Construction academy in Capital to ‘build’ skilled workers

Saturday 18 July '09

The second accident at the Zamrudpur Metro site where three cranes, which were removing the rubble, toppled over was a grim reminder on how most of our workforce is ill trained.

Next, cops with fingerprint scanners to get offence history on spot

Wednesday 15 July '09

Caught for traffic violation and slapped with a challan? Take care, for the Delhi Police is readying plans to get hi-tech equipment that will catch previous offenders in no time at all.

BJP to launch membership drive, focus on areas that voted others

Saturday 11 July '09

There are more than 48 polling stations in the Capital where the Bharatiya Janta Party procured less than 50 votes during both the Lok Sabha and the Delhi Assembly elections last year.

Soon, Press button, get grain from automated machine at ration shops

Tuesday 7 July '09

Ration shops would soon go hi-tech, if a Delhi government project goes as per schedule.

CM firm on flyover course, stalled project to restart soon

Saturday 4 July '09

After a delay of more than six months, the RTR-BJ Marg flyover, a part of the three flyovers being built in the Outer Ring Road from IIT gate to NH-8 intersection might see the light of day soon...

Route files to L-G through me: Sheila

Thursday 2 July '09

After months of tug-of-war between Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over functioning of the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch...

Lokayukta asks councillor to explain plot expansion

Wednesday 1 July '09

Acting on an anonymous complaint, the Delhi Lokayukta has called upon BJP councillor from East Delhi...

Heart attack the biggest killer: survey

Sunday 21 June '09

Delhi has always been famous for its street food, but its food habits are now eating into the health of its citizens.

Barring the bar: Delhi says cheers to home, gives pubs a miss

Friday 19 June '09

Delhi is getting high at home. The latest figures from the Excise department suggest that Delhiites are shying away from drinking in pubs.

Govt to rope in National Open School for quality education at children’s homes

Sunday 14 June '09

After years of being negligently shoved into government-run institutions and getting little or no education, homeless children finally have the hope of getting access to systematic education in the city.

Lokayukta probes complaint on misuse of office against minorities panel member

Friday 12 June '09

The Delhi Lokayukta’s office is investigating a case against a part-time member of the Delhi Minorities Commission, Pushpinder Singh...

Case against news channels for revealing rape victim’s identity

Sunday 7 June '09

The Delhi Police have registered a case against two news channels after they aired the personal details, including the address...

Soon, foster family for homeless kids

Sunday 7 June '09

Instead of sending homeless children to institutions, the Delhi government now plans to put them up with families in a foster care system.

Jal Board eyes tax for new commercial connections

Thursday 4 June '09

Facing severe financial crunch, the Delhi government now plans to introduce a new tax through the Delhi Jal Board for every new water connection for commercial properties in the Capital.

On post-debacle autopsy table, Delhi BJP leaders gun for party chief Kohli

Wednesday 27 May '09

Murmurs are finally getting louder within the BJP’s Delhi unit against its president, O P Kohli, days after the party drew a blank in the Capital’s seven Lok Sabha seats.

LN Hospital gets private hands to turn around

Saturday 23 May '09

A Private player has been given 12 weeks to turn the Delhi government’s biggest hospital Lok Nayak into an efficient and patient-friendly sanatorium.

Hope in defeat: ‘Shift of votes is not permanent’

Tuesday 19 May '09

During the last municipal elections, the BJP’s vote share was 36 per cent, which increased to 37 per cent during the Assembly elections...

Sulking BJP blames infighting for pathetic show

Tuesday 19 May '09

The knives were out on Monday as the state BJP’s defeated candidates and other top leaders sat down to take stock of the overwhelming beating at the hands of the Congress these elections.

Not bijli, sadak, PM factor pulls in votes

Sunday 17 May '09

As the results showed BJP losing, a canteen boy at party’s headquarters at Ashoka Road commented about the BJP prime ministerial candidate L K Advani...

Landslide wins in Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar hike Congress score

Sunday 17 May '09

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar is said to have swung the results across Delhi, although surprisingly, in brother Ramesh Kumar’s constituency, the winning margin for the Congress was the lowest at 93,219 votes.

Sheila, L-G fight over length of flyover

Saturday 16 May '09

The under-construction flyover near the intersection of Rao Tula Ram Marg and Vasant Vihar has become a bone of contention between Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Lieutenant Tejendra Khanna.

Goel’s daughter did her bit to net votes

Friday 15 May '09

Earlier, every poll season, BJP leader Vijay Goel’s son and daughter were packed off to their grandmother’s place....

Accused of fraud, villagers show EC their finger: marked twice

Wednesday 13 May '09

With the afternoon sun down beating hard, no one stirs out of their homes in Fatehpur Beri village close to Chhattarpur in South Delhi.

Turnout swells BJP hopes, BSP ‘bad show’ raises anxiety in saffron camp

Saturday 9 May '09

A day after polling, it was a time to relax, reflect and look back at the performance on D-day to look ahead for the results next Saturday for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Congress has made up its mind to sit in opposition: Advani

Monday 4 May '09

With three days remaining for the fourth phase of polling, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani addressed a rally in Kakrola Morh near Dwarka on Sunday night and said the Congress had made up its mind to sit in the opposition.