6 lakh Delhiites have refused to pay water, power bills: AAP

NEW DELHI: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) Sunday said it would send protest letters to Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit on the "inflated" electricity and water bills, and claimed the support of six lakh Delhiites.On Sunday, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite hunger...

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Over 6 lakh people pledge support to Kejriwal's protest

NEW DELHI: The support for Arvind Kejriwal's protest against inflated electricity bills in the national capital region is growing by the day. On the ninth of Kejriwal's fast, another 1.3 lakh pledged support for the movement taking the total count to...

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Heroin worth around Rs 10 cr seized, three held

NEW DELHI: Heroin valued at around Rs 10 crore in international market was seized from various places in the national capital and three persons were arrested in this connection, police said today.The accused, identified as Validad Khan (40), Mukesh (26)...

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Tihar undertrial gives cop the slip, escapes

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old undertrial lodged in Tihar Jail, accused in over a dozen murder and dacoity cases, managed to give police the slip on Saturday. Identified as Neeraj Pal, the resident of RaniBagh had reportedly been presented in Rohini Court...

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Tihar undertrial gives cop slip, escapes

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old undertrial lodged in Tihar Jail, accused in over a dozen murder and dacoity cases, managed to give police the slip on Saturday. Identified as Neeraj Pal, the resident of Rani Bagh had reportedly been presented in Rohini Court...

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RTE complaints go unaddressed

NEW DELHI: Only 19% of complaints of violations of RTE Act that have come to monitoring body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in the year 2012-2013 have been closed. Since the first year of RTE (2010-2011) when the commission closed...

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They have a voice, but no say

NEW DELHI: Padma Chaturvedi (name changed) is a rarity—she is a top-notch engineer in a public-sector giant based in Delhi. She earns a six-figure salary and drives a car to office. Her day begins at five in the morning. She bathes, performs puja, washes...

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Double the effort, but barely half pay

NEW DELHI: It's the world's worstkept secret and no secret in India — because it simply does not matter. Lower compensation for highlyqualified women than men in similar positions with similar qualifications is rarely questioned in our country. What...

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Policewomen’s take: 9 to 5 safer bet at work

NEW DELHI: She was once a feisty 19-yearold, a fresh school graduate who wanted to be a cop. Twenty-three years later, the head constable only wants a nine-to-five job which allows her to board the bus home before dusk. "Jab Delhi Police join kiya tha,...

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Equality is good for business

Women are getting left behind in India's growth story. As many as 21.3 million women have dropped out from the workforce between 2004-2005 and 2009-10 . The rate of women's participation now stands at a paltry 22%. In relative terms, this is lower than...

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Nirbhaya accused can study for test

NEW DELHI: The Tihar Jail authorities told a fast track court on Thursday that they would ensure that Vinay Sharma, one of the accused in Delhi gang rape and murder case, gets requisite facilities in jail to prepare for recruitment test of group 'C'...

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Spurt in crime by affluent youth: Judge

NEW DELHI: More young people from affluent families are getting involved in crime to support their lavish lifestyle, a trial court has said while sentencing four people to varying jail terms for an armed robbery worth over Rs 1 crore."Recently there...

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BSP leader's 2nd killer identified

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Friday said they have identified the two men involved in the murder of realtor and former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bharadwaj.The shooters were Sunil and Purushottam alias Monu, police said."We recovered a Skoda...

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Rafting guide drowns after saving six Delhi tourists

DEHRADUN: A rafting guide drowned in Ganga river near Rishikesh after saving six tourists, all residents of Delhi, when the raft carrying them turned turtle downstream today, police said. The mishap occurred at about 1:30 pm at Shivpuri under Muni Ki...

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Delhi Metro firing: Man accused of killing wife commits suicide

PTI Mar 27, 2013, 01.11PM IST NEW DELHI: A day after he was charged with killing his estranged wife, the accused allegedly committed suicide near a railway station in Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Pawan, who had shot his wife Deepti, 25, and...

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Car used by BSP leader's killers recovered, 4 detained

NEW DELHI: Police on Wednesday recovered from Haryana the car used by the killers of local BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj in his farmhouse here and picked up four men who are suspected to have provided illegal arms to the assailants.About a dozen people...

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BSP leader's murder case: Police question wife

NEW DELHI: Police on Thursday questioned the wife of local BSP leader and real estate tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj, who was killed two days ago in his south Delhi farmhouse.Sources said Ramesh Kumari, who was staying separately, was quizzed a day after police...

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Bangladesh Army chief to visit India next week

NEW DELHI: India will roll out the red carpet for Bangladesh army chief General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan when he comes visiting next week, as part of the stepped up defence ties between the two countries. Gen Bhuiyan, who will lead a delegation to India from...

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Bangladesh army chief to visit India next week

NEW DELHI: India will roll out the red carpet for Bangladesh army chief General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan when he comes visiting next week, as part of the stepped up defence ties between the two countries. Gen Bhuiyan, who will lead a delegation to India from...

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Delhi Metro firing: Accused commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A day after he was charged with killing his estranged wife, the accused allegedly committed suicide near a railway station in Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh.Pawan, who had shot his wife Deepti, 25, and her father Bisham Das when they were entering...

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Delhi Metro firing: Man accused of killing wife commits suicide

NEW DELHI: A day after he was charged with killing his estranged wife, the accused allegedly committed suicide near a railway station in Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh.Pawan, who had shot his wife Deepti, 25, and her father Bisham Das when they were entering...

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Delhi farmhouse shootout: Cops recover car from Jind in Haryana, shooters were from Khera village in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Making the first breakthrough in Lok Sabha candidate Deepak Bhardwaj's murder, the cops have recovered the Skoda Car on late Tuesday night from Jind area in Haryana, 150km away from Delhi.The cops have also identified the three shooters behind...

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Twelve people questioned in BSP leader's murder case

NEW DELHI: Around twelve people have been questioned in connection with the murder of local BSP leader Deepak Bhardwaj with police today saying that it was probing whether any contract killers from Haryana's Sonepat area were involved.According to Times...

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Festivity, colours mark Holi in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Colours of all hues, the smell of 'gulal' and joyous spirit pervaded the streets today as Delhiites came out to celebrate Holi in the capital.Revellers exchanged greetings with each other to celebrate the festival of colours. People visited...

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Firing outside Delhi's Karkardooma metro station

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old woman was shot dead and her father injured allegedly by the woman's husband in a Metro station in east Delhi, police said.The incident took place on the escalator of the Karkardooma Metro Station at 12:10pm. The deceased has...

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Woman killed in firing at Delhi Metro station

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old woman was shot dead and her father injured allegedly by the woman's husband in a Metro station in east Delhi, police said.The incident took place on the escalator of the Karkardooma Metro Station at 12:10pm. The deceased has...

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Delhi cops get footage of those who killed BSP leader

NEW DELHI: Police have video footage of those who killed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj in his south Delhi farmhouse and "many other clues" as well, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said on Tuesday."We have the video footage of...

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Delhi cops get footage of those who killed BSP leader

NEW DELHI: Police have video footage of those who killed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj in his south Delhi farmhouse and "many other clues" as well, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said on Tuesday."We have the video footage of...

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Delhi gang-rape accused seeks tutor for IAF exam

NEW DELHI: One of the accused in the Delhi gang-rape has sought a tutor to prepare for an interview with the Indian Air Force (IAF), his counsel said here Tuesday.Accused Vinay Sharma's counsel moved an application before the fast-track court hearing...

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Delhi gang-rape case: Hearing adjourned as Mukesh rushed to hospital

NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the Delhi gang-rape case was today adjourned for an hour when one of the accused could not be brought to the fast track court hearing the matter as he was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital for chest pain.Mukesh, brother of deceased...

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Trafficked girl rescued, goes home after 3 years

NEW DELHI: She doesn't look a day above 17 years. So it comes as a shock when a painfully thin three-year-old tugs at her blouse and calls her "ma" . It turns out that Savita (name changed) is about 20 years old — though she isn't certain about her exact...

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36,743 citizens of Delhi join Kejriwal's civil disobedience movement

MUMBAI: On the first day of Arvind Kejriwal's fast, 36,743 citizens of Delhi have challenged the Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, saying that they will no longer pay the illegitimately high electricity and water charges inflated due to her corruption.They...

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Airport Metro services to operate after 2pm on Holi

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Airport Metro Express line will start after 2pm on Holi festival on March 27."In view of the Holi festival, the Airport Metro line will be running from 2pm to 11.30pm," an official statement said.The Airport Express Line provides...

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Court orders FIR against in-laws for sending indecent SMSs

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have been directed by a court here to register an FIR against a man's wife and her family members for allegedly sending "indecent" messages on his mobile phone with an intention to insult his religion.Metropolitan Magistrate (MM)...

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Metro train services to be curtailed on Holi festival

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services will be curtailed on Wednesday in view of the Holi festival.Trains will resume operations on that day only after 2pm.All 6 metro lines - Dilshad Garden to Rithala (Line-1), Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre (Line-2), Noida...

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Customs 'detain' Rs 20 lakh silver trophy from ICC official

NEW DELHI: An ICC official was caught allegedly bringing into the country a silver trophy worth Rs 20 lakh without paying customs duty at IGI aiport here following which it was seized.The ICC official, an Indian resident, was carrying the silver trophy...

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Married woman raped by neighbour in Faridabad

FARIDABAD: A married woman has alleged that she was repeatedly raped by her neighbour for over a period of ten months, police said today.A case of rape has been registered against Dinesh (35) based on the complaint filed by the victim at the Nangla Enclave...

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Fidayeen attack plot: Delhi police releases Hizb terrorist sketch

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday released the sketch of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist linked to a fidayeen attack plot, unfazed by controversy over arrest of an alleged operative four days ago from Indo-Nepal border in the case.The sketch...

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Fidayeen attack plot: Delhi Police releases Hizb terrorist sketch

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday released the sketch of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist linked to a fidayeen attack plot, unfazed by controversy over arrest of an alleged operative four days ago from Indo-Nepal border in the case.The sketch...

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Kejriwal urges Delhiites not to pay inflated power, water bills

NEW DELHI: Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and...

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Kejriwal begins indefinite fast in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and...

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Kejriwal's indefinite fast in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and...

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Man held with bullets at Delhi Metro

NEW DELHI: A 33-year-old man was today held for allegedly carrying three live rounds of ammunition at a Delhi Metro station here.The person, identified as Sartaj Alam from Allahabad, was apprehended by the CISF while he was entering Anand Vihar Metro...

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Man jumps before Delhi Metro train, dies

NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old man committed suicide by jumping before a Metro train here Saturday morning, police said.Rajender Kumar jumped onto the tracks at west Delhi's Uttam Nagar Metro station around 7.30 a.m. as the train was drawing in.He was taken...

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Geetika suicide: SC declines to entertain Kanda's bail plea

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today declined to entertain the bail plea of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda arrested for his alleged role in air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case and asked him to approach the sessions court.A bench of justices...

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Don't pay 'illegal' power, water bills: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: On the eve of his indefinite fast, ArvindKejriwal on Friday asked Delhi residents not to pay their "illegal" power and water bills, promising that any legal action against them would be revoked once his AamAdmi Party comes to power in the...

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Delhi gang-rape case: SC stays HC order for using TV interview as evidence

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi high court's order which had allowed the plea of December 16 gang rape accused to use as evidence a CD containing the interview of the victim's male friend given to a news channel.A bench headed...

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Rains likely in Delhi on Saturday

NEW DELHI: It was a clear, sunny day in the capital Friday but Saturday could see some light rains in the city."There is a possibility of light rain tonight (Friday) or tomorrow (Saturday). The skies will remain partly cloudy," an official of the India...

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Three brothers get 10 years jail term for raping minor cousin

NEW DELHI: Three brothers have been given 10 years' jail term each by a Delhi court for repeatedly raping their minor cousin for more than three years and spoiling her life. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar handed down the sentence to the three...

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Industry stays cold to 100-crore boost

NEW DELHI: In its budget for 2013-14 , the Delhi government has increased the allocation for improvement of civic services in industrial estates from Rs 50 crore to Rs 150 crore. But since taking over industrial estates from the erstwhile MCD two years...

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Industry stays cold to Rs 100-crore boost

NEW DELHI: In its budget for 2013-14 , the Delhi government has increased the allocation for improvement of civic services in industrial estates from Rs 50 crore to Rs 150 crore. But since taking over industrial estates from the erstwhile MCD two years...

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Delhi budget: Rs 1,000 monthly for capital’s transgenders

NEW DELHI: An isolated and shunned group, the transgender community, got a mention in Delhi government's budget. In a move to provide support to them, Rs 1,000 per month for those living in the capital for at least three years has been earmarked. A plan...

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Evening squall cools down Delhi

NEW DELHI: A thunderstorm hit the city late on Wednesday, bringing some relief from the steadily climbing mercury. This was in stark contrast to the morning when the airport was under the cover of moderate to shallow fog, as the atmosphere was quite...

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Two December 16 gang-rape accused seeks bail

NEW DELHI: Two of the accused involved in the December 16 gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here today sought bail from a fast-track court.Accused Mukesh and Vinay Sharma, two of the five adult accused who had allegedly gangraped the girl,...

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Delhi gang-rape case: Two accused change counsel

NEW DELHI: The Delhi gang-rape case being heard by a fast track court here today witnessed two of the accused opting to change their counsel.Mukesh and Akshay Sharma, two of the five adult accused who had allegedly gang-raped a 23-year-old girl in a...

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Delhi Urban Art Commission concerns for higher FAR in special areas

NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation's draft redevelopment plans for special areas was discussed in detail in a Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) meeting held last month with the Art body expressing reservation for higher FAR as proposed in the...

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First lot of EWS flats to be complete by month end

NEW DELHI: The first lot of flats for the economically weaker sections (EWS) are nearing completion and will be ready by the end of the month. These 2,400 flats are built with the special pre-fabricated technology in a first for any housing project under...

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Man molests girl in moving DTC bus, denied bail

NEW DELHI: A government employee who allegedly sexually harassed a 20-year-old woman co-passenger in a moving DTC bus last month has been denied bail by a Delhi court which said the charges were "grave and serious" and the man had targeted the victim...

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Tax-free Delhi budget in an election year

NEW DELHI: No new tax was levied and chilly spray, desi ghee and LED lights will be cheaper with Delhi government today proposing to reduce or eliminate VAT on them in its Rs budget which focussed on social sector in an election year as Congress seeks...

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​AIIMS top doctor’s brother found dead in NE Delhi park

NEW DELHI: A 53-year-old engineer, brother of AIIMS medical superintendent D K Sharma, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a park in the Dilshad Garden area of northeast Delhi on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Bharat Bhushan...

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