New Passport office to be inaugurated tomorrow

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People in Central, South and East Delhi can now expect passport services in a comfortable environment as a swanky facility will be commissioned tomorrow near ITO aiming at timely, transparent and reliable delivery of services to the citizens. The Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), set up at the Herald House, will have a transparent and citizen-friendly [...]

DSGMC receives Old ‘Bir’

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The very old ‘bir’ of guru Granth Sahib that was being sold for 20 crore rupees was received by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Monday. The bir is now kept at the Rakab Ganj Sahib Gurdwara in New Delhi and would later be sent to other gurdwaras across the region.

Sarna denies corruption charges levelled against him

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Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Comiittee President Paramjit Singh Sarna defended corruption allegations against him by the Badal government. At a press conference in New Delhi, Sarna said that he will not rest till his name is cleared.

Pakistani spy arrested

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A 39-year-old suspected Pakistani spy, staying in India for the past 20 years, was arrested here with Delhi Police today claiming that he was tasked to collect defence related documents and sent it across the border. Kamran Akbar, who was staying in Kolkata since 1992 and got married to a local girl three years ago, [...]

Dikshit sets 3 top priority areas, releases report card

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Delhi government today identified for the next one year three top priority areas– effective maintenance of new infrastructure, providing roof to the slum dwellers and making Delhi the cleanest city in the country. In her annual address to top officials of the administration, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit listed the priorities for her government and called [...]

Delhi Police book DSGMC chief Sarna for cheating

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On the directives of the Delhi High Court, the police on Monday registered a case against Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Paramjit Singh Sarna for cheating. Sarna is accused of handing over the work of a hospital in Bala Sahib Gurdwara to a private firm against rules. Akali Dal leader Manjit Singh said Sarna [...]

Two arrested for running cricket betting racket

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Delhi Police today claimed to have smashed a racket involved in betting during a cricket match between India and Australia with the arrest of two youths, including a graduate. The racket had allegedly raised bets to the tune of Rs 30 lakh during yesterday’s match between the two countries. Naresh Kumar and Surender Kumar were [...]

CM orders inquiry into sexual abuse of children at orphanage

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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today ordered an inquiry into the alleged sexual abuse of children at a privately-run orphanage here and asked officials to go “deep down” to issues being faced by inmates to prevent their recurrence. In the wake of the allegations, government had last week appointed a senior official as administrator at the [...]

Dedicated metro stations for Red Fort, Jama Masjid

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Dodging puddles in the narrow lanes of the Walled City just to catch a glimpse of the imperial Red Fort and the famous Jama Masjid will soon be passé with both monuments getting dedicated Metro stations under the Delhi Metro’s Phase-III project. As part of the project, the 16th century Mughal monument Humayun’s tomb in [...]

Quake: IMD to complete microzonation of Delhi by April

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In an effort that would help mitigate the hazards of an earthquake, seismologists will come out with a micro-analysis of the risks faced by different parts of Delhi in the eventuality of a major tremor by April. The zone-wise risk assessment of the impact of a quake on Delhi, among 30 Indian cities in the [...]

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