Surajmal Vihar

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

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

DTC bus kills man

May 19, 2013 at 7:26 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus here but police said Sunday they were yet to trace the bus or its driver.

MUSS, Amity join hands to develop football

April 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS) in association with Amity Schools will organise a five day 'Player Development Programme' from April 10-14 at the Amity International School, Pushp Vihar, for students in the 6-15 age group.

One held for Sarita Vihar gang-rape

April 3, 2013 at 9:08 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for raping a woman who worked in a bar in Gurgaon adjoining the national capital, Delhi Police said Wednesday.

Properties of Koutons and Eastern medikit attached in Gurgaon

April 2, 2013 at 4:20 PM

Gurgaon, April 2 (IANS) The properties of Koutons retail and Eastern Medikit here have been attached and arrest warrants issued against its directors for not depositing Employees Provident Fund (EPF) dues, officials said Tuesday.

Delhi to have 12 more government hospitals

March 29, 2013 at 10:26 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Delhi government is set to built 12 new hospitals with total bed strength of 2,900, Health Minister A.K. Walia said Friday.

Men posing as BSES employees rob businessman's house

March 28, 2013 at 11:06 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Four unidentified people, posing as BSES employees, entered the house of a businessman and made away with cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees after threatening his wife and children Thursday with a toy gun, police said.

Ghaziabad girl gang-raped

March 24, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Ghaziabad, March 24 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl was gang raped by three men here Sunday. One of the accused has been arrested.

Minor gang-raped by neighbour and friends, one arrested

March 21, 2013 at 9:05 PM

New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by her neighbour and four of his other friends here, police said Thursday. The neighbour has been arrested and a hunt is on for the others.

Woman jumps out of car to foil rape, accused arrested

March 15, 2013 at 8:06 PM

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 24-year-old braveheart managed to foil a rape attempt, jumping out of a moving car in which she was dragged in by two acquaintances as she was on her way home, said police Friday. The accused have been arrested.

Mother, daughter found with throats slit in Delhi home

February 21, 2013 at 6:42 PM

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found killed inside their house here Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that it seemed the assailants were known to the victim.

Woman home guard molested on Delhi bus

January 9, 2013 at 9:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman home guard was molested inside a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus here Wednesday, police said. The accused was thrashed by a mob, hospitalised and later booked.

Sex selective abortion rampant in Delhi, says study

January 9, 2013 at 8:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Sex-selective abortion is rampant in Delhi, particularly in south Delhi, a survey by Centre for Social Research (CSR), an organisation working for women empowerment and welfare, revealed Wednesday.

Arrest of six gang-rape accused painstaking task: Cops

December 22, 2012 at 7:41 PM

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The six accused in the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman here were arrested following a "painstaking and meticulous operation", police said Saturday.

Delhi gang rape: Four suspects held Lead: Gang rape)

December 17, 2012 at 1:42 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Monday detained four suspects for gang raping a 23-year-old student of medicine in Delhi University in a moving bus last night and throwing her from the moving vehicle in a semi-naked condition near Mahipalpur flyover.

CM Dikshit promises crackdown on Delhi gang rape accused

December 17, 2012 at 1:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday promised crackdown on those accused involved in the alleged gang rape of a medical student inside a moving bus last night.

Student raped, thrown off moving bus in Delhi

December 17, 2012 at 11:42 AM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): A 23 year old student of medicine in Delhi University has been allegedly raped by five men in a moving bus last night and thrown off the moving vehicle in a semi-naked condition near Mahipalpur flyover.

Agarwal inaugurates development projects in NE Delhi

December 16, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Jai Prakash Agarwal also MP from the North East Delhi Parliamentary constituency, today inaugurated two projects in Gokulpuri Assembly constituency.

Delhi cop shot dead by car?borne assailant

November 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A 49?year?old Delhi Police head constable was shot dead early Monday by an unidentified car?borne man at a vehicle?checking picket here, police said.

Facilitating GPS-fitted auto-rickshaws is government top priority:Goswami

November 24, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami has stated that the city government is committed to ensure issuance of 45,000 additional auto-rickshaw permits as per the instruction of Hon'ble Supreme Court.

Empowering disabled youth with higher education

October 18, 2012 at 12:06 PM

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Nineteen-year-old Joy Paul was born with cerebral palsy. Unable to cope with his studies, he quit school while in Class 7, traumatised after failing to compete with his peers for years. The disenchanted boy had lost all hope and direction until he came across a college that not only promised higher education to special children but even a job.

Court seeks explanation on slum conditions

October 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday sought the presence of a senior official of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) Oct 15 to explain the steps taken by the city's civic bodies in ensuring hygienic conditions at a slum here.

India Bulls executive missing

September 13, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Gurgaon, Sep 13 (IANS) A Delhi-based manager with India Bulls company is reported missing under mysterious circumstances from his office here, police said Thursday. An abduction case has been registered.

'Ignorance takes toll on oral health' (September 12 is World Oral Health Day)

September 12, 2012 at 1:30 PM

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Dental health is an indicator of overall health. There are simple ways to maintain oral hygiene. Chewing sugar-free gum after a meal, for instance, can help prevent oral cavities.

Life back to normal in east Delhi, six more arrested

September 4, 2012 at 11:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Two days after large scale rioting in which a man was killed, life was limping back to normal in Mayur Vihar Phase III of east Delhi Tuesday as schools and markets opened up, while six people were arrested for indulging in fresh arson and rioting Monday.

Shops shut in violence-hit east Delhi area; situation under control

September 3, 2012 at 2:49 PM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The roads were mostly deserted, wary shopkeepers kept the shop shutters down and at least two schools in the area remained shut Monday, a day after large-scale violence erupted in Khoda colony in east Delhi resulting in the death of a person allegedly in police firing.

East Delhi situation under control, 22 detained

September 3, 2012 at 10:33 AM

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The situation in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar was under control, police said Monday, a day after one person was killed and many injured in a clash with police. Twenty-two people have been detained.

Police booth, DTC bus set afire

September 2, 2012 at 9:21 PM

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) A mob set a police booth and a DTC bus on fire Sunday evening in the Mayur Vihar area of the capital, police said.

Aarushi double murder case: Painter refutes CBI claim

August 31, 2012 at 6:45 PM

During cross-examination in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case,a witness refuted CBI's claim that he painted the flat soon after the crime, leading to destruction of evidence.

Painter refutes CBI claim in Aarushi murder case

August 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM

Ghaziabad, Aug 31 (IANS) A witness in the Aarushi Talwar-Hemraj double murder case Friday refuted CBI's claim that he painted the flat soon after the crime, leading to destruction of evidence.

Youth arrested for gang rape in Delhi

August 29, 2012 at 4:59 PM

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A 20-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with gang rape of a minor girl in the capital, police said Wednesday.

Workshop to motivate disabled kids, parents

August 11, 2012 at 11:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) In a bid to motivate the differently-abled children to be independent, a workshop for them and their parents was organised here Saturday by a community college offering courses for them under the IGNOU.

Hooda assured appropriate action in Ex-flight attendant's suicide case

August 5, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has assured that appropriate action would be taken in the case of a 23-year-old former flight attendant committing suicide in the capital and blaming Haryana Minister of State for Home Gopal Kanda for taking the extreme step.

Two murders in Delhi

July 10, 2012 at 11:12 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman and an autorickshaw driver were found murdered in two separate incidents here, police said Tuesday.

Court pulls up cop for lax rape probe

June 20, 2012 at 5:01 PM

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Pulling up the investigation officer (IO) in a four-year-old girl's rape case, a Delhi court has sought an explanation from her for not conducting the probe in a proper manner.

Woman jumps to death from Noida flat

June 20, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Noida, June 20 (IANS) A 61-year-old woman jumped to her death from her fifth floor home in Sector 21 Wednesday, police said.

Plantation program organized on World Environment Day

June 5, 2012 at 6:02 PM

West Delhi M.P. Mahabal Mishra said that it is need of time that public awareness program should be launched massively to educated them regarding the harmful impact of environment degradation.

Delhi boy commits suicide

May 28, 2012 at 10:07 PM

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) An 18-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house here Monday, police said.

2 killed, 2 injured in Ghaziabad blast

May 25, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) Two people were killed and two critically injured in a blast in a scrapped oil tanker in Ghaziabad Friday, police said.

Van driver kills lover's brother, held

May 22, 2012 at 8:25 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A van driver out of jail on bail in a murder case was arrested, along with his two friends, in east Delhi for killing a 19-year-old man who objected to his affair with the victim's sister, police said Tuesday.

Mother-of-three raped in Delhi on Mother's Day

May 14, 2012 at 11:22 PM

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) A 30-year-old mother of three children was raped in west Delhi's Aman Vihar area, police said Monday.

Fake currency racket unearthed, one arrested

April 14, 2012 at 3:45 PM

Delhi police has unearthed a racket involved in circulating fake currency in the capital. Police have arrested accused Smt. Alka Grover

Peaceniks hail resumption of Indo-Pak talks

April 12, 2011 at 9:23 PM

Amritsar, Apr 12 (ANI): Welcoming the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan, the peaceniks here urged both the nations to work in the same spirit to help in bringing stability in South Asia.

Ghaziabad court charges Talwars with daughter Aarushi's murder

February 9, 2011 at 3:58 PM

Ghaziabad, Feb 9 (ANI): The Aarushi Talwar murder case witnessed a dramatic turnaround on Wednesday with the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad accusing Dr. Rajesh and his wife Dr. Nupur Talwar of killing their daughter.

CBI court reserves order for tomorrow in Aarushi murder cas

February 8, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Ghaziabad, Feb 8 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Tuesday reserved its order for tomorrow on the investigating agency's closure report in the Aarushi murder case.

Metro services to close at 8 p.m. today

November 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that metro services in the national capital will be closed three hours before normal time on the occasion of Diwali.

Fire in Delhi shoe factory

February 26, 2010 at 3:19 PM

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A major fire broke out in a shoe factory located at Udhyog Vihar in Peeragarhi here today.

Wildlife officials operate on 11ft King cobra in Bhopal

February 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Bhopal, Feb.23 (ANI): In a unique attempt, wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh operated on a King Cobra, seized from a snake charmer, to resurrect its damaged fangs.

Heavy rains lash Delhi causing long traffic jams

September 10, 2009 at 12:19 PM

New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): Heavy rains lashed New Delhi on Thursday leading to traffic snarls and water logging in many areas.

Poll panel made us Pappu: disappointed Delhi voter

May 7, 2009 at 5:03 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India may have cried itself hoarse to make people go and exercise their franchise and not become a 'Pappu'. But many Delhi voters didn't have a choice Thursday - they found their names missing from the electoral rolls.

White tiger adopted by Tata Indicom in Bhopal's National Park

May 6, 2009 at 2:22 PM

Bhopal, May 6 (ANI): Tata Indicom has adopted a white tiger, an inhabitant of the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal.

White tigers reach Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park

April 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM

Bhopal, Apr 28 (ANI): A pair of white tigers have been transported to the Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal.ften termed as the pride of Bhopal, Van Vihar is home to a number of animals, including the white tiger, the panther and the lion.

Minor gangraped in Ghaziabad

April 19, 2009 at 6:28 PM

Ghaziabad, April 19 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by two young men and an adolescent in Pratap Vihar area of Ghaziabad, adjoining the national capital, the police said Sunday.

Chidambaram to woo Delhi's south Indians?

April 1, 2009 at 7:35 PM

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) He is from southern India and a powerful figure at that. So, who better than Home Minister P. Chidambaram to woo voters from down south who reside in Delhi?

Four arrested for murders of working women in capital

March 24, 2009 at 8:31 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and IT executive Jigisha Ghosh were victims of a gang of robbers who killed them apparently without any compelling motive. Delhi Police said it had arrested four men for murdering the young working women whose killings - one six months ago and one last week - had rocked the capital.

Saumya, Jigisha murder cases solved, claims Delhi Police

March 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM

New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Delhi Police has claimed to have solved the September 2008 murder case of TV journalist Saumya Vishwanathan with the arrest of three members of a gang.

Bhopal national park may get two white tigers

January 25, 2009 at 6:54 PM

Bhopal, Jan 25 (IANS) Van Vihar National Park in the Madhya Pradesh capital may soon get a pair of white tigers from the Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa after an approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), state forest minister said.

Three real estate dealers killed in Ghaziabad

December 27, 2008 at 10:42 PM

Ghaziabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Three real estate developers were killed in this Uttar Pradesh town on the outskirts of the national capital, police said Saturday.

Blueline mows down labourer in Delhi

November 25, 2008 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A speeding Blueline bus Tuesday mowed down a 28-year-old labourer when he was crossing the road in east Delhi, the police said.

Afghan national robbed of motorcycle, cash

November 6, 2008 at 9:15 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Two people, including an Afghan national, were looted of their motorcycles at gun point in separate incidents in Delhi Thursday, the police said.

19 file nominations in Delhi

November 6, 2008 at 9:14 PM

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Nineteen candidates, including 13 independents, filed their nominations Thursday for the Nov 29 Delhi assembly election.

Delhi Metro Rail accidents - a time line

October 19, 2008 at 6:22 PM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Collapse of an under construction flyover may be a one-of-its-kind accident in the decade old history of the Delhi Metro but the mass transport system of the national capital has witnessed many small accidents.

Cook knifed to death in Delhi over poor service

October 12, 2008 at 9:04 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The head cook of an eatery in east Delhi was stabbed to death and two people, including the restaurant owner's son, suffered serious injuries when six customers attacked them with knives after heated arguments over poor service, police said Sunday.

18 trafficked children rescued in Delhi

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Acting on a cue by an NGO, police and labour department officials raided embroidery units here and rescued 18 children who fell victim to human trafficking.

18 trafficked children rescued in Delhi

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Acting on a cue by an NGO, police and labour department officials raided embroidery units here and rescued 18 children who fell victim to human trafficking.

Dead lion accorded last rites by Bhopal zoo authorities

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Bhopal, Sept 20 (ANI): Officials of the 'Van Vihar' zoo in Bhopal performed the last rites of a 19-year lion.

Bhopal zoo celebrates birthday of a white tigress

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Bhopal, Aug 27 (ANI): Zoo authorities in Bhopal celebrated the birthday of 'Rini', a white tigress on Tuesday, who is currently battling with cancer.

No information leak on Aarushi murder probe: CBI

July 8, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Denying every speculation on whether Aarushi Talwar's parents were out on the murder night, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday

White tigress dies in Bhopal zoo

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Bhopal, July 1 (ANI): Wildlife authorities in Bhopal conducted funeral for a 17-year-old white tigress, which died of paralytic stroke.

A murder most foul

May 31, 2008 at 1:10 AM

The Aarushi murder does not seem to die down. And as with every passing day the mystery surrounding the death of this teenaged 14-year old

Delhiā??s deadly bus driver kills another man

July 9, 2007 at 1:01 AM

A new day and a new accident case but nothing new in the capital as rash driving by the blueline bus drivers continues. Today morning at around 8 AM a bus carrying school children overturns as one parent died and 20