Faridabad News

Faridabad: Two female inmates allege rape by jail officials
India, May 15 -- Two female inmates of a local jail in Faridabad have accused senior jail officers of raping and threatening them.The local court has taken cognisance of the matter and ordered registration of a case against five senior jail officials, including a rape case against one deputy jail superintendent Mohd Shahid, police officials said. The court directed the police to register an FIR ...

Gang of car lifters busted in Faridabad, one held
India, May 13 -- The Faridabad Police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of car lifters in Delhi-NCR and arrested a member of a Mewati gang in this connection.The police recovered 22 vehicles stolen in Delhi, Ghaziabad and other NCR towns from different areas.The police arrested one Shahid from Faridabad's Sector 4 area on May 4, 2013 soon after he stole a car from Sarai Kwaja area. Nadeem ...

Faridabad: Six-year-old boy charred
India, May 15 -- A six-year-old boy was charred to death in Faridabad when the makeshift slum cluster he lived in with his family caught fire on Tuesday night.Police said the fire, which started probably due to the strong winds that swept across the city last night, gutted over a dozen makeshift huts, rendering 17 families homeless.The incident occurred around 9pm. The boy's family was preparing ...

14-Year-Old Raped in Faridabad
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by man in Ganpati colony part-II in Agvanpur in the district, police said today.

Faridabad engineering students design portable digital lab, electronic pill box
A portable digital lab capable of testing blood and urine samples, which aid diagnosis and treatment of critical ailments such as diabetes and renal damage, has been developed by a team of college st Updated On :  5/6/2013 6:37:10 AM

Louis Philippe plans standalone stores for sub-brand LP Sport
Formal wear maker Louis Philippe will soon roll out standalone stores for sports and casual wear. Branded as ‘LP Sport’, the new entity will have around 40 stores by the end of this fiscal...

Rowing body chief Oswald runs for IOC top job
By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - World rowing federation (FISA) boss Denis Oswald became the fifth candidate for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Friday, with the Swiss sports administrator citing his long experience as an asset. Oswald, an IOC member since 1991 and member of the powerful executive board for 12 years until 2012, joins the race which already includes ...

Sochi Olympics to see 2,500 doping tests
Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sochi Olympics organisers have said 2,500 doping tests would be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ago.

Platini repeats call for European sports police force
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - UEFA president Michel Platini renewed his call for the formation of a European sports police force on Friday, telling delegates at the opening of the UEFA Congress he was upset that his appeal for one had been ignored for six years. "Six years ago now, in response to...problems of betting, corruption and match-fixing, as well as the problems of hooliganism and ...

FICCI calls for legalisation of sports betting
Industry chamber FICCI has suggested that sports betting be legalised and regulated. On Friday, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry said the country was losing as...