Toy libraries come calling to the capitalOctober 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - How do you give your child a new toy or game to play with everyday for the next three years and not burn a hole in your pocket? The answer lies in a toy library. One such, Kids Gurukul, was launched in the capital Saturday where you can simply choose from hundreds of games and video games for your child and rent them.
Two arrested with heroin in DelhiOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two men have been arrested in the national capital with fine quality heroin valued at Rs.7 million in the international market, police said Thursday. The Crime Branch took into custody Nurul Sheikh and Mohammad Hussain from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar and recovered 400 grams of heroin from Sheikh and 350 grams from Hussain Wednesday.
Fake Indian currency detected in Delhi bankSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fake Indian currency nominally worth Rs.700,000 was detected at a Citi Bank branch in the national capital, police said Friday. Citi Bank's Connaught Place branch manager G.S.
Kolkata's historic National Library shifts to new buildingSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Library in Kolkata, an institution of national importance, has shifted most of its collections from the heritage building, Belvedere, to the newly-constructed Bhasa Bhavan in the same complex, a press statement by the culture ministry said Monday. The ministry of culture is planning to use Belvedere as a heritage building, and has set up a committee to recommend the most appropriate utilization of the architectural marvel that the heritage building of the National Library is.-
The constraints and stipulation that are essential for the preservation of heritage buildings in India will be kept in mind, a ministry official said.
Trees down in Friday storm still lying on Delhi roadsAugust 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trees and branches blown down during the storm on Friday were still lying on the roads of the capital Monday morning, leading to traffic snarls and accidents. Despite the claim of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi control room that all roads had been cleared of fallen trees and branches, they were clearly blocking carriageways on busy roads.
Bookworms find haven in capital's community librariesJuly 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nita Sinha, 79, is a voracious reader but was afraid that her two grandchildren would forget books in their craze for computers. She came across a community library near her home and is now able to share her passion for books with them.
Crime Branch to probe Delhi Metro accidentsJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Saturday transferred to its Crime Branch investigations of two Metro accidents at an under-construction bridge in south Delhi July 12 and 13. We have transferred the cases to Crime Branch," said assistant commissioner of police Rajan Bhagat.
Protests erupt after MCD sacks 799 library employeesJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Protests erupted Wednesday at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) Town Hall headquarters when Mayor Kanwar Sain announced the sacking of 799 "illegally" recruited library employees. Police force had to be deployed to curb and control the enraged mob of employees who went about pelting stones and ransacking offices.
Irate mob attacks police station in New DelhiJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An infuriated mob attacked a police station in New Delhi on Tuesday following reports of a woman being assaulted by the some police personnel. The woman, a slum dweller, alleged that she was raped by the Station House Officer and four others in a police station in southwest Delhi and was threatened with dire consequences if she revealed the incident.
17 million rupees worth heroin seizedJune 17th, 2009 New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The crime branch of the Delhi Police on Tuesday seized heroin worth 17 million rupees from possession of a man who was "wanted" the narcotics branch. "1700 grams of heroin has been seized from the man.
Hooch tragedy: man held for supplying spurious liquorApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 48-year-old man has been arrested here for supplying spurious liquor that caused the death of over 30 people in the last two months in west Delhi, police said Thursday. Mukesh, accused in 60 cases of excise violation and other offences, was arrested Wednesday from the vicinity of Gagan Cinema in Nand Nagari in northeast Delhi.
Woman robber, five accomplices arrested in DelhiMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 55-year-old woman and her five associates have been arrested for three robberies in the capital, the police said Wednesday. Sleuths of Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested four of her accomplices last month from Mandoli Road in Nand Nagari area.
CBI arrests bank manager for accepting bribeJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation Thursday arrested a branch manager of a bank here for accepting a bribe of Rs.150,000, an official statement said. 'The accused, Rajender Gupta, branch manager of Bank of Baroda at Janakpuri district centre here, demanded an illegal gratification of Rs 250,000 from the complainant, a civil contractor,' the statement said.
CBI launches anti-corruption branch at Port BlairJanuary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption branch at Port Blair to speed up crime investigation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Earlier, a CBI unit at Port Blair with territorial jurisdiction over the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was functioning under the supervision of a superintendent of police of the anti-corruption branch at Kolkata.
Professor rewarded for foiling Kalkaji bank robberyJanuary 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Retired Delhi University professor M.K. Kapoor and four others were rewarded Rs.25,000 Wednesday for putting a brave face and grappling with armed assailants to help foil a bank robbery in south Delhi earlier this week.
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