Sawarkar Nagar

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

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

Three men acquitted of rape charges after victim recants

May 20, 2013 at 9:10 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A Delhi court acquitted three men facing charges of abducting and gang-raping a woman after the victim denied that the accused raped her.

Minor's rape accused was earlier booked for trespassing

April 19, 2013 at 10:04 PM

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The accused in the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi is also involved in a property trespass case in an east Delhi locality, police said Friday.

Uttar Pradesh axes police chief over law and order

April 12, 2013 at 8:52 PM

Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) With the rising crime graph and communal flare-ups affecting its image, the Samajwadi Party government of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday axed Director General of Police (DGP) A.C. Sharma and replaced him with Dev Raj Nagar.

Indebted man, three family members found dead

April 6, 2013 at 6:20 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A man, suspected to be depressed due to a Rs.40 lakh debt, and his three family members were Saturday found dead here in their house where a blaze was reported by neighbours, police said. A suicide note was also recovered.

Western UP becoming illegal cattle slaughtering hub: Police

March 31, 2013 at 11:06 PM

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), March 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's western region is turning into a hub for illegal cow slaughtering hub - purchased from distraught farmers in Rajasthan - with the active connivance of low-ranking police officials, a police official said Sunday.

Man jumps before Metro train, dies

March 23, 2013 at 4:34 PM

New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A 49-year-old man committed suicide by jumping before a Metro train here Saturday morning, police said.

Quack sets wife on fire, held

March 3, 2013 at 8:19 PM

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A quack set his wife on fire here after an argument while their minor girl looked on in horror, police said Sunday. The victim is battling for her life and the accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.

Elderly realtor murdered in Delhi

February 23, 2013 at 5:46 PM

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) An elderly property consultant was Saturday smothered to death at his rented house here, police said. A missing domestic help is among the suspects.

Cop beaten up while helping harassed woman

February 12, 2013 at 11:22 PM

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) A constable was beaten up here by four drunk men when he tried to prevent them from molesting a woman was travelling in a car with her brother here in the city, police said Tuesday. One accused was arrested.

Drunk woman cries rape, retracts when sober

February 11, 2013 at 7:39 PM

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A woman, who was found drunk by PCR van personnel early Monday, alleged that she was raped by a man. She retracted her statement on regaining sobriety later, police said.

Robbers shoot shopkeeper in Delhi

January 13, 2013 at 4:49 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was shot dead when he tried to stop two people from robbing his flour shop here Saturday night, police said Sunday.

Physiotherapists don ribbon of protest against gang-rape

December 19, 2012 at 3:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) More than 35,000 members of the Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) across the country wore a black ribbon Wednesday in solidarity with the 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was gang-raped in Delhi.

'Cloth can be powerful development resource for India's poor'

November 7, 2012 at 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Cloth can be a powerful development resource for India's last-mile communities, says Anshu Gupta of the NGO Goonj that annually collects, processes and transports 1,000 tonnes of material to ultra-poor communities in 21 states.

Councillor acquitted in power theft case

November 1, 2012 at 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A Delhi court has let off due to lack of evidence against him a councillor facing charges of power theft.

Delhi doctor shot dead

September 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A cardiologist was gunned down here early Wednesday by unidentified assailants, police said. A man has been arrested in the case.

Pakistani Rangers fire on Indian post on Independence Day

August 15, 2012 at 6:12 PM

Jammu, Aug 15 (IANS) Pakistani Rangers opened unprovoked fire in Hira Nagar sector of the international border Wednesday on India's 66th Independence Day, according to sources in the Border Security Force (BSF).

Police-public partnership to check crime in Ghaziabad

August 2, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Ghaziabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The police and the public are joining hands in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district to check incidents of crime, courtesy an initiative by resident welfare associations of the city to form joint teams.

Doctor killed in Jaipur accident

July 22, 2012 at 11:47 PM

Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) A 40-year-old paediatrician at a private hospital here was killed when his bike was run over by a speeding truck Sunday morning, police said.

Freedom fighters pension to be speedily processed

June 14, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Dehradun, June 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Union Home Ministry has taken number of steps to ensure transparency and fairness in processing the cases of pension and other facilities to the freedom fighters or their dependents.

Man arrested with leopard skins in Delhi

June 13, 2012 at 8:07 PM

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A 34-year-old graduate was apprehended in the capital for trying to sell two leopard skins, police said Wednesday.

Man arrested for killing Delhi police constable

May 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder of a Delhi police constable who was run over by his truck in west Delhi's Bharat Nagar, police said Thursday.

CMO killing: UP Police announces reward of Rs two lakhs

April 4, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Lucknow, Apr 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police has announced a reward of Rs. two lakhs for providing information about the killers of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) B P Singh, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the posh Gomti Nagar area here on Saturday.

Delhi CM Dikshit reshuffles her cabinet

February 16, 2011 at 9:08 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit reshuffled her cabinet on Wednesday inducting Ramakant Goswami, the 67-year-old MLA from Rajender Nagar constituency as a minister.

Normalcy returns to violence-hit Kalinga Nagar town in Orissa

April 4, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Kalinga Nagar/Bhubaneshwar, Apr 4(ANI): Normalcy has been restored in Orissa's Kalinga Nagar town that witnessed violence during protests by tribals opposing construction of the Common Corridor Road (CCR), a top district official said on Sunday.

Himanshu Sabharwal's aid killed in Delhi

July 24, 2009 at 1:58 PM

New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Parminder Kumar, an aide and accountant of Himanshu Sabharwal, son of Professor Sabharwal, who was lynched in Ujjain, was killed in Delhi on Friday.

Nehra's family shocked over 'racial' attack on their son in Australia

May 30, 2009 at 10:15 PM

Yamunanagar (Haryana), May 30 (ANI): Family members of Rajesh Kumar Nehra at Yamuna Nagar in Haryana are under shock since learning about their son becoming a target of a racist attack in Australia.

Police station head suspended for drinking at work

May 11, 2009 at 6:22 PM

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A station house officer (SHO) was suspended Monday for allegedly drinking liquor in a police station here.

An NRI comes forward to help slum dog kid with her education

April 21, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): After watching the ongoing trouble and tribulations in the family of Slumdog Millionaire's child artiste Rubina Ali through media, an NRI came forward to support Rubina with her education.

Congress wins Rajender Nagar seat

December 15, 2008 at 2:59 PM

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): The Rajender Nagar seat in the Delhi Assembly elections has been won by Ramakant Goswami of the Congress by over 6000 votes.

A frame-up, a shootout - and a Delhi cop

November 18, 2008 at 6:25 PM

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The common link between two Kashmiri youths arrested in February 2006 on grounds that they were Al Badr terrorists - and now declared innocent - and the Jamia Nagar shootout is a celebrated officer of the Delhi Police now in the crosshairs of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

"Ladies Only": A Response to Nature's Call

October 25, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Up until five years ago, every monsoon, the little tribal village of Gothangaon, would use up the entire stock of diarrhoea and gastroenteritis medication issued to the Adegaon Panchayat (village council) to which it is linked.

Make investigation process transparent: Jamia professor

October 6, 2008 at 8:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A fortnight after two suspected terrorists were killed in a shootout here, a former BBC broadcaster who now teaches at the Jamia Millia Islamia, said transparency in the investigation process was required to win back the trust of Muslims, as, according to him, a sense of unease has engulfed the community.