Delhi News

Stampede kills 5 students at New Delhi school

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:45:00 +0000

NEW DELHI — Hundreds of students who were jammed into a narrow school staircase panicked and set off a stampede Thursday that left five girls dead and 31 other students injured in India's capital.

6 killed in New Delhi metro bridge collapse; Cranes collapse at failed bridge site

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:34:00 +0000

A sixth person has died in the collapse of a bridge being built for the Indian capital's metro rail, police said Monday, as the government prepared to investigate the prestigious project's worst-ever accident.

Naidu, YSR take fight to New Delhi

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday took their political war to New Delhi, with Naidu leading the ‘Grand Alliance’ to the national capital seeking prosecution of the CM for corruption and the state Congress wasting no time in dashing off a letter to the President demanding a central probe against the TDP president on similar charges.

6 kids go missing every day in city

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +0000

The numbers paint a scary picture. In the 17 days of this month alone, 72 children have been reported missing from the capital. If you think this month has been particularly bad for Delhi's children, take a look at the figures since January 1, 2008. During this 414-day period, as many as 2,503 children have disappeared - an average of 6 missing kids every day.

Cong revokes Narayan Rane’s suspension

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:34:00 +0000

Narayan Rane’s long wait and anxiety finally came to an end as the Congress revoked his two-and-a-half-month suspension. This was announced by AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi in New Delhi. Mr Rane, an influential leader from the Konkan region, now expects to get a berth in the Ashok Chavan ministry.

UPA to go for major tax sops in Interim Budget

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:08:00 +0000

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is expected to defy convention and go for major tax sops in its Interim Budget on Monday even as General Elections are just a couple of months away.

Delhi polls: voters yet to make up their minds

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:59:00 +0000

New Delhi (IANS): The Indian capital, home to 16 million people, is all set to vote in the assembly polls Saturday. But even as analysts say that genuine issues - namely, development, price rise and terrorism - are on the poll agenda this time, voters don't seem to have made up their minds yet.

2 killed, many injured as railway bridge collapses

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:30:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: A 34-metre stretch of an under-construction bridge of the Delhi metro railway collapsed at Laxmi Nagar here on Sunday, killing two persons on the spot and injuring over a dozen. Six vehicles, including three cars, were damaged.

Even lawyers, city officials defy ban

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: The ban on smoking might have come into effect from Wednesday, but there was little to show in terms of enforcement.

Fine of Rs 200 if caught smoking

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:14:00 +0000

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9: A fine of Rs 200 would be imposed on a person found smoking at public places, the Union health minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, announced today at the inauguration of a two-day national advocacy workshop on tobacco control laws.

Nanda sharing Tihar cell with 35

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:08:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: Sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday by a city court for mowing down six people in 1999, Sanjeev Nanda was shifted from his solitary cell in the Tihar Jail to a ward where 35 other inmates are already lodged. Sources said although most of hi-profile prisoners are sent to jail number 2, Nanda has been lodged in jail number 4 since his quantum of sentence is lesser.

Capital reports its first dengue death

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:34:00 +0000

New Delhi, September 4 As the total number of dengue cases crossed 100, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi acknowledged the first dengue death in the national Capital on Thursday.

14-year-old boy on way to school crushed by Blueline bus

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:43:00 +0000

A 14-year-old boy was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in the Shastri Park area of Northeast Delhi around 7 am on Wednesday. More than a dozen buses were destroyed by an angry mob after the accident.

5 hurt as BPO cab runs amok

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:42:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: Five people, including a 3-year-old girl, were injured on Tuesday night when an overspeeding call centre cab rammed into them while they were relaxing on a raised platform outside their residence in J-Block, Mongolpuri. Power cut had forced them outdoors.

BJP stalling development work in unauthorized colonies: Sheila

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:05:00 +0000

New Delhi, Sept 01: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday accused opposition BJP of politicising the issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies and stalling work to provide basic facilities to over 40 lakh residents in these colonies.

Power woes continue in Delhi

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:20:00 +0000

New Delhi (PTI): Power woes of the national capital continued for another day on Wednesday with several areas going without electricity due to under frequency in Northern Grid as denizens sweated out high humidity levels.

Delhi gets Asia's longest runway

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:55:00 +0000

Long queues in waiting, innumerable flight delays and hours of circling over the airport are all set to come to an end with the Delhi airport getting a brand new 4.4 km long runway today. The new runway, which cost Rs 1,000 crore to build, is also the longest in Asia.

Soon, 131 new Metro trains

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:06:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: The number of people using Metro services has been going up and looking at this increased rush, the Delhi Metro has ordered 131 new trains.

Accident snuffs out lives of woman, daughter

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:53:00 +0000

NEW DELHI: A 45-year-old woman and her minor daughter were killed and two other members of the family sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Ridge Road here on Sunday. The condition of the injured was said to be serious.

Traffic in NCR affected by VHP 'chakka jam'

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:40:00 +0000

New Delhi (PTI): Traffic in the National Capital Region and train movement along the Delhi-Jaipur route were affected on Wednesday morning with BJP and VHP activists blocking several roads as part of their nationwide 'chakka jam' over the Amarnath land row.