Kejriwal to court arrest
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal said Monday that he and five other India Against Corruption (IAC) members would court arrest to voice their protest against ... Read more...
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Guidelines being framed on health food in schools, court told
August 30th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that a consultant had been tasked to frame guidelines on ... Read more...
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CAG Vinod Rai’s service records and dossier missing
August 21st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) The service records of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai "are not traceable", the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has revealed in response ... Read more...
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UP sees violence over Myanmar-Assam events, curfew in Allahabad (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Violent protests were reported Friday from Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad cities of Uttar Pradesh where Muslim mobs, protesting the attacks on the community in Assam ... Read more...
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Violent protests in UP against Assam-Myanmar violence
August 17th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Violence broke out in the Uttar Pradesh capital city Friday as hundreds of irate Muslims, protesting violence against the community in Assam and Myanmar, took to ... Read more...
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Private firm manager shot dead in Delhi
July 25th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A 52-year-old administrative manager working with a private firm was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants here Tuesday morning, police said.Nirmal Jain, a resident of ... Read more...
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UP probe into presence of jailed MLAs at Pranab lunch
July 7th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) Faced with severe criticism at the presence of two jailed legislators at the lunch hosted by the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for UPA presidential candidate ... Read more...
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Rains lash Lucknow, parts of UP
July 5th, 2012 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh early Thursday, bringing respite from the hot and muggy weather. The downpour is likely to continue ... Read more...
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Delhi gets another automated multi-level parking
June 12th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) After several delays, the national capital's second automated multi-level car parking with a capacity of 1,408 vehicles, opened here Tuesday.Constructed at an estimated cost ... Read more...
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Boy drowns in pothole in Delhi hospital
May 25th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy drowned in a pothole in the premises of Lady Hardinge Hospital in central Delhi, police said Thursday.The victim identified as Monty drowned ... Read more...
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Journalists protest road renaming
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Journalists in south Delhi's Saket area are upset that the road linking their colony has been changed from Press Enclave Marg to Pt. Trilok Chand ... Read more...
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Elections for three new Delhi mayors from April 30
April 24th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Elections for three mayors for the newly-trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held from April 30, a statement from the civic agency said ... Read more...
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For MCD officials, trifurcation costly, tiresome
April 20th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Officials of the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are battling chaos and confusion as they go about dividing the civic body's infrastructure into ... Read more...
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11 Tibetans trying to gatecrash BRICS summit venue detained
March 29th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Eleven Tibetans, attempting to gatecrash into the Taj Palace Hotel -- the venue of the ongoing BRICS summit in New Delhi, were detained by the ... Read more...
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Cycling to work? Growing movement to tackle mobility crisis (Feature)
March 25th, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Cycling to work may soon become a reality in Delhi, and not just for the poor. With pollution and shrinking roadspace, the capital is under ... Read more...
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Suresh Raina meets UP CM, demands better sports facilities
March 24th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Team India cricketer Suresh Raina met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here Saturday and demanded better sports facilities for sportsmen and women in the state.Raina ... Read more...
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One dead, three injured in Delhi road accident
March 18th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A 25-year-old youth was killed and three others injured after the car they were travelling in collided with a road divider in the capital, police ... Read more...
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E. Ahamed’s relative stabbed
March 15th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 42-year-old relative of Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed was stabbed here by unidentified motorcyle-borne mobile phone snatchers, police said Thursday.Ajmal Edappagath, ... Read more...
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Mayawati added Rs.23.64 crore to her wealth in two years
March 13th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Outgoing Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's wealth has gone up by Rs.23.64 crore in the past two years, an affidavit submitted by her while filing her ... Read more...
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Image conscious Akhilesh Yadav begins ‘clean up’
March 12th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Two days before he becomes the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav has cracked the whip on overzealous party workers, hinting at a complete makeover of ... Read more...
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Overspeeding truck kills one, injures two in Delhi
March 11th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Rash driving claimed yet another life in the capital when a 40-year-old unidentified driver was killed and his two passengers injured after an auto-rickshaw in ... Read more...
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Government gets court notice on demand for bridge
March 7th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking construction of a pedestrian bridge over the busy Lala Lajpat ... Read more...
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Early Holi for supporters of Hanuman devotee Mulayam
March 6th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Hundreds of jubilant supporters splashed Holi colour on each other Tuesday and cheered and danced as former wrestler and Hanuman devotee Mulayam Singh Yadav led ... Read more...
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Everyone supported us, cautious Mulayam says
March 5th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) Widely tipped to bag Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday declined to comment on the likely electoral outcome Tuesday but said "all sections" ... Read more...
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Fardeen Khan’s sister killed in south Delhi car crash (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, February 27 (IANS) Two people, including the half-sister of Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan, were killed in a collision of two cars in south Delhi early Monday, police ... Read more...
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Ex-cop, 3 others acquitted in Mumbai gang-rape case
February 28th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) A Mumbai court Monday cleared a high-ranking disgraced former police officer and three others for their alleged involvement in the sensational gang-rape case involving a minor ... Read more...
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2G case: Court notice to government on property attachment
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea filed by a construction company challenging an Enforcement Directorate (ED) order ... Read more...
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Rash driving again: Two killed in Delhi, one held (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A 19-year-old accused of mowing down two people in south Delhi early Monday morning has been arrested, police said.The accused, Manish, is the cleaner of ... Read more...
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Rash driving again: Two killed in Delhi
February 20th, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Two people were mowed down in the early hours of Monday in the second case of rash driving in south Delhi in as many days, ... Read more...
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Sports car driver killed in crash (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A young realtor driving a Lamborghini was killed when his sports car hit a cyclist and crashed into a bus stop railing in south Delhi ... Read more...
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Three killed in road accidents
February 6th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Three people were killed in three different road accidents in the national capital, police said Sunday.An unidentified man, in his mid-thirties, was killed in a ... Read more...
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Delhi eatery owner fired upon by cop, escapes unhurt
January 10th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A roadside eatery shop owner in Delhi was shot at by a police constable Monday night but escaped unhurt, police said.Arjun Prasad Gupta, the eatery ... Read more...
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Ticket sales begin for Republic Day Parade
January 9th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Sale of tickets for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat ceremony in the capital began Monday.While tickets of reserved seats are available at Rs.300 ... Read more...
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Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs.1.75 crore
January 1st, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A 32-year-old Nigerian was arrested from west Delhi with cocaine estimated to be worth Rs.1.75 crore, police said Sunday.Paul Chinedu Ugwor alias Emma, who lives ... Read more...
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Delhi Police warn against drunk driving on New Year’s Eve
December 29th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Drunk driving on the eve of the New Year may land motorists and scooterists in the capital behind bars, Delhi Traffic Police said Thursday, ... Read more...
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