News Reading Practice #7
(100 Day Challenge)
AS TRAFFIC CURBS KICKS IN NEW DELHI WEARS A DESERTED
LOOK
The Hindu Bureau
| NEW DELHI
With more than 50,000 Delhi Police personnel on the ground and stringent traffic regulations in place in view of the G-20 Summit, the New Delhi district area
on Friday wore a deserted look. The area was heavily barricaded, with the police checking all vehicles and IDs of
those entering landmarks around the summit venue and hotels where the delegates are staying. All government, private, financial, and
educational institutions in the area remained shut. The district has been designated as Controlled Zone-I from 5 a.m. on Friday till 11.59 p.m. on
Sunday.
The movement of vehicles is being regulated, but residents and tourists staying in the area having valid identification documents are
being permitted to travel, officials said. Delhi Traffic Police has restricted the entry of buses into Delhi from Rajokari border
beginning Friday.
While the Delhi Metro started its services at 4 a.m.
from the terminal stations on all lines of the network on Friday, commuters had to undergo enhanced security checking at key VVIP locations.
There were, however, no traffic restrictions in other districts of
the national capital, officials said.
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Curb – à´¨ിയന്à´¤്à´°à´£ം, à´¨ിയന്à´¤്à´°ിà´•്à´•ുà´•, à´¨ിà´°ോà´§ിà´•്à´•ുà´• (to control or limit something)
Kick in - à´¨ിലവിà´²് വരുà´• (to begin to
have an effect)
Wear - ധരിà´•്à´•ുà´•/à´…à´£ിà´¯ുà´• (put on), à´•ാണപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´•/à´ª്à´°à´¤്യക്à´·à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´• (appear)
On the ground - à´¸ംà´à´µà´¸്ഥലത്à´¤് സജീവമാà´µുà´• (at the place of
importance; actively engaged)
Stringent - à´•à´°്ശനമാà´¯ (strict or severe)
Traffic regulations - à´—à´¤ാà´—à´¤
à´¨ിയന്à´¤്രണങ്ങള് (traffic controls)
Summit- ഉച്à´šà´•ോà´Ÿി (meeting)
Barricade (v) - വഴി à´…à´Ÿà´¯്à´•്à´•ുà´• (prevent or
delay the movement, block or defend with a barricade (n).)
Venue - à´µേà´¦ി (the place where something happens)
Delegate - à´ª്à´°à´¤ിà´¨ിà´§ി (elected representative)
Remain Shut - à´…à´Ÿà´ž്à´žുà´•ിà´Ÿà´•്à´•ുà´• (stay closed or
not open)
Designated - à´¨ിà´°്à´¦്à´¦േà´¶ിà´•്à´•à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ (assigned,
allocated)
Regulate - à´¨ിയന്à´¤്à´°ിà´•്à´•ുà´• (control)
Valid Identification documents - à´¸ാà´§ുà´µാà´¯ à´¤ിà´°ിà´š്à´šà´±ിയല് à´°േà´–à´•à´³്. (official proof of a person's identity)
Restricted - പരിà´®ിതപ്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ി. (limited)
Commuters - à´¸്à´¥ിà´°à´¯ാà´¤്à´°à´•്à´•ാà´°് (persons who
travel on regular basis)
Undergo - à´µിà´§േയമാà´µുà´• (experience or be subjected to)
Enhanced security checking - à´¤ീà´µ്à´°à´®ാà´¯ à´¸ുà´°à´•്à´·ാപരിà´¶ോധന (intensified security checking)
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