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The odd-even traffic policy has been actualized for the second time in the midst of huge public support for the first edition in January when residents of Delhi witnessed sliced traffic on Delhi's busiest stretches even however the impact on pollution has been sketchy.  This time, be that as it may, things have not been as smooth even in the underlying stages. Huge traffic jams were witnessed on Monday on arterial stretches, for example, Akshardham, South Extension, Bhairon Marg, Azadpur, ITO (towards Vikas Marg), India Gate, Dhaula Kuan, Patel Nagar, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi-Gurgaon Road, and the Ashram crossing point in the morning surge hours.  Top five possible reasons why the road rationing policy is not as powerful this time:  1. Schools  In the first phase, schools in the city were closed which implied less cars on the roads. This time, the schools are open and with private cars utilizing on exchange days, there are more school transports on roads.  In around 1300 pr

The roads were deserted, the sky was dark and the only thing that engulfed the whole atmosphere was silence. I am not talking about suburbs but about the capital city, New Delhi after midnight.A few days ago I had to go for a friend's marriage from Pitampura to Dwarka. Living alone in Delhi for the past 6 years or so I have never been able to (read dared to) venture out alone after 9p.m.. Which means I have missed a lot of weddings, dinners, parties and umpteen other important occasions and made a lot of excuses to cover up the same. So while sometimes my roommate fell ill at other times I had to slip from the stairs. But after my stay in Odisha for a year, I feel a little liberated. But this liberation and freedom is also a little scary sometimes. This time when I received the invitation, I decided that neither my roomie is going to fall ill nor am I going to break my leg, I am simply going to enjoy my friend's wedding. Well what about the things like 'Carpe Die

Voting started for the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi in the third period of the Lok Sabha polls today.  The electing battle here is seen as a test of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) discerned disintegration of help base, the BJP's case of a 'Modi wave' and the statement by the Congress that it was recovering lost ground after its drubbing in the last assembly polls.  The high-voltage challenge likewise accept more amazing essentialness as it may set the stage for conceivable assembly polls in the city in the following few months.  The battle for the decision saw principle contenders - the BJP, the Congress and the youngster AAP - participating in a furious race to charm 1.27 crore voters. Despite the fact that Delhi has just seven Lok Sabha seats, the electing result in the heart of the nation conveys a ton of hugeness because of political imagery.  In spite of the fact that what added up to 150 hopefuls are in the quarrel, including 58 Independents, the challen