Heavy downpour in Delhi, traffic hit (Second Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Delhi Saturday, causing chaos on city roads. The hour-long downpour in some parts of the city brought traffic to a halt and ... Read more...
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ULFA attempt to disrupt Manmohan’s visit foiled
April 18th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) An attempt by ULFA's anti-talks faction to trigger at least two blasts in Guwahati, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit April 20, has been ... Read more...
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Centre alerts Assam ahead of ULFA raising day (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Security agencies in Assam are prepared for any attempt by the anti-talk faction of ULFA to resort to violence ahead of April 7 which the ... Read more...
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Strike affects banking services in Punjab, Haryana (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) Banking services across Punjab and Haryana were affected Tuesday as employees of various nationalised banks joined the nationwide 24-hour strike call given by 11 trade unions ... Read more...
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V-Day venom: Youngsters flirt with cobra drug (With Images)
February 15th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) It wasn't just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine's Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom ... Read more...
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Over 500 jaywalkers prosecuted in three days
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Continuing its drive against jaywalkers, Delhi Police Saturday fined 154 people, taking the total number of those prosecuted in the past three days to ... Read more...
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Tight security in Bangalore for peaceful New Year’s Eve
December 31st, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) About 16,000 police personnel will be on duty late Saturday to maintain vigil across Bangalore and ensure peaceful New Year's Eve celebrations."We are taking maximum ... Read more...
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Police find Rs.20 lakh on dead trader
December 28th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 27 (IANS) Police and doctors at the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) Tuesday found almost Rs.20 lakh on a man who was found unconscious near the inter-state bus terminal ... Read more...
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Kashmere Gate bus terminus to be revamped
December 21st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) With top notch security arrangements and passenger facilities on offer, the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate here is all set to get ... Read more...
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PM to visit blockade-hit Manipur
November 28th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit blockade-hit Manipur Dec 3 to attend a series of programmes and address a public gathering, an official said here ... Read more...
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Man held for killing business rival
November 17th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A 27-year-old man was arrested for abducting and killing a business rival here, police said Thursday.Pawan Kumar Phougat, who hails from Sonepat in Haryana, was ... Read more...
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Body of youth recovered on Yamuna bank
October 8th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) A 21-year-old man's bloated body was found on the bank of Yamuna river in north Delhi Saturday, two days after he left home for idol ... Read more...
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Heavy rains hit Delhi again (Lead)
September 16th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A day after torrential downpour crippled the city, heavy rains again lashed the capital Friday, flooding many roads and causing traffic jams.The Met office has ... Read more...
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Collision hits train services on Bangalore-Chennai route
September 14th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Train services to Chennai from Bangalore, Mysore and Hubli in Karnataka will remain disrupted till Wednesday evening as restoration work was in progress on the route ... Read more...
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Torrential rains cripple Delhi — for hours
September 9th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Indian capital came to a virtual halt Friday morning as four hours of torrential downpour flooded streets and numerous neighbourhoods, crippled traffic and ... Read more...
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Mamata unfurls tri-colour, sends sweets to prisoners
August 15th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee Monday became West Bengal's first woman chief minister to unfurl the national flag as the state joined the rest of the nation in ... Read more...
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Nearly 30,000 use Delhi Metro in Ghaziabad on first day
July 14th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 commuters in Ghaziabad Thursday used Delhi Metro on the first day of its further expansion into Uttar Pradesh, officials said.Officials of Delhi Metro ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro now goes to Ghaziabad (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow/New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Metro rail services were Thursday further extended into Uttar Pradesh, connecting the national capital to the suburban Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, the state ... Read more...
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Speeding bus crushes man, injures 12 (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 28-year-old man was crushed to death and 12 people, including a head constable, were injured when a speeding Blueline bus crashed into them early ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar to get world-class bus terminus
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) The Orissa capital is set to get a world-class bus terminus with modern facilities like an air-conditioned waiting hall, retiring rooms, e-ticketing system, kiosks, food courts ... Read more...
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Three Delhi cops molest woman colleague
March 17th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Three drunk policemen allegedly molested a 20-year-old woman traffic police constable in a park in north Delhi, police said Thursday.The woman traffic police personnel alleged ... Read more...
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Three robbers held, goods worth Rs.50 lakh seized
March 7th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Three men involved in robbing goods vehicles on highways were arrested from east Delhi, police said Monday. Stolen goods worth Rs.50 lakh have been recovered.Anwar ... Read more...
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Delhi CM opens new traffic Operations Control Center (OCC)
February 4th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday said the commissioning of a new Operations Control Center (OCC) at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) would ensure improvement of the ... Read more...
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Bus crushes traffic cop, cyclist to death, injures another
January 24th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A traffic policeman and a cyclist were crushed to death in the capital Monday when a speeding school bus first hit the cyclist and then the cop. ... Read more...
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Nigerian held with fake currency in Chandigarh
December 29th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) A Nigerian national was arrested here for travelling without official documents and possessing counterfeit currency, police said Wednesday. Joseph Prince Michael Chukwudozie, who hails from Ezegbo Lagos town ... Read more...
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Yamuna to fall below danger mark by Monday morning (Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The water level in the swollen Yamuna will fall below the danger level by Monday morning, an official of the department of irrigation and flood control ... Read more...
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Yamuna below danger mark by Sunday evening
September 26th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After flowing above the danger level for exactly a week now, the water level of the Yamuna river will drop below the danger mark by Sunday evening, ... Read more...
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Services resume at Kashmere Gate bus terminus
September 25th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The usually busy Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) resumed its services Saturday after these were hit owing to waterlogging in the complex. The terminus was ... Read more...
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Forced out of ISBT, bus operators running in losses
September 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Suhas Munshi
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) At Delhi's busiest and oldest bus terminus - Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) - one may encounter waterways instead of pathways, an eerie silence ... Read more...
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Yamuna ebbs further, still flowing above danger level (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A swollen Yamuna continued to recede in the capital Thursday but was still flowing nearly two metres above the danger level of 204.83 metres, said an official ... Read more...
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Flooded Kashmere Gate stops inter-state bus services (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Inter-state bus services from the usually busy Kashmere Gate terminus here came to a complete halt Thursday as waist-deep flood waters inundated the complex. Passengers were ... Read more...
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Waterlogging hits Kashmere Gate inter-state bus services
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Bus services at the busy Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) here were halted Thursday as waist-deep rain water clogged the complex. Several buses have been diverted ... Read more...
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Yamuna recedes but still flowing above danger mark
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The water of the Yamuna river here receded Thursday morning but the river is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark, a flood department official ... Read more...
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Rains lash capital, more showers expected (Lead)
September 20th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The national capital Monday received incessant rains bringing down the temperature by several notches. The weather officials predicted more rains till Tuesday evening.
Delhi received 61.5 mm ... Read more...
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Wet morning, more rains in store for Delhi
September 20th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Delhi saw early morning showers Monday, causing waterlogging and traffic jams in a few areas. The weather office said more rains were likely during the day.
"The sky ... Read more...
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