Delhi Shutdown: Markets closed, but life largely unaffected (Lead)
September 20th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The daylong countrywide bandh called to protest the government's economic measures evoked mixed response in the national capital Thursday with most markets remaining shut, but ... Read more...
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Six Delhi Metro stations to stay open
August 26th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The six metro stations which were ordered to be shut Sunday in view of protests outside the prime minister's residence, will remain open, a ... Read more...
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Kejriwal calls for protests against Congress, BJP
August 25th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Former Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal accused both Congress and BJP of looting Rs.1.85 lakh crore through the allocation of coal blocks to private ... Read more...
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Six metro stations to shut Sunday
August 24th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Six Delhi Metro stations around Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence will be shut Sunday as activist Arvind Kejriwal has called for a protest there, ... Read more...
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‘Government must use designers to create cultural identity’
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian fashion design fraternity needs "complete support" from the government so that they can help in creating more employment opportunities as well as in ... Read more...
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Musical or cartoon rakhi - take your pick this Raksha Bandhan (Raksha Bandhan is on Aug 2) (With Images)
July 27th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A plain, simple, red-coloured thread was once enough to symbolise a brother's pledge on Raksha Bandhan to protect his sister. But girls today are on ... Read more...
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Pranab visits Rajghat, other memorials before taking oath
July 25th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) President-elect Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi by visiting their memorial before being sworn in as ... Read more...
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Three Metro stations to close for two hours Wednesday
July 25th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Commuter services at three Delhi Metro stations - Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan and Khan Market - will be suspended from two hours Wednesday due ... Read more...
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Woman gives birth to girl on Metro train (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on a Delhi Metro train Sunday morning. This was the first such incident on the Delhi ... Read more...
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Body at nursery: ‘Killer’ arrested in Delhi
April 19th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A young man from the Khan Market area was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly murdering a teenager at a nursery near the market on April ... Read more...
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Charred body found at Delhi nursery
April 18th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A body, charred beyond recognition, was found Wednesday at a sealed nursery near Khan Market in central New Delhi, police said adding that the body ... Read more...
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Metro commuters hit by mock drill
February 15th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Delhi Metro conducted a drill Wednesday morning in six busy Metro stations to check the response time in the event of an earthquake and to ... Read more...
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CCTV footage from area near blast site being collected: Police
February 14th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Delhi Police are collecting CCTV footage from a wide swathe of area near the blast site, including along the route from Khan Market - where ... Read more...
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Drill to check Delhi’s earthquake preparedness
February 14th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A simulated earthquake will Wednesday asses the preparedness of government agencies and educate people in the capital with mock drills to handle natural disasters.While stimulated ... Read more...
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Mock drills at six Metro stations
February 13th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Delhi Metro will conduct a drill at six busy stations Wednesday to check if its staff is ready to deal with disasters. Passengers have been ... Read more...
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Three Metro stations to be closed Sunday
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Three Metro stations in the vicinity of Parliament House will be closed for a few hours and services partially curtailed on two lines ... Read more...
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Metro services to be curtailed on R-Day
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Delhi Metro services will be partially curtailed during the Republic Day parade Thursday and the beating retreat ceremony Jan 29, an official said.Train schedules of ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes: Order reserved on complaint against Amar Singh (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A trial court here Wednesday reserved till Dec 12 its order on a complaint by a prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-votes case, alleging ... Read more...
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False kidnapping claim by cash-for-votes witness: Police (Lead)
November 21st, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) A court here was Monday asked by Delhi Police to dismiss a complaint by Hasmat Ali, a key prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam ... Read more...
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Crowded markets, traffic jams on Dhanteras
October 24th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Hundreds of shoppers thronged brightly-lit city markets Monday to make purchases on Dhanteras, considered an auspicious occasion to buy things like gold, utensils or household ... Read more...
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Terror bid unveiled, but Delhiites’ festive spirits still high
October 14th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A close shave with what would have been a deadly terror strike in the national capital has had little effect on the festive spirits of ... Read more...
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Cash-for-vote scam witness says Amar Singh threatened him
October 11th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday asked Delhi Police to file a status report on a complaint of a key prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam ... Read more...
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Terror e-mail holds back shoppers in Delhi, suburbs
September 13th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The bustle across the markets and malls of the Indian capital and its satellite towns was missing Tuesday as people stayed away after an email ... Read more...
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Metro stations near PM’s home back to normal
August 26th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Normalcy returned Friday at the four Delhi Metro stations close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence that had been shut the day before, an ... Read more...
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Khan Market Metro station opens, three others still shut (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After a four-and-half-hour shutdown, Delhi Metro Thursday opened its Khan Market station, one of the four stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence ... Read more...
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50 pro-Anna protesters detained outside PM’s house
August 25th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Responding to Anna Hazare's call, dozens of his supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence here Thursday and 50 of them were detained, police ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro shuts four stations
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Four Delhi Metro stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence here were shut from 3 p.m. Thursday on the orders of the Delhi ... Read more...
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Apex court orders resealing of Delhi market
August 17th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Saying that "anything could happen in this country", the Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the resealing of 149 shops of a market allegedly built on a ... Read more...
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Khan Market parking woes: Court questions civic agency
July 15th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday directed New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to submit a site plan to sort out parking problems in the upscale Khan ... Read more...
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Delhi markets deserted after Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A day after India's financial and entertainment hub Mumbai was hit by three serial blasts, the usual bustle in the busy markets here was missing ... Read more...
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Notice to NDMC on Khan Market traders’ plea
July 8th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on a plea by the Khan Market traders' association challenging a ... Read more...
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No parking fee in Khan Market till June 6: Court
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted a stay till June 6 on the New Delhi Municipal Council's (NDMC) decision to levy a vehicle parking fee ... Read more...
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Abducted toddler rescued; maid arrested (Roundup)
April 27th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A toddler from a businessman's family here abducted Sunday was rescued with the arrest of the child's maid and three others who were desperate to ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Delhi toddler rescued, four arrested (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) An 18-month-old Delhi boy has been rescued from the clutches of his abductors, police said Wednesday adding that the kidnapping-for-ransom plan was hatched by a ... Read more...
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Temporary free parking allowed in Khan Market of Delhi
April 8th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday gave interim relief to traders of the city's posh Khan Market, who had challenged in the court the ... Read more...
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