New Delhi, Jan. 31: A businessman allegedly ran over a head constable of the Delhi police to avoid challan when he tried to stop him for jumping red light in the Shalimar Bagh area of northwest Delhi on Saturday afternoon.

New Delhi, Jan. 31: A 61-year-old vegetable vendor was killed when a speeding car driven by an inebriated fashion designer ran over him near India Gate early on Sunday.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 31: A medical representative, who allegedly posed himself as a doctor of the premiere medical institute AIIMS and cheated a critically ill patient to the tune of Rs 1 lakh, has been denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi court, which held that such persons are “real danger” to the society.

New Delhi, Jan. 31: A leading international sanitation NGO, Sulabh International, will start its operation in Japan by constructing six low cost toilets popularly known as “Sulabh Sauchalaya” in rural areas of Japan.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 31: The 24th edition of the 15-day-long Surajkund Crafts Mela will commence on Monday and will be inaugurated by vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari.

New Delhi, Jan. 28: BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy is the latest victim of mobile thieves who have been operating in highly secure areas of the city.

New Delhi, Jan. 28: The Delhi government has decided to enhance its plan outlay from Rs 10,000 crores to Rs 11,300 crores in revised estimates for the current financial year 2009-10, whereas total budgetary provision for the current year will go up from Rs 23,043 crores to Rs 25,760 crores. The decision has come with an aim to ensure timely completion of all Commonwealth Games related projects and overcome any shortage of funds.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 27: To ensure better collection of property tax, the MCD has proposed making payment of the tax compulsory for any transaction of plot of land, house or shops. It has also proposed to make it mandatory for those applying for licences to get a “no-objection certificate” from the house tax department. The agency is hoping that the government’s revenue department would adopt a mechanism to ensure that no properties are transferred without a NOC from the MCD’s house tax department.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 27: The sunny weather for the better part of Wednesday and a maximum temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius were in sharp contrast of the heavy fog that descended on the airport since Tuesday evening and threw air and rail services off track before lifting around noon. At least 54 flights, the highest of the season so far, had to be cancelled. Meanwhile, at least 16 passengers were hurt when Haryana roadways bus collided with a tree on National Highway No. 1 at Alipur in outer Delhi around 11.30 pm on Tuesday.

New Delhi, Jan. 27: At a time when security agencies were on a high-alert to combat any kind of attempt to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations, in a major security breach, an unidentified person managed to drive away with a tractor owned by Spice Jet airlines from the tarmac of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.