‘No water, no shades’ Gig workers battle scorching days with barely any relief: Raushan Pandit, 18, works 16-hour delivery shifts through the heatwave, carrying glucose powder as his only defence against dehydration Chaudhary Kushal Pal Singh, 40, drives goods between Zepto’s Faridabad warehouses — and spends entire shifts waiting beside his truck in unbearable heat….
Anil Kumar was arrested on Thursday at his Phase 2 residence behind Motherson Company Noida: Days after two arrested labour activists filed a submission in Supreme Court alleging posts to incite protesters during the April 13 industrial workers’ protest that turned violent were actually made by a DCP’s driver and a sub-inspector, the driver has…
The Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor currently records an average daily ridership of nearly one lakh commuters Ghaziabad: NCRTC has introduced eight additional Namo Bharat trips during peak hours on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut route from Friday. The decision has been made to meet the higher ridership demand amid rising temperatures and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for…
In its order, the Ghaziabad district administration said continuing classes when temperatures are so high can impact children’s health Noida: Amid relentless heatwave conditions sweeping across Ghaziabad, the district administration on Thursday ordered summer vacations for all schools across boards from May 23, citing concerns over children’s health and safety.The order, issued following directions from…
Body recovered after two days (Left: Photo credit: X/ANI), Deepak with his family (Right) BAHRAICH: In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old man died after a crocodile dragged him into the Ghaghara river on Wednesday noon. The incident happened when he was attending his mother-in-law’s funeral in Gonda.The victim, Deepak Sharma, a resident of Greater Noida,…
The DSC Road, a key route for commuters travelling to Salarpur, Chhalera, Barola, Bhangel, Agahpur and nearby villages, has remained riddled with potholes and uneven stretches following excavation work carried out during the construction of the elevated road The interchange over Bhangel Elevated Road is expected to be ready in 18 months The 4.5-km elevated…
Petitioner claims a part of the land was “forcibly grabbed” and used for expanding the school despite court orders Noida: A 40-year-old dispute over a plot measuring nearly 150 sqm in Harola village has returned to the Supreme Court, with the decree-holder alleging that despite winning at every judicial level, the order remains unenforced.The fresh…
A gutted car being removed from a Noida road after the April 13 protests Noida: The bail plea of an industrial worker arrested for his role in violence that broke out during the April 13 protest in the city for a hike in minimum wages was rejected by an additional sessions court on Wednesday.Judge Somprabha…
Ghaziabad: Two people were killed and three injured after their car collided with a divider on NH-58 early on Thursday morning. The group of six was travelling to Meerut after visiting Delhi for the day.ACP (Modinagar) Bhaskar Verma said a commuter called the emergency helpline 112 around 5.40am to report the accident.“We received information that…
The fire broke out around 7.20am on Thursday Ghaziabad: A fire broke out in the projector room of a movie theatre at the Pacific Mall in Kaushambi on Thursday morning. It took firefighters an hour to douse the flames. Though no casualties were reported, the cause of the fire remains unclear.Chief fire officer (CFO) Rahul…
