Ghaziabad: An 80-year-old woman was injured after a fire broke out at her house in Pratap Nagar likely from a gas leak.The woman suffered minor burn injuries. She was rescued by fire department officers and taken to a hospital, where she is said to be stable after treatment.Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire…
Sanitation workers conduct fogging exercise in Sector 58 Noida: The Noida Authority has launched a month-long fogging and anti-larval drive across the city to curb mosquito breeding and prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases during the monsoon.Four Tata Ace vehicles equipped with fogging machines and anti-larval spray have been deployed across residential sectors and villages.Kapil…
NHAI had identified 110 unauthorised accesses along the roughly 20-km stretch of the NH-9 and DME from UP Gate to Dasna, and closed at least four at Aditya World City, Wave City and Aradhyam with jersey barriers Ghaziabad: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), acting on Supreme Court orders to shut illegal accesses along NH-9…
This road in Film City, Sector 16 is riddled with massive craters Noida: Broken roads across several Noida sectors have remained in disrepair for nearly a year, with the arrival of the monsoon worsening commuting conditions and raising safety concerns. Among the worst-affected stretches are the road from Kondli Bazaar to Millennium School in Sector…
PhD scholar Himanshu Thakur has been named in 11 FIRs Noida: Additional sessions court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of PhD scholar Himanshu Thakur, arrested for instigating violence and riots during the Noida workers’ protest on April 13. The court noted that the presence of company employees and workers at the scene could be…
Rain leaves behind a puddle in Abhay Khand Ghaziabad: Dug up for the CM GRID project for months, the roads in trans-Hindon areas like Indirapuram have turned into mudslides after a continuous drizzle on Wednesday. Waterlogging added to the civic mess, but the residents fear that as monsoon picks up pace, the worst is yet…
Noida: Three years after an ATM cash withdrawal failed during a power outage, a district consumer court has ordered Punjab National Bank (PNB) to refund Rs 10,000 to the customer along with interest and compensation.The complaint was filed by Mubarakpur resident Raman Lal on Jan 6, 2023. He told the commission that on Oct 3,…
Noida: Two residents allegedly lost Rs 43 lakh after being lured with promises of high returns through investments made through WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Police said the accused initially transferred small profits to win the victims’ confidence before convincing them to invest large sums and eventually cheating them.In the first case, a man alleged that…
More than 7.11 lakh children have been administered polio drops in Ghaziabad this year through door-to-door campaigns Ghaziabad: The health department has intensified pulse polio vaccination after traces of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 were detected in sewage samples collected from Dhundahera sewage treatment plant during a routine environmental surveillance in June.Health authorities have clarified that…
The cremation ground at Junpat village in Greater Noida also lacks road access, water and seating facilities Noida: In the absence of streetlights on the way to and at the cremation ground, a 90-year-old woman in Junpat village, near Depot Metro Station in Greater Noida, was cremated using mobile flashlights on Monday night.The residents claim…
