Amid border tension, Chinese dig tunnel for Delhi Metro line

NEW DELHI: Amid the brouhaha in India over the border incursions by their troops, Chinese engineers were last week calmly tunneling in the heart of the national capital for the heritage line of the Delhi Metro network, signifying the growing commercial...

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Amid border tensions, Chinese dig tunnel for Delhi Metro line

NEW DELHI: Amid the brouhaha in India over the border incursions by their troops, Chinese engineers were last week calmly tunneling in the heart of the national capital for the heritage line of the Delhi Metro network, signifying the growing commercial...

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Aarushi-Hemraj murder case: Supreme Court agrees to hear Talwars' plea

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea of dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, accused of killing their teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, for calling 14 witnesses to record their statements in the trial court.A...

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Bhartiya Kisan Union workers occupy toll plaza, demand DND be toll-free

NOIDA: Around 100 BKU members forcefully occupied Noida toll plaza of DND Flyway on Thursday and allowed vehicles to ply without paying toll for around half an hour to protest levy of toll on users of the flyway.The protestors vacated the toll plaza...

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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Life imprisonment for three, 2 escape with 3-year jail term

NEW DELHI: Three people were on awarded life imprisonment in a 29-year-old 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by a Delhi court which said the offences were grave as the victims of a particular community had been targeted and the acts of the convicts were most...

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Sell North Delhi Municipal Corporation articles to pay contractor: Court

NEW DELHI: A trial court has directed that the car and other articles in the office of North Delhi Municipal Corporation commissioner be attached and auctioned to realize the money which the civic agency has failed to pay to a registered government contractor.Additional...

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Brace for hotter days next week

NEW DELHI: If the past few days have been hot, get ready for hotter days. The Met department has predicted heat wave conditions for Delhi and neighbouring areas from the middle of May. With the western disturbance that has so far compounded the heat...

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Going to Nizamuddin station a long obstacle course

NEW DELHI: Why the access to a railway station, as important as Nizamuddin — which hosts 131 important trains — should be such an obstacle course is a question that officials need to answer. The station can be accessed from two ends: Mathura Road for...

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Annual confidential reports may not be enough for state services officers to get into elite IAS and IPS; Govt proposes written exam for them

NEW DELHI: Impressive annual confidential reports (ACRs) of the state civil\police services officers will not be enough for them to get inducted into the elite All India Services like IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service.They will now have to appear in...

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Aam Aadmi Party demands law minister, attorney general be sacked

NEW DELHI: Slamming the government for using the CBI as an instrument "to protect itself and pressurize leaders of other parties for their political end", AamAadmi Party on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court's remarks underlined the need for an independent...

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Delhi University owes over Rs 66 crore to municipal bodies

NEW DELHI: Delhi University owes Rs 66.48 crore while Indian Agricultural Research Institute owes Rs 40.70 crore as property tax to municipal bodies in the capital, government said on Tuesday.This was stated by minister of state for home affairs Mullapally...

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Aarushi case: Talwars' statement to be recorded today

GHAZIABAD: The special CBI court hearing the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case will record statements of the dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Tuesday.Special CBI judge Shyam Lal rejected the defence counsel's plea, which demanded that 13 other witnesses...

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Delhi court orders attachment of NDMC commissioner's office property

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has directed that the car and other articles in the office of the commissioner of North Delhi Municipal Corporation be attached and auctioned to realise the money which the civic agency has failed to pay to a registered government...

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CBI to appeal against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in 1984 riots case

NEW DELHI: CBI will challenge before Delhi high court the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by a city court as it has found "strong grounds" which could form basis of its petition.CBI sources said here on Tuesday...

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NCPRI slams government for half-hearted attempt at transparency

NEW DELHI: The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) on Tuesday has slammed the government for its half-hearted attempt at transparency. The department of personnel and training (DoPT) had recently issued guidelines for proactive...

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Newspaper brought out by working, street kids set to complete 10 years

NEW DELHI: Little Naushad still remembers the day well. The day he ran down the narrow lanes of his jhuggi clutching a crumpled newspaper and shouting: "Mera naam chhapa hai humare akhbar mein (My name has been published in our newspaper)." 9-year-old...

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Passport Pangs : Service or torture?

2 passports, same numberDear TOI,My wife and I were issued passports with the same number-G 7216729- by the Lucknow passport office. We realized this when we booked a trip to Thailand last year. I went to the PSK in Ghaziabad seeking rectification, but...

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CBSE schools to offer skill development courses from class IX

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to introduce skill development in schools from class IX onwards.With its recent changes in curriculum, the Board has asked affiliated schools to start skill development vocational courses....

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Man shot dead by brother in Meerut

MEERUT: A man was allegedly shot dead by his brother over some monetary dispute here, police said today. The incident happened yesterday night in Dandupur village here, they said. Babu (25) had a fight with his brother Kalu over sharing of wheat after...

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New underground parking facility at AIIMS operational

NEW DELHI: Nine months after it was constructed, the new underground parking facility with a capacity to park over 400 cars become operational at AIIMS on Monday.The three-level underground parking, foundation stone of which was laid down in October...

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Heat, histrionics & good old Raja Harishchandra

May is upon us. The heat has been turned on. Throats take turns at being dry and sore. School timings are into summer mode. The best railway seats to cooler climes have already been booked. The transformers at the Premchand Rangshala have gone kaput,...

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Rapists are largely known to victims: Police data

NEW DELHI: Friends, lovers or neighbours of women often turn sexual predators and the majority of rapists in the capital were known to victims, according to Delhi Police data. Police also maintains that the city is safe for women, including foreigners,...

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Sikhs march towards PM's house, detained

NEW DELHI: Several angry Sikhs on Sunday broke barricades as they tried to march towards the official residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to protest the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.The police restrained...

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Verdict on Nirbhaya case expected by May end, Delhi Police commissioner says

NEW DELHI: With the trial in the Delhi gang rape case "almost 90 percent complete", the court verdict is expected to come by the end of May, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said.In an interview to a news channel, Neeraj Kumar said: "The trial...

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No relief from searing heat for Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhiites got no respite from harsh summer sun for another day on Sunday with mercury remaining at above 40 degree Celsius and hot winds blowing across the city.The maximum temperature was recorded at 41.6 degree Celsius, three degrees above...

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Kerala engineer tops UPSC, Delhi girl third

NEW DELHI: Women have once again claimed two of the top three positions in the civil service examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC). Even in the 2012 round, the candidate to grab top position is a woman. Haritha V Kumar,...

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Delhi govt to hike fund for lawyers' welfare: Sheila Dikshit

NEW DELHI: Delhi government would soon increase its share in the corpus fund of Bar Council of Delhi so that various welfare schemes for lawyers can be initiated, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday."We had contriburted Rs 1 crore to the corpus...

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Delhi sweats it out at season's highest of 42°C

NEW DELHI: Delhiites on Saturday sweated it out with mercury touching the season's highest of 42 degree Celsius and hot winds blowing through the day.This was the second time this summer that the day temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius, the previous...

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Mangalorean activists protest against ADB in Delhi

MANGALORE: Even when the city is geared up for election, 10 activists from Mangalore are protesting in Delhi near the venue of the 46th Annual Board of Governors' Meeting (AGM) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Greater Noida. They will be protesting...

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Euphoria, Shubha Mudgal to perform at music fest

NEW DELHI: Well-known singers Shubha Mudgal and Jasbir Jassi and popular Indi-pop bands like Euphoria and Astitva will perform at the 'Raag Rang Festival' in the capital from May 6 to 12.The seven-day festival, to be held at the Central Park in Connaught...

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Nirbhaya friend not tutored: Magistrate

NEW DELHI: The judicial magistrate, who recorded the statement of Nirbhaya's friend and witness to the December 16 gang-rape , deposed before a fast-track court on Thursday.The accused claimed that the friend of the 23-year-old victim was a "tutored...

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Protests against acquittal of Sajjan Kumar

NEW DELHI: Protests erupted in the capital for the fourth day today against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in anti-Sikh riots case, with one of the victims starting indefinite fast and a group blocking a busy road triggering huge traffic...

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CISF women seek gender neutral jobs

NEW DELHI: Women in the Central industrial Security Force (CISF) rooted for gender neutral jobs instead of assigning them lighter duty.The CISF has more than 5,000 women personnel which constitute 4.6% of the force that guards vital installations, including...

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Abducted woman injured in a bid to escape her tormentor

GHAZIABAD: Panic triggered in Indirapuram area on Thursday night when a woman was allegedly abducted and fell off from a moving white colour Honda City car in a bid to escape from her tormentor, the police said that initial reports stated that there...

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Sajjan Kumar's acquittal: Protest continues for 4th day in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Anger and outrage over Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case poured into Delhi streets for fourth day on Friday, with one of the riot victims starting an indefinite fast while scores of people blocked a busy...

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Soft skills now important part of police training

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of rising crime against women in the city, a new course on gender sensitization has found favour with the training branch of Delhi Police. "We had some components of gender sensitive training earlier," said special CP...

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Soft skills now important part of training

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of rising crime against women in the city, a new course on gender sensitization has found favour with the training branch of Delhi Police. "We had some components of gender sensitive training earlier," said special CP...

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Sikh group offers $1 million for Sajjan Kumar's conviction

NEW YORK, A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testimony and evidence may result in the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.The reward will be given to those individuals who will come forward...

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Sikhs protest outside Sonia Gandhi's house against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

NEW DELHI: On the second day of protests, Sikh groups shouted slogans outside Congress president Sonia Gandhi's residence and the Congress office on Thursday, over the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.Burning effigies...

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Youth jailed for life for murdering man for cigarette

NEW DELHI: A youth, who had murdered a man for failing to give him a cigarette, has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a Delhi court which said he has no value of a human being.Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau awarded the jail term to...

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Delhi woman cop alleges rape by senior

NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old Delhi Police woman constable, who attempted suicide on Tuesday, was allegedly raped by a senior officer after being promised marriage, police said on Wednesday.The woman lodged a complaint against Sub-Inspector Vishesh Khokar...

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Auto, taxi fares hiked in Delhi by upto 30%

NEW DELHI: Travelling in autos and taxis will cost more in the capital from Thursday (May 2) with the Delhi government deciding to hike fares by upto 30 per cent.The revision in fares, which came after almost three years, was done in view of the hike...

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Auto, taxi fares hiked in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Travelling in autos and taxis will cost more in the capital from Thursday (May 2) with the Delhi government deciding to hike fares by upto 30 per cent.The revision in fares, which came after almost three years, was done in view of the hike...

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Auto, taxi fares hiked by upto 30% in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Travelling in autos and taxis will cost more in the capital from Thursday (May 2) with the Delhi government deciding to hike fares by upto 30 per cent.The revision in fares, which came after almost three years, was done in view of the hike...

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Delhi gang rape: HC rejects bus owner's bail plea in cheating case

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court today dismissed the bail plea of Dinesh Yadav, owner of the bus in which the horrific December 16 gang rape incident took place, in a case of cheating and forgery for allegedly submitting false information to get transport...

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