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Gurugram News
]Dengue: Full-scale fogging to start next week, lack of equipment hinders drive
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will launch a citywide fogging drive from next week, officials said on Monday
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
MCG chief directs officials to take over DLF Phases 1-3 immediately
The commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Monday directed the officials concerned to start the takeover process of DLF Phases 1, 2 and 3 from Tuesday, bringing an end to an issue that has been pending since February 2016
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Gurugram to get nine air quality monitors to check pollution
For better tracking of ambient air quality and monitor pollution, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is working on installing real-time air quality display monitors at nine locations in the city where outdoor air purifiers are already installed
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM IST
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
Covid-19 vaccination: Three-day mega drive to target 150K beneficiaries
The district health department will conduct a three-day mega vaccination drive with a target of administering Covid-19 vaccines to around 150,000 people from Tuesday to Thursday, officials said on Monday
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Gurugram real estate: Demand for independent floors, plots on the up, states report
Independent floors and plots are getting increasingly popular in Gurugram and Faridabad since the Covid-19 pandemic started and over 20,000 such units are expected to be launched in the next year, according to a report released by a private consultancy
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:51 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Inderjit Singh calls for preference to locals in municipal bodies, factories
The union minister of state and Gurugram member of Parliament, Rao Inderjit Singh, on Sunday said that preference must be given to locals while hiring employees for the newly constituted Municipal Corporation of Manesar during a public rally
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 10:55 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Ambience Mall U-turn underpass to open on October 15
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday said that the Sirhaul underpass near the Ambience Mall will open on October 15 as it is in the process of applying the finishing touches to the project
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:54 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
State industrial corporation recovers ₹650 cr in dues from factory owners
The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation has collected ₹650 crore, including ₹80 crore from the Gurugram-Manesar industrial complex, in dues from factory owners across the state over the past three to four months
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 10:54 PM IST
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
Key 800-m link from Pataudi Road to Dwarka Expressway, KMP to be reconstructed
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram will reconstruct an 800-metre stretch of the Pataudi Road that connects to the Dwarka Expressway near Sector 88, officials said. A ₹1.45-crore estimate was approved for the project during the MCG’s finance and contract committee meeting
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:54 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Air quality starts falling, pollution board cites temperature dip
With the withdrawal of the monsoon season, air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category of the Central Pollution Control Board’s air quality index over the weekend. Officials cited lower temperatures in the morning and evening hours as the main cause and dismissed concerns that stubble burning was causing pollution
Published on Oct 10, 2021 10:54 PM IST
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
SGT University murder: Students, parents rattled by incident, police inquest
Security was enhanced at the SGT University, where a 24-year-old student was shot dead on the campus, but students and parents said that the incident and subsequent questioning by the police has left them rattled
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:30 PM IST
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
Health workers may call or visit residences over pending second-dose Covid-19 vaccinations
Aiming to complete at least 85% of the second-dose Covid-19 vaccinations by Diwali, the Gurugram health department has mobilised most of its health workers towards tracking eligible beneficiaries and reminding them to get their vaccines administered at the earliest
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:30 PM IST
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
Dengue case count reaches 108 ahead of predicted November peak
The dengue case count in the Gurugram district has reached a five-year high, with the addition of seven new cases on Saturday taking the total to 108. Over 2,000 samples have been collected for the dengue test in the district so far
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 10:30 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Gurugram crime: Delhi cop held for ₹50 lakh robbery in Manesar
The Gurugram police arrested an assistant sub-inspector of the Delhi Police, who was posted with a special cell, for allegedly partaking in an incident of robbery at Manesar by three criminals allied with Delhi-based gangster Vikas Lagarpuria
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:30 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Residents ask Haryana CM to end farmers blockade, open Singhu border
- People staying around Singhu border have been facing trouble due to the road blockade caused by the farmers’ protest that has been going on for nearly a year.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 03:16 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, New Delhi
Locals protest against Friday prayers in Ggm Sec 47, Muslims move to new site
Around40 to 50 residents gathered at the prayer site in Sector 47, and began shouting slogans. They also carried placards demanding a stop to Friday prayers in open spaces. Muslims were asked by the Gurugram police to shift their prayers to a site around 200 metres from the original spot
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 06:23 AM IST
Gurugram student shot dead after an argument on varsity campus
Police said the incident took place around 12.30pm, when Vineet Kumar and his friends were on their way back to the hostel on the same campus. Police said that a law student, Pankhil, alias Lucky, and his accomplices confronted Kumar. After a heated argument, Pankhil shot him
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 05:31 AM IST
MCG house meeting on Monday, focus on measures against vector-borne diseases
As per the district administration’s media bulletin issued on Friday, Gurugram reported 10 new cases of dengue taking the tally of confirmed cases this season to 101. Gurugram has also reported two cases of malaria this year
Published on Oct 08, 2021 11:52 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar
Six teams formed by Gurugram municipal body to implement Grap measures
The six teams have been assigned 17 different activities, such as mechanised cleaning and sweeping, issuing fines for the dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, sprinkling of water through tankers and machines, taking action against the use of burning of coal and wood in hotels and eateries, among other measures
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 11:51 PM IST
Gurugram civic body to set up control room to monitor illegal dumping of waste
MCG also decided to install CCTV cameras at 34 unauthorised dumping points identified by the civic body, as well as secondary garbage collection points, each of which will also be monitored via the control room
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 11:51 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar
Gurugram authority to start repair work on key road stretch between sectors 112 and 114
Special repair work of the road will start from the next month and is likely to be completed over the next six months. The authority has invited tenders for the project, which can be submitted October 28 onwards
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 11:52 PM IST
Brain dead man donates organs, gives new life to three patients
The 52-year-old man, who was declared brain dead after suffering a hemorrhage, had himself undergone a liver transplant. He gave a new life to three ailing patients at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurugram.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 12:08 PM IST
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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, elevated road expected to turn Sohna into next major realty hub
With the Haryana portion of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and the Sohna elevated road likely to be finished by next year, experts were of the opinion that the real estate sector will see a major development as they improve access, create jobs and allow people to move with ease
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 10:34 PM IST
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
Road rage: Two booked for damaging car after falling due to collision
A woman and her husband were booked for causing damages and criminal intimidation, after allegedly pelting stones at a car that it hit the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on near Ansal Corporate Plaza in Palam Vihar
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 10:32 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Covid-19: Oxygen plants opened, production capacity at 6,000 LPM
With the opening of these oxygen plants, the city is becoming self-reliant in oxygen production and would be able to meet any eventual requirement in case of Covid-19 spread in the future, said officials
Published on Oct 07, 2021 10:31 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
MCG to start round-the-clock vigil of illegal waste dumping points
Officials of the MCG said that round-the-clock surveillance to check unauthorised dumping of waste and keep tabs on secondary waste collections points is likely to start by the month-end. The move will coincide with the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) and help prevent dumping of construction and demolition waste
Published on Oct 07, 2021 10:31 PM IST
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Resident duped of ₹71 lakh by online fraudsters on pretext of business proposal
The resident said he received an email promising him commission for acting as a middleman for purchase of minerals for a company in Japan. The fraudsters duped him of money, by asking him to send fees for purchasing samples, opening accounts, etc
Published on Oct 06, 2021 11:45 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Bhondsi school murder: High court rejects bail plea of accused
The Haryana high court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of the accused involved in the murder of a boy at a private school in Bhondsi, stating that the custody period was insufficient grounds to grant bail
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 11:32 PM IST
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Dengue count at 83, over 11K households get notice for larvae breeding
Amid rising dengue cases, which reached 83 on Wednesday, notices were issued to 11,311 households in the district where mosquito larvae were found, officials of the health department said. The district reported 10 cases of dengue on the day
Published on Oct 06, 2021 11:32 PM IST
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram