City briefs

“The idea is to end the menace caused by parking attendants,” Arya said. “The MCD recently submitted an affidavit on its current parking policy in the Delhi High Court after the court raised concerns over non-uniform parking rates. Following this we realised the need to revise our policy,” he added.

The Corporation thinks a uniform parking rates will end the ‘parking contractor scam’ whereby,contractors charge inflated and arbitrary amounts from residents. It will also offer the much needed decongestion of busy market places as more people will use public transport.

Toddler killed by Blueline,driver on the run
An 18-month-old girl was killed when a Blueline bus hit her in the Gulabi Bagh area of North Delhi on Wednesday evening. Police said the deceased Karishma and her mother Sunita were going towards their home in Sarai Jhuggi Basti when a blueline bus plying on route number 142,between Jahangirpuri and Old Delhi,hit the girl from behind,killing her on the spot. The bus driver managed to flee.

CATE admit cards on DU website from June 5
Admit cards for the Combined Aptitude Test in English (CATE) will be available on the University website from June 5. Students can either print the admit card from du.ac.in or obtain a hard copy from their respective centres from June 6. The CATE will be held on June 9.

6 from Delhi die in Ambala accident
Ambala: Six persons from Delhi,five of them from the same family,were killed and six others seriously injured when their mini-bus collided head-on with a truck near Ambala early on Wednesday. The families,residents of Shalimar Bagh and Meenakshi Garden,were on their way to Vaishno Devi. P3