Domestic help commits suicide in DelhiSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 33-year-old domestic help was found hanging in a house here Wednesday, police said. Jamun, a resident of Bihar, was found hanging in the first floor room of his employer Vijay Singh Bishnoi's house in Greater Kailash part II in south Delhi Wednesday morning, a police officer said.
Nearly 5000 Indians in Spain could soon be legalizedAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Those Indians expatriates in Spain seeking extension to reside but could not extend their stay because they couldn't obtain "legislation" may soon be legalized. The Ministry of External Affairs and the Spanish Authorities have choked out a solution to a technical problem, which was proving to be a major obstacle in obtaining legality for some Indians in Spain.
Gas agency owner robbed in DelhiAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A gas agency owner was robbed of nearly Rs. 200,000 by three motorcycle borne robbers in east Delhi Thursday, police said.
Haj passports to be issued without police verificationJuly 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has decided to waive police verification of the intending Haj pilgrims so that the issuance of temporary passports becomes less time consuming, an official said Tuesday. The decision was taken after two high-level meetings in the light of the Saudi government's decision that Haj visas will be issued on international passports only.
Servant arrested for killing, robbing senior citizen in DelhiJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A domestic help was arrested for murdering and robbing a 67-year-old man in the national capital, police said Monday. Surjit Munda, 20, was arrested by a team of Delhi police from his home town in Jharkhand Sunday where he fled after committing the crime July 5, a police officer said.
Haj pilgrims' passports won't require police verificationJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to facilitate the issuance of temporary passports to Haj pilgrims, the UPA Government has decided to do away with police verification process. On Monday, the Haj Committee of India said the Government's decision to this effect came after two meetings in Delhi and Bangalore on June 8 and 10 June, chaired by N Ravi, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs.
Police check waived for Haj passportsJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union government in an attempt to ease the process of issuance of temporary passports to Haj pilgrims has decided to waive police verification involved in the process. The Haj Committee of India Monday said the decision was taken after two high level meetings.
Delhi Police moot mandatory servant verificationJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To ensure the safety of senior citizens in the national capital, plans are afoot to make it compulsory for servants to get themselves registered, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said Friday.
Call 1095 for Delhi traffic problemsMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - For any traffic related problem in the capital call 1095. 'A four digit number has been allotted to Delhi traffic police and commuters can easily get in touch with the traffic police,' Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S Dadwal told reporters.
Woman, servant in suicide pact after doomed love affairMarch 14th, 2009 NOIDA - A mother of four in Noida and a household servant, who had an over decade-long 'love affair', attempted to commit suicide as they foresaw no future for their relationship, police said Friday. Sudesh Rani, 30 and Gulab Singh, 27, tried to commit suicide late Thursday night by consuming pesticides.
Suspecting infidelity, Delhi man kills wifeFebruary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 35-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her husband in front of their children Thursday after the couple fought over her suspected infidelity, police said. The victim Usha's husband Raj Kumar stabbed her several times in the servant quarters of Jodhpur House, police said.
Delhi Police to cover every home in safety surveyFebruary 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Policemen will visit 'each and every house' in the national capital for servant and tenant verification and also to record the number of senior citizens, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said Tuesday.
Delhi Police to take measures to beef up security in capitalJanuary 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Police will employ a three-pronged strategy of tenant and servant verification and identifying senior citizens from next month in order to make the capital more secure, a top police officer said Friday. Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S.
Hindu group threatens stir after police officers' transferJanuary 2nd, 2009 PANAJI - Two police officers, who were transferred for raiding a madrasa in Goa's port town of Vasco while on a verification drive following a statewide terror alert in December, have found support from a Hindu group. The Goa branch of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has threatened to launch a statewide agitation if the transfer orders of the two officers, Inspector Harish Madkaikar and Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Benaulikar, were not revoked immediately.
People not registering domestic helps in Delhi: Police chiefJanuary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite frequent incidents of crime committed by domestic helps in the capital, Delhiites have not learnt a lesson; 64 percent of the domestic helps continue to be unregistered, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S Dadwal said Friday. In a door-to-door survey conducted by Delhi Police last year covering 912,547 households having 111,484 servants, it was found that only 41,046 servants were verified.