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Blueline cash in as govt delays cluster modelSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:35 IST

Nearly two years after the Delhi government submitted in High Court that it would phase out Blueline buses by March 2009 by corporatising the private bus system...

To check losses,DJB turns to discomSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:34 IST

After a spree of informal discussions with the Delhi Jal Board,the North Delhi Power Limited which distributes power in North and Northwest Delhi...

Rithala 108-MW power plant will begin operations next JuneSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:31 IST

North Delhi Power Limiteds 108-MW combined cycle gas-turbine power plant at Rithala is likely to begin operations by June next year.

Faulty billing: Consumers told to file complaints to get reliefSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:29 IST

Following the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commissions order last Friday declaring that discom BSES will have to provide certain relief measures to consumers who have received abnormally high electricity bills in June...

Mind your language: Home Guards get ready for 2010Subscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:27 IST

Delhi Home Guard Surender Singh sceptically looked at the outstretched hand of a younger colleague,Ajay Kumar,who was sitting next to him.

In BriefSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:23 IST

With government agencies and private millers procuring 114.18 lakh metric tonnes of paddy till Monday...

Back in time: ASI uses age-old techniques to conserveSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:23 IST

The Archaeological Survey of India has chosen traditional methods of conservation,which have stood the test of time,to restore and conserve heritage structures in the Capital.

SGPC elections: Calcutta,Barnala start legworkSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:22 IST

Elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee may still be a good six months away,but leaders opposed to Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal have already started backroom discussions and strategising.

Holiday on Games Closing CeremonySubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:21 IST

Delhiites will get a mid-week holiday on the day of the Closing Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna...

Come 2010,Punjab govt may have no money to pay salariesSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:20 IST

Managing finances in Punjab has become an art of jugglery. The cash-starved finance department has been diverting funds from central schemes and holding back payments of government departments to ensure that it does not default on salaries.

70 years on,time for a smooth lift-off in citySubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:20 IST

The Delhi government has only two lift inspectors to keep an eye on 10,000 lifts that operate in a city which is growing vertical by the day.

Meat strike on,traders demand monitoring committeeSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:17 IST

The meat traders in the city continued their strike on Tuesday and demanded setting up of an independent monitoring committee to look into their grievances.

Free run ends for thieves behind wheelsSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:16 IST

Beware,the next time you hop into a private car that offers you a lift for the price of a DTC bus ticket.

2 dead,5 injured as SGPC men clash with farmersSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:16 IST

Two persons were killed and five others injured when some members of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee allegedly opened fire at farmers at Khanna Chamiari village near Dera Baba Nanak in Batala on Tuesday.

Complete bandh brings Punjab to a haltSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:15 IST

A near-total Bandh was witnessed in Amritsar and its surrounding areas as rail and road traffic was badly hit after various Sikh organisations led by Dal Khalsa blocked trains and buses originating and coming to the city.

Terminal T3 may miss deadline: GMR chiefSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:14 IST

The much-awaited inauguration of the Delhi airports integrated terminal building,T3 scheduled for March 2010 might get delayed.

Renuka Fair ends in NahanSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:12 IST

The weeklong Renuka Fair concluded at Renuka Ji,about 40 kilometres from Nahan,on Monday night.

Advocates,govt staff at warpath in BhiwaniSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:10 IST

Employees of the Registration department of Bhiwani and advocates are up in arms against each other,bringing the functioning of the department to a halt.

Central university for HP caught in web of politicsSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:08 IST

When former Finance Minister and present Home Minister P Chidambaram,announced a world-class central university and an IIT for Himachal Pradesh while speaking at a function at Shimlas Ridge in 2007,excitement among youths in the state was palpable.

SJVN successfully implemented CVC guidelines on corruptionSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:07 IST

The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam a joint venture of the Centre and state government,has announced 100 per cent success in implementing the Central Vigilance Commission guidelines to check corruption in organisations.

Zooming onSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:06 IST

Many men,were sure,would do much to be in Shahid Kapoors shoes right now. Not only is he rumoured to be dating the most au courant actress in the country...

Jawali BJP: Sushant trains guns at partymenSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:05 IST

The infighting seems to have taken a toll on the BJPs polls prospects from Jawali Assembly seat,as its workers appear demoralised and the rival Congress is upbeat hoping a victory for its candidate Sujan Singh Pathania.

…live it upSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:05 IST

Weve had makeup with sunscreen,so whats to stop us from having makeup which feeds our skin with essential nutrients...

Dhumal,Virbhadra set for a face-off in RohruSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:04 IST

The rising clouds of dust behind cavalcades of political parties and noise from loudspeakers seem to be an aberration from the usual pace of beginning winters in remote villages of Rohru Assembly constituency.

Dreaming smallSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:03 IST

One does think of the cause,but no,I had no experience in this field though I have worked with children in the past...

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