New Delhi
As polls near, Nitish turns to hard men
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has been a symbol of the return of good governance to Bihar, has begun embracing politicians facing criminal cases with only three months to go for the Bihar Assembly polls.
‘Sub-standard material used in Games project’
Delhi BJP chief Vijendra Gupta on Thursday alleged that substandard materials were used in the construction of the Yamuna Sports Complex, which is a Commonwealth Games venue.
Rain floods some parts of city, traffic hit
Even as the entire city reeled under high levels of humidity, it rained heavily around Indira Gandhi International Airport in Palam leading to traffic snarls, particularly around Dwarka underpass. Meanwhile, the power demand shot up almost reaching the 4,500-MW mark once again.
Notice to Iran mission for sacking worker
Tis Hazari court additional district judge (ADJ) A.K. Chawla has issued a notice to embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for allegedly not complying with the earlier court order in which the embassy was directed to pay Rs 7,89,600 to one of its illegally terminated employee S. Ashraf Rizvi.
Woman, 28, kills self over dowry
A 28-year-old woman, who was forced by her in-laws to quit her job after she refused to fulfil their demands for dowry, committed suicide at her residence in Bindapur area of southwest Delhi on Wednesday night.
Games’ ad panel gets to work
The Delhi government on Thursday formed a committee to take care of the Commonwealth Games’ branding and public advertising. The committee will be headed by tourism ministry principal secretary Rina Ray, confirmed the Delhi government officials.
Cops to get cloning-proof IDs soon
The Delhi police is all set to get the hi-tech and cloning proof ID card, which is being seen as a major security measure for the Commonwealth Games 2010. The first such card is likely to be given to the Delhi police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal next week.
Minor gangraped in Greater Noida
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men after being kidnapped in an Alto car in the Dadri area of Greater Noida on Wednesday evening. The accused, including a neighbour of the girl, are absconding.
Trial runs on Gurgaon line begin
The DMRC on Thursday started the trial runs on the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar corridor on Thursday.
The trial runs on the 12.53 km-long corridor began on Thursday morning and will continue for at least four weeks t
‘SAD govt responsible for floods’
The BJP had to face some embarrassment after cricketer-turned BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday also attacked the SAD-BJP government in Punjab for not doing enough to control floods in the state.
