Red fort to be monitored by 40 CCTV’s on I -day

August 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - A female elephant, which turned amuck and went on a rampage in Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Sunday, died here on Monday. Thirty-five year old elephant Naina, which was on its way to Amer Fort with foreign tourists on its back, had suddenly turned aggressive on Sunday.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju here today felicitated NCC cadets and school children who would participate in Independence Day function at the Red Fort. Addressing the children, Dr.

July 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Authorities in Kashmir are working diligently to restore the original glory of over two centuries old Hari Parbat Fort for developing it as a heritage site in the State. Built in 1808 by an Afghan Governor Atta Mohammad Khan in 1808, the Hari Parbat Fort is a State protected monument.

June 23rd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat police has said that they were taking all precautions ahead of the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, which commence on Wednesday. Security forces staged a flag march in the city on Monday.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trial runs for the the newly procured broad gauge train that would ply on phase II of the Delhi Metro began here Friday. 'The trial run was carried out between 3 a.m.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Sun Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Khajuraho, Red Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Nalanda university and the Dholavira site were Monday named the 'Seven Wonders of India' after a nationwide poll. The NDTV, in association with the tourism ministry's Incredible India campaign, announced the final winners at a gala ceremony here after this first-of-its-kind initiative brought millions of Indians together to vote for their favourite natural and manmade marvel of the country.

February 18th, 2009 PUNE - At least 15 people, including six policemen, were injured in a clash between the police and Maratha activists demanding reservation for their community in government jobs at the venue of an official function being attended by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan near Pune Thursday. Pune (Rural) acting Deputy Superintendent of Police Kamlakar Deshmukh told IANS that around 200 Maratha activists demanding reservations threw stones when they were prevented from barging into the the government's official function to mark the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Shivneri Fort, about 90 km from Pune.

February 12th, 2009 JAIPUR - The shooting of Salman Khan's 'Veer' was put on hold Friday by the Rajasthan High Court, a day after after several people were injured when a portion of a wall at the historic Amer Fort collapsed during filming. The Jaipur bench of the court has issued notice to the state government to explain why norms related to protected historical monuments were not followed and asked it to reply by March 3.

February 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - With the country's IT hub Bangalore being the target of a terror attack last year, an unprecedented security apparatus has been put in place for the seventh edition of the Aero India international airshow opening here Wednesday. Secretary (Defence Production) Pradeep Kumar said a three-tier security ring will be thrown around the Yelahanka Air Force Base venue of the five-day event.

January 31st, 2009 PANAJI - The Goa Police have begun a probe against a Britain-based charitable trust, a renowned architect and a senior bureaucrat for damaging the famous 16th century Reis Magos Fort, a protected heritage site, located a few kilometers from the state capital. Police sources say that the investigators would be questioning officials of the London-based Helen Hamlyn Trust, architect Gerard D'Cunha and director of the state archaeology department Manohar Dicholkar, for damaging the fort, 'altering its basic structure in the guise of renovation' and 'destroying public property'.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Police has been advised to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of senior citizens in the national capital, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Saturday.

January 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Exactly two months after terrorists struck iconic targets in Mumbai killing over 170 people, a tight security regimen has come into being in the city to ensure that similar incidents do not recur. Schools, railways, airports, hotels, government buildings and market places have seen stepped up security with more closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to be installed in vulnerable places in the coming days.

January 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A massive ground-to-air security apparatus, comprising fighter jets, anti-aircraft guns and thousands of security personnel, will be placed in and around Delhi during the Republic Day parade to thwart any untoward incident. 'Three fighter jets are being stationed at Air Force Station, Hindon (near Delhi), for the Republic Day parade.

January 21st, 2009 JAIPUR - 'Pretty Woman' Julia Roberts came holidaying to the picturesque Indian city of Jaipur with her husband and kids, went sightseeing and enjoyed elephant and camel cart rides. Roberts, who arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon, was staying at the luxury resort of Oberoi Rajvilas.

January 21st, 2009 AGRA - Hollywood actress Julia Roberts spent over an hour at the Taj Mahal along with her husband Thursday, and was 'enchanted' with the marbled monument to love. The 'Pretty Woman' actress refused to speak to the media at the Taj.