'Any land bill clause seen as anti-farmer will be dropped'

NEW DELHI: With the early enactment of the land acquisition bill looking uncertain, PM Narendra Modi on Friday reached out to opponents for support with the promise that his government was ready to drop any provision in the bill which was considered...

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Consultative and counselling website finishproblems.com launched in Delhi

Consultative and counselling website, finishproblems.com, was launched on February 19 in Delhi."It is the first interactive website where one can seek advice or get counselling by chatting or talking directly to experts in specialized fields through...

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My govt's only religion is India first, PM tells House

NEW DELHI: Faced with criticism that he was soft on Hindutva hardliners, PM Narendra Modi on Friday stressed that as the head of the government, he was obligated to ensure the primacy of the Constitution and rein in those making provocative communal...

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3 senior Cairns execs in leakgate probe

NEW DELHI: After a top Reliance Industries executive, three senior officials of energy major Cairn India, including one of its board members, are under investigation in the leakgate case involving theft of sensitive government information, sources said.The...

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Budget 2015: Delhi Metro gets 22 per cent hike

NEW DELHI: The allocation of funds for Delhi Metro in the Union Budget has seen a 22 per cent jump with it being alloted over Rs 4,200 crore as its network extends deeper into the National Capital Region.A total of Rs 4,259 crore has been allocated to...

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Girl suffers cut to face after college window falls

NEW DELHI: Three students of Vivekananda Mahila College in east Delhi were injured on Thursday afternoon after a glass window pane on the third floor came loose from the hinges and fell crashing on them. Police said a piece of broken glass sliced a student's...

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30-year-old alleges rape by policeman

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old woman has alleged she was raped by a policeman inside her house in outer Delhi's Alipur area on Wednesday night. The accused has been identified as head constable posted with the disaster management wing of Rohini police station....

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Left parties protest against Land ordinance bill, traffic chokes

NEW DELHI: Traffic in parts of Lutyen's Delhi was stalled for hours due to a protest rally by the Left Parties at the Jantar Mantar on Friday morning. Traffic officials say that protesters marched towards the venue through the busy Connaught Place outer...

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Cyclist run over by bus

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old cyclist was crushed to death by a speeding chartered bus in northeast Delhi following which the vehicle was torched by an angry mob. Police had to use force to disperse the mob.The incident was reported around 8pm. Bablu was...

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In swine flu-hit city, govt doctors go on strike

NEW DELHI: At a time when the city is struggling to contain the swine flu crisis, resident doctors of at least 14 prominent central and staterun hospitals have decided to go on strike."The resident doctors of hospitals including Safdarjung, Ram Manohar...

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Errant driver mows down constable

NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old Delhi Police constable was mowed down by a speeding car near northeast Delhi's Welcome Metro station on Tuesday.The deceased constable was identified as Om Prakash. The accident was reported at 10pm.The constable was on his bike...

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In crisis, women can reach cops on WhatsApp

NEW DELHI: Nearly two months after the launch of Himmat, a women's safety mobile application, the operations department of Delhi Police launched the app's WhatsApp and Hike groups on Wednesday. The facility is available at 8800001091.Unlike the mobile...

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Wife held for man’s murder

NEW DELHI: Fed up of his extramarital affairs, a woman got her friends to strangle her husband and then came up with a plan to dispose of the body. They dressed the body in a burqa, put it in a car and drove to Ghaziabad. But on the way, they were stopped...

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Bizman killed, help a suspect

NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old businessman was strangled in his office in north-west Delhi's Maurya Enclave area on Wednesday afternoon.The room was found ransacked by unknown assailants who fled with his mobile phone and other valuables. Police suspect the...

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Are people getting passports on fake addresses: HC asks Centre, Delhi

NEW DELHI: Concerned that Indian passports are being issued to citizens and foreigners on incorrect addresses, the Delhi high court on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Centre and the state government s on the issue.A bench of Chief Justice G...

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Woman drags dad, brother to court for domestic violence

NEW DELHI: Till now, women, either married or in live-in relationships, initiated proceedings against husbands or partners under Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. But in a rare instance, a married woman lawyer has dragged her parents and brother to...

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Woman drags father and brother to court under DV Act

NEW DELHI: Till now, women, either married or in live-in relationships, initiated proceedings against husbands or partners under Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. But in a rare instance, a married woman lawyer has dragged her parents and brother to...

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Chargesheet prepared in child’s kidnap, murder case

NEW DELHI: Police have prepared a chargesheet against the two accused who had kidnapped and murdered the 13-year-old son of a jeweller in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area on November 20.Police said the duo has been booked for abduction, murder, criminal...

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AAP govt announces 50% cut in power tariff; 20,000 litres of free water

NEW DELHI: Acting on its poll promises, AAP government on Wednesday announced a reduction in power tariff."Families using power till 400 units per month will get it on half the price," deputy CM Delhi Manish Sisodia announced in a press conference."Those...

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Delhi Police launches women safety app "Himmat" on Whatsapp and Hike

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has launched Whatsapp and Hike groups for its application — "Himmat." Whatsapp group is available on the number 8800001091.Delhi Police is working towards launching the app on Apple store and making it available to non-smartphone...

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Midday meal workers paid just Rs 1000 since 2009 despite high food inflation

NEW DELHI: The minimum food bill for a family of four has gone up by about Rs 2000 or by 70% between 2009 and 2015. The official minimum wages in Delhi for semi-skilled workers has more than doubled from Rs 4100 to Rs 9,438. However, the remuneration...

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Traffic jams in Delhi due to Anna's agitation

NEW DELHI: Traffic jams have been reported from parts of central Delhi on Tuesday morning after thousands of supporters of activist Anna Hazare marched towards Jantar Mantar from the Badarpur border.Congestion have been reported from Connaught Place,...

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Delhi House opens 1st innings with power play

NEW DELHI: The first day of the sixth legislative assembly began without any fireworks unlike in 2013, but there was drama. There was a subtle show of strength by Aam Aadmi Party—that has a more than overwhelming presence in the House— and BJP responded...

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Light rains expected in some parts of Delhi

NEW DELHI: Partly cloudy sky condition prevailed on Tuesday morning in the national capital with light rains or thundershowers predicted in some parts of the city from evening onwards."With cloudy condition, the day temperature has risen. The minimum...

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Union home ministry scales down the security of three former home ministers

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has scaled down the security of three former home ministers - P Chidambaram, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Buta Singh - from 'Z-plus' to 'Z' category. At a VIP security review held on Friday, the government also ordered...

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Court holds two men guilty of being members of terror outfit

NEW DELHI: Two Manipuri residents have been convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by a Delhi court for being members of a banned terror outfit.The court, however, freed them of the charges of indulging in illicit drug trafficking to...

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Trafficked woman saved from East Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman, who was trafficked from West Bengal and forced into prostitution was rescued from southeast Delhi's Greater Kailash on Sunday. Two men and one woman were arrested from the area.The woman told police that she was brought...

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Trafficked woman saved from south-east Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman, who was trafficked from West Bengal and forced into prostitution was rescued from southeast Delhi's Greater Kailash on Sunday. Two men and one woman were arrested from the area.The woman told police that she was brought...

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Delhi court holds two men guilty of being members of terror outfit

NEW DELHI: Two Manipuri residents have been convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by a Delhi court for being members of a banned terror outfit.The court, however, freed them of the charges of indulging in illicit drug trafficking to...

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UD ministry allots bungalow to Delhi deputy CM

NEW DELHI: Urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu has approved transfer of the bungalow at AB-17, Mathura Road to Delhi government.The minister has agreed to the request of Delhi government in this regard received on Monday. The Delhi government...

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CM orders probe into Burari clash

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident of violence at Burari on Friday night. The district magistrate (North) has been directed to investigate the circumstances and causes leading to the incident...

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New industry norms raise concern

NEW DELHI: The AAP government's move to do away with approvals from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the civic body as a pre-requisite for setting up small or medium industries has become a cause of alarm among environmentalists. They...

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Scribe alleges rape by live-in partner

NEW DELHI: A 34-year-old journalist has alleged that she was raped by her live-in partner on the pretext of marriage in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area. The police have registered a case against the 38-year-old man, who is absconding.According to the...

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Air pollution on his mind, Delhi CM asks babus for offbeat ideas

NEW DELHI: In his first review meeting with the environment and forests department, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal dismissed all other issues, choosing to discuss only the rising levels of air pollution in the city.Even before bureaucrats could run him...

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AAP MLAs clash with cops over kidnapping

NEW DELHI: In the first confrontation with the police after the AAP government took over in the capital, two party MLAs and scores of local people allegedly clashed with the cops at Burari police station on Friday night. According to the police, nine...

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Nod for mapping good news for illegal colonies

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has started the process for fixing boundaries of unauthorized colonies to give shape to the promise of regularization. Resuming the work from where the first AAP government left off in February 2014, deputy chief minister...

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3 more deaths take Delhi swine flu toll to 9

NEW DELHI: Three more swine flu deaths were reported in Delhi on Friday, taking the toll due to the viral infection this season to nine. One of the patients was a pregnant woman.Senior officials in the health department said two of the deaths took place...

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1984 Sikh riots: Plea seeking transfer of case rejected

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Friday rejected pleas of three accused facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The plea sought transfer of their case from the Karkardooma district court to Rohini on grounds of jurisdiction.Brahmanand Gupta, Peeriya...

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Class IX student attacks principal

NEW DELHI: A ninth-grader, whose name had been struck off from the rolls of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Tughlaqabad, allegedly attacked the principal and the vice-principal on Friday.The principal, Pramod Kumar, has a couple of...

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Four held for alleged gang rape of Nigerian woman in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Four people have been reportedly held in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Nigerian woman in a moving car in New Delhi.As per reports, the 35-year-old woman was found unconscious by toll plaza workers at the DND toll plaza near Mayur...

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Teen dead, cops suspect honour killing

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in northwest Delhi's Netaji Subhash place area on Thursday morning. Although police have not ruled out involvement of an outsider, they are also probing the honour killing angle....

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Police cell for churches in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has come out with a dedicated cell headed by a nodal officer to address issues related to churches and educational institutions run by the Christian community in the city. Police commissioner B S Bassi has also directed district...

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Cloudy sky, light rain likely today

NEW DELHI: After a comparatively warm and humid day, some parts of the city saw light rain in the late evening on Thursday. A few areas also reported a hailstorm.The maximum temperature on Thursday was 29.3 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal,...

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DDA planning 2,500 affordable service apartments for elderly

NEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority is working on a first-of-its-kind senior citizens' housing scheme, senior officials have said. Officials claim it will be for the first time in India that affordable apartment units, where citizens aged 60 years...

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African origin woman allegedly raped in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old African origin woman was allegedly gang-raped by three men in a moving car who later dumped her near the Chilla border in east Delhi. The incident was reported in the wee hours of Friday. Police have arrested two of the accused...

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City temperature to remain above normal, says Met

NEW DELHI: Delhiites can expect another week of warm days with the Met department predicting that both maximum and minimum temperatures will be 2-3 degrees above normal. Light rain and thunderstorms are also on the cards next week, likely between Monday...

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Sarkar sitting on relief fund stash

NEW DELHI: With a fund crunch staring the Arvind Kejriwal government in the face, finding the resources for all the projects may be difficult. However, if the Delhi government's finance department is to be believed, the NCT of Delhi is sitting on a huge...

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Meet Raghav Chadha, AAP ka cute quotient

At first glance, Raghav Chadha, with laptop bag and lunchbox in hand, looks like any 26-year-old heading to work. But the similarity ends there.For the unaware, he is the youngest spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party and can be seen fighting debates opposite...

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Preconceived notions about 'unsafe Delhi' are false: Foreign artistes

A group of Israeli and French theatre artistes, who visited NSD recently, talk about how shocked they were by Indians' lack of civic duty, but also how welcome they felt here.The National School of Drama became a melting pot of different cultures, as...

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AAP 'encouraging theft' by promising freebies: Shiela Dikshit

NEW DELHI: The Aam Admi Party (AAP), which came to power for the second time in Delhi, with a record 67-seat win this time, is "encouraging theft" by promising people free water and cheap power, Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said observing...

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