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Branded terrorist, he lost his youth in jail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:49 GMT

As 18-year-old Mohammad Amir Khan walked to see a hakeem in Bahadurgarh on the night of February 20, 1998, his biggest worry was the kidney stones he had developed.

Branded terrorist, he lost his youth in jail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:49 GMT

As 18-year-old Mohammad Amir Khan walked to see a hakeem in Bahadurgarh on the night of February 20, 1998, his biggest worry was the kidney stones he had developed.

Branded terrorist, helost his youth in jail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:49 GMT

As 18-year-old Mohammad Amir Khan walked to see a hakeem in Bahadurgarh on the night of February 20, 1998, his biggest worry was the kidney stones he had developed.

Solar roof top policy scrapped

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:00 GMT

Delhi's solar mission is in trouble.The Delhi government had formulated a roof-top solar policy under which consumers would set up solar panels on their roof-tops and feed extra power generated into the main grid.

HC wants media code for child abuse cases

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:52:29 GMT

A bench headed by the high court chief justice took suo motu cognizance of a letter written to him for framing of guidelines for media reporting on such sensitive issues.

HC wants media code for child abuse cases

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:52:29 GMT

A bench headed by the high court chief justice took suo motu cognizance of a letter written to him for framing of guidelines for media reporting on such sensitive issues.

Seats in Maya's 4 dream schools in high demand

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:38:37 GMT

Admission has begun in the Mayawati's four dream schools in the district and over 5,000 forms have already been filled up for the 500 seats meant for classes I-IX.

Cops suspect Munni victim of larger racket

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:36:01 GMT

Rajasthan Police - which is helping Delhi Police - has reportedly traced the agent who introduced the Singh family to the alleged pimps Kanta Choudhry and Saroj.Kanta has been arrested.

Nitin's plight grabs HC attention

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:33:44 GMT

Taking suo moto cognizance of a TOI report on a victim of last year's HC blast, the Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the Centre and state government's responses.

'Don't dilute down anti-dowry laws'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:28:08 GMT

"In this era of human rights, when people armed only with their self esteem have fought out armies of dictators, a majority of our population, particularly the middle class is still afflicted with this disease of dowry.

Ambulance shortage to end soon

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:11 GMT

The shortage of ambulances in the city is likely to end soon as the government has approved the purchase of 70 new vehicles.The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by health minister AK Walia on Wednesday.

New software to be installed in metro trains

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:24:38 GMT

The decision to install new software was taken even as technical experts continue to remain baffled by the problem.

2 more arrests in Muthoot fake gold scam

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:26:37 GMT

"We have detained two more people in this regard.We are ascertaining whether they are employees of the finance company.

Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:43:11 GMT

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines to regulate media reporting and disclosure of details about children in cases like that of baby Falak.

Court sends cop, friend to jail in molestation case

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:28:31 GMT

A Delhi Traffic Police constable has been jailed for 2 years for molesting a woman in 2010 by a court here which said that the cop was expected to enforce the law and not flout it.

Bakery owner cheated by woman who claimed to PA of minister

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:51 GMT

She got close to the owner of a bakery shop by introducing herself as Personal Assistant of railway minister and allegedly cheated him of Rs 8.25 lakh.

Accused flee, cops get rap for shoddy probe

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:37:28 GMT

The Delhi Police has once again found itself in the dock for its shoddy investigation in a murder case, in which two of the four accused absconded one after the other even as the cops were investigating the matter.

Expect visibility drop in morning, short spells of rain

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:36:19 GMT

Tuesday started off with the promise of being another sunny warm day— something that has been characteristic of the past couple of weeks. However, around 4pm, the weather changed completely.

CWG village flats: Ministry steps in

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:26 GMT

With the issue of unauthorized construction in Commonwealth Games Village kicking up a storm, the ministry of urban development finally made an effort on Tuesday to hammer out a solution. Following an order from the high court, the ministry convened a meeting — of Delhi Development Authority and the private builder Emaar MGF — to decide on excess floor-area ratio (FAR) before the next hearing.

Lucky mascot: BJP to ride Modi rath for votes

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:34:28 GMT

At a small junkyard in Kirti Nagar, BJP workers are toiling to give finishing touches to the party’s ‘lucky’ rath — which already rode the Modi wave in Gujarat and the tricolour campaign in Jammu.

Govt to rely on satellite images for regularisation

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:31 GMT

After a high-level probe found gross irregularities in issuance of provisional regularisation certificates(PRCs), the Delhi government has decided to rely only on satellite images to verify prescribed built up areas of over 1,200 settlements.

Najafgarh official booked for fraud

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:29 GMT

Almost a month after the Najafgarh tehsildar was suspended for his involvement in a fake certificate scam, Delhi government has lodged a police case against the officer for allegedly tampering with government records, forgery and cheating.

'Reserve 25% seats for EWS in nursery or face action'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:29:16 GMT

Delhi government on Tuesday warned private schools of punitive action if they fail to comply with guidelines for reserving 25 per cent of total nursery seats for the economically weaker sections.

40 live cartridges found in Rajpath bin

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:00 GMT

Fifty cartridges, including 40 live bullets, were recovered from a dustbin near Rajpath, a kilometre from Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Parliament House complex. Police sources said such bullets are often used in medium machine guns (MMG).

Trained in Pak jihad camps, ‘Masterji’ brainwashed youths

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26:57 GMT

Indian Mujahideen ideologue Bashir Hasan alias Talha, popularly known as Masterji among its cadres, was a close associate of Safdar Nagori during their SIMI days. It was from Nagori, a top leader of the Students Islamic Movements of India, that Talha, arrested on Sunday, had learnt the skills to motivate youths.