Sunday sees no let up in rush; long queues outside banks, ATMs

November 13, 2016

New Delhi, Nov 13: There was no let up in the rush for exchanging demonetised notes and withdrawing money with many people spending their Sunday queueing up outside banks and ATMs since early morning hours, even as some of the outlets were shut after being short on cash.

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Delhiites started forming serpentine queues as early as 6 AM outside ATMs and banks to try to get cash. Security has been beefed up outside bank branches as people struggling to buy daily items lined up to get Rs 100 currency notes.

Yesterday, there were rumous of stampede, of people plundering goods from a mall in Seelampur, following which police asked citizens not to spread such rumours and warned of strict action.

"Since it's a Sunday, we are expecting more crowd outside banks and ATMs. We have made adequate security arrangements to ensure no untoward incident occurs," said a senior police official.

To manage anxious crowds, as many as 3,400 personnel of paramilitary and Delhi Police along with 200 quick reaction teams have been deployed at ATMs and banks to keep the situation under control.

"I didn't get a chance to exchange the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as I was working. But today is my off day and so I rushed to the bank only to find a huge crowd of people waiting for their turn to come. The crowd is swelling by the hour," said Mohit Jha, a resident of Vikaspuri.

A 71-year-old Roopak Das said he had a harrowing time yesterday running from one ATM to another to withdraw money.

"I visited a number of ATMs to withdraw money yesterday but none of them were operational. I'm old and there is nobody at my home who can withdraw money on my behalf. I'm finding this extremely difficult. Today I woke up early and reached the ATM but then were was a long queue. I just hope that I am able to withdraw money today," Das said.

Another elderly resident expressed his frustration saying he was completely out of cash and had to borrow money from his neighbour.

"Even today there is no respite. I went to the bank and stood in the queue for sometime but then my legs began to hurt and came back. Arrangements should be put in place for the elderly and disabled people," he said.

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naren kotian
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Rikacha , it is how u interpret ... he said each indians will get 15 lakhs if entire black money is un earthed .. he never said he will transfer ... got it ... have some common sense while commenting ... true muslim will never beg for money .. u go and buy any apartment or site after december 31st then u will understand what u will earn .. FYI real estate already fell by 25% . common man is happy ... sumne matadbeku antha matadbardu mari ... 15 lakhs yaavtaraha benefits antha explain maadthini india kke bandaaga sigu ... pork and yenne hoditha discuss madana ... oka na ?

Rikaz
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

I did not say will give 15 Lakh but your Modi said it....if he cant fulfill his promise....should ask forgiveness from us.......still licking aas of those richests of richests.....

Naren kotian
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

hahaha ... itch guard kodipa ... thumba kirchadtavne :) rikacha ... kelasa madade 15 lakhs kelo chaprasi nan maklanne nodode kushi ... 2019 also Mr Modi will be again PM of India ... hahaha ... in earlier surgical strike porkis were targetted and this surgical strike black money supporters and mini pakistanis were hit hard ... so we can understand their frustration ...

Rikaz
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Modi gave people trouble and it is not worth at all....if it was for 15 Lakhs, waiting could have been worth.....where is the election promise....he won to give trouble....he will suffer for it....eliminating black money is fine but the way he did it is bullshit...

Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

This is the result of voting Besharam Janatha PARTY.

Zubair Riyadh
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

The Pics speaks alot.. frustrated woman sitting. What is the stigma of her.. But PM MODI enjoying his tour in JAPAN... Time will teach him...

Sure, people's curse on him..

Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

All Because of selecting a chaiwala. Bhatks come on still you support this chaiwala Fenku?? National wants to know. People are suffering day by day.

Skazi
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Every one CURSING ......There is a saying that the curses of the innocents will not go WASTE.....
the scheme was good, but it is manhandled, by not printing the new notes in advance.....Has any one seen this xxxxx , feku, daku, jaitley, advani, bachans, adanis, ambanis in lines to get new notes .....They must have received home delivery ....I think they are living on air ....

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March 19,2020

New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of Karnataka's 2018 reservation law, which granted reservation in promotion to employees belonging to SC and ST categories.

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud holds that applications filed by a group of general category employees for applying 'post-based quota' and the principle of the creamy layer at entry-level in public employment are not maintainable.

The apex court had, in November last year, reserved its order on the applications filed by general category candidates in the matter.

In May last year, the top court had upheld the law allowing reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates with consequential seniority.

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July 4,2020

A 53-year-old Indian worker in the UAE has missed a special repatriation flight after he dozed off at the Dubai International Airport, a media report said.

P Shajahan, who worked as a storekeeper in Abu Dhabi, was supposed to fly to Thiruvananthapuram on the Emirates jumbo jet chartered by the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC) Dubai, Gulf News reported.

It was the first-ever jumbo jet chartered for repatriation.

Shajahan, who had paid 1,100 dirham (USD 300) for the ticket, said that he did not sleep on the previous night as he kept on waiting for the confirmation of his ticket for the jumbo jet flying 427 stranded Indians to Kerala, it said.

He reached the airport early in the morning and after finishing the check-in procedures and rapid test, he reached the waiting area of the boarding gate at Terminal 3 around 2 PM local time, the report said.

“I sat away from most of the others. But I fell asleep after 4.30 PM,” he said.

S Nizamudeen Kollam, who coordinated the charter flight, said that the airline officials could not trace Shajahan when the flight was to take off.

“He woke up and called us after the flight left. It is sad that he missed the flight, which was the first-ever jumbo jet chartered for repatriation. We are now trying to send him on another Emirates flight that we are chartering on Saturday,” Kollam said.

Since Shajahan did not have any money, Jasimkhan Kallambalam, organising secretary of KMCC Thiruvananthapuram, went to the airport to meet him on Friday.

“Since his visa was cancelled, he could not come out of the airport. He had only eaten the snacks in the kit KMCC had given. We managed to give him some cash for buying food through KMCC volunteer Alamsha Latheef,” Kallambalam said.

In March, another Indian expat had fallen asleep in the same terminal and missed the last flight home before flights were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was stranded here for over 50 days before getting repatriated.

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January 23,2020

Kannur, Jan 23: A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has been arrested for attempting to create unrest in Kerala by hurling crude bombs at RSS office and police picket. The miscreants had reportedly planned to pass the blame on others.

The bomb attack took place of January 16 in Kerala’s Kannur. The accused Prabesh, an RSS hardliner, was arrested from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

According to the Kerala police Prabesh hurled steel bombs towards the police picket in front of Kathirur Manoj Smrithi Kendram, an RSS office.

"He threw bombs during the wee hours of January 16 morning. Following the arrest he has confessed that his aim was RSS office. Kannur, being politically sensitive region, any attack on political party offices will be regarded as an act by the opponent," Kathirur SI Nijeesh said.

"We had a police picket in the region for a few months now. We are assuming he wanted to create unrest in the area by removing the police from the spot. We could contain the situation because of the CCTV visuals. He was identified immediately after the incident. Following the attack he went to Coimbatore and was hiding there. Our team nabbed him from Coimbatore," he said.

The police have also said that the accused Prabesh had many criminal cases pending against him including those under Explosive Substances Act, 1883. He was nabbed by a team lead by Kathirur SI Nijeesh, CPO Rohith and Vijeesh.

The RSS office in the region is named after Kathirur Manoj a senior karyakarta (worker) who was allegedly killed by the CPI(M) activists in 2014. Kathirur Manoj was the prime accused in the attempt to murder of senior CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan in 1999.

 

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WellWisher
 - 
Thursday, 23 Jan 2020

Don't Waste Time Encounter And Finish The Matter. Peace Loving Pariot Indians Not Require Any Terror Groups And Their Followers.
So Start From Kerala And Clean Our India As Swacha Bharath For Ever.

 

Jai Hind!

 

 

 

 

 

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