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‘Late hour changes delayed stadia work’

First, the idea of having a tunnel and, now, installation of an aerostat lighting system at a late hour was on Monday cited by the CPWD for a delay of nearly five months in completion of the renovation and upgradation of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games will be held, apart from some sports competitions.

Ex-Afghan Prez wife’s PSO kills self

A 50-year-old assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi police who was deployed as a personal security officer of former Afghan President’s wife allegedly shot himself dead at his official residence on Monday morning.

DU student abducted, murdered

A 21-year-old Delhi University student was abducted and later stabbed to death by five assailants in the Wazirabad area of northwest Delhi.
The police said the deceased, Kamal Singh Rawat, a resident of Sonia Vihar’s Pehla Pushta, who was pursuing B.Com (correspondance) from the Khalsa College, was a

Rain claims 4 lives as traffic crawls

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Four persons were killed in two separate incidents due to heavy rains in the city on Monday evening, even as traffic snarls were reported from virtually all the areas. More than five centimetres of rain was recorded within a couple of hours.

Montek hits back: ‘Govt can’t run by roadbuilders’

Planning Comm-ission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, responding to surface transport minister Kamal Nath’s criticism that his organisation was an “armchair adviser” oblivious to ground realiti

New honour killing in South Delhi?

A couple which was found dead in mysterious circumstances inside in park south Delhi’s New Friends Colony on Saturday was reportedly killed for “honour” by a relative of the girl who has been detained

Soni to meet N-E ministers on broadcast strategy

In an effort to upgrade government’s communication setup in the insurgency-affected and inaccessible parts of the Northeast, Union information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni has written to chie

‘Educate girl child to tackle population’

With India home to 17 per cent of world’s population even though having only 2.5 per cent of land share, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has stressed on population stabilisation.

Pawar kicks off conference to streamline PDS

Food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar will inaugurate a two-day conference of state food secretaries on reforms in Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) today.

‘Left has got it all wrong’

Justifying the government’s move to hike prices of petroleum products, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday said that it was better to use public money in building scho

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