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Court acquits 27 rioting accused

Tis Hazari Court additional sessions judge (ASJ) Bimla Kumari has acquitted 27 people of the charges of attempting to kill policemen and torching a police post following the latter’s bid to nab a suspect in Red Fort bomb blast case in 2000. The court absolved all the accused, including three women, of the charges of being members of an unlawful assembly.

Traffic curbs in CP area from Friday

The Delhi police has put in place security and traffic arrangement for Commonwealth Games road events this week-end, including helicopter-borne assault teams and commando hit squads for protection of athletes.

Cops announce `10lakh reward

The Delhi police has announced a cash reward of `10 lakhs to anyone providing information on the two motorcycle-borne assailants involved in the firing on a tourist bus near Jama Masjid in Old Delhi on September 19, which left two Taiwanese injured even as two suspects hailing from Jammu & Kashmir were picked up by the police from Old Delhi on Thursday.

Delhi can now host Olympics, says Sheila

After putting up things in place for the 19th Commonwealth Games just in time and getting praise for the grand opening ceremony from around the world, chief minister Sheila Dikshit now thinks that the capital city is ready to host the Olympics.

Blue notice for Modi

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a blue notice, an international alert to law enforcement agencies to obtain information about a person’s identity and activities, against former IPL chairman Lal

Jeweller loses 2.5 kg gold, diamonds

A 26-year-old jeweller was allegedly robbed of gold and diamond jewellery worth `65 lakhs in Geeta Colony area of east Delhi on Tuesday evening.
The victim, Sunny Gupta, a resident of Geeta Colony, was returning home after purchasing jewellery from Chandni Chowk. “I was crossing Geeta Colony flyover in my Alto car when a bike suddenly applied brake and my car hit it,” the victim told the police.

Sreedharan plans post-retirement life in Kerala

Metro Man E Sreedharan is eager to go to Kerala after his retirement. He has spent 15 years revolutionising Delhi by spreading world-class Metro network in the capital.
Mr Sreedharan, 78, will be retiring on December 31, 2010 when his fourth extension granted by the Delhi government will end. The second phase of the Delhi Metro is also over and major parts of the city and its neighbourhood have been connected.

Student thrashed by seniors succumbs

A 19-year-old dalit student of Satyawati College died on Wednesday morning, a week after he was allegedly thrashed by his seniors in northwest Delhi.
The police identified the deceased as Akshay Prakash, a first year student of B.Com. (Hons.) at Satyawati (Evening) College. “Prakash, a resident of Ashok Vihar’s S

MCD commissioner summoned by court

A division bench comprising Chief Justice of the Delhi high court Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan on Wednesday summoned the MCD Commissioner to appear before it in person on December 12 after the civic agency allegedly failed to participate in a meeting last month convened by the chief secretary, NCT government, to solve the water woes of citizens.

Fireman dies in action, 21 hurt

A 59-year-old fireman and at least 21 persons, including 14 personnel from various government agencies, were injured when a major fire broke out in a two-storey building in east Delhi on Tuesday night.

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