BJP seeks nixing of Commissioners' appointments

BJP seeks nixing of Commissioners' appointments

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | PNS | Chandigarh

Haryana BJP on Wednesday upped the ante demanding cancellation of appointments of Information Commissioners and Commissioners of Right to Service Commission, whom the oath was administered by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday. The party submitted a memorandum to Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki demanding the cancellation. A 11-member delegation...

Delhi approves Rs6.04 crore for additional Metro feeder buses

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Delhi Government on Wednesday sanctioned Rs6.04 crore for procurement of additional feeder buses to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The Transport Department has proposed to add 400 more feeder buses to the existing fleet of DMRC feeder buses. Further, 24 new permits were issued to the DMRC mini buses which...

'Dead' girl comes alive after marrying uncle

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

In a bizarre incident, a girl who was taken as dead resurfaced along with her maternal uncle whom she married. The family members had created ruckus and blocked traffic after the body of a girl was found in Narela in Outer Delhi. The body was identified by her parents as...

Gang busted with arrest of five, 36 kg of heroin seized

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

In a major haul, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has recovered 36 kg of heroin from a gang of drug peddlers and arrested five in this regard. The seized contraband consignment has been valued over approximately Rs150 crore in the international market. Out of the five accused persons two...

CAT extends stay on appointment of head of AIIMS forensic dept

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday extended its stay on the appointment of new head in the forensic medicine department of the AIIMS in the wake of the Sunanda Pushkar autopsy row. A bench of members Ashok Kumar and Raj Vir Sharma restrained AIIMS from appointing new head in...

E-rick policy to focus on safety

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Rakesh Ranjan | New Delhi

The death of a two-year-old boy after being hit by a rashly driven e-rickshaw came as a wake-up call for the municipal corporations in the national Capital which said prime focus will be on public safety while formulating the policy for e-rickshaws. As Nadeem, the errant driver, went untraceable after the...

Facelift for SDMC sanitation dept

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Rakesh Ranjan | New Delhi

Considered as the breeding ground of corruption and malpractices of various sorts, the building and sanitation departments in the South Delhi Municipal Corporation are all set for a makeover. The civic body has framed a transfer policy for engineers and supervisory staff in the sanitation department which aims at introducing greater...

HC panel confirms SIMI ban extension

Thursday, 31 July 2014 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A Delhi High Court panel on Wednesday confirmed the Centre’s decision to extend by another five years the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and asked it to consider setting up a special tribunal to ensure that innocent persons are not booked. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal headed by...

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