Kharar Alipur

Everything you need to know about Kharar Alipur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Kharar Alipur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Three men arrested with arms in Delhi

May 15, 2013 at 9:34 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Three people were arrested with heavy arms and ammunition from a farm house in the capital Wednesday, police said.

Biker, pillion rider killed in Delhi accident

May 13, 2013 at 10:46 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A biker and his pillion rider were killed here Monday after a speeding autorickshaw hit their vehicle, police said. The autorickshaw driver was arrested.

Money lender guns down cab driver

May 2, 2013 at 5:32 PM

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A 32-year-old school cab driver was shot dead here by a man from whom he had borrowed Rs.7 lakh for buying a car, police said Thursday.

Driver stabs father-in-law to death in Delhi

April 29, 2013 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A 22-year-old commercial vehicle driver stabbed his father-in-law to death here following an argument related to his marital life, police said Monday. The young attacker is on the run.

Nabbing criminals, winning rewards: Delhi Police officers strike it rich

April 14, 2013 at 4:28 PM

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Police had been tailing Manoj Morkheri for over five years. When they finally nabbed him after a hot chase on the streets of Delhi last month, there were broad smiles all around - not only because they had caught a wanted criminal but because they would also get to share the Rs.300,000 bounty on him.

Lost in New Delhi at 98? Khushwant Singh muses (Book Review)

April 5, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Book: "Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life", Author: Khushwant Singh, Publisher: Penguin Viking, Pages: 188, Price: Rs 399

Haryana trader's robber held in Delhi after chase

March 28, 2013 at 6:42 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi Police Thursday chased and arrested a robber who entered the national capital after robbing at gun point a Haryana businessman of Rs.6 lakh, a police official said.

Suspected criminal killed in Delhi highway shootout

March 20, 2013 at 9:53 PM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A suspected criminal was killed in a daylight shootout between a police team and five men on a national highway on the outskirts of Delhi Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Suspected criminal killed in Delhi highway shootout

March 20, 2013 at 6:57 PM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A suspected criminal was killed in daylight shootout between a police team and five men on a national highway in the outskirts of Delhi Wednesday afternoon, police said. The other four, including one bearing a reward on his head, were arrested.

Trains killed eight Bengal elephants in two months

March 15, 2013 at 12:14 AM

Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Eight elephants have been mowed down by trains in northWest Bengal during the first two months of the current year, a minister said here Thursday.

CM inaugurates new state cancer Institute in Delhi

March 14, 2013 at 12:27 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has stated that health services in the Capital city are much better than all other major cities and states. The government has decided to commission a 800-bedded DSCI (South) at Chhatarpur.

Dikshit launches cancer institute

March 13, 2013 at 10:14 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday launched the Delhi State Cancer Institute Centre at Janakpuri Super-Speciality Hospital.

Probe on into boy's 'sexual abuse', cops tell court

March 13, 2013 at 9:42 PM

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Police Wednesday filed a status report in the Delhi High Court in the case of a seven-year-old HIV positive boy's allegation that he was sexually abused by older inmates and a guard at a government home.

Godrej to launch residential project in Kolkata

March 6, 2013 at 4:35 PM

Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Mumbai-based Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), the real estate arm of the Godrej Group, Wednesday said it is planning to launch a Rs.100 crore super-luxury residential project in the city in the next two months.

Punjab education minister gets a reality check

March 1, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Chandigarh, Mar 1 (IANS) A raid on an examination centre in a Punjab school by Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka Friday proved a reality check for him, as he was "appalled" to see students sitting on floor to write their exams.

Speeding truck runs amok, hits cop, two others

February 3, 2013 at 8:46 PM

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A traffic policeman and two others were injured after being hit by a speeding truck whose driver was trying to escape prosecution here, police said Sunday. The vehicle was impounded after it caught fire and the driver deserted it.

Three arrested for gang-raping woman in Delhi

January 8, 2013 at 8:49 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Three men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, drugging and raping a woman here last week, police said Tuesday. Two more accused were still on the run.

Three killed, seven injured on Delhi roads

October 26, 2012 at 5:50 PM

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Three people, including an elderly woman, were killed and seven people injured in three road accidents in the national capital, police said Thursday.

Minor fire at children's home in Delhi

October 24, 2012 at 6:47 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) A fire broke out in a children's home here but was doused in half an hour, police said Wednesday. No casualties were reported.

Congress questions Badals' silence on missing girl

October 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) With Punjab Police failing to trace a minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Punjab's Faridkot town last month, the Congress Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's silence over the issue.

Two killed as car rams into truck

October 2, 2012 at 8:42 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Two people were killed and one person was critically injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck here, police said Tuesday.

Punjab town observes shutdown over girl's kidnapping

October 1, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Faridkot (Punjab), Oct 1 (IANS) Traders downed shutters and locals took to the streets Monday in Punjab's Faridkot town to protest Punjab Police's failure to act over the kidnapping of a teenaged girl by a local gangster last week.

Delhi cop on shooting spree kills two, self

September 20, 2012 at 7:07 PM

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable went on a shooting spree and killed two people, including his brother-in-law, and then himself with his official weapon here, police said Thursday. This was the second firing incident in the city this month.

Man kills friend to continue illicit relationship

September 10, 2012 at 10:26 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A 30-year-old man, who has an illicit relationship with the wife of his friend, allegedly killed him when he opposed the relationship.

Two killed in Delhi car crash

August 15, 2012 at 10:20 PM

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Two property dealers were killed after their car hit a scooter rider and then rammed into a pile of bricks on the roadside here early Wednesday, police said. The scooter rider was injured in the accident.

Factory worker riobbed, murdered in Delhi

July 14, 2012 at 8:48 PM

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A 19-year-old factory worker was stabbed to death and robbed of Rs.9,000 here by unidentified robbers, police said Saturday.

Punjab to link all cities with highways

April 23, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) All major cities in Punjab will be linked with four and six-laned highways at a cost of Rs.8,528 crore, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said here Monday.

Gilani says democracy in Pak 'immortal under President Zardari'

April 15, 2012 at 2:19 PM

Islamabad, April 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the country's citizens that democracy is immortal under President Asif Ali Zardari and added nobody needs to worry about the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government.

BSF trooper found hanging in training campus

March 26, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Gurgaon (Haryana), March 26 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) constable was found hanging from a tree in the training camp of the paramilitary force at Bhondsi centre near here Monday, police said.

Kolkata jail inmates perform play to convey message of peace in Maoist affected areas

October 1, 2011 at 8:32 PM

Kolkata, Oct 1(ANI): In an effort to convey the message of peace in the Maoist affected areas of West Bengal, 18 inmates, including, four women, from Kolkata's Presidency Correctional Home and Alipur Correctional Home staged a play of noble laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore named 'Bisarjan'.

Rescue operations on in cyclone-hit West Bengal

May 26, 2009 at 7:53 PM

Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) A day after Cyclone Aila battered coastal West Bengal, especially 24 Parganas district, uprooting trees, snapping power cables and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, rescue operations were on in full swing Tuesday with the army also moving in to help. The cyclone, that has left 27 people dead and affected more than 400,000 others, has begun to weaken and move off.

Man in relationship with niece held for killing her husband

April 23, 2009 at 7:44 PM

Mohali (Punjab), April 23 (IANS) A man who had an illicit relationship with his niece was arrested Thursday for allegedly killing his son-in-law more than six months ago in Kharar district of Punjab, police here said.

Late Akali minister's son to contest as independent

April 3, 2009 at 7:11 PM

Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Just a day after immersing the ashes of his father, senior cabinet minister and Akali Dal leader Kanwaljit Singh, Jasjit Singh Bunny Friday resigned from Punjab's ruling party and announced he would contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent.

Punjab Minister Kanwaljit Singh to be cremated today

March 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Chandigarh, Mar 30 (ANI): Punjab Cooperation Minister Kanwaljit Singh, who was killed in a road accident on Sunday, would be cremated today at Chandigarh Sector 25 cremation ground at 2 p.m.

Tiger skin recovered from Sundarbans, two arrested

March 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM

Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) West Bengal forest officials Wednesday said they have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling a tiger skin from the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR).

Man held for SMS threat to kill Nitish Kumar

March 24, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Patna, March 24 (IANS) A man has been arrested for sending an SMS to a Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator, threatening to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar within four days, police said Tuesday.

Celebrity candidates raise glam quotient for Trinamool

March 12, 2009 at 11:33 AM

Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) For almost two decades he has been a cultural crusader who led the revival of modern Bengali songs with path-breaking lyrics. Kabir Suman, a popular name among music lovers in West Bengal, is now ready to appear in a new avatar: as a Trinamool Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha elections.

Teen arrested for Delhi road accident

December 13, 2008 at 11:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A teenager was arrested Saturday for a road accident here that claimed the lives of five members of a family.

Five members of family killed in Delhi road accident

December 12, 2008 at 9:54 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed when two cars rammed against each other in the capital, the police said Friday.

One killed, 8 injured in hit-and-run accidents in Delhi

December 12, 2008 at 7:27 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A 25-year-old labourer from Bihar was killed after he was hit by a vehicle in northwest Delhi, while in another accident eight people, including a newly wed couple, suffered injuries after their car was hit by a truck in the same area, the police said Friday.

Three killed in Delhi car crash

December 9, 2008 at 12:50 AM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Three people were burnt to death and two suffered injuries when their car caught fire after hitting a road divider on the GT Road in north Delhi Monday, the police said.

Weather god smiles on West Bengal ahead of Diwali

October 27, 2008 at 8:58 PM

Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) With the low-pressure zone shifting to neighbouring Bangladesh, the weather in southern West Bengal districts started improving from Monday morning, giving repsite to people from rains ahead of Diwali.

Sundarban tiger was killed by poachers: official

October 7, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) A tiger carcass was found floating on the river in West Bengal's Sundarbans Monday, and the wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday that the big cat was killed by wildlife poachers.

Nine arrested for attacking policeman's house

October 6, 2008 at 8:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5(IANS) Nine people have been arrested for allegedly attacking the house of a Delhi Police constable at Alipur in outer Delhi, the police said Sunday.

Newly married man repeatedly stabbed, set on fire in Punjab

October 6, 2008 at 8:42 PM

Mohali (Punjab), Oct 3 (IANS) A man, who was married about 10 weeks back, was repeatedly stabbed and his body was set on fire near Punjab's Kharar town, the police said Friday.

Newly married man repeatedly stabbed, set on fire in Punjab

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Mohali (Punjab), Oct 3 (IANS) A man, who was married about 10 weeks back, was repeatedly stabbed and his body was set on fire near Punjab's Kharar town, the police said Friday.