Matters have worsened with eager citizens alleging that the officials were being rude and uncooperative. ``They are rejecting forms that have even a small column which has not been filled. But they are so confusing that it becomes difficult for us to understand,'' said a citizen who had come to register himself as a voter.

Matters were compounded with code numbers of the assembly segments and polling centres not being put on display. Many fear that more than half the forms submitted will be rejected due to the prevailing confusion, denying them their right to vote.

PMC octroi squad collects Rs 1.62 lakh
The octroi department of Pune Municipal Corporation collected fine of more than Rs 1.62 lakh from tax evaders within a day on Tuesday after changing its style of functioning. Each of the task forces, which were directed to check for tax evaders, was assigned to look specially for the tax evasion of a particular item.

`Rapid Action Force' caught optical lenses worth over Rs 2.90 lakh and collected fine of Rs 53,151 while the `Tiger Force' caught electric goods worth about Rs 50,000 and collected Rs 15,000 as fine, additional municipal commissioner Deepak Kapoor said.

`Lion Force' caught copper wire and spare parts of radio worth over Rs 1.43 lakh and collected fine of Rs 28,280. `Special Task Force' caught electrical and vehicle spare parts worth more than Rs 67,000 and collected Rs 8,556 as fine, he added.

`Elite Task Force' caught country liquor worth over Rs 15,000 and collected Rs 9,552 as fine while `Panther Force' caught audio cassettes worth over Rs 21,000 and collected fine of Rs 7,776, according to Kapoor.