Metro to construct nine power receiving sub-stations
August 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) To augment power supply for Phase III and strengthen four existing sub-stations, Delhi Metro will be constructing nine new power receiving sub-stations (RSS), an official ... Read more...
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Court orders seizure of ex-armyman’s revolver (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed police to seize the personal revolver of a retired military officer on the plea of his wife alleging that ... Read more...
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Impressive 55 percent voting in Delhi civic polls (Second Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi witnessed 55 percent polling, its highest in 15 years, in the civic polls held Sunday, Delhi's election commissioner Rakesh Mehta said describing it as ... Read more...
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Two arrested for duping people
January 1st, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A gang of fraudsters, who allegedly cheated people to the tune of Rs 55,00,000 on the pretext of setting up of mobile phone towers at ... Read more...
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At 82, she underwent her 11th surgery
July 13th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) In a room at Apollo Hospital in the capital, 82-year-old Kamal Vadera prods the doctor about why her condition could not be diagnosed earlier. She ... Read more...
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BSP flays Rahul’s ‘double standards’
June 30th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 29 (IANS) Reacting sharply to Rahul Gandhi's unscheduled visit to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet the family of a girl who was allegedly raped and murdered, Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to dig deeper for tunnels in third phase
June 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Delhi Metro, known for its engineering marvel, is set to dig deeper for its third phase lines which at some places require constructing tunnels under ... Read more...
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Navratri commences in Delhi with prayers and fasting
April 4th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Chanting 'Jai Mata Di' and holding coconuts, bangles and red 'chunnis' in their hands, thousands of devotees thronged various city temples Monday morning as the ... Read more...
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CBI raids Lalli’s premises, files graft case in CWG (Roundup)
March 4th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday searched the homes and offices of suspended Prasar Bharati CEO B.S. Lalli and registered a corruption case ... Read more...
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Delhi blasts accused’s plea for speedy trial rejected
March 2nd, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea by an accused in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts to speed up his trial, saying all the ... Read more...
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Owl in a day’s work: Cop’s encounter with winged evidence
February 20th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sumit Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Delhi Police constable Rohtash Kumar is used to handling tough criminals. After all, he has been doing the job for the past 22 years. ... Read more...
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Two shelters identified for poor pregnant women in Delhi
January 19th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it has identified two exclusive shelters for destitute pregnant and lactating women. The court had directed the ... Read more...
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Traffic advisory issued for CWG shooting events
October 4th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Delhi Traffic Police Monday issued an advisory urging people to avoid Suraj Kund Mela ground and take Pul Prahalad Pur and Mathura Road instead for journeys ... Read more...
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Traffic advisory issued near Karni Singh Shooting range
October 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Delhi Traffic Police have closed the Surajkund Road off the Karni Singh Shooting Range for the duration of the Commonwealth Games competitions Oct 5-13.In an advisory ... Read more...
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2005 Delhi blasts: Interim bail plea of accused rejected
September 15th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday rejected the interim bail plea of Tariq Ahmed Dar who is the prime accused in the 2005 Delhi serial blasts.
Justice Ajit ... Read more...
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Trial on Games lane cancelled due to heavy rains (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Delhiites heaved a sigh of relief after the Delhi traffic police decided to cancel Monday's peak-hour trial runs on the dedicated Commonwealth Games lanes due to heavy ... Read more...
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Games road lane trial planned during rush hour
September 12th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Delhi's traffic police will conduct trials on road lanes reserved for ferrying the Commonwealth Games athletes and officials during the morning and evening rush hour over the ... Read more...
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Games lane trials lead to traffic jams
September 8th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Trials on the exclusive Games lanes Wednesday led to traffic jams at various places in the capital.
Traffic moved at a snail's pace on Lodhi Road Madrasa ... Read more...
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Traffic police to hold trials on Games lanes
September 7th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Delhi traffic police will hold trials on traffic management on the dedicated Games lanes from Wednesday over the next three days. It has advised people to ... Read more...
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Rains continue to lash Delhi, more to come (Second Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Rains continued to lash the Indian capital for the third consecutive day Saturday, hitting life hard with flooding of roads and traffic jams. Heavy to very heavy ... Read more...
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Rain stalls traffic in the capital, yet again (Lead)
August 19th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The pleasant Thursday morning soon turned into a nightmare for Delhiites when it started raining cats and dogs. With half the city dug up, waterlogging inevitably brought ... Read more...
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Man found hanging from tree in Delhi (Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A 26-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in south Delhi's Kalkaji area Wednesday, police said.
Identified as Ganga Singh from Uttarakhand, the man's body was found ... Read more...
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Journalist arrested for extortion
March 26th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A journalist was arrested for allegedly filming a pornographic CD of a businessman and trying to extort money from him, Delhi Police said Friday. ... Read more...
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One held in Delhi for human trafficking (Lead)
March 21st, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday claimed to have busted a human trafficking racket with the arrest of a man who allegedly cheated people after promising them jobs in Saudi ... Read more...
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One held in south Delhi for human trafficking
March 21st, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday claimed to have busted a human trafficking racket with the arrest of a man who allegedly would cheat people on pretext of arranging ... Read more...
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Child labourers rescued from MCD construction site
March 12th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Four child labourers were Friday rescued while they working at a road construction site of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said an NGO that assisted the ... Read more...
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Police deny reports of firing in Delhi cafe
December 23rd, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Barely hours after reported firing at a plush bar-cum-cafe in south Delhi, a senior police officer Wednesday denied any such incident.
"Our officers, who inspected the spot, ... Read more...
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BJP’s Delhi shutdown: key markets shut but life unaffected
November 13th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Many major markets in the capital were closed for several hours Friday but city life remained unaffected during the daylong shutdown the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Protests, procession lead to traffic snarls across capital
October 31st, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, a religious procession and the India-Australia cricket match Saturday led to traffic snarls across the national capital.
The BJP ... Read more...
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Hotel management student abducted, raped
September 30th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A 23-year-old hotel management student has alleged that she was abducted and raped by four men who kept her confined for about a month, police said Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Aspiring model held for murdering female executive
August 6th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The lure of fast money drove an aspiring model to kill a female executive in the capital last week, police said Thursday, a day after he was ... Read more...
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‘Delhi’s drains can’t cope with monsoon’
May 12th, 2009 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Monday criticized the condition of drains in the capital saying that they were likely to overflow during the ... Read more...
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Give us development, not freebies, say Delhi’s slum voters
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Slum-dwellers do not want to be taken for granted. A day before the election inhabitants of Delhi's shantytowns say they are fed up of being wooed ... Read more...
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Airtel gets notice over mobile phone towers in south Delhi
April 28th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Mobile telephony major Airtel Tuesday got a notice from the Delhi High Court after a group of residents from south Delhi objected to the signal towers it ... Read more...
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Ramesh vs Ramesh in South Delhi
April 26th, 2009 - 8:55 am ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Once known as the constituency of the rich and the famous, South Delhi has lost its elite touch post-delimitation. Many of the posh colonies ... Read more...
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