Top cop who took on Gurgaon toll plaza transferred
September 18th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 18 (IANS) Police officer Bharti Arora, whose initiative led to the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway becoming toll free for a fortnight, was transferred ahead of a crucial hearing in the ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel launches navigation application
September 12th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday launched a navigation application - SmartDrive - that enables users to view their location on a map and plan ... Read more...
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IGL raises gas prices by 0.20 paise in UP
September 8th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) State-run gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Saturday hiked compressed natural gas (CNG) prices by 20 paise per kg.An IGL statement said that the ... Read more...
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Master Plan clears way for home buyers in Noida Extension
August 24th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) Friday approved the Greater Noida Master Plan 2021, bringing smile to thousands of home buyers in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Train engine derailed at Kanpur, none hurt
August 18th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Rail traffic on the important Jhansi-Band sector in Uttar Pradesh was hit for over four hours Saturday after the engine of the Kanpur-bound Shram Shakti Express ... Read more...
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XLRI to open its new campus by 2014-end
August 11th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) XLRI, a premier private business school in India, will come out with a new campus in the National Capital Region (NCR) by the end of 2014, ... Read more...
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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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14-hour power failure hit NCR towns
July 30th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 30 (IANS) The sudden failure of the Northern Grid Monday severely affected the NCR towns of Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut and Bulandshahr, hitting common people and businesses alike. The ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro services resume on all lines (Third Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Services on all six lines of the Delhi Metro resumed by 8.45 a.m. after almost three hours of disruption due to tripping of ... Read more...
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Fake placement agency busted, three arrested
July 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested for running a fake placement agency for household helps and cheating several people, including Rajya Sabha Secretary V.K. ... Read more...
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Indraprastha Gas quarterly net profit rises 6 percent
July 28th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) Saturday posted a six percent increase in net profit at Rs.85 crore for the quarter ended June 30 against Rs.80 crore ... Read more...
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Monsoon showers bring relief to UP
July 7th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) The temperatures in the sun-scorched Uttar Pradesh went down considerably Saturday with heavy to moderate rains reported from most parts of the state.The state received heavy ... Read more...
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Notorious criminals arrested in Ghaziabad
June 17th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 17 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police Sunday arrested five notorious criminals of the Sundar Bhati gang operating in Delhi and its surrounding areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) ... Read more...
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Centre for Sight expands in north India
June 17th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) In a bid to consolidate its market position in north India, eye-care chain Centre for Sight (CFS) Sunday said that it has partnered with two ... Read more...
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Summer vacations bring drought in blood banks: Experts (June 14 is World Blood Donor Day)
June 14th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Every summer, 10-year-old Aditya's parents face a tough time trying to arrange two units of 'A negative' blood for their thalassemia-afflicted son as the student ... Read more...
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Power, water shortages bring misery to Ghaziabad
June 6th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 6 (IANS) At the height of summer, life in Ghaziabad has become miserable, with unscheduled power cuts up to 14 hours a day causing water shortages too.Both ... Read more...
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Delhiites feel their environment has deteriorated
June 5th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A majority of respondents to a survey on the capital's enviroment feel that its quality has worsened, while nearly half of them perceive a reduction in ... Read more...
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‘Frame scheme for displaced Kashmiri bureaucrats’
June 1st, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the central government to frame a rehabilitation scheme for displaced retired Kashmiri bureaucrats here, and quashed the eviction notices ... Read more...
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International prostitution racket busted in Delhi
May 30th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) With the arrest of seven women, Delhi Police Wednesday claimed to have busted an international prostitution racket run in the capital by women from Uzbekistan.According ... Read more...
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Work on Night Safari to start in UP
May 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) An ambitious Night wildlife Safari project - the first in India - might see the light of the day sooner than later at Greater Noida ... Read more...
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Maoist wanted in Jharkhand held in Delhi (Second Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A Maoist wanted for the killing of a Jharkhand Police officer has been arrested in the Indian capital, police said Friday.Pradeep Kumar Singh, 42, was ... Read more...
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CWG scam: CBI raids 20 locations (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday raided 20 locations in Delhi, the national capital region (NCR), Kolkata and Siliguri in connection with another Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, an ... Read more...
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Uninor employees’ bid to save company business in India
April 17th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Employees of telecom service provider Uninor along with their families would gather at Jantar Mantar Wednesday to tell the government that their future is ... Read more...
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Plans unveiled for hassle-free travel to Ghaziabad
March 30th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 29 (IANS) Three underpasses and three foot overbridges would be constructed at major intersections on National Highway-24, the artery connecting trans Hindon areas with Ghaziabad and Noida, to ... Read more...
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Anti-builder rally by farmers in Greater Noida Saturday
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), March 23 (IANS) Farmers, led by the Akhil Bharatiya Yuva Manch in Greater Noida in western Uttar Pradesh have called for a massive protest rally against ... Read more...
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Mild quake in UP, aftershocks in Delhi (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A slight earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in western Uttar Pradesh early Tuesday, resulting in light aftershocks in parts of Delhi ... Read more...
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Mild quake in UP, tremors felt in Delhi
March 13th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A slight earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in western Uttar Pradesh early Tuesday with light aftershocks being experienced in parts of ... Read more...
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Essar Oil in pact with IGL for NCR CNG retailing
March 9th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Essar Oil (EOL) Friday entered into an agreement with compressed natural gas (CNG) supplier Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) for erecting pumping facilities at EOL outlets ... Read more...
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Delhi’s students unfazed by earthquake
March 5th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The 4.9-magnitude earthquake in the capital Monday may have caused pandemonium in offices and other workplaces but students taking their board exams were too immersed ... Read more...
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4.9 quake shakes Delhi, suburbs (Third Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A 4.9-magnitude temblor shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) Monday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of ... Read more...
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4.9 quake shakes Delhi, suburbs (Second Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) Monday afternoon. There were no ... Read more...
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Gurgaon runs to spread awareness about obesity
February 19th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 19 (IANS) More than a thousand people ranging in age between 12 and 60 Sunday participated in the 'Run from Obesity' here to spread awareness and educate people ... 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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Police searching for red-coloured bomber bike
February 14th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Investigators are searching for a red-coloured bike that the bomber used while targeting the car of an Israeli embassy official in a terror attack Monday, ... Read more...
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PM directs highways ministry to speed up projects
February 14th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday directed the ministry of road transport and highways to speed up the allocation of major projects for this fiscal."The ... Read more...
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