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The Delhi government has sanctioned over Rs 150 crore to remodel 94 dispensaries into polyclinics in the national capital. In a written communication to PWD’s Engineer-in-Chief Rakesh Kumar Agrawal, Director General of Health Services Kirti Bhusan said a committee will be constituted to monitor the work on regular basis. “The government has given administrative approval and expenditure sanction of Rs ...

Militants have abducted seven relatives of policemen from various places in south Kashmir, officials said today. Police did not immediately gave any official statement and said they were trying to ascertain reports of abductions. However, officials privy to the development, said that at least seven people, whose family members were working in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, have been picked ...

RJD president and fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad today surrendered before a special CBI court Ranchi on expiry of his provisional bail. Prasad, who reached Ranchi from Patna yesterday, was directed by the Jharkhand High Court to surrender before the CBI court by August 30. After his surrender before Judge S S Prasad, RJD chief’s advocate Prabhat Kumar said his ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A minor daughter of a Delhi Police personnel was allegedly raped by a juvenile, police said. She told police that her cousin introduced her to the accused, whose father is also a Delhi Police personnel, six months ago and they became friends, he said. Police said the victim lives in a society in Dwarka North while the accused ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of Lakhwar-Byasi multi-purpose project between six states was signed at National Media Centre, New Delhi on Tuesday. Under Lakhwar project, a 204 meter high concrete dam will be built on Yamuna river at Lohari village in Dehradun district. The dam will have water carrying capacity of 330.66 MCM. This ...

A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to Tajinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh. According to the prosecution, on September 29, 1981, the two allegedly hijacked an Indian Airlines flight from New Delhi en ...

Delhi today joined global cities using a common card for commuting in public transport, with Metro smart card becoming a valid mode of payment for travel in DTC and Cluster buses. The Delhi government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) agreed to authorise the Metro smart card as common mobility card for paying fares in DTC and cluster buses. ...

A woman was allegedly set ablaze by three men after she resisted their gangrape attempt. The incident took place in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Monday. The woman has been admitted to the hospital with severe burn injuries. According to reports, the accused persons were harassing the victim for some time. Last week, the victim’s husband went to Tamil Nadu for ...

A disturbing event has come to light in the posh Connaught Place area in the country’s capital Delhi. The girl behind the wheels dragged a homeless woman 100 meters after running over her. Police managed to stop the vehicle. According to the Delhi Police, on the Outer Circle in Connaught Place, at around 9 pm, a student took her SUV ...

Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said here today. Indian troops carried out operations last night after the ceasefire violations. “In retaliatory action to unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army ...