Six fire tenders were dispatched and the blaze was brought under control by noon A fresh fire broke out at the Bandhwari landfill on Thursday, barely two months after a major blaze burned for nearly 50 hours — and before MCG could finalise action against the agency held responsible for that earlier incident.The fire was…
Officials said mobile towers have emerged as another form of commercial encroachment in the Aravalis, alongside farmhouses, scrap yards, roads and other unauthorised developments Gurgaon: The Haryana forest department on Thursday began dismantling illegally erected mobile towers in protected stretches of the Aravalis. Weeks of inspections and notices translated into on-ground action that officials say…
Haryana forest department defended the initiative, saying afforestation and silvicultural operations at the site do not require approval under the forest diversion law Gurgaon: Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by Supreme Court, has taken up allegations of large-scale tree felling and alteration of natural landforms in an ecologically sensitive Aravali area near sectors 54 and…
Nadeem, the middleman, was charging pregnant women between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 at Care Diagnostic Centre in Sardhana Gurgaon: A pregnant woman and marked currency notes helped the Gurgaon health department crack an interstate sex determination racket operating out of a diagnostic centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. An ultrasound was allegedly conducted at…
Gurgaon: In a move that could improve road safety and help speed up infrastructure projects, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has started assessing the cost of relocating electricity poles, power lines, transformers and other assets installed along public works department (PWD) roads.The exercise follows a request from PWD, which is planning road improvement and…
The stretch between Rajiv Chowk and Kherki Daula — one of the busiest corridors in the city — remains particularly vulnerable Gurgaon: Clogged surface drains along Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway are posing a major challenge as the monsoon looms, raising fears of waterlogging and traffic disruption.The stretch between Rajiv Chowk and Kherki Daula — one of the…
Fire erupted at the Bandhwari landfill Thursday morning, the second such incident this summer. GURGAON: A fire broke out at the Bandhwari landfill on Thursday morning, marking the second such incident at the landfill site since the onset of summer . The blaze was reported at around 7:30 am in the front section of the…
In DLF-1-5, a large number of residential properties have reportedly been converted into commercial establishments Gurgaon: The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has issued a public advisory asking occupants of illegal paying guest (PG) accommodations, guesthouses, hotels, co-living facilities and commercial establishments operating from residential plots in the city to make alternative arrangements…
Police said the accused were tenants in the same society and had come to shift their belongings into a rented flat Gurgaon: A preventive legal action has been taken against five people after a video showed an assault at a residential society in Sector 71, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Andour…
Villagers have told the CEC that these encroachments have disrupted a centuries-old drainage network and increased the risk of flooding in the area Faridabad: Seven drainage channels that carry rainwater from the Aravali hills to Surajkund lake have been “encroached” upon in Anangpur village.Seeking restoration of the watercourses and removal of obstructions, residents of Anangpur…
