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Ghaziabad: Following the Ghaziabad administration’s order to RWAs and AOAs to tighten fire safety measures in societies, resident bodies have flagged major hurdles in meeting the norms, including the high cost of maintaining firefighting systems, ageing electrical infrastructure, conducting regular audits and drills, and keeping emergency exits free from encroachments.At a review meeting earlier this…

The existing crossing is a 15-foot-wide, single-lane utility road built solely for barrage maintenance, not city traffic Ghaziabad: Commuters using the Hindon bridge, also known as the Hindon barrage crossing, have flagged serious safety concerns and worsening traffic congestion on the stretch, a key link between Siddharth Vihar and Indirapuram. Used daily by schoolchildren, office-goers,…

Directing officials to accelerate industrial development, UP CM Yogi Adityanath instructed them to issue deadline-based notices to allottees who had acquired Authority land but failed to invest NOIDA: Declaring that Gautam Budh Nagar is “no longer cursed”, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority have…

Noida: Union minister for electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said India imports printed circuit boards (PCBs) worth around Rs 40,000 crore every year but will now start manufacturing and exporting these components, taking a step towards fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a self-reliant India.The minister also said the Union Cabinet approved…

Noida: Two people were injured after a speeding car lost control and smashed into another vehicle on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida on Saturday. The car then overturned, trapping the driver underneath. The accident briefly disrupted traffic, leading to long queues of vehicles before teams from Dankaur police station cleared the road.Police said Krishna Kant,…

Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority has directed developers with pending applications on Online Building Plan Approval System to secure map approvals within a fortnight, ahead of a full migration to the new Fast and Simplified Trust-Based Plan Approval System.Applications still pending after the switchover will require fresh submissions on the new platform. The new system was…

Noida: A 67-year-old woman from Sector 92 was allegedly duped of Rs 42.13 lakh after cyber fraudsters lured her into investing in a fake online trading scheme by promising unusually high returns.According to police, the woman was first contacted through an unknown WhatsApp number. After gaining her confidence over the next two days, the fraudsters…

Noida: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said UP had transformed from “jungle raj” to “mangal raj” as he laid the foundation stone for Amber Enterprises and Ascent-K Circuit’s facilities to manufacture finished printed circuit boards (PCBs), components on which India has massive import dependence.Speaking at the event in Jewar in the backdrop of the…

Illegal constructions and encroachments have come up on a 30-foot road and designated green belt on the national highway Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority and Loni municipal council are locked in a jurisdictional dispute over responsibility for preventing encroachments on a green belt along Delhi-Saharanpur Road (NH-709B) in Prem Nagar. Both agencies have accused the other…

Ghaziabad: On Wednesday, one family in Vaishali mourned a son they believed was dead. They performed his ‘tehrvi’, garlanded his photograph and tried to make peace with loss.By Thursday morning, that grief had turned into disbelief. Girdhar Bisht (40), missing for over a month and presumed murdered, stepped out of an autorickshaw and walked back…