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Special units to hunt terrorists

The Centre has prepared a list of 31 “most wanted” Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Jam-I-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM) operatives that include suspected terrorists belonging to Azamgarh district of UP —

Cong rejects PM, Sonia rift reports

Scoffing speculations in political circles about a possible rift between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the backdrop of 2G spectrum controversy, the Congress on Tuesday emphatically denied any such misgivings. The party asserted that the understanding between the two “can never be better than as it exists today”.

Special units to hunt terrorists

The Centre has prepared a list of 31 “most wanted” Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Jam-I-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM) operatives that include suspected terrorists belonging to Azamgarh district of UP — Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Mohammed Sajid and Mohammed Khalid from Saraimeer in Azamgarh, and Ariz Khan, Mirza Shadab Baig,

Employee of media house is robbed

A sales manager at a media house in Noida was allegedly assaulted and robbed by four persons when he was returning home from office on Monday evening in northwest Delhi.

‘PM worried about tapes, not graft’

BJP parliamentary party chief and NDA working chairman L.K. Advani on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared to be more concerned about the leakage of tapes (taped conversation between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and senior journalists) than credibility of his Cabinet. Mr Advani said government even

Nursery guidelines to be announced today

The Delhi Government is all set to announce a new set of guidelines for this year’s nursery admissions, which is likely to be a mix of last year’s point systems and random selection proposed under the Right to Education Act. The new guidelines will be announced on Wednesday.

Metro to Najafgarh unlikely soon

The Union urban development ministry does not have any plans so far to bring the Metro to Najafgarh. The issue of bringing the Metro to Najafgarh was raised by Congress MP Mahabal Mishra and Leader of the Opposition in the MCD Jai Kishan Sharma, who went on a “survey” to Najafgarh along with Union minister of state for urban development Saugata Ray on Tuesday.

Bangla officer’s plea to deport kin rejected

The Delhi high court has rejected the plea of a Bangladeshi Army officer seeking deportation of his daughter, who had crossed the border on alleged fake documents to marry a person she was in love with last year. The court said that the woman in question could be subjected to torture or even honour killing and agreed with the Centre’s contention that she was legally married to the man she loved.

NCW asks police to increase patrolling

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday submitted 12 demands to the Delhi police for safety of women in the city. The demands were presented during a meeting between the NCW chairperson Girija Vyas and the Delhi police chief B.K. Gupta. The meeting is believed to have taken place in the backdrop of the recent gangrape cases in Delhi.

Blueline phaseout deadline is January 31

The Delhi government on Tuesday backtracked on December 14 deadline for complete phaseout of Blueline buses and in place set a new deadline of January 31 next year. However, about 823 Blueline buses will stop plying on city roads from Wednesday, making the phase out of the killer private buses a gradual affair.

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