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I have found answer to why traffic jam in Delhi. Do you?

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I was passing through Badarpur situated in the capital of India on 4th Feb 2012 when I found above vehicles being driven in opposite carriageway and causing traffic jams without bothering inconvenience to other road users and took snaps which I thought I will share with concerned agencies being stakeholders for a betterment. I am a frequent user of the above road. I have been facing through severe traffic jams and have been posting on the facebook of Delhi Traffic Police and also Mr. Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) for the past six months or so. I was always wondering why traffic police is not able to control the traffic jam in the capital of India despite such an abled Jt. Commissioner of Police. I used to receive comments that "Local Area Officer has been informed". However, no respite to the public vows. I was further surprised when I received a comment on 4th Feb 2012 which is quoted below: Delhi Traffic Police Thanks, this type of ...

Non-credit of cheque in PPF Account amounting to loss of interest for one month

As per PPF Act, the subscribers of PPF are entitled for interest on the balance amount between 5th and last working day. It implies that any amount deposited by the subscribers on or before 5th of the month would carry a interest for that particular month. Earlier the date of deposit of the cheque in the post office or bank was considered the date of credit to the PPF account. However, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India last year changed the criteria and the date of actual clearing was made the date of crediting the subscribers account.  A customer has PPF account in Post Office at New Delhi and he deposited a cheque in the post office on 2nd April 2011. Due to lethargic attitude of the post office or may be a malafide intention, the cheque was presented late by the post office and the credit to the subscribers account was afforded on 7th April 2011 which means that the subscriber was denied interest for the period of April 2011 and this interest was amounting to Rs. 375/-. As p...