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Tax defaulters cold shoulder MCD amnesty,only Rs 70 cr in basketSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:47 IST

The ambitious Amnesty Scheme launched by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for property tax defaulters seems to have fallen flat as merely 27,000 property owners in the Capital have availed it.

Top encounter cop transferredSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:46 IST

The citys top encounter cop,Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav,has been transferred from the Special Cell of the Delhi Police last week.

Arushi-Hemraj murder: Rajkumar fears for life,requests securitySubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:44 IST

Rajkumar,who was once an accused in the Arushi-Hemraj murder case,arrived at Meerut to meet the Meerut Inspector General and demanded security cover.

Company chief held for stealing BlackberrySubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:43 IST

The 51-year-old managing director of Hindustan National Glass and Industries Limited was detained at the domestic terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday night for allegedly stealing a passengers Blackberry phone.

Govt promises new hostel for Northeast studentsSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:41 IST

Following the recent outcry over ill treatment meted out to students from the Northeast in the Capital after the murder of 19-year-old Ramchanphy Hongray in Munirka...

Cabinet nod to mediation centres for fast-tracking casesSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:40 IST

The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to 11 consumer affair mediation centres,four cheque dishonour mediation centres and four community mediation centres in the city.

At Swedish festival,Delhiites to get a taste of Nobel dinnerSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:39 IST

More than 2,000 kg of exotic fish,berries and cheese,a couple of chefs who prepare the Nobel Banquet and opera singers will be flown into the country to celebrate the Sweden India Nobel Memorial week in the Capital.

Municipal body claims land ownership,Ansals Ghaziabad township in troubleSubscriber Only

November 4, 2009 00:37 IST

Ansal Landmark Townships 14-acre residential project,Aquapolis,in Dundhaheda village of Ghaziabad may hit a roadblock as the land allotted to the builders belongs to the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad...

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.