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Top Pakistan Spy Scrubs U.K. Trip in Protest

musiclover — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:16:18 +0000

Pakistan’s military spy chief canceled a trip to the U.K. because of Prime Minister David Cameron’s remarks about his country’s role in sponsoring terrorism, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said. Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, head of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, was set to accompany President Asif Ali Zardari on a five-day visit to the More >

20 new vocational training courses in Delhi

musiclover — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:22:36 +0000

Delhi Industries Minister Haroon Yusuf Friday announced that 20 vocational training programmes have been introduced for the unemployed youth. ‘It is important to impart appropriate skills development training to our existing and emerging manpower to assure maximum employment to the people of Delhi. That is why we have also taken a decision to upgrade our More >

Follow Delhi on fuel tax: Deora to states

musiclover — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:44:09 +0000

Oil minister Murli Deora has asked states to emulate the Delhi government’s step in reducing VAT on diesel and switch to specific rate regime, even as chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu sought a debate over taxes on petroproducts and called for giving private refiners level field to compete and bring down prices.

Complimenting Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit for reducing VAT from 20% to 12.5%. which will reduce the diesel price by Rs 2.70 a litre, Deora appealed other states to provide relief to consumers in a similar fashion. Last month’s increase in fuel prices had a cascading effect on retail rates paid by consumers due to the ad-valorem (as percentage of the price) nature of the state tax.

Train services on Delhi-Ambala section resume

musiclover — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:09:07 +0000

Train services on the New Delhi-Ambala section, which were disrupted for the last three days following heavy rains in the region, resumed this morning after the tracks were repaired.

“Both the UP and Down lines were thrown open for traffic this morning,” said a Northern Railway spokesperson, adding, only the Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Express was cancelled today due to technical reasons.

The services were disrupted since Tuesday as heavy rains submerged railway tracks at several places between Delhi and Ambala, with Shahbad Markanda and Mori under Delhi division being the worst hit.

India opens $1.3bn air terminal in capital

musiclover — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:20:16 +0000

Until now, international travellers arriving in New Delhi transited through a dingy socialist-era terminal that seemed out of kilter with India’s status as one Asia’s fastest-growing economies. As the airport had few aerobridges, most passengers rode rickety buses to reach the gloomy arrivals hall.

But India’s capital is finally getting an international gateway befitting its aspirations as an emerging global superpower, with today’s inauguration of a gleaming new ultra-modern air terminal.

Goof-up in honour kill arrests

musiclover — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:20:32 +0000

Delhi police doubt if the three youths behind the weekend honour killings in the capital were “arrested” by Uttar Pradesh cops yesterday.

Delhi police sources suspect that cousins Mandip and Ankit Gurjar and their friend Nakul could have surrendered after being assured that they would not be ill-treated in custody.

Naxal leader ran NGO in Delhi

musiclover — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:34:52 +0000

An alleged urban area commander of CPI (Maoists) operating out of Surat in Gujarat for the past 13 years was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on Sunday night. The police said that the accused has been identified as Abdul Shakir Pasha (40). Senior police officers said that Pasha was picked up from More >

21-yr-old girl found murdered in Delhi

musiclover — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:53:01 +0000

A girl in her early twenties, employed with software major IBM, was found dead in the national capital’s Ambedkar Nagar area on Friday. She is suspected to have been murdered. Twenty-one-year-old Monica, who worked in IBM’s Gurgaon office, was to get married on Monday in a Delhi court. A resident of Kanpur, she stayed in More >

Relief for Delhi as mercury dips

musiclover — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:12:01 +0000

Delhiites today got much needed relief from the scorching sun with the maximum temperature dropping below normal level, a day after night temperatures broke a 41-year-old high and a dust haze made life miserable. The maximum was recorded at 39 degree Celsius, down from yesterday’s 41.2 degrees while the minimum dropped to 28.4 degrees from More >

Class X results out, mixed response to grade system

musiclover — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:35:02 +0000

The much-debated grade system by the Central Board of Secondary Education for Class X, which was introduced this year, garnered a mixed response in the city schools. While some students were relieved of the stress and competition emanating from the marks system, others were unhappy with their getting bracketed with those performing not as well. Also, there was confusion in private as well as government schools over compilation of results, which was resolved later in the day.