19 kiosks near GIP mall to be allotted to individual bidders Noida: Nearly a year after a failed attempt to lease an entire street market to a single private operator, 19 kiosks there between Botanical Garden Metro Station and GIP Mall are set to be allotted to individual applicants by the Noida Authority.“A request for…
Noida: Around 2,000 gallstones were removed from the gallbladder of an 83-year-old Bulandshahr resident during a rare laparoscopic surgery at a private hospital in Indirapuram, ending six years of persistent abdominal pain. The stones, weighing 150-200 grams in total, had completely packed the gallbladder, making the procedure longer than usual and technically challenging.The doctors said…
The proposed stadium is around 300 metres from the Hindon river and 11km from the Hindon Air Force Station Ghaziabad: Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has triggered a fresh debate over the proposed international cricket stadium in the city, questioning the project’s prolonged delay, the utilisation of funds released by BCCI, and the change in…
A plea, filed by Amit Kumar, alleged that Yamuna Mines was mining well beyond its permitted lease area in Manglaura and Nai Nangla villages in Shamli without mandatory clearances Ghaziabad: National Green Tribunal has sought an explanation from a joint committee set up by it to probe illegal sand mining on Yamuna riverbed in west…
An e-rickshaw drops off a passenger right next to a construction site with an earthmover at work Ghaziabad: Roads across trans-Hindon have been dug up all at once under the CM-GRID project, leaving the area choked with dust and debris. With the monsoon now here, soil mounds piled along the roads are washing away, turning…
Noida: The district consumer disputes redressal commission (DCDRC) directed a Jaipur-based travel company to refund Rs 72,000 with 6% interest and pay Rs 4,000 as compensation for refusing to return the flight fare for a cancelled trip after the airline had initiated the refund. A Geja resident had booked a Singapore tour, which was later…
Ghaziabad: An FIR has been filed against a UP Police constable for allegedly trying to strangle his wife following an argument over an extramarital affair, and then attempting to pass off the assault as a suicide attempt.The accused, Parvez Alam, posted at the ACP (Loni) office, allegedly tried to strangle his wife with a scarf…
Under the scheme, buyers of new BS-VI-compliant or EVs will receive a 100% rebate on road tax. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: After the Centre approved the ‘Parivartan Yojana’ to tackle air pollution in the Delhi-NCR, promote clean transportation and phase out old trucks and buses, the Uttar Pradesh transport department has decided to implement the scheme…
Noida: An RTI response has revealed that the country’s apex air pollution watchdog is itself battling a manpower shortage. Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), responsible for coordinating pollution control measures across NCR — one of India’s worst pollution hotspots — is functioning with barely 70% of its sanctioned workforce. Worse, there is no plan…
Ghaziabad: A portable ultrasound machine, probe jelly and a power unit connected to a battery had turned an Ertiga into a moving illegal sex determination clinic, allowing a four-member gang to allegedly conduct foetal gender tests from inside the vehicle while constantly changing locations to evade detection.Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of police…
