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MCD poll in for ‘faceless’ campaign
Tourist info counters at airport metro stations
Woman commits suicide at
Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Man shot by friend
ATM robbed at Geeta Colony
SC lawyer stabbed by bikers
Taps go dry as two plants shut
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MCD poll in for ‘faceless’ campaign
New Delhi, March 15 Just like the municipal elections in 2007, the Election Commission (EC) today said the municipal elections, which are to be held on April 15, would be bereft of hoardings and posters. Any violation may land the candidate behind bars for one year or can lead to a fine of Rs 50,000. Today, the EC held a meeting with the deputy commissioners of the Delhi government, MCD and the police to discuss the guidelines for strict implementation of the moral code of conduct and the steps to be taken for the conduct of free and fair elections. Election commissioner Rakesh Mehta said the meeting was to ensure a better coordination among the three agencies involved to ensure that there is no violation of the rules during the polls. "We laid down guidelines to ensure strict implementation of the moral code of conduct, which will come into play on March 19," said Mehta. Giving details of the code of conduct, Mehta said apart from banning all kinds of hoardings and posters in the run up to the elections, the use of loudspeakers would be regularised. "The candidates can use loudspeakers at a moderate volume only between 6 am to 10 pm," he said. During the election period, the sale and distribution of liquor will also be monitored with the help of the Delhi police. The city will be declared dry 48 hours prior to the polling. "We have decided to stop the sale of liquor 48 hours before the polling, which means that the dry hours will come into effect on the evening of March 13," he said. The State Election Commission has also set a cap of Rs 4 lakh per candidate for campaigning. Besides that, campaigning through print and electronic mediums will be regularised and misuse of vehicles will also be checked. "For campaigning through the electronic medium, the candidate will have to take permission from the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM)," added Mehta.
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Tourist info counters at airport metro stations
New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi tourism department has set up information counters at the New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium stations. Now, tourists will not have to deal with touts, as they can get all information related to tourist destinations at Metro stations itself. Further, there will be buses that will take travellers to tourist destinations in Delhi. Tourists can book their trips at the Metro stations itself. Visitors who wish to travel to places out of Delhi like Agra, Jaipur, Chadigarh, Manali etc. can also book tickets at the stations. "Tourists mostly reach Delhi either by trains or airlines. Reliance Metro is well connected with both the New Delhi railway station and the airport terminals because of which Delhi Tourism found Reliance Metro stations a suitable place to set up the counters," said a Reliance Metro spokesperson. — TNS |
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Woman commits suicide at
Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, March 15 Sources said that she had been suffering from some skin disease. No one was present at her house at the time of the incident. According to a police officer, the deceased has been identified as Srimaya, a Nepali national. At 11.30 am today, she was found hanging in the bathroom of the servant quarters situated on the premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan. A police PCR van reached the site of the incident and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Srimaya's husband, Arsh Bahadur Singh is employed as a senior household attendant at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The couple stayed at the servant quarters. Today at 9 am, Arsh had left his house for work.
The police claims that she took the extreme step because of depression. Arsh has been working at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the past 20 years. The officer said that the woman was suffering from a skin ailment. The police is investigating the matter. |
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Man shot by friend
New Delhi, March 15 The motive behind the murder is still a mystery as the police is examining the clues and interrogating the accused, Inderpreet (23). Happy lived with his mother, Minder Kaur and father, Ajit Singh at 1840/136 Ganesh Pura in Tri Nagar, northwest Delhi. The youngest in the family, he has four elder sisters, Simran Kaur, Gurvinder Kaur, Satwinder Kaur and Gurpreet Kaur. They are all married. Happy's relatives said that he was the sole bread earner in his family. He worked at a mobile repairing shop and thereafter started working for the company, DELL. Happy completed his schooling only and thereafter did a course in mobile repairing. His death has cast a pall of gloom at his residence. The women of his household sat together in a small room and mourned his passing away. His sister, Gurpreet said that Happy went to his childhood friend, Amolak's house last evening. "Amolak lives nearby and he had telephoned Happy, telling him to come to his residence. Happy left at 6 pm and met Inderpreet there. They were drinking at Amolak's residence. At 10.30 pm, my mother telephoned Happy and asked him if he was coming home for dinner. That was the last time we heard from Happy," Gurpreet said.
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ATM robbed at Geeta Colony
New Delhi, March 15 The incident came to light at 7 am when a security guard, Ramesh Kumar found the ATM broken and cash missing. He thereafter informed his employer and the police about the theft. According to the police, the ATM was cut open with the use of gas-cutters. The police claims that there was no money left in the machine. A case of burglary against unknown persons has been registered. |
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SC lawyer stabbed by bikers
New Delhi, March 15 The victim, Ajmal Edappagath who belongs to Kannur in Kerela, practises in the Supreme Court. He is a relative of Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed. He was returning home at MS Apartment near Patiala House Complex. The incident happened about 10.15 pm near the Max Mueller Bhavan, which is situated a couple of meters from a police post. He was walking to his residence when two motorcycle-borne men stopped him and robbed him of his i-phone. They fled after stabbing Ajmal when he tried to resist them. He ran to his house which was 300 meters from the site of the incident and thereafter collapsed at the entry gate to his apartment. |
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Taps go dry as two plants shut
New Delhi, March 15 The level of ammonia in the raw Yamuna water, supplied from Haryana, has increased to above the permissible limit. The permissible level of ammonia in raw water is around 0.6 ppm (parts per million), according to a Delhi Jal Board official. Therefore, the treatment of water in the Wazirabad and Chandrawal plants was suspended at 6 am yesterday, he added. "The level of ammonia in Yamuna, which was expected to come down this morning, instead increased to 2.8 ppm (parts per million). So the plants remained closed," said the official. Most areas in central, south and west Delhi get water supply from these two water treatment plants. Following the closure of the plants, taps in these areas have gone dry. The DJB has requested the Haryana irrigation department to release additional water from the Munak barrage to dilute the concentration of pollutants in the river. The official said Haryana had already released some water from the barrage, which was expected to reach the Wazirabad barrage by tonight. "It is expected that treatment of water at both the plants will begin by tomorrow morning," the official said. The Delhi government had last year taken up the issue of Haryana releasing industrial effluents into the Yamuna with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). |
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