Greater Noida residents protested against ground water extraction and food adulteration Noida: As private builders continue to overuse groundwater, Greater Noida residents from multiple sectors staged a protest outside the district administration’s office, making a call for conservation of natural resources on Friday.The protest was organised under the banner of a local social body, “Corruption-Free…
Parents protest outside school against fee hike Noida: The district fee regulatory committee (DFRC) in Noida has imposed fines of Rs 1 lakh each on seven private schools for violating the UP Self-Financed Independent Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2018.Apeejay School, Sparsh Global School, Ramagya School, Vishwa Bharati School, Sri Chaitanya Techno School and St John’s…
Proposed in 2013, construction of the elevated road began only in June 2020. The original Dec 2022 deadline was extended repeatedly, with the project finally completed more than five years behind schedule. Noida: Noida Authority has selected an agency to build entry and exit ramps on Bhangel elevated road to improve connectivity for residents of…
A red sandstone gateway with Lord Ram’s bow Kodanda has been installed on the UP Gate side of the road Ghaziabad: As part of a beautification drive, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has built a gateway with Lord Ram’s bow Kodanda atop it on the UP Gate side of Hindon Elevated Road and installed a 22-foot statue…
Noida: Eight persons, including two alleged snatchers and six receivers of stolen phones, were arrested with 98 mobile phones, hundreds of spare parts, a stolen motorcycle and an illegal knife on Wednesday.DCP (central Noida) Shailendra Kumar Singh said cops carried out a raid after receiving a tip-off about a gang involved in mobile phone snatching,…
Ghaziabad: A resident of Teela Mor has alleged four men snatched his bike after claiming that he had defaulted in loan repayment although he had paid the amount in full.The incident took place on April 30. An FIR was registered against unknown persons after a recent court order. ACP (Sahibabad) Amit Saxena said police are…
Noida to get two new metro corridors Noida: Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has selected Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to construct two upcoming metro corridors — an 11.56-km stretch from Botanical Garden to Sector 142 and a 2.6-km extension from Depot to Boraki. The projects are expected to be developed in three years.The Botanical Garden-Sector…
Noida: Snakebite cases have risen across Gautam Budh Nagar this year, with the district recording 115 cases between Jan and July, including 57 venomous bites, health department data shows. More than 47% of the total cases are from July, when 55 people were bitten by snakes, including 30 venomous ones, making it the highest monthly…
Feeder box and cables submerged in rainwater in Sector 40 Noida: Continuous rainfall triggered widespread power disruptions in Noida and Ghaziabad on Thursday, with residents’ outages lasting several hours as rainwater seepage into underground cable joints led to a surge in technical faults. Power outages were also reported on Tuesday and Wednesday.Transformers and power cables…
Dak kanwars on Delhi-Meerut Expressway near Akshardham Ghaziabad: There will be no restriction on the movement of private cars and app-hailing taxis on Delhi-Meerut Expressway for the ongoing kanwar yatra for now. Restrictions, however, will kick in for goods carriers across categories — heavy, medium and light — from Friday to Aug 12.With few dak…
