Jung sets up panel to check juvenile homes

NEW DELHI: Disturbed by repeated escapes from state-run juvenile homes for children in conflict with law, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday set up a committee charged with the task of submitting a comprehensive report regarding functioning...

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CBI will probe Nido death case

NEW DELHI: After initially refusing to take over the case, the CBI has finally decided to probe the death of 19-year-old Nido Tania.The Arunachal Pradesh student succumbed to injuries he suffered after being brutally beaten up by a group of traders in...

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Kapish's family was looking for a match for him

NEW DELHI: Lt Commander Kapish Muwal, one of the naval officers who died in the INS Sindhuratna mishap, had turned 27 last month and his family was looking for a bride for him."Kapish celebrated his birthday at home and left for work on January 26. It...

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Snag delays Delhi Metro services

NEW DELHI: A technical snag in a Metro train on the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre line delayed services during the morning rush hour on Friday, an official said."A technical issue was detected in the automatic train protection system of one of the trains...

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Road rage: Two shot dead in scuffle over parking space in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Two brothers were shot dead in an apparent road rage case in outer Delhi's Bawana area on Friday.The incident took place at around 10:30am when the two brothers, identified as Shadab Singh and Kaptan Singh, had an argument with Rahul alias...

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Tihar jail overcrowded: Report

NEW DELHI: Over 13,000 prisoners, more than the sanctioned capacity of 6,250, are lodged in the Tihar Central Jail here, an official said Thursday.Jail officials said a total of 13,552 prisoners were lodged in the Tihar Jail.While the number of male...

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No Lok Sabha ticket for Delhi MLAs: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that party legislators will not be considered for the parliamentary elections set off speculation on his own candidature for the Lok Sabha polls. While Kejriwal has consistently said that no decision...

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Parents feel battle won, but nursery war on

NEW DELHI: For parents with 70 neighbourhood points, the battle is only half won. The group of parents, which had challenged the lieutenant governor's decision to include interstate transfer cases in the nursery admission parameters and assign it five...

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Nursery rules changed, lots to be drawn afresh

NEW DELHI: In a move that would affect a majority of admission seekers and lead to a redraw of lots in schools, the lieutenant governor on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that the government was scrapping the five points awarded to interstate transfer...

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RTI query from 'activist' CM Kejriwal's office goes unanswered

LUCKNOW: An RTI application seeking information from the Delhi chief minister's office generated no reply except that the said application has been transferred to the department concerned. If RTI reply to activist Sanjay Sharma is to be believed, Arvind...

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On UK request, CBI probes Metro pay-off

NEW DELHI: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of Britain has approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to verify allegations that two Indians were bribed 3 million pounds (more than Rs 30 crore) by a private company to bag a Delhi Metro contract.Alstom,...

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HC tells Arvind Kejriwal, Somnath Bharti to reply on poll expense plea in 2 weeks

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday gave two weeks' time to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his colleague Somnath Bharti to respond to a plea seeking cancellation of their election for allegedly exceeding the expenditure limit in the...

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Lieutenant governor asks panel to probe DTU job scam, vice-chancellor on leave

NEW DELHI: The vice-chancellor of Delhi Technological University (DTU), P B Sharma, has been sent on leave pending inquiry into charges of corruption against him. Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has also ordered constitution of a three-member committee...

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HC reserves order on AAP plea against Dikshit

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea filed by the former AAP government to withdraw a petition against a trial court order for lodging a complaint against Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds.Justice...

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Delhi govt plans to install CCTV cameras to curb corruption

NEW DELHI: To curb entry of touts at government offices and bring transparency in administrative functioning, Delhi government plans to keep an eye on all such workplaces through CCTV cameras.Sources said a proposal in this regard has been prepared by...

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Delhi's street dwellers

NEW DELHI: Flooding roadsides, flyovers, and religious places, they have made their presence a commonplace in Delhi. Usually in ragged clothes and sometimes completely bare, they excite foreigners into taking their pictures. With the Western media often...

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Khirki residents' anger forcing Africans out of area

NEW DELHI: For years, they had called this gritty working class neighbourhood their home, as it was close to universities and hospitals and rents were affordable compared to the rest of the Indian capital.But now, in the wake of a controversial raid...

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South African woman held with party drug worth Rs 13 crore at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: A South African woman has been arrested at IGI airport in New Delhi for allegedly trying to smuggle out of the country a party drug worth about Rs 13 crore in the international market.The accused had come to Indira Gandhi International Airport...

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Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Taniam's death: Northeast students call off protest

NEW DELHI: Students from the northeast today called off a protest in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar after meeting with Delhi Police, over the death of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. A group of students from the Northeast on Saturday...

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Rs 8 crore car heist case: 3 arrested from Mohali

MOHALI: In a midnight joint operation, a team of Delhi special cell and Chandigarh police apprehended three of robbers out of seven, involved in the heist of Rs 8 crore biggest in the national Capital, from the waiting room of a leading private hospital...

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