Calls offering crores were made with Kejriwal's consent: Former AAP MLA

NEW DELHI: Former AAP MLA Rajesh Garg, whom the party had recently suspended, today alleged that calls with the "consent" of Arvind Kejriwal were made to him and several other leaders offering them crores to support BJP.Garg claimed that police had arrested...

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Delhi's PWD told to finish two roads this year

NEW DELHI: The public works department was on Monday asked to complete road construction work on two important stretches by the end of the year after an inspection by minister Satyendar Jain.The 9km Gopalpur to Swaroop Nagar stretch, on which construction...

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Non-stop water supply tops DJB’s summer plan

NEW DELHI: To ensure minimum disruption to water supply in the coming summer months, Delhi Jal Board has put in place a summer action plan.In a review by CEO Vijay Kumar, officers have been asked to ensure completion of all preventive maintenance work,...

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Delhi looks at Singapore for recycling

NEW DELHI: Taking inspiration from Singapore, Delhi government plans an ambitious project to provide recycled water to clusters of 100-200 houses, bringing down the problem of water scarcity in the capital. While cost estimates are still being worked...

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Fire breaks out in Delhi's Gandhinagar market

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at east Delhi's Gandhinagar market on Tuesday afternoon. At least 20 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames.The market is considered the largest cloth market in Asia and it houses a number of textile...

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Travel agent dupes couple of Rs 2.5 lakh

NEW DELHI: A couple's honeymoon trip to Bali was ruined when they realized that the agent who had made their reservations in a hotel there had conned and robbed them of Rs 2.5 lakh.The fraud was discovered when the couple reached Bali and found that...

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Rs 600 crore facelift for Pragati Maidan

NEW DELHI: To bring Delhi's exhibition infrastructure at par with international standards, India Trade Promotion Organization's board has cleared a proposal to demolish six exhibition halls at Pragati Maidan to make way for a convention centre, hotel...

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Accident victim’s kin get Rs 18 lakh

NEW DELHI: Family members of a 45-year-old man, who died after being hit by a rashly driven DTC bus, have been awarded a compensation of around Rs 18 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.MACT presiding officer Manish Gupta asked United India Insurance...

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Experts sceptical of RTE cases 'closed' by NCPCR

NEW DELHI: Over 2014-15, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, disposed of 545 complaints on violations of the Right to Education Act from Delhi. Instead of being reassured by this—at least cases aren't dragging for years—activists...

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DDA okays Dwarka cycling hub

NEW DELHI: Over 150 cycling stations will come up over the next financial year in Dwarka, developed by DDA as a bicycling hub in the first phase of this project. The Authority decided in a meeting on Friday to allott Rs 120 crore in its budget for the...

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CBI conducts surprise checks on Kendriya Bhandar outlets

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday conducted "surprise checks" on the premises of various Kendriya Bhandar outlets in Delhi in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in purchase of various items by the state-run...

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Rivals heap scorn on AAP for it’s “immature politics”

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday drew flak and ridicule over its internal turmoil from rival parties which asked it to put its house in order and deliver on promises made to people of Delhi without wasting the opportunity with its "immature" politics.Terming...

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Man ran fake notes ring in 3 states, held

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested on Saturday by the special cell for smuggling fake currency notes into the country. The accused, identified as Shahjahan Sheikh, was running a wide network of fake Indian currency notes from Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra.A...

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Some dues paid, but stir on

NEW DELHI: Following large-scale protests by sanitation workers, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday evening released their salaries for the month of February. However, the employees refused to call off their strike citing non-payment of...

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Kamal Khan performs at Tribe in Delhi

It was all about foot-tapping and soothing Sufi numbers, when Kamal Khan performed at Tribe in the capital recently.Guests were seen grooving to songs like Maula, Ishq Sufiana and Wallah Re Wallah, as they partied till late. Jatin Khatri said, "Guests...

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AAP NC meet begins, Lokpal told to skip to avoid confrontation

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party's internal Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas has shot off a letter to the party after being asked not to attend today's crucial national council meeting to "avoid confrontation".The AAP national council meeting, which began at a resort...

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Mumbai don aide had 15 days to kill businessman

NEW DELHI: Had it not been for swift police action, the owner of Relaxo Footwear would have been shot by the hired guns of Mumbai don Ejaz Lakdawala, sources have said.Lakdawala's north India operative, Yusuf Mia, who has been arrested by crime branch,...

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Driving curbs in CR Park from next week

NEW DELHI: With a surge in the number of vehicles in Greater Kailash-II and Chittaranjan Park over the past few months, Delhi Traffic Police has come up with a traffic circulation plan for the area.In the first phase, they have planned to allow only...

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Cheque bounce case: Man jailed, asked to pay Rs 1.6 lakh damages

NEW DELHI: A man was sentenced to two months in jail in a cheque bounce case by a city court, which noted that he had opportunity to pay but failed to do so. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh also asked Yogesh Kumar Sansanwal to pay a compensation...

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Free cab rides to hospitals in Delhi from April 1

NEW DELHI: To ensure equitable access to health services to all Delhiites, a new initiative that promises to provide free cab rides to hospitals and medical centres of the patient's choice was launched here on Saturday.Introduced by OXXY, claiming to...

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Clearing BRT will be a multi-crore job

NEW DELHI: Once the BRT corridor is dismantled, the space that will open up will be sufficient for a six-lane road. And then, three lanes on each carriageway will be open to both public transport and private vehicles. The pedestrian and cycling path...

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Education minister Manish Sisodia refuses to meet govt school management committees

NEW DELHI: A group of school management committee members hoping to meet education minister Manish Sisodia returned disappointed on Wednesday. They had gone to his home — with appointment, they say — to discuss the functioning and budget of SMCs."We...

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BRT corridor killed more people, wasted time and money

NEW DELHI: In 2012, the Delhi high court asked Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to find out how effective the operational BRT was. CRRI trialled the 5.8km corridor both as a BRT and a normal road and recommended scrapping the BRT.The institute's...

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Multiple signals create problems for cops

NEW DELHI: Traffic cops have been facing a challenge in controlling traffic between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand due to the lack of lane discipline and confusion resulting due to multiple signaling in the Bus Rapid Transit system. Traffic officials welcomed...

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HC had refused to judge the BRT battle

NEW DELHI: It took a government with a huge majority to finally wind up the controversial BRT corridor.The debate over utility of the stretch in south Delhi has remained mostly stuck to "rich car owner versus poor bus commuter" framework, despite studies...

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On SEZ land, a global smart city

NEW DELHI: About 800 acres of the total land the Haryana government got back from Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (RHSL) in February last year will be developed as a global city having all the attributes of a smart city as the Narendra Modi government has...

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Row over degree: HC issues notice to Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought response from city's law minister Jitender Singh Tomar on a BJP leader's plea seeking setting aside of his election from Tri Nagar assembly constituency over alleged wrong declaration of educational...

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Man shot at in Delhi, daughter saved

NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old man was shot at and critically injured after three attackers fired several rounds at him outside his house in Sangam Vihar on Monday night. The man's three-year-old daughter had a close shave as the bullets grazed past her and...

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Delhi govt asks IT ministry to block Uber, Ola apps

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has asked Union information technology ministry to block mobile applications of taxi-hailing companies Uber and Ola in the capital city, a state government official told Reuters on Wednesday.On Tuesday, Delhi transport...

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VIPs to face water cut during crisis: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has directed Delhi Jal Board to cut water for even VIPs in case of water shortage in the future. "There is no reason for only the common man to suffer a water crisis. In future if there is a shortage, ensure...

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Missing boy’s body found with hands chopped off

NEW DELHI: The body of a 10-year-old boy, who had gone missing from his house in northwest Delhi, was found with the hands chopped off along a railway track in outer Delhi's Samaypur Badli area on Sunday night. Police suspect that the child was murdered...

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Big bang catch: 3 men, 11 guns, 2,000 rounds

NEW DELHI: In what appears to be the biggest arms haul in recent years, the special cell of Delhi Police has seized a consignment comprising 1,800 cartridges and 11 single and double-barreled guns. Three persons, including the kingpin, have been arrested...

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Long spring over, summer begins in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The prolonged spring in the capital this year appears to have finally come to an end with temperatures in the last couple of days inching above 30 degrees Celsius, marking the beginning of summer.March this year had been unusually cool till...

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Not on Twitter but trending for online free speech: meet Shreya Singhal

DELHI: Shreya Singhal is not on Twitter. But the 24-year-old law student who challenged section 66A of the IT Act, was trending on the social networking site on Tuesday morning after the apex court struck the act down, terming it unconstitutional.Singhal,...

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Not on Twitter but trending for online free speech: Meet Shreya Singhal

DELHI: Shreya Singhal is not on Twitter. But the 24-year-old law student who challenged section 66A of the IT Act, was trending on the social networking site on Tuesday morning after the apex court struck the act down, terming it unconstitutional.Singhal,...

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Three Afghan men held in Delhi for molestation

NEW DELHI: Three Afghan men were arrested for molesting an Afghan woman while she was waiting for an auto near Select Citywalk in Saket on Saturday night. According to police, the men were drunk.The accused were identified as Gul Rehman, Seelam and Haseemullah....

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Highway robbery: Toll for no road in Faridabad

NEW DELHI: Commuters taking the Ballabgarh-Sohna toll road are seething. They pay to use the road but it's virtually impassable at one point where waterlogging and heavy truck traffic have created craters four-five feet deep. While trucks wobble over...

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Riders escape 2 bus fires; 1 dies in building blaze

NEW DELHI: It was a fiery Sunday in the capital. While there were no casualties in the blaze at Parliament complex, one person choked to death in a fire at a commercial building in south Delhi and passengers in two buses had a narrow escape when these...

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Raahgirs' morning sex-ed session at CP in Delhi

A MUSICAL MORNING: Organized by Delhi Police and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) along with Embarq India and supported by The Times of India, this edition of Raah giri Day at Day saw attendees sing, dance and mportance of sex learn the importance...

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Delhi: Massive arms haul busted, guns and bullets seized

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police special cell busted a major arms haul in the capital on Monday when it seized a consignment of 1800 cartridges, 9 double barrel and 2 single barrel guns in an operation near Sarai Kale Khan in south east Delhi."We had a tip-off...

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Liquor seizure surged during Delhi polls, but cash haul saw decline

NEW DELHI: Liquor seizures by Delhi Police went up during the recent Delhi Assembly polls as compared to the previous election that was held merely 14 months earlier even though the amount of cash seized saw a steep fall.As per the information revealed...

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Colonies lose their gates to ‘CPWD men’

NEW DELHI: Last week residents of Motibagh and Nanakpura in south Delhi were pleasantly surprised when some people claiming to be CPWD staff inspected their colonies and promised to replace their rickety gates with new ones. The iron gates were then...

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Cops seek custody, court grants Pachauri relief

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to TERI director-general R K Pachauri in a sexual harassment case a week before the scheduled hearing on his application. The relief came during a hearing on Delhi Police's application to...

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AIIMS: Fund crunch to treat rare diseases

NEW DELHI: AIIMS has told the Delhi high court that its non-plan budget is only sufficient to procure commonly used and emergency medical items and not for getting medicines for treatment of rare diseases.AIIMS submitted to the court that it is constrained...

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Spring-summer food fiesta at the launch of Pan Asian, WelcomHotel Sheraton in Delhi

Hida Siddiqui (L), Manisha Kapur It was all about scrumptious food and trying out new dishes at the launch of the spring-summer 2015 menu of Asian cuisine restaurant Pan Asian, WelcomHotel Sheraton, in the capital recently....

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Crisis in AAP: Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan score on PAC minutes too

NEW DELHI: Conceding half-heartedly to demands of dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, AAP on Friday made decisions of the March 17 political affairs committee public. This is the second "concession'' that the party appears to have...

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Heed ban on political activity: DoE to schools

NEW DELHI: The directorate of education issued an order on Friday reminding school managements that "to participate in political activities by the school is banned under Delhi School Education Act and Rules 1973".The order also reiterates that the school...

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Late-night joyride by minors ends in death of Class X girl

NEW DELHI: A late-night joyride went horribly wrong for two minors in south Delhi when the 17-old-year boy at the wheel lost control of the speeding car and smashed into a tree, killing his 16-year-old friend and leaving him with serious head injuries...

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Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan score on PAC minutes too

NEW DELHI: Conceding half-heartedly to demands of dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, AAP on Friday made decisions of the March 17 political affairs committee public. This is the second "concession'' that the party appears to have...

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Safety of women cops a concern

NEW DELHI: The home ministry's decision to reserve 33% of police jobs for women has got a mixed reaction. Some say it will help change the perception about police and empower women, others argue that women personnel on night and patrol duties will not...

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