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Rape accused held, CM blames police

A Brazilian student, who was allegedly raped by her landlord in the upscale Greater Kailash area, has told the police that the accused, who has been arrested, threatened her with dire consequences if the incident was brought to the notice of authorities.

Bikers fire at trader in robbery bid

Bike-borne robbers fired two shots at a businessman when he resisted their robbery attempt in broad daylight on Wednesday in the Karol Bagh area of central Delhi.
The police said the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when the victim, identified as Sunil Kriplani alias Sonu, who owns a mobile accessories’ shop on P

Property dealer shot in Narela

A 45-year-old property dealer was shot dead by unidentified assailants near his residence in Narela, outer Delhi, on Wednesday morning.
Police officials said the deceased, identified as Jasbir Singh, was on a morning walk when two unidentified assailants shot him dead near a park in Narela. The police is suspecting business rivalry to be the cause behind the incident, although no one has been arrested so far.

S-I, ED clerk kill selves at work

A 43-year-old Delhi police sub-inspector committed suicide by allegedly shooting himself with his service revolver inside the Kanjhawala police station on Wednesday morning.

Sanjana to bring Miss Universe to India

MISS UNIVERSE Stefania Fernandez would come to India on a tour to support the cause of raising awareness against AIDS and against female foeticide.

Telcos fail to offer mobile number swap

The implementation of the mobile number portability (MNP) has once again been postponed. The telecom ministry has now set October 31, as the new deadline for the implementation of the MNP.

Price revision schedule soon

The government will decide the periodicity for reviewing petrol prices in three weeks, according to petroleum secretary Mr S. Sundareshan.
“Oil marketing companies and the government will jointly take a decision on how often petrol prices should be revised. The revision of petrol prices depends on several f

Stringent law soon to deter ‘honour’ crimes

The Centre is planning stringent amendments to existing laws to check the menace of “honour killings”, and treat it at par with murder.
Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code might be amended to include a new clause defining “dishonour”.

MCD to act tough on defaulters

The MCD is planning to take tough action on the property tax defaulters. It is also planning to simplify the property tax return form for the benefit of the payers.
Following a meeting with senior officials of the assessment and collection department, the chairman of the property tax committee, Ved Prakash Gupta, told reporters h

Jan Ahaar scheme launched

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday launched the Jan Ahaar Yojana to ensure full nutritious meal twice a day to hundreds of persons at Rs 15 per meal across the city from seven Jan Ahaar Centres. Ms Dikshit inaugurated a Jan Ahaar Centre at the Asaf Ali Road.

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