Experts cautioned against attributing the collapse to weather alone Gurgaon: The death of three workers after two double-girder gantry cranes collapsed at the casting yard of NHAI’s 31-km long connectivity project linking Noida International Airport with the Delhi-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh-Sohna stretch of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has brought scrutiny on safety management at construction sites, especially during bad weather…
Sultanpur National Park remains Haryana’s best-known birding destination, attracting thousands of visitors during the migratory season Gurgaon: From the migratory bird congregations of Sultanpur and Bhindawas to the wetlands of Kotla Lake, Haryana is set to develop a bird-watching tourism circuit linking some of its most important avian habitats as part of a wider conservation…
The temperatures are likely to rise after the weekend, touching 40°C on June 9 and 41°C on June 10 Gurgaon: Thunderstorms and scattered rainfall brought significant relief from the heat across the city on Friday, with temperatures dropping sharply. The respite, however, is expected to be temporary, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a gradual…
Officials said the facility will process around 42 tonnes of mixed domestic, commercial and industrial waste daily Gurgaon: The city is set to get a material recovery facility in Sector 109, with Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar laying the foundation stone for the project on World Environment Day on Friday.The facility, being developed by MCG…
Gurgaon: Sakatar Singh’s family in Punjab waited for his customary call — the one that always came around 9.30pm. On Thursday, however, the phone hadn’t rung till as late as 11pm. And then, the silence broke in the worst possible way.A colleague called from Faridabad to say a crane had crashed at the construction site…
A preliminary police assessment has suggested that the gusts may have compromised with the cranes’ interlocking system Gurgaon: Strong winds and sudden rain at an NHAI construction site near Panhera Khurd in Faridabad caused two 100-tonne double girder gantry cranes to lose control of their brakes, roll on tracks on wnhich they were mounted, and…
Gurgaon: The deaths of three workers after a crane collapse near Faridabad’s Panhera Khurd village on Thursday has once again put the spotlight on safety at NCR’s infrastructure projects.NHAI officials attributed the accident to strong winds. But the tragedy has revived a familiar question: if every major project is required to follow safety protocols, why…
Police also found that he was involved in a similar offence in Gujarat, where a theft and cheating case was registered against him at Bhilad police station in Valsad Gurgaon: A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly posing as a prospective flatmate on an online housing platform, moving into a sublet flat in…
Husband uses dupatta to strangle Gurgaon woman to death over suspicion (AI image used for representational purpose only) GURGAON: A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly strangling his wife with a dupatta after suspecting her of speaking to another person over the phone in Manesar. The accused, identified as Narendra, a native of Nangla Davda…
Of the 22 labourers at the site, 4-5 labourers were inside the container — used for cooking and resting — when the crane failed Gurgaon: Three road construction workers died and one was feared trapped after a part of a crane collapsed on a container used by workers as a resting area near Faridabad’s Panhera…
