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Sordid saga of kidnap, rape ends
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
A 13-year-old girl ran away from the clutches of her exploiters who kidnapped her from a village in Siwan district in Bihar two-and-half months ago and brought her to Delhi. She was kept in the Wazirpur area of Delhi for the last two months and was being repeatedly raped by two youths who brought her to Delhi.
Walia does Gandhigiri, visits PHQ to meet commissioner
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
In a move akin to Gandhigiri, departing from precedence Delhi Social Welfare Minister Kiran Walia on Monday called on Police Commissioner BK Gupta at the Police Headquarters. The Delhi Minister was seeking a meeting with the Delhi Police Commissioner for the past one month to discuss several issues related to the safety of women and children.
Ink thrown at yoga guru after clean chit to Ramdev, Swamy
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The Delhi Police has given a clean chit to Baba Ramdev and Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy for allegedly inciting communal passions at a press meet in the Capital that prompted a protester to throw black ink on the yoga guru’s face.
Work begins on framing budget for 3 municipal bodies
- 23 February 2012
- Parvez Sultan | New Delhi
Following the direction of the Directorate of Local bodies RK Srivastava, the finance department of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has undertaken the herculean task of preparing the Budget for three proposed municipal bodies for the next fiscal 2012-13.
AIIMS docs pull off rare surgery on 4-month baby
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
In a rare kind of its surgery, an eight kilogram balloon-like protrusion has been removed from the head of a four-month old baby at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the national Capital.
More retail liquor vends in private sector soon: Govt
- 23 February 2012
- Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi
The Delhi Government has decided to approve a policy of opening of more retail vends of liquor in the private sector. The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved a policy for opening of more liquor vends, especially on commercial roads and unauthorised colonies. Currently, out of 571 retail liquor vends, 351 vends are located in commercial areas, while 104 are located in notified areas/streets.
Customised habitats for zoo inmates soon
- 23 February 2012
- Rohinee Singh | New Delhi
The inmates of the Delhi Zoological Park are to get exclusive customised enclosures. Most inmates of the zoo belonging to the same family have similar kind of enclosures. The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), along with the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), are to hold a consultation to discuss and design customised habitats for animals, including birds, tigers and amphibians.
Govt to promote pisciculture in water bodies
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
To encourage fish culture in the water bodies and village ponds to keep encroachers away, the Delhi Cabinet has decided to approve a proposal of fish culture in the water bodies/village ponds.
HC fiat on ‘illegal zoo’ on Govt land
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
The Union and the Delhi Governments were on Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea seeking penal actions against a sitting MLA for allegedly encroaching upon Government land and running an illegal zoo on it.
Book fair to be a treat for cine buffs
- 23 February 2012
- Moazum Mohammad | New Delhi
For cinema buffs, the upcoming 20th New Delhi World book Fair in the national Capital will be a gala fete. The Fair, which would showcase 300 publications on Indian cinema, is aimed to commemorate the centenary celebrations of cinema as well as bring out an Annotated Rights Catalogue.
Ex-Armyman killed after mishap near Mahipalpur
- 23 February 2012
- Staff Reporter | New Delhi
A 45-year-old bike-borne ex-Armyman was killed after allegedly being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the wee hours of Wednesday. The incident was reported from near Mahipalpur flyover in South Delhi. The deceased has been identified as Dhiren Kalita, a resident of Najafgarh. He hails from West Bengal’s Dakshin Dinajpur district.
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