Voter ID cards to go colour

The era of black and white voter identity cards, which over the years had evolved with the democracy and became synonymous with the electoral process, may soon pave way for coloured and more authentic-looking Elector Photo Identity Cards popularly known as EPIC. The new look EPIC will not only have the latest coloured photograph of the voter, but will also have a host of new features, which will lend an unique touch to it.

Elaborating more about the coloured voter ID card, chief electoral officer of Uttar Pradesh, Umesh Sinha, said, "We are planning to give new look coloured voter ID card to the voters in the state before the 16th general elections scheduled to be held in 2014. We have also set a target of enrolling 25 lakh new voters,Shop for chipcard dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. and they would be given the new look and coloured EPIC on January 25, 2014 on the occasion of National Voters' Day."

He further stated that the coloured EPIC would be similar to those used in the 2012 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, and will have a host of safety features. "The EPIC would be made using plastic material, and will be multi-layered. It will also have the hologram of the Election Commission embossed, and will also be having a distinct barcode for each Elector Photo Identity Card."

The Election Commission plans to further link the barcoded voter ID card with the list having the relevant details of the voters (ranging from their names, addresses, date of birth among others). These details of the voters could then be retrieved for future purpose using barcode readers (commonly used in shopping malls to list the price of items at the billing counter).

When asked whether the coloured EPIC will come as free to the voters or not, the chief electoral officer said, "The Election Commission of India has fixed the cost of this ID card at Rs 30, but we are trying to make it as cheaper as possible," and added that as soon as the Form-6, which pertains to registration of a new voter is approved, the digital signature of the electoral registration officer would soon appear on the EPIC.Virtual formalofficdresses logo Verano Place logo. A sample of the new looking EPIC (TOI has a possession of it) also clearly mentions, "Mere possession of the EPIC is no guarantee that you are in current electoral roll. Please check you name in the current electoral roll." Apart from this it carries the name of the voter, father's name, sex, date of birth, address and the concerned assembly constituency of the voter.

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Fish spawn according to water temperature and lengthening daylight. Since the lake is reasonably murky this year it could be that the crappie cant see when the sun comes up and when it goes down. And doubtless, the water is cooler, what with it snowing recently. The lake is dropping, and that may have something to do with it too. Members of the sunfish family, which includes bass and crappie,Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a porcelaintiles can authenticate your computer usage and data. do not spawn well under rapidly fluctuating water conditions. If they do, the eggs they lay might end up out of the water.

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I am just aching to go to Canada, knowing that the ice will be out in a few days and fish will active. They are so happy to see ice gone that everyone you catch has a smile on his face, and with the warming sun shining down into clear water, they feed voraciously. There are several lakes I know of in that Lake of the Woods region where huge smallmouth bass begin to spawn right around the first of June, and they just tear up topwater lures. I particularly like to catch them then on buzz-baits, and there are plenty of four- to five- pound smallmouth to be caught.

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