He launched it by worshipping at Maharishi Valmiki temple at Trilokpuri in East Delhi. The ruling AAP and the Congress are other main players in the bypolls on five municipal wards in the national capital which are being seen as a litmus test before the civic body elections due in 2021. Four of the five wards fell vacant after sitting councilors contested assembly polls on AAP ticket in 2020 and became MLAs. The bypolls will be held on February 28. Two wards in North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Shalimarbagh and Rohini-C, and three under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri and Chauhan Bangar, will go for the bypolls.
The bye-elections to fill vacancies in five municipal wards in the national capital will be held on February 28 with all COVID-19 safety precautions, the State Election Commission of Delhi said on Wednesday.
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The Delhi State Election Commission (SEC) has announced that the bypolls will be held for two wards under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and three under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on February 28.
The wards are: Ward No. 32N, (Rohini-C); Ward No. 62N, (Shalimar Bagh North) in North Delhi and Ward No. 02-E (Trilokpuri); Ward No. 08-E (Kalyanpuri) and Ward No. 41-E (Chauhan Bangar) in East Delhi.
The bypolls will be held on February 28 from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, the SEC said, adding that the last date of filing nominations is February 8.
The model code of conduct shall be in force in the above five wards and shall continue to be in force till the completion of the election. The Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007 is also being enforced and candidates are requested to strictly abide by it.
CBI arrests 4 officials in 3 separate graft cases
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Fri, Jan 22 2021 21:21 IST |
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CBI raids in Delhi, UP, Raj, Haryana in Rs 1,400 cr bank fraud case. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 22 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested four public servants in connection with three separate graft cases.
A CBI official said that the agency sleuths have arrested Suman, a head constable of the Delhi Police posted at the Sarita Vihar police station, while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainant.
The official said that the agency had registered a case on a complaint against Suman in which it was alleged that the complainant was being threatened by the accused that he would be implicated in a case being investigated by the police in Sarita Vihar.
CBI arrests Delhi Police constable, naval engineer, MCD inspector in bribery cases
CBI arrests Delhi Police constable, naval engineer, MCD inspector in bribery cases
In an anti-corruption campaign, four government employees from various government departments were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday in bribery cases.
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UPDATED: January 22, 2021 23:12 IST
CBI laid a trap and caught all the four accused red-handed while accepting the bribe (File Photo: PTI)
In a drive against corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested four government employees from different government departments in bribery cases, officials said.
In one of the cases, the agency has arrested a Suman, a Delhi Police constable posted at Sarita Vihar Police Station for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1,00,000 from the complainant.