Experts warn that many older residential buildings were designed for significantly lower electricity consumption than they handle today. (Representative image) A teenager falling off a fairground ride, a child playing in a neighbourhood park, a young engineer walking home in the rain, an entire family caught up in a chain of rescue attempts – tragedies…
Noida: Federation of Noida Residents’ Welfare Associations (FONRWA) has urged Noida Authority to crack down on unauthorised paying guest (PG) accommodation operating in residential sectors, citing fire safety lapses, parking scarcity and security concerns.In a letter to the Authority, secretary general of FONRWA — which represents more than 120 RWAs — KK Jain said many…
Ghaziabad: A 40-year-old autorickshaw driver was found hanging from a tree in a graveyard in Dasna on Sunday morning. A local found the body hanging by a gamcha around 7am and informed police. His autorickshaw was parked nearby.Investigation revealed that the man, originally from Kannauj, had been having marital issues for some time. Relatives told…
Fire broke out in the five-story PG at Mamura village on July 15. Two people were killed while more than a dozen bikes were reduced to ashes in the blaze. Noida: Days after two persons died as a spark in an EV charging point triggered a massive fire at a five-storey paying guest (PG) accommodation…
Missing tiles on the broken walkway at the Ashok Vatika park in Greater Noida Noida: Residents of Alpha 1 in Greater Noida have raised concerns over the deteriorating condition of Ashok Vatika, saying the once-popular neighbourhood park has fallen into neglect over the last two years. They cited heaps of garbage, broken benches, poor lighting…
Noida: Civil rights activists, academics, students and artists on Sunday demanded the release of Noida and Gurgaon workers, along with students and artists arrested by UP Police in connection with the April 13 labour agitation.At a convention in Delhi, participants resolved to pursue the workers’ cause through legal and social channels, and discussed forming a…
Farmers group opposes land allotment in Rohillapur village Noida: A group of farmers from Rohillapur village has accused Noida Authority of allotting residential plots on land that is under litigation, alleging the move violates both an earlier agreement with landowners and the prescribed acquisition process. The farmers, who held a news conference on Sunday, demanded…
Botanical Garden saw an average of 2.7 lakh passengers in June Noida: Botanical Garden has overtaken Kashmere Gate to become the busiest station in the Delhi Metro network, signalling a shift in commuter movement towards Noida.The Blue Line-Magenta Line interchange recorded an average daily footfall of 2.7 lakh passengers in June, ahead of Kashmere Gate’s…
Roads dug up, debris and mud lie untended in Abhay Khand, Ghaziabad Ghaziabad: Residents of Abhay Khand in Indirapuram have expressed growing frustration over deteriorating civic conditions, blaming incomplete work by GMC for escalating public health risks. They alleged that contractors have abandoned ongoing projects, leaving clogged drains, stagnant water, poor drainage and accumulated waste…
Noida: Three people were arrested, and two minors were taken into custody for allegedly stealing gold ornaments and valuables from locked houses in residential societies.Police said the gang comprising Tekram, Pawan Kumar, and Anil Bhati, all in their 30s, along with two minors aged 15 and 16, was active in the city for past few…
