New Delhi: Delhi Metro closed down its Race Course station near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence for public Sunday evening anticipating protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl.
The station was closed at 6:45 pm, hours after a group of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists tried to stage protest at 7, Race Course Road, residence of the PM, demanding the removal of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in connection with the incident.
The closing down of the station came after instructions from Delhi Police, a Delhi Metro official said. "There is no definite time period as to when the station will be opened again, it could be opened tonight or tomorrow," the official said.
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09:54 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: 7:57 pm: Aam Aadmi Party workers gather at 7, Race Course Road, which is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence. They deflate tyres of Delhi Police buses even as police presence is increased at 7 RCR. 6:16 pm: The accused in the Delhi minor rape case Manoj Kumar is produced in court and is sent to judicial custody till May 4. 6:21 pm: Rapid Action Force deployed at...
07:32 PM, Apr 21, 2013
An AIIMS doctor said that the five-year-old rape survivor is showing gradual recovery and her vital parameters are stable. ...
12:26 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Police is investigating whether a second person was involved in the rape of a five-year-old girl, who is undergoing treatment in AIIMS. However, Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat issued a statement denying "rumours" of arresting a second accused or looking for him. A senior police official said they will investigate whether any other person is involved in the incident either in raping the girl or helping...
11:59 AM, Apr 21, 2013
The five-year-old Delhi rape survivor is still in hospital but stable and alert as the capital took to the streets once again to protest against rising rape cases with a wave of revulsion anger across the nation as well. ...
11:12 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Condemning the rape of a 5-year-old girl in Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said safety, security and status of women in the country is a matter of concern. While addressing the Civil Services Day function in the national capital, Manmohan said the gruesome assault on a little child reminds us of the need to work collectively to root out this sort of depravity from our society. All of...
10:56 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: 6:21 pm: Rapid Action Force deployed at India Gate, Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh's official residence 7, Race Course Road and at police headquarters. Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) members block ITO crossing near police headquarters even as around 100 protesters gather at India Gate and hold peaceful protests. 5:45 pm: Police drag away demonstrators from outside PM's residence at 7, Race Course Road. 5:30 pm: AAP workers...
09:49 AM, Apr 21, 2013
Muzaffarpur: The Bharthua panchayat on Saturday decided to boycott the family of rape accused Manoj Kumar after villagers came to know about his involvement in the horrific crime in east Delhi. This decision was taken by members at an emergency meeting of the panchayat. 25-year-old Kumar is a native of Bharthua panchayat under Auraiya police station area of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, about 50 km from Patna. He was arrested by...
08:19 AM, Apr 21, 2013
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday strongly condemned the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl in Delhi but opined against death sentence for the perpetrator of such heinous crime. "The act is barbaric. Such incidents raise serious question on humanity," Kumar told reporters while expressing his anguish over the minor's rape which has sparked outrage across the country. Asked a debate has again begun in the country for...
01:02 AM, Apr 21, 2013
Former top cop and social activist Kiran Bedi said that the police officials need to be trained better. ...
03:34 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Bhartiya Janata Party Vice president Najma Heptulla has said that the culprit of the rape should be given a strong punishment. "Punishment should be given on the spot. Their hands and fingers must be cut-off," said Najma Heptulla. A 25-year-old youth allegedly allegedly raped five-year-old girl at his rented accommodation in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Muzaffarpur: A 25-year-old youth allegedly involved in the rape of the five-year-old girl in the national capital was arrested in Muzaffarpur on Saturday morning, police said. Manoj Kumar was apprehended from Chiknouta, his in-law's village, at around 2.00 am from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, about 50 kms from Patna. The youth was arrested by a team from Delhi with the help of local police. The accused, who has come here by...
04:45 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Chennai: One person has dies and over 20 people have been injured as 11 coaches of the Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Express train got derailed on Wednesday morning at Sitheri near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. The accident happened at 5:50 am on Wednesday morning. The coaches of the weekly passenger which got derailed include five AC coaches, five non-AC coaches and one pantry coach. Rescue teams have been rushed to the spot. The...
07:52 AM, Apr 10, 2013
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Bihar Police chief to appear before it for failing to submit a report on a minor girl missing since September 18, 2012. The NHRC has asked Director General of Police Abhyanand to appear before it personally at its office in New Delhi on May 3. ...
06:35 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Muzaffarpur: An FIR has been lodged at Sadar police station in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on the direction of a local court against actor Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan, Karan Johar and others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by depicting Hindu deity Radha in an inappropriate manner. The police said today that the FIR was lodged last night under sections 294 (Obscene acts and songs to annoyance of others),...
02:06 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district today directed the police to lodge a case against actor Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan, director Karan Johar and others for allegedly hurting Hindu religious sentiments by depicting deity Radha in an inappropriate manner in the film 'Student of the Year'. Chief Judicial Magistrate S P Singh passed the order on a complaint filed by an advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha....
06:34 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Patna: A vigilance court on Saturday directed former Rajbhasha Director DN Chaudhary to surrender Rs 4.20 crore, accumulated as ill-gotten assets in Bihar's Patna and Muzaffarpur districts, within 30 days of receipt of its order. Designated vigilance judge Ramesh Chandra Mishra passed the order holding that Chaudhary had Rs 4.20 crore in assets beyond his known sources of income and directed him to surrender them to the district administration in...
04:48 PM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tuesday picked up two more people for allegedly assaulting the 14-year-old teenager who brought baby Falak to AIIMS for treatment. Police sources say the two are being questioned at the moment. Meanwhile, earlier in the morning, the police claimed to have traced Munni's second child in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. Munni has claimed she is Falak's mother. However, she is yet to undergo DNA tests...
11:16 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Muzaffarpur: A Vigilance court in Bihar on Saturday acquitted Bihar Deputy Chief Minister SK Modi for alleged irregularities in the purchase of medicines of Rs 8 crore for cattle between January 15 to January 30, 2008. Special Vigilance Judge (Muzaffarpur) Arun Kumar Singh exonerated Modi of all the charges in connection with the case. Singh also ordered the state vigilance bureau to register FIRs against District Animal Husbandry Officer (DAHO)...
04:55 PM, May 28, 2011
Highest risk areas are rural areas where rice and pig farming co-exist. ...
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