Kejriwal’s party slams Delhi govt on EWS quota

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday came down heavily on the Delhi government over the issue of reservation for poor students in the city's private schools operating on land provided by the state administration. Calling the...

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Accident victim gets 3lakh damages

NEW DELHI: A man, who had been hit by a rashly-driven car and sustained grievous injuries eight years ago, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 3 lakhs by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).MACT presiding officer Sanjiv Jain directed New India...

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Most Centre-funded urban plans in Delhi delayed: CAG

NEW DELHI: The CAG's performance audit of JNNURM was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. The report was based on assessments conducted between April to November 2011 through test-check of records of ministries such as urban development, and housing and...

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Acid attack survivor wins crores in quiz show

NEW DELHI: Four months ago, acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee just wanted to die to escape her suffering.Now, the 27-year-old is a rupee millionaire after appearing on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' and plans to use her experience to help combat the heinous...

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Acid attack victim wins crores on TV show

NEW DELHI: Four months ago, acid attack victim Sonali Mukherjee just wanted to die to escape her suffering.Now, the 27-year-old is a rupee millionaire after appearing on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' and plans to use her experience to help combat the heinous...

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Let foreign patients pay more: Aiims

NEW DELHI: Should foreigners be treated for free or at subsidized rates at government hospitals in India? The country's premier hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Aiims), which has been treating a large number of such patients over the...

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Sheila Dikshit makes fast recovery after surgery

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who underwent an angioplasty procedure following blockage in one of her arteries, is "recovering fast" and is likely to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday.Dr Ashok Seth, chairman of Cardiac Sciences...

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KG Marg parking will not damage baoli, says Intach

NEW DELHI: There's finally good news for office-goers in Connaught Place. India National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) has recently submitted heritage bylaws for 13th century Agrasen ki Baoli to the ASI and recommended that the NDMC multi-storey...

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Delhi-Noida barrage link to snap for repair

NEW DELHI/NOIDA: The 28-year-old Okhla barrage, an important link between Delhi and Noida, will be closed for repairs for two months from December 15 this year. The UP Irrigation Department is expected to finally start restoring the decrepit bridge after...

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Railway staffer killed after his car turned turtle

GHAZIABAD: A railway employee was allegedly killed after his car turned turtle on the Raj Nagar Extension road in Ghaziabad late on Tuesday night. Police said as the victim had been speeding, his car overturned when he took a sharp turn.The victim, Arjit...

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Fire in Parliament Annexe

New Delhi: Plumes of smoke due to welding work today triggered a fire alarm in Parliament Annexe this afternoon prompting fire brigade to rush vehicles to the spot.However, it soon came to light that there was no fire in the high security complex as...

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Delhi tops list of cities for cases under IT Act

NEW DELHI: Delhi has quietly become the city that has lodged the maximum number of cases under the stringent IT Act in the country."We have seen a spurt in cyber crimes. While some of the complaints are innocent like posting a negative comment in one's...

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PWD makes trees choke on concrete

NEW DELHI: If you are worried about trees facing a hostile environment in the city, here is some more grim news. Many old trees across the city are struggling to survive as their roots are being choked by concrete. One such stretch is on Press Enclave...

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Unmarried girl entitled to maintenance

NEW DELHI: An unmarried daughter who is a major can seek maintenance from her father, the Delhi high court has said. Justice Manmohan has asked Swati (name changed) and her father to appear before a magistrate who will then decide if the woman's claim...

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False fire alarm in Parliament Annexe

New Delhi: Plumes of smoke due to welding work today triggered a fire alarm in Parliament Annexe this afternoon prompting fire brigade to rush vehicles to the spot.However, it soon came to light that there was no fire in the high security complex as...

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Rs 22k relief for damage to police van

NEW DELHI: The office of the commissioner and the deputy commissioner of Delhi Police has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 22,000 by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in an accident involving a PCR van. MACT presiding officer Nirja Bhatia...

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Court raps bank for bid to ‘extort’ money from woman customer

NEW DELHI: Refusing to tolerate "misuse of the criminal justice system to extort money from consumers", a trial court has directed an international bank to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 to a woman for mentally harassing her by filing a frivolous complaint.Metropolitan...

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Asha's, Usha's, Yashoda's, Atma's and others come to Delhi demanding minimum wage

NEW DELHI: There are ten million of them and they came knocking at the doors of Delhi on 26thand 27thNovember. Urban India has probably never heard of them but in the villages these 'scheme workers' are handling almost every kind of crucial care-giving...

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Chinese delegation visit Tihar Jail

NEW DELHI: An eight-member Chinese delegation led by the vice minister for justice Zhang Sujun visited Tihar Jail on Monday to survey the facilities in Asia's biggest prison complex. The delegation members were briefed by the director-general (prisons)...

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Man jumps before metro train, dies

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man committed suicide by jumping before a Delhi Metro train here, police said on Tuesday.Deepak Kwatra, a resident of Jagatpuri in east Delhi, allegedly jumped on the tracks in east Delhi's Preet Vihar station around 11.50pm...

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Ponty Chadha's driver key witness

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police claims it finally has an accurate count of the number of shots fired at the Chhatarpur shootout that claimed the lives of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep. It is Ponty's driver, Raj Dev, who has emerged as the...

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No slowdown for the big fat Indian wedding

NEW DELHI: Inflation might have burned a hole in the aam admi's pocket but the Indian wedding is as big and fat as ever. From exotic, freshly flown-in orchids to a "varmala" in Phuket, Delhiites are ready to spend crores for a unique idea, say wedding...

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Head constable shot dead

NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old head constable was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a car while he was checking vehicles on the outskirts of the city on Monday morning, police said.Head constable Ramkishan, a resident of Nangloi, managed to snatch one...

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Delhi Police head constable shot dead in city outskirts

NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old Delhi Police head constable was shot dead by unidentified men in a car while he was checking vehicles on the outskirts of the city in early hours today.Head constable Ramkishan, a resident of Nangloi, managed to snatch one pistol...

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Cop, airline staffer chargesheeted for 'human trafficking' racket

NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways employee, a Delhi police officer and an immigration officer have been charge sheeted for allegedly running a "human trafficking" racket.The Special Cell of police filed the charge sheet in a court here against immigration officer...

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More alimony as husband gets a raise

NEW DELHI: An increment in a man's salary has proved beneficial for his estranged wife as a trial court raised the monthly maintenance for the woman by Rs 2,000.Additional sessions judge Poonam A Bamba also asked the woman to provide the school fees...

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A people's assembly being organized in Delhi, puts common man to the fore

MUMBAI: Days after the winter session of the Parliament has kicked off, a number of grassroots workers and social organizations plan to come together at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from Monday, November 26 to highlight the voice of the common man.The assembly...

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UNESCO report: Stumbling blocks to universal primary education, repetition rates decline but dropout rates remain high

NEW DELHI: The latest edition of the Global Education Digest reveals the urgent need to address the high numbers of children repeating grades and leaving school before completing primary or lower secondary education. New data from the United Nations...

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Two arrested for murdering colleague

NEW DELHI: Two youths were arrested for allegedly murdering their colleague, who had shared with others the mobile number of one of the accused's " girl friend" and had refused to work with them.Hevbi Lal (24) and Devender (20) were arrested yesterday...

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Indian gay rights parade demands greater tolerance

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi on Sunday to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity in India's deeply conservative society.Dozens of demonstrators carried a nearly 15-meter (50-foot) -long, rainbow-colored...

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HC rejects review petition against BRT

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday rejected a plea for review of its earlier verdict on the BRT corridor in south Delhi. A bench of judges Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh accepted Delhi government's argument that the court should dismiss...

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Take your winter pick at trade fair

NEW DELHI: Kashmiri woolens and pure honey; dates, roasted nuts, and dried apricots from Iran; microfibre quilts and bedcovers from Hong Kong; hot chocolate from Belgium — the ongoing trade fair has something to satiate every winter need.Young, college...

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Fake foreign admission: Man duped 25 aspirants, arrested

NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested for allegedly offering fake admission consultancy and promising at least 25 aspirants admission to top universities in New Zealand , Singapore, India, Spain, the UK and other EU nations. The accused, Peeyush Bharat...

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Fake foreign admission: Man duped 25 aspirants, arrested

NEW DELHI: A man has been arrested for allegedly offering fake admission consultancy and promising at least 25 aspirants admission to top universities in New Zealand , Singapore, India, Spain, the UK and other EU nations. The accused, Peeyush Bharat...

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A Pakistani jazz musician in India

NEW DELHI: The 12-year-old walked on to the stage a little confounded. It was his first ever gig, and an obstinate stool refused to be adjusted to his height. If he sat, he couldn't reach the cymbals. If he stood, he couldn't work the pedals. And if...

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HC rejects review plea on BRT order

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court today rejected a plea for review of its earlier order dismissing a petition for scrapping a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor in South Delhi.A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Manmohan Singh accepted Delhi government's...

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NTPC project at Darlipali in Orissa to take off

NEW DELHI: The construction work of NTPC's Darlipali project is expected to commence soon following assurance from the state government that land acquisition shall be completed by December 10. NTPC chairman Arup Roy Choudhury, Bhel chairman B.P. Rao...

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Govt weighs higher annual cap on subsidised LPG cylinders

NEW DELHI: The government is looking into demands for raising the 6-cylinder annual cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas refills to each household, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Friday. The government had...

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Top artists display video art in the capital

NEW DELHI: Artists like Vivan Sundaram, Sonia Khurana, Sheba Chhachhi, Jitish Kallat, B M Kamath and Atul Bhalla among others have taken to video art and will exhibit their works in the capital.Titled Video Wednesday II festival, the exhibition is being...

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Hero Moto to start exports to Latin America, Africa this fiscal

NEW DELHI: Nearly two years after its split from Japanese partner Honda, the Munjal family-run two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp will start exporting its products to Africa and Latin America to expand its global footprint. The exports will begin before...

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Cops pull boy out of marsh, to be rewarded

NEW DELHI: In a fascinating occurrence of policemen risking their lives to save a teenager from the jaws of certain death, three policemen displayed commendable presence of mind and courage to rescue a teenager who was on the verge of drowning in quicksand...

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37 more dengue cases reported

NEW DELHI: Thirty-seven fresh dengue cases were reported in the capital on Wednesday, taking the tally for this season to 1,799. So far, four persons have died in the capital due to dengue. South Delhi Municipal Corporation reported the maximum number...

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Stephen's bars Life of Pi star Suraj Sharma from taking exams

NEW DELHI: Days before 'Life of Pi' hits theatres in India, Suraj Sharma, the 19-year-old star of the movie and a first-year philosophy student at St Stephen's College, may not know whether to celebrate the film's release or mourn the fact that he has...

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Survey to identify illegal shrines in Delhi

DELHI: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to conduct a survey for identifying illegal religious structures on roads, parks and other public places in the city. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by the chief minister. The...

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1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts: Delhi court commutes terrorist's death sentence

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to a Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) terrorist in connection with the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast case. The high court also acquitted two others in the case...

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Probe against south corporation commissioner

NEW DELHI: Councillors are up in arms against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation commissioner Manish Gupta for reportedly violating his eligibility to use public funds. An inquiry has been ordered against Gupta for using an allowance of Rs 1.25 lakh...

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More grants for released prisoners

NEW DELHI: The state government has announced double rehabilitation grants to released prisoners and an additional amount of Rs 5,000 to women prisoners on their release."The CM made an observation that the rehabilitation grant for a released prisoner...

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Rajouri double murder: Family friend arrested

NEW DELHI: Police claimed to have solved the Rajouri double murder case with the arrest of a 46-year-old man. Cops said the accused Darshan Singh was a family friend of the victims — 78-year-old Swaran Kaur and her daughter Balbir Kaur (48).Officials...

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Elderly woman crushed by truck

New Delhi: A 65-year-old woman was crushed to death by a speeding truck here, police said Wednesday. The truck has been impounded but the driver managed to flee.Natthi Devi, who worked as a maid in west Delhi's Jahangirpuri, was crushed by the truck...

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Youth stabbed in Delhi for Rs.5

NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old youth was stabbed by unidentified assailants in the capital after a heated argument over Rs.5, police said Wednesday.Rahul was stabbed in the Nand Nagari area of the city while he was returning home late Tuesday.Passers-by informed...

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Ponty Chadha's guards arrested for entering disputed farmhouse before shootout

NEW DELHI: Four guards of Ponty Chadha were arrested here for allegedly entering a disputed farmhouse in south Delhi and thrashing men there on Saturday hours before the liquor baron was killed on the same spot, police said.The four men were among a...

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Seminar and Exhibition on "Black Taj: Myth and Manifestation" at Jamia

NEW DELHI: The Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics at Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a seminar and exhibition on "Black Taj: Myths and Manifestation" from November 21 to 24, 2012. The press statement released by the university says the...

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Delhi madrassas open to allowing special training centres

NEW DELHI: General education is welcome, as long as the regular madrassa schedule is not disturbed. The Universal Elementary Education Mission (UEE-Mission), may just find several such institutions submitting proposals for Special Training Centres meant...

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