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Juvenile among 2 held for robbery,murder
New Delhi: The Shalimar Bagh police arrested a 22-year-old man and apprehended a juvenile for their alleged involvement in a murder-cum-robbery case last month. The accused Arjun Pandit (22) and the juvenile,along with another accomplice,had killed 54-year-old Anita Gupta and robbed her residence in July. Pandit informed the police that he was in debt,leading him to commit the crime.

Sarojini Nagar serial blasts accused gets bail
New Delhi:Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Chauhan granted bail to suspected Lashkar militant Ghulam Ahmed Khan,accused of providing money through hawala channels to Tariq Ahmed Dhar,the alleged mastermind of the October 2005 serial blasts in Paharganj,Sarojini Nagar and Kalkaji. Khan’s counsel told the court that the accused had already served the prescribed term of five years since his arrest in November 2005. The serial blasts on October 29,2005,had killed 67 people and left more than 225 injured.

Drive for paperless toll plazas begins
Gurgaon:NGO Haryali plans to launch an awareness campaign on Friday to encourage the concept of “paperless toll plazas”. Approximately 10,000 trees are felled annually for paper used at toll plazas across India,claims the body,which has written to the Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath.

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