Over 31,000 applications for the new housing scheme of the DDA, were received by the urban body till late evening on Tuesday, which is the last date to apply for it, according to officials. The scheme was launched on January 2 with 1,354 flats on offer, the costliest ones being worth Rs 2.14 cr in the high-income group category. Maximum number of flats have been offered in the MIG category 757. The scheme is completely online, done through newly-developed AWAAS software of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from processing of application to possession of flats. Today is the last date to apply for the schme, and people can apply till midnight tonight. By 7:30 PM, 31,408 people had applied, out of whom 20,468 had also made payments, a senior DDA official said.
2021 Xposure Awards: Dutch photographer Hossein Fardinfard wins best photograph
More than 33,000 submissions from 125 countries were in the race for this year’s awards
Wong Choon Keat s The Dancing Mangroves 2 was the runner-up in the landscape category. Courtesy Wong Choon Keat
Fatima Qader s In Red won second place in the architecture category. Courtesy Fatima Qader
Joel Josy won second place in the junior category. Courtesy Joel Josy
Abdullah Alraese s The Dusk of Happiness City won first place in the junior category. Courtesy Abdullah Alraese
Riyad Hamzi was the runner-up in the macro category. Courtesy Riyad Hamzi
Anna Wacker s Box of Crayons won first place in the architecture category. Courtesy Anna Wacker
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Sri Lanka celebrated its 73rd Independence Day with a military and cultural parade at the Independence Square yesterday. These are some images of the ceremony captured by The Island photographers.