Dalit couple kills 4 kids, themselves
A dalit couple committed suicide after poisoning their four girls late on Saturday night at a village under Hanumangarh district. The police ordered a probe to find out the cause of the suicide.
Opposition behaving like urchins: Moily
Accusing the Opposition of stalling the Parliament proceedings on the 2G spectrum issue, Union law minister Veerappa Moily said they were behaving “like urchins throwing stones and running away in an
SP threatens to take BSP MLAs hostage
Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav has threatened to take BSP MLAs “hostage” if the Mayawati government does not withdraw the additional security provided to its ministers who, in turn,
Man held for raping, killing 6-yr girl
One person has been arrested by the southwest Delhi police for allegedly kidnapping and killing the six-year-old daughter of an airport employee after raping her on Tuesday. The incident was reported from Palam area in southwest Delhi.
Treat people with care, says top cop
Delhi police commissioner B.K. Gupta on Saturday asked his men to treat people with compassion when they approach them for help. He said they should treat them the same way, they would like their family members to be treated.
DMRC to investigate glitches
Frequent disruption in Delhi Metro services, mostly due to signalling problem and technical glitches like the one that occurred on Friday evening on the Central Secretariat (CS)-Gurgaon route, has begun raising doubts on quality maintenance. DMRC chief E. Sreedharan has ordered an enquiry into the incident.
MCD razes 2 buildings for grave tilt
The MCD on Saturday demolished two buildings, which had cracked and had tilted upon one other in Shakurpur area of northwest Delhi. On Friday, the residents had evacuated the buildings fearing a collapse similar to the Lalita Park incident.
Experts visit collapse site, take samples
A four-member team of the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, on Saturday visited the Lalita Park building collapse site and collected samples of the material used in the construction and the soil of the area for examination.
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Go green by recycling cans
Convincing the youth to “go green” is a pan India effort by various NGOs that campaign for the environmental cause. The recent “Canvironment Week” organised and conceptualised by Hindustan Tin Works Ltd (HTWL), is spreading the message of recycling cans — through the medium of a colourful fashion show and dance performances — in Mumbai and Delhi.