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Delhi set for high-stake MCD polls; 14.5 million electors eligible to vote

The stage is set for the high-stakes civic polls in Delhi on Sunday, with poll authorities and security forces all geared up for the elections, largely being seen as a three-way contest among the AAP, the BJP and the Congress. Over 1.45 crore electors are eligible to exercise their franchise in the elections to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, in which 1,349 candidates are in the fray. Polling will be held from 8 am to 5:30 pm and the votes will be counted on December 7. According to data shared by the State Election Commission officials, the total number of voters in Delhi is 1,45,05,358 -- 78,93,418 males, 66,10,879 females and 1,061 transgender persons. There are 250 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). This will be the first civic election after the fresh delimitation exercise, and the poll will be held days after the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections, and a day ahead of its second phase. Authorities have set up 13,638 polling stati

Tight security arrangements put in place for MCD elections on Sunday

Around 40,000 police personnel, 20,000 home guards as well as 108 companies of paramilitary and state armed police forces will be deployed to ensure smooth conduct of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi election on Sunday, officials said. Sixty drones will also be used to ensure law and order in sensitive areas, police said. Increasing visibility, preventing the chances of communal flare-ups and checking candidates from luring voters by illegal means will be the focus of the police for the civic elections in 250 wards. A general briefing and rehearsals have been conducted for the police, paramilitary, battalion force and home guards to ensure smooth execution of security arrangements. Assistant commissioners of police and inspectors held meetings with peace committee members of the respective areas to strengthen public-police relationship The officials sensitised them to become "eyes and ears'' of police and report on 1090 regarding anything suspicious. The staff was sensitised to

Summoned by CBI in Delhi liquor policy case, Kavitha meets father KCR

They are believed to be discussing the strategy to counter what they believe is political vendetta by the BJP government at the Centre by targeting them through Central agencies

Delhi's air quality continues to be 'very poor' for fifth day; AQI at 323

Noida also recorded 'very poor' AQI today at 379

Can meet on Dec 6: Kavitha replies to notice in Delhi liquor policy case

On Thursday, Kavitha's name had surfaced in the remand report filed by the ED at a Delhi court for remand of businessman Amit Arora in connection with the liquor policy case

Delhi excise policy scam: CBI issues notice to KCR's daughter K Kavitha

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, on Friday issued notice to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter and TRS MLC K Kavitha for questioning her in the case on December 6. The probe agency issued the notice under Section 160 of CrPC and asked her to intimate the place of residence as per her convenience for the "examination" at 11 am on that day. Kavitha, in a statement, said she informed the authorities that they can meet her at her Hyderabad residence. "During the course of investigation of the subject cited above, certain facts have emerged with which you (Kavitha) may be acquainted with. Hence, your examination on such facts is required in the interest of investigation," the CBI said in the notice. "It is therefore requested that kindly intimate the place of residence (Hyderabad or preferably Delhi) as per your convenience for your examination at 11.00 hours on 6-12-2022 in connection with investigation of abov

68 model and pink polling stations set up ahead of Delhi civic polls

Sixty-eight model polling stations and as many pink polling stations have been established for quality experience of voters on the day of the civic polls in Delhi, officials said on Friday. Polling for the municipal elections in Delhi will be held on December 4 and the votes will be counted on December 7, State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev announced on Friday, setting the stage for the high-stakes civic polls largely seen as a three-way contest between the BJP, the AAP and the Congress. This will be the first civic election after the fresh delimitation exercise, and the much-awaited poll will be held in the gap between the two phases of the Gujarat assembly elections -- on December 1 and 5. According to the data shared by the State Election Commission on November 4, the total number of voters in Delhi is over 1.46 crore. There are 250 wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). "A large workforce of election functionaries and security agencies have put humongous efforts t

Covid-induced mental illnesses spike gender violence in urban areas: Study

Nearly 25 per cent Covid-hit patients suffered from mental health issues across Delhi, Gujarat and Jharkhand -- more in the urban areas than the rural settings

Decision to discontinue 'Yogshala' scheme was taken by DPSRU: Officials

The decision to discontinue the 'Dilli Ki Yogshala' scheme in its "present form" was taken by the Board of Governors of the fully autonomous Delhi Pharmaceutical Science & Research University (DPSRU), and statements made by AAP leaders on it were "totally false," LG Secretariat officials said on Friday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at an event held here, alleged that Lt Governor V K Saxena had "stopped" the scheme, but the "people of Delhi" ensured the scheme continued with their generosity. His deputy Manish Sisodia also said that "they tried to stop" Yoga classes. Officials in the LG Secretariat said the "statements made by AAP leaders were totally false and deliberately misleading". The "decision to discontinue the 'Yogshala' programme in its present form was taken by the Board of Governors (BoG) of the fully autonomous DPSRU and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had authorised the DPSRU BoG to take any such decision in writing," the officials claimed. Knowing fully well .

LG forwards proposal to implement Telangana law in Delhi to MHA: Official

Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved and forwarded a proposal to the Union Home Ministry for issuance of a notification to implement a Telangana law in Delhi which allows the police to take offenders in preventive custody, officials said. In June, the Delhi Police had sought approval for issuance of the notification to extend the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous activities Act, 1986, to the Delhi government citing "a need for stringent legislation for prevention and effective control" of criminal activities, they said. The Act is applicable for prevention of activities of boot-leggers, drug traffickers, land grabbers, those involved in adulteration of food, making fake documents, snatching, robbery, arms running, sale of drugs, gambling, sexual offences, cyber crime among others. According to officials, Saxena has approved and sent the Delhi Police's proposal to the MHA for issuance of notification under Section 2 of the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 for extending the Telangana

Qutub row: Court to pass order on review of application on Dec 12

A court here will on December 12 pass an order on the review plea to its earlier order dismissing an intervention application on the Qutub Minar row. The intervention application, filed in an appeal seeking the restoration of Hindu and Jain deities in an alleged temple complex inside Qutub Minar, was dismissed by the court on September 20. The applicant, Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh said he was a necessary party to the appeal. "Arguments on the application of review heard. Be listed for order/clarification, if any, on December 12, 2022, Additional District Judge Dinesh Kumar said in an order passed on Thursday. The intervention application claimed Singh was an heir of the erstwhile ruler of the 'United Province of Agra' and the owner of land parcels in several cities in and around Delhi, including the property of Qutub Minar. Against the order which dismissed the plea on the ground of it being "without merits", counsel for Singh had filed the present review application.

Shraddha murder accused Poonawala's polygraph, narco answers same: Sources

The answers that Aaftab Amin Poonawala, the accused in the Shraddha Walkar's murder, gave in his polygraph and narco-analysis tests and during the police interrogation are the same, police sources said on Friday. According to sources, the confessions of Poonawala during his 14 days of police custody are similar to those in response to the questions asked during his polygraph and narco analysis test. "He fully cooperated during both the tests. He gave the same responses to the questions that were asked by the police during interrogation. There was no change in statement during his polygraph and narco-analysis test," said a source. He accepted to have killed his live-in-girlfriend and also confessed to have disposed off her body parts in different locations across the forest areas of Delhi, the source added. However, police are yet to find the skull of Walkar and are still hunting for the same along with other remaining parts of the body. Police sources said they were now sure that

Delhi Metro train services to begin from 4 am on MCD elections day

Delhi Metro train services on all lines will start from 4 AM from all terminal stations on the day of the civic polls slated to be held on December 4, officials said on Friday. Election to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is scheduled to be held from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. "On the day of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi election on December 4, the Delhi Metro train services on all lines will start from 4 AM from all terminal stations." "The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the lines till 6 AM. After 6 AM, metro trains will run as per the normal Sunday timetable throughout the day," the DMRC said in a statement.

Developing uniform process for EWS admission in pvt schools: Delhi govt

Delhi govt has told high court it is evolving a transparent, uniform, and hassle-free admission process for children under EWS category in private unaided schools

RWAs will have their own mini councillors if AAP wins MCD polls: Kejriwal

All RWAs in Delhi will have their own 'mini councillors' if AAP is voted to power in municipal elections, CM Arvind Kejriwal says

Explained: How 'Digi Yatra' reads one's face as the boarding pass

At the launch, Scindia said Digi Yatra will be one of the most efficient systems in the world

Ready to face any inquiry: Kavitha on being named in Delhi liquor scam case

TRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday she and her party leaders who are currently under the radar of the central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and CBI are ready to face any inquiry. She was reacting to reports that her name was mentioned in a remand report by the Enforcement Directorate as one of the accused in Delhi liquor scam case. "We state that we will face any kind of inquiry. If the agencies come and ask us questions we will certainly answer. But tarnishing leaders' images by giving selective leaks to the media, people will refute it," Kavitha said. She also dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to keep her and other leaders in jail by proving that they are guilty of any wrongdoings. TRS party workers gathered in large number at her residence expressing solidarity.

Mehrauli murder: Experts say Poonawala's confessions have no legal validity

The reported "confessions", including those allegedly made before a magistrate, by Mehrauli killing accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala do not have conclusive legal validity, experts said, doubting that several key conditions were not fulfilled. Though police and other official sources have claimed that Poonawala had confessed to killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and dismembering her body, his counsel has said Poonawala had denied that he had confessed. The legal experts also questioned Poonawala's confession before a magistrate through video conferencing and termed it objectionable and unprecedented. News reports quoting sources in the Delhi Police have claimed on multiple occasions that Poonawala had confessed to killing Walkar, cutting her body into 35 pieces and dumping them in different areas of the city. On Wednesday, it was reported that he has confessed to his crime in a polygraph test conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Rohini, to which retired Delhi

Delhi liquor policy: TRS MLC Kavitha's name surfaces in ED's remand report

According to the remand report, arrested businessman Vijay Nair received kickbacks of Rs 100 crore on behalf of AAP leaders from a group, called 'South Group'

Canada to speed up visa processing in Delhi, Chandigarh: Immigration Min

The minister said Canada will invest $74.6 million over five years to speed up the visa application processing capacity in New Delhi and Chandigarh