Seven officials jailed for fraudulent land allocation
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 3 (IANS) A special court Monday sentenced a former registrar of cooperative societies and six other government officials to one year jail in a Rs.4,000 crore ... Read more...
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Ex-registrar convicted in housing scam
August 29th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A special court Wednesday convicted 11 people, including a former registrar of cooperative societies, in a Rs.4,000 crore scam here, on charges of fraudulently ... Read more...
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Cuban Fernandez, Yashvir to get Dronacharya Award
August 24th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Cuban coach Blas Iglesias Fernandez Friday became the first foreign coach in India to be awarded the Dronacharya Award.The sports ministry announced that Fernandez ... Read more...
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Sushil, Yogeshwar return home to hero’s welcome
August 14th, 2012 - 2:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India's Olympic medal winning wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt returned home late Monday night to a hero's welcome as hordes of supporters, including ... Read more...
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Two men rob Rs.57 lakh, shoot three people
August 12th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people on a bike robbed Rs.57 lakh after shooting and injuring three employees of a petrol pump here Saturday while they were going to ... Read more...
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Charges framed against former cooperative societies registrar
July 26th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A Delhi court has paved the way for the trial of nine people, including a former registrar of cooperative societies (RCS), after framing charges against ... Read more...
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Child rights panel wants probe details of Gurgaon boy’s death
July 6th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Following the death of a child after falling into a drain in Gurgaon, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Friday asked the Haryana ... Read more...
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Apex body looks at ‘gaps’ in Kashmir juvenile homes
June 28th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken stock of the "gaps in Kashmir's juvenile homes" during a five-day visit that ended ... Read more...
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Reality shows draw youths to instant fame, says Tochi Raina (With Image)
June 25th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Sufi singer Tochi Raina, who lent his voice to chartbusters like "Pardesi", "Gal mitthi mitthi" and "Saibo", says reality shows have urged the youths towards ... Read more...
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Man held for killing minor in Delhi
June 24th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth was arrested Saturday for murdering a minor boy whom he kidnapped for Rs.5,000 ransom, police said.Vinod Kumar, a labourer, was arrested ... 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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Peafowl in Hasanpur died of hunger and thirst: Experts
June 13th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 13 (IANS) The peafowl that died in Hasanpur village, near here, early this week succumbed to hunger and thirst, the post-mortem examinations of the birds revealed Wednesday.At least ... Read more...
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8 peacocks succumb to heat stroke in Aravalli village
June 11th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) At least eight peacocks died Monday due to heat stroke in Hasanpur village, 12 km from here in the Aravalli hills, a wildlife official said.Two seriously ... Read more...
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Car hijacked, driver murdered on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway
June 11th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) Unidentified assailants murdered the driver of a Skoda car and sped away with the vehicle on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, police said Monday.The body of Vinod Kumar, ... Read more...
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‘Hooda falsely implicated me to grab power’
June 1st, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Ajay Chautala, son of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, has told a Delhi court that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had falsely implicated ... Read more...
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Railways suspend seven for train tragedy
May 27th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The railways have suspended seven officials, including two drivers, for the Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express accident that killed 25 people in Andhra Pradesh.The May 22 accident ... Read more...
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Three to die for killing four-year-old
May 25th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 25 (IANS) A court in Bihar Friday awarded capital punishment to three men and life imprisonment to another for the abduction-cum-murder of a four-year-old boy.Additional District and Sessions ... Read more...
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Two arrested for selling fake gold biscuits in Delhi
May 10th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Two construction contractors from Meerut were arrested for selling fake gold biscuits in the capital, police said Thursday.The accused, Vinod Kumar, 30, and Mohd Mustafa, ... Read more...
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Three postal employees, accomplice caught stealing parcels
April 23rd, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Four men, including three postal department employees, were arrested for stealing parcels from a post office van in the capital's cantonment area, police said Sunday.According ... Read more...
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Niece raped by uncle in Delhi
April 20th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 43-year-old transporter was arrested for raping his 15-year-old niece in the capital, police said Friday.Vinod Kumar was arrested Wednesday evening after his niece along ... Read more...
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Street, working kids open up to authorities
April 11th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) More than 100 street and working children Wednesday talked about their issues with representatives of the juvenile justice system, police and child welfare groups at ... Read more...
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Akhilesh transfers 112 cops
March 27th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) In what amounts to a virtual change of guard in Uttar Pradesh's top police establishment, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday reshuffled 112 officers, including four ... Read more...
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Auto driver beaten to death in road rage
March 23rd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) In another incident of road rage in the national capital, an autorickshaw driver was beaten to death after his three-wheeler hit an Innova car, ... Read more...
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Victory celebrations in TRS camp
March 21st, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Celebrations broke out in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) camp Wednesday after its victory in the by-elections to seven assembly seats, six of them in ... Read more...
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Assailants ambush police van, three prisoners killed (Lead)
March 11th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) A police vehicle carrying prisoners was ambushed by unidentified assailants in Haryana's Jhajjar district Saturday evening, leaving three prisoners dead and two policemen injured, police here ... Read more...
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Louis Philippe Cup golf: Ahmedabad win cash prize
March 10th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 10 (IANS) Navratna Ahmedabad cruised to a 3-0 win over Puravankara Bangalore in the final encounter of the inaugural Louis Philippe Cup at the KGA golf course here ... Read more...
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Labourer killed at Jaipur Metro construction site
March 4th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 4 (IANS) In yet another accident at a Jaipur Metro construction site, a 24-year old labourer died after he fell off a beam here Sunday, police said.It is ... Read more...
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Man commits suicide by jumping before Metro train
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping before an oncoming Metro train at the Chandni Chowk station here, police said Friday.Vinod Kumar suffered serious ... Read more...
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Eight arrested for thrashing Delhi hotel official (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Eight people, arrested for thrashing the chief security officer of a five-star hotel here, were known to him and the assault was the outcome of ... Read more...
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Eight arrested for thrashing Delhi hotel official
February 25th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Eight people have been arrested for attacking the chief security officer of a five-star hotel here, police said Saturday.The arrested men are accused of thrashing ... Read more...
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Police gun down five ‘robbers’ in Chennai (Third Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Five men who allegedly robbed two banks were shot dead in a residential area here in a midnight gunbattle that also left two policemen wounded, police ... Read more...
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Tata Communications signs technology deal with Formula One
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Tata Communications Thursday struck a deal with Formula One motor racing to be its technology partners for the 20-races of the 2012 season.Tata Communications has signed ... Read more...
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Police gun down five robbers in Chennai (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Five young men who allegedly robbed a bank were shot dead in a residential locality here in a sensational midnight gunbattle which also left two policemen ... Read more...
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128 nominees in UP poll’s sixth phase face criminal cases
February 18th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) At least 128 of the 360 candidates for the sixth round of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Feb 28 have criminal background, a report from ... Read more...
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Child rights panel questions Bengal on infant deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday said it ... Read more...
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