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In wake of the recent terror blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad in India, Delhi Police have alerted operators of guesthouses, cyber cafes, telephone booths and taxi services to keep a register on their customers as a security measure ahead of Independence Day.

Installation of CCTVs is asked in cyber cafes, hotels and guesthouses while telephone booth operators will maintain a register to record the entry of every customer.

Owners of guesthouses and hotels were also asked not to allow their guests to use hotel address for getting a mobile connection, said a senior police officer.

Police have asked the operators to keep a watch on every customer and report about any suspicious people. Police instructed them not to allow the service to any one without proper identification.

The city police are also installing 34 CCTVs in crowded areas from August 10 to 15; the official said adding that high security personnel are deployed on the borders and in the city.

“The deployment of paramilitary personnel has already started. Personnel from BSF, CRPF and RAF will be on streets,” the official said telling about their preliminary preparation for security on the Independence Day.

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After Bangalore serial blast, eight low-intensity bomb blasts rocked Ahmedabad city on Saturday evening. The blasts happened in Maninagar, Bapunagar, Hatkeshwar, Sarnagpur Bridge, Amraiwadi, Govindwadi, Sarangpur, Chakla area and Jawahar Chowk. All the blast took place within half an hour starting from 6:30 pm.

The first two blast happened at Maninagar. The first one took place in the Assembly constituency of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi followed by a second blast inside the LJ Hospital premises. It was reported that the bomb in Maninagar was planted in a bicycle in the assembly constituency while the blast inside the hospital took place below a red-coloured car. 20 people have been taken injured to the civil hospital in Maninagar. A black coloured Hero Honda Splendor motorcycle has been found abandoned near the blast site in Maninagar.

Two other blast took place in Bapunagar at about 6:40 pm, one outside the railway station while other inside a bus. The bombs were reportedly hidden in tiffin boxes. Ahmedabad railway station has been sealed. One more blast happened in Diamond market.

Bapu Nagar and Diamond Market are in the Old City area which is very congested particularly on Saturday evening. According to CNN-IBN’s reports, the blasts were aimed at creating panic and not really at causing heavy causalities.

A seventh explosion took place in Sakrej. An initial report says that the bomb was targetted in CNG bus. In another market near Sabarmati River, eyewitness accounts suggest that two men were seen throwing a bag near the shops. Soon after this, there was an explosion.

Immediately, police have rushed to the sites. All the injured are being rushed to nearby hospitals. All mobile networks have been jammed. An emergency meeting is going on at Modi’s residence and the Chief Minister is likely to visit the blast areas soon.

President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned the blasts and appealed for calm.

Union Minister of State for Home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said, “The blasts seem to be along the lines of yesterdays Bangalore blasts. It is a conspiracy to unsettle the country. All metros are on a high alert.”

Delhi, Mumbai, and other metros are on the high alert. It was feared that the ancient Meenakshi Temple may be on target. Hence Tamil Nadu has also been put on high alert. However, as a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up at all major temples.

According to the reports of IBN CNN, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had received an e-mail from a little known terror group called Indian Mujaheedin about a possible attack. Other details are yet to come.

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