairs tied to sticks like a palkhi to carry senior citizens to upper floors in buildings where there were no lifts. "They showed videos of all those fancy automatic chairs, but they assembled such jugaad plastic chairs," Harkishan Rai, a senior citizen said. The rule of not allowing mobile phones was also leniently followed with cops telling voters that they could carry phones, but requested them to switch them off.

55.35pc

The voter turnout in North East

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Elections 2019: No guidance at booths, claim furious citizens

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 02:14:06 GMT

One of the major issues faced by the voters of the Mumbai North West constituency was that most of their names were missing from the voters' list, and they did not get much guidance at the polling booths. Those who did not find their names on the list, had to return without casting their votes, and they even complained that the officials posted at the polling stations could not address their queries.

The fight in the constituency is between sitting MP and Shiv Sena – BJP candidate Gajanan Kirtikar and Congress NCP candidate Sanjay Nirupam. Due to the scorching summer heat, most people preferred to vote in the early morning and evening hours. Long queues were spotted outside polling stations at Jogeshwari East, Goreagaon, Dindoshi, Andheri East and Versova.


The Pathak family whose names were missing from the list

Missing names

A family of three — senior citizen Parashar Pathak, his wife Anju Pathak and daughter Silky Pathak had landed at the Gyan Kendra School in Andheri West early to cast their votes, however they were shocked to find their names missing from the list. Speaking to mid-day, Silky said, "My mother had a doctor's appointment, so we decided to first cast our votes and then head to the clinic. But we were shocked to see that our names were missing. The officials at the polling station could not help us in any way, and after wasting two hours we left."

Shilpa Ajgaonkar from Goregaon East, who faced the same problem, said, "Though my husband's name was there on the voters' list, my name was missing. I had no option but to return after two hours without voting because even the polling officials could not help." Forty-six-year-old Genevieve Da Silva said that the election officials at the entrance of the St Anthony High School told her that her name was not there on the electoral roll. However, her husband, Clinton, could vote.


Goregaon East resident Shilpa Ajgaonkar's name was missing from the list

Senior citizens enthusiastic

Even though senior citizens of the North West constituency showed a lot of enthusiasm this time, many of them said that the facilities at the polling centres could have been better. A residents' association in Juhu had arranged for a pick-up and drop facility for senior citizens and even wheelchairs were available at polling stations.

Speaking to mid-day, Juhu resident Shankar Adnani, 82, said, "We are happy that adequate arrangements had been made for senior citizens at our centre and we did not face any difficulty in reaching the polling booth." However a youngster, who voted at the Gyan Kendra School polling station in Andheri West, said, "At the Gyan Kendra school, ramps for senior citizens were kept only at one place. Some of them, who had to vote at the adjacent building, were made to sit on chairs, which were then carried to the booth."


First-time voter Devangshi Haria from Four Bungalows

No ink applied

Meanwhile, first-time voter Muskan Gupta, who cast her vote at the Gyan Kendra School, said that an official at the booth forgot to mark her finger with ink. "I have cast my vote but the official in-charge might have forgotten to ink my finger. Even I was not aware of the exact process."

First-time voters
Four Bungalows resident and a first-time voter Devangshi Haria said, "I always wanted to vote and I am happy that I could do it this time. More youngsters should come out and vote because this is the process of nation building." Versova resident Mahesh Babaji Padyal, who is also a first-time voter, said, "I have been waiting to cast my first vote since over a year now and finally I could do it. I feel happy that my vote will play an important role in deciding the fate of the candidate, who will represent us in the Lok Sabha."


First-time voter Mahesh Babaji Padyal from Versova

Kurla resident Rita Vishwakarma was a happy mother on Monday since both her children — 19-year-old son Chandraprakash Vishwakarma and 22-year-old daughter Komal Vishwakarma — voted for the first time. As no one had explained them the voting process, the brother-sister duo said they figured it out themselves.


Muskan Gupta, whose finger was not inked

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Elections 2019: Couple begins 36th anniversary by casting votes

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Published On :: 30 Apr 2019 02:14:55 GMT

Couple begins 36th anniversary by casting votes
Ranibai and Ramanlal Bakliwala

Ramanlal Bakliwala, an 81-year-old resident of Colaba arrived at the polling booth to cast his vote along with his 77-year-old wife Ranibai. It was a special day for them because it was their 36th anniversary which they started with a "noble" cause. "Every year, we first go to the temple to seek blessings but today, we came here to cast our votes as it is more important. We wanted to start the day with a noble cause. We missed the previous elections as we were out of Mumbai. This time we thought there is no better way to celebrate our anniversary than by first voting for the development of our nation," said Ramanlal holding Ranibai's hand.

'Found name only after searching for two hours'
Sanjay Jain

Like thousands of Mumbai residents, Sanjay Jain, a 48-year-old businessman, left home early with his family to cast his vote at Mumbai Central. But he had to run from pillar-to-post for hours as his name was missing from the voters' list. "When I reached the polling booth, I was told that my name is missing. Then I was told to go to the main office where after almost two hours of searching, I was told that by mistake they have put another similar name in my place. After almost three hours of waiting, I had to return home without casting my vote," he said.

Senior citizen encourages voting
Pervin Daruwalla

Like thousands of Mumbai residents, Sanjay Jain, a 48-year-old businessman, left home early with his family to cast his vote at Mumbai Central. But he had to run from pillar-to-post for hours as his name was missing from the voters' list. "When I reached the polling booth, I was told that my name is missing. All my family members cast their votes except me. Then I was told to go to the main office where after almost two hours of searching, I was told that by mistake they have put another similar name in my place. After almost three hours of waiting, I had to return home without casting my vote," he said.

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Lack of facilities
Anil Kejarival shows his mother's voting ID

Lalitadevi Deviprasad Kejarival, an 81-year-old resident of Pedder Road, fractured her leg few months back and was advised bed-rest. On Monday, she was determined to cast her vote. But the lack of basic facilities at the polling station meant she couldn't do so. "Her serial number was at booth No 2 which was on the first floor. She can't move so it was impossible for her to climb 22 steps. She requested she be allowed to cast her vote on the ground floor but the officials told her that it is not allowed. But don't rules say that for senior citizens there should be volunteers and other facilities? This is a very sad state of affairs," said her son, Anil Kejarival.

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Elections 2019: Pune police commissioner Sahebrao Patil joins politics

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 17 Mar 2019 04:36:10 GMT

The Pune Police has a history of cops showing an inclination towards politics. Adding to the list, is additional commissioner of police (administration) Sahebrao Patil, currently on leave, who has confirmed that he will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from his hometown in Jalgoan. A source said he is trying for a BJP ticket.

Patil hails from Tamaswadi village in Parola taluka of Jalgaon district. He joined the Maharashtra Police as deputy superintendent of police in 1990. He has also worked in various cities including Nagpur, Nashik, Dhule, Thane, Pune Rural and State Intelligence Department (SID). While working in the police force, he had also been working in social and cultural fields and has been training students, and helping farmers in his hometown.

A police source on condition of anonymity said, "Patil is to retire in June. If he has confirmed his political aspiration while he is still in duty, it is against the law. There are chances he may get a notice issued to him by the Directorate General of Police office or either from the Pune police commissionerate. But such notices give two months time for reply, and by then, he would have retired."

Despite repeated attempts to connect and meet with Pune Police Commissioner Dr Venkatesham K, he did not respond. During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, former Pune police commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh resigned as Commissioner of Mumbai Police to contest on a BJP ticket. He won with a thumping margin from Baghpat in UP.

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Elections 2019: Twenty-seven members of Pune family vote together

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 23 Apr 2019 13:08:01 GMT

The motto of the Bhosale family from Pune's Rasta Peth area can be described as `the family that votes together, stays together'. Continuing a tradition, 27 members of the family voted in the Lok Sabha election Tuesday.

While the eldest among them was 95-year-old Parvatibai Bhosale, the youngest was her 26-year-old grandson Niranjan. The family lives in a 'waada', a specimen of old-style architecture for which Pune was once famous. They walked to the nearby polling centre in a procession Tuesday morning.

"We are six brothers, and ours is a joint family. In every election we step out together and exercise our franchise," said 60-year-old Jaysingh Bhosale, himself a former corporator. For the last few days, they were also creating awareness about importance of voting in their neighbourhood, he said.

"The eldest voter in our family is our mother, who is 95 years old. Despite being wheelchair-bound, she makes sure that she casts vote in every election," he said. Parvatibai told PTI that she would be happy if people were inspired by her family and went out and voted. The BJP's Girish Bapat, a state minister, is pitted against Congress' Mohan Joshi in Pune.

An average 46.28 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 3 pm in 14 seats of Maharashtra where polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections was underway on Tuesday, an official said. Polling began at 7 am and long queues were seen outside several booths.

The Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency recorded 54.27 per cent voting till 3 pm, followed by Hatkanangale, where there was 52.27 per cent polling, according to the state election office.

The voting figures in other constituencies are as follows: Jalgaon-42.62 per cent, Raver-46.04 per cent, Jalna-49.4 per cent, Aurangabad-47.36 per cent, Raigad-47.97 per cent, Pune-36.29 per cent, Baramati-45.35 per cent, Ahmednagar-45.65 per cent, Madha-44.13 per cent, Sangli- 46.64 per cent, Satara-44.77 per cent and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg- 47.18 per cent.

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Tax-News.com: Russia To Hike VAT Rate To 22 Percent By 2019

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Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT

To fund future tax cuts for companies, the Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed hiking the headline value-added tax rate.


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COVID-19: Henry Nicholls donates World Cup 2019 final shirt to UNICEF to raise funds

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 1 May 2020 10:15:02 GMT

New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls has donated his ICC 2019 World Cup shirt to UNICEF to help raise funds for the battle against COVID-19. The 28-year-old has offered his half-sleeve shirt signed by his teammates to facilitate meals for Kiwi families. The official Twitter handle of UNICEF New Zealand wrote, "NZ Cricketer @HenryNicholls27 has offered up one of his prized 2019 Cricket World Cup jerseys, signed by the whole team! One lucky donor who has supported our #FoodForKiwiFamilies appeal will receive it. You've got to be in it, to win it so donate now!"

Anyone who donates by Monday, irrespective of the amount, will enter a draw and one lucky person will get the shirt. The Blackcaps played their second consecutive final but failed to bring the trophy home as they lost to England on the basis of the boundary-countback rule. As a result, the Three Lions went on to lift their first-ever 50-over title.

The normal 50-over match action and super over had ended as a tie, and in the end, England was announced as the winners after scoring more boundaries in the match. As all the sporting activities including cricket have been suspended due to the global surge of the coronavirus pandemic, the left-handed batsman was last seen in action against Australia in an ODI on March 13.

He has played 33 Tests, 49 ODIs, and 5 shortest format games for Kiwis. The player has scored 3,095 runs across all formats including six centuries.

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Tax-News.com: India Sets Arm's Length 'Tolerable Range' For 2019-20

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT

India's Ministry of Finance has released a new Notification that sets the "tolerable range" for arm's length dealings.


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Tax-News.com: Netherlands Announces 2019 Fiscal Agenda

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

On May 28, 2019, Dutch State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel issued an update on the Government's 2019 fiscal agenda, which includes an outline of tax legislative proposals that the Government intends to submit to parliament in the remainder of the year.


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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Sends 2019 Taxpayer Data Under CRS

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Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Switzerland's Federal Tax Administration has announced the exchange of information on millions of financial accounts with 75 partner countries.


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Tax-News.com: No Tax Surprises In Singapore's 2019 Budget

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Singapore's recently released 2019 Budget included few significant tax announcements except confirmation that Singapore's carbon tax will be levied this year and the goods and services tax will be hiked in the medium term.


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Tax-News.com: Finnish Government Reaches 2019 Budget Agreement

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Published On :: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT

A number of incentives have been included in the Finnish Government's 2019 Budget to encourage investment in the shares of both small and listed companies.


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Tax-News.com: South Africa Enacts 2019 Tax Bills

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Published On :: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

On January 15, 2020, three tax bills were made law to give effect to measures announced in South Africa's 2019 Budget.


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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Reports Bumper Tax Receipts For 2019

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Higher tax receipts helped Switzerland to another surplus in 2019, with withholding tax and direct federal tax performing particularly well.


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Tax-News.com: Canadian Tax Regime To Be Enhanced From 2019

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Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Canada's small business tax rate will be reduced from 10 percent to nine percent from January 1, 2019, as part of a suite of new year tax changes.


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Tax-News.com: Canada's 2019 Budget Focuses On Real Estate Tax Compliance

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau has made tax non-compliance in the real-estate market a major focus of his 2019 Budget.


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Tax-News.com: EU Tells Italy To Revise 2019 Budget Plan

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT

On October 23, 2018, the European Commission issued a request to the Italian Government that it revise its draft budgetary plan for 2019 because it breaches European Union fiscal rules.


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Tax-News.com: Korea Enacts 2019 Tax Revision Bill

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The Korean Government has announced that the 2019 Tax Revision Bill was enacted on January 6, 2020, with a number of new measures added to the existing proposals.


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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Sends 2019 Taxpayer Data Under CRS

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Switzerland's Federal Tax Administration has announced the exchange of information on millions of financial accounts with 75 partner countries.


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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Reports Bumper Tax Receipts For 2019

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Higher tax receipts helped Switzerland to another surplus in 2019, with withholding tax and direct federal tax performing particularly well.


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Tax-News.com: New Finland-Spain Tax Treaty Effective 2019

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Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT

A new tax treaty between Finland and Spain, which will broaden the Finnish Government's taxing rights with respect to pension income, will be effective from 2019, according to the Finnish Ministry of Finance.


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Tax-News.com: Australia Brings Forward Personal Income Tax Reform In 2019 Budget

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Published On :: Fri, 5 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that the Government will bring forward the start date for its package of income tax cuts.


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Tax-News.com: Ireland Publishes 2019 Finance Bill

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The Irish Government has published its 2019 Finance Bill, which introduces changes to a number of SME-targeted tax incentives and implements a range of measures announced in this month's Budget.


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Nutrition Care Process to Empower Dieticians - Interview With Dr. Esther Myers at ISPEN 2019

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Metabolic Syndrome and Living Healthy - Interview With Dr. Usha Sriram at ISPEN 2019

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Food for thought from Sri Lanka on World Water Day 2019

By www.iwmi.cgiar.org
Published On :: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:37:50 +0000

How farmers have taken charge of their destiny by using motor pumps for irrigation.


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Budget 2019: What's New in the Health Sector?

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NEET 2019 Registration Begins!

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National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) 2019 (NEET (UG) - 2019) registration process has begun for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in Indian Medical/Dental Colleges.


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The Golf Club 2019 is Free on Xbox One and PC For Limited Time

By in.ign.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:34:42 +0000

You can now grab The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour free on the Xbox One and PC at either of the platform’s store.


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Sweden - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:29:00 GMT

Sweden - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation. The Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country against a backdrop of cross-country comparisons.


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Pensions at a Glance 2019 - Key findings for Spain

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:02:00 GMT

Key findings for Spain from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019"


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España - Perfil sanitario nacional 2019: Launch presentation

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:00:00 GMT

España - Perfil sanitario nacional 2019: Launch presentation. The Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country against a backdrop of cross-country comparisons.


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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Madrid on 2nd December 2019 to attend opening of the COP25

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:26:00 GMT

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Madrid on 2nd December 2019 to attend the official opening of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25).


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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Davos from 21st to 25th January 2019

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:58:00 GMT

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Davos, Switzerland, from 21st to 25th January 2019 to attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).While in Davos, the Secretary-General will participate in several sessions and meet with several government and business leaders attending.


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Pensions at a Glance 2019 - Key findings for Switzerland

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Key findings for Switzerland from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019"


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Slovenia - Country Health Profiles 2019: Launch presentation

By www.oecd.org
Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:13:00 GMT

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Jhanvi Kapoor at Elle Beauty Awards 2019

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Jhanvi Kapoor was spotted in a stylish avatar at Elle Beauty Awards 2019.


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Chiranjeevi, TSR Nagarjuna honour Rekha and Sridevi at ANR National Award 2019

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Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:43:41 +0530

Megastar Chiranjeevi, T Subbarami Reddy and Akkineni Nagarjuna honoured Bollywood actress Rekha and late Sridevi with ANR National Award 2019 at a grand ceremony held at the Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad on Sunday.


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Malavika Mohanan at Filmfare Style and Glamour Awards 2019

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Malavika Mohanan ups the glam quotient at the Filmfare Style and Glamour Awards 2019.


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July 2019 - Microsoft Releases Security Patches

By www.trendmicro.com
Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:17:12 GMT

Microsoft addresses vulnerabilities in its July security bulletin. Trend Micro Deep Security covers the following:


    CVE-2019-1001 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the scripting engine in Microsoft browsers. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way to convince a user to visit a specially crafted website that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1004 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the scripting engine in Microsoft browsers. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must find a way to convince a user to visit a specially crafted website that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1062 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory in the Chakra scripting engine of Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may host a specially crafted website that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1063 - Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory by Internet Explorer. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may host a specially crafted website that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1092 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory in the Chakra scripting engine of Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may host a specially crafted website that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1103 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may create a specially crafted webpage that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1104 - Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by Microsoft browsers. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may create a specially crafted webpage that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.



    CVE-2019-1106 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may gain the same user rights as the currently logged on user.



    CVE-2019-1107 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This memory corruption vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may gain the same user rights as the currently logged on user.



    CVE-2019-1112 - Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This information disclosure vulnerability exists in the disclosure of memory contents by Microsoft Excel. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability may host a specially crafted file that contains an exploit to this vulnerability.


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