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…
Noida: A 49-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after taking an e-rickshaw to the multilevel parking in Sector 18 and jumping from one of its upper floors on Saturday afternoon. Police said they are examining CCTV footage to establish the exact sequence of events and the floor from which she jumped.The woman who died was…
Medical Devices Park in Sector 28, YEIDA default Noida: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has floated a request for proposal (RFP) to empanel an advertising agency to manage its outdoor publicity as the region prepares for increased commercial activity following the operationalisation of Noida International Airport and other major projects.The selected agency will…
Waste piles up along Surajpur-Dadri road Noida: Mounting garbage and recurring Ganga water pipeline leakages have triggered fresh complaints from residents across several Greater Noida sectors, with recent rain worsening the situation. Areas including Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma reported overflowing waste dumps, while pipeline leakages in Alpha and Gamma sectors flooded roads and green…
The largest share of the project will be available in Sector 18, where 2,880 plots have been earmarked Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) is set to launch an affordable residential plot scheme offering around 3,800 plots of 40 square metres for lower-income groups in sectors 17,18, and 20.Officials said the move aims to…
