Gurugram

Updated on May 16, 2023 11:14 PM IST

Sumit Chahal, junior engineer of MCG, said that they have been acting against the vehicle owners illegally dumping waste

A tractor illegally dumps construction and demolition (C&D) waste on open land near an electricity substation in Sector-52 in Gurugram on May 6. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Chintels homeowners ask for 120 days to vacate flats in Gurugram

Hitesh Meena, additional deputy commissioner, Gurugram, said a meeting of all stakeholders has been called on May 18 at the Vikas Sadan to resolve the issue

Residents of Towers E and F towers of Chintels Paradiso in Vikas Sadan in Gurugram on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on May 16, 2023 11:09 PM IST

Gurugram's Chintels Paradiso towers to be vacated: Timeline of collapse case

On February 10 last year, six floors of Tower D of Chintels Paradiso apartment partially collapsed, killing two women.

Chintels Paradiso society in Sector 109 of Gurugram.(HT_PRINT)

Published on May 16, 2023 02:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Man, nephew killed after being hit by speeding vehicle on KMP e-way

Two bike riders died in a road accident after being hit by a speeding heavy vehicle on the KMP Expressway near Farrukhnagar, Gurugram.

Updated on May 16, 2023 01:41 AM IST

Haryana approves Delhi-Behrore, Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridors

The Delhi-Gurugram-Behror project will be 107km long and the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is developing both corridors, has started the pre-construction work. These projects will be sent to Centre for its approval, a statement by the Haryana government said

New Delhi, India - April 11, 2023: A view of under-construction Rapid Regional Transport System (RRTS) Station at Sarai Kale Khan, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 16, 2023 12:26 AM IST

IAS officer arrested for taking bribe

A case has been registered under various sections, including 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Corruption Act against the officer, police said

Updated on May 16, 2023 12:09 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankar

Gurugram admin invokes Sec 144 to get two Chintels towers vacated

The Gurugram DC said the occupants will have to vacate the towers within the next 15 days, else face criminal action

Chintels Paradiso residents’ welfare association said they were highly disappointed and anguished by the order. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 16, 2023 07:29 AM IST

Two women killed, 4 hurt after cars collide near Dwarka e-way

Investigators said the deceased included a mother-daughter duo who had gone to visit an apartment in Raheja Vedanta society in Sector 108 and were returning to Dwarka in Delhi, when the accident took place around 3.50pm on Sunday

The Maruti Baleno after it was hit by a speeding Kia Seltos near the Dwarka Expressway on Sunday, killing two women. (Parveen Kumar/ HT)

Updated on May 16, 2023 12:02 AM IST

Special panel on fourth floor to hold public hearing on Tuesday

The associations of RWAs, developers’ groups such as National Real Estate Development Council (Naredco) and Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) have been called to attend the meeting. The department of town and country planning (DTCP) on February 23 had put on hold the policy of construction of fourth floor on residential plots

The Haryana government’s town and country planning department had formed a five-member committee on March 16 to look into the contended issue of construction of a fourth floor. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 15, 2023 06:02 PM IST

Gurugram students excel in ISC, ICSE board exams

Gurugram: The council for Indian school certificate examinations (CISCE), New Delhi on Sunday declared the results of ISC (class 12) and ICSE (class 10) examinations

Gurugram: Students celebrate their success after announcement of ICSE Board class 10th exam results, at a school in Gurugram, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_14_2023_000161B) (PTI)

Updated on May 15, 2023 05:10 PM IST

Woman cheated of ₹4 lakh on pretext of hospital registration

Unidentified suspects were booked for allegedly cheating a 70-year-old woman of ₹3

Woman cheated of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4 lakh on pretext of hospital registration

Updated on May 15, 2023 05:00 PM IST

Fire breaks out at liquor shop on GCR, no one hurt

Imported liquor worth at least ?5 crore was destroyed in a fire at an upscale wine shop in Gurugram. The fire spread quickly due to the highly-inflammable alcohol, and it took over two hours and 24 firefighters to douse the flames. The cause of the fire is believed to be a short-circuit in the refrigeration units or air-conditioning system, according to the owner of the shop. This is the second fire incident on the Golf Course Road in the last three days.

Gurugram, India-May 14, 2023: Fire broke out in a liquor shop at sector-56 road on early morning near sector-55-56 rapid metro station, no one was injured in this incident, in Gurugram, India, on Sunday, 14 May 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 15, 2023 04:52 PM IST

Senior executive duped of ₹42 lakh in Gurugram, cops file case

Gurugram: A senior executive of a multinational financial firm was allegedly duped of ₹42

Senior executive duped of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>42 lakh in Gurugram, cops file case

Updated on May 15, 2023 04:49 PM IST

Ramprastha City residents protest against developer for water shortage

Residents of Ramprastha City in Sector 37D held a protest against the developer for inadequate supply of water. They alleged that recycled water supplied by sewage treatment plants was of poor quality and almost unusable. The developer had taken only a single water connection, which was inadequate to serve the residents, and the water supply has been dwindling since the beginning of March. The developer is supplying only 200,000 litres per day, while 1 million litres of water is required.

Updated on May 15, 2023 12:45 AM IST

Undertrial attacked by inmates in Bhondsi jail

An undertrial in Bhondsi jail was attacked with a spoon by another inmate, resulting in three stitches. The incident took place on Friday morning and an FIR was registered on Saturday. All jails in Haryana were on high alert after the murder of a gangster in Tihar jail.

Updated on May 13, 2023 11:35 PM IST

Leachate removed from Bandhwari, released at STPs in Gurugram

On Tuesday, HT reported that leachate was flowing into water bodies, and animals were drinking the polluted water

Leachate being removed from a water body in Bandhwari on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 13, 2023 11:13 PM IST

Shopkeeper held in Gurugram for selling banned e-cigarettes

A shopkeeper was held for selling banned e-cigarettes and foreign-made cigarettes. A joint team seized 100 e-cigarette and 117 cigarette packets worth ₹2 lakh

Updated on May 13, 2023 10:19 PM IST

Three men robbed a cabbie after booking trip from railway station to Gurugram

Three unidentified suspects booked for robbing a cab driver in Gurugram after booking a ride through a mobile aggregator app from the Gurugram railway station.

Updated on May 13, 2023 10:17 PM IST

‘Cow cess’, liquor at workplaces: Key takeaways of new Haryana excise policy

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar that the excise revenue of Haryana has doubled in the last five years

Haryana government aims to cross a benchmark of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 crore with Excise Policy- 2022-23.(HT_PRINT)

Updated on May 13, 2023 12:20 PM IST

ByRitu Maria Johny

CBSE results: Panchkula Class 12 pass percentage dips this year

CBSE class 12 performance in Panchkula region, including Gurugram, dipped by over 5% compared to last year, with an overall pass percentage of 87.33%.

Gurugram, India-May 12, 2023: Students celebrate their success after announced the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12th result in Blue Bells Model School, Sector-4 near Ram Mandir, in Gurugram, India, on Friday, 12 May 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 13, 2023 12:00 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Fake chemo drug racket: Police record statement of arrested Turk

A Turkish national was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly supplying fake chemo injections to cancer patients for ?2.5 lakh per injection. The accused allegedly told police that he used to visit India twice a month and used to bring with him fake injections that were sufficient to cheat intended victims of at least ?1 crore. The police have arrested several individuals involved in the trade and have recovered fake injections of defibrotide, a drug used in cancer treatment. The suspects have revealed the entire chain of individuals involved in the trade.

Updated on May 12, 2023 11:57 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Six, including 4 foreigners held for duping Gurugram woman of ₹8.85 lakh

Gurugram: The cyber crime team of Gurugram police arrested six fraudsters, including four Nigerian nationals, for allegedly cheating several women on social networking sites, police said on Friday

Gurugram, India-May 12, 2023: Priyanshu Dewan, ACP Cyber Crime along with ACP Crime, Preetpal addresses a press conference after arresting six accused including two women in an alleged Cyber fraud case at the Commissionerate building, in Gurugram, India, on Friday, 12 May 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)**To go with Leena Dhankar's Story

Updated on May 12, 2023 11:53 PM IST

MCG plans drainage system around Bandhwari to stop leachate spill

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram is planning to build a drainage system around the Bandhwari landfill to prevent leachate from contaminating waterbodies and the protected Aravallis range. The decision comes after a waterbody was polluted by leachate leak from the landfill. The landfill contains over 3.6 million tonnes of legacy waste waiting to be processed. The MCG was fined INR100 crore ($13.5m) by the National Green Tribunal for failing to manage the landfill.

Gurugram, India-May 09, 2023: A water pit in forest area where leachate mix into water bodies near Bandhwari waste treatment plant at Gurugram-Faridabad road; The district wildlife department wrote to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram(MCG), complaining spillage of leachate from the Bandhwari landfill into the water bodies (mining pits) in Aravalli forests and wildlife drinking the same leading to infection and life threat, in Gurugram, India, on Tuesday, 09 May 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Leena Dhankar's story)

Updated on May 12, 2023 11:39 PM IST

Stubble burning reported in Gurugram, teams formed to keep a check

Officials said two cases of stubble burning were reported from Chandu Budhera and Bilaspur area on Thursday morning

Stubble burns in a field in Makdola village on Farrukhnagar road near SGT university on Thursday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on May 12, 2023 04:39 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Liquor prices in Gurugram to go up by over 10% from June 12

The new rules, which will come into effect from June 12, aim to counter Delhi’s excise policy which was released in November

With the increase in excise duty on liquor, the price will rise to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 per proof litre of beer having an alcoholic content of up to 5.25%, as well as IFL and IMFL, said officials. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on May 12, 2023 12:25 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Porsche sports car goes up in flames after crash in Gurugram

Police said that the car’s driver, Mankirat Singh, 35, a resident of Sushant Lok-1, had sustained severe burn injuries on his arms and legs, and was admitted at a private hospital in Sector-38

Pictures of the car were shared on social media websites on Thursday. Police said only the melted parts of the car remained. The Porsche monogram on the car’s rear end was one of the parts that remained intact. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on May 12, 2023 12:24 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Cabbies cheated in loan scam say none believed them for yrs; Ggm cops urge victims to come forward

Manoj Kumar, assistant commissioner of police (Udyog Vihar), said they will appeal to all those who were duped to approach police and submit their payment receipts or any available proof

The firm, operational between 2017 and 2019 from Udyog Vihar Phase-I, is now charged with allegedly defrauding at least 25 people of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50 lakh by promising easy car loans. (Representational Image)

Updated on May 12, 2023 12:23 AM IST

ByDebashish Karmakar, Gurugram

Financial firm in Gurugram booked for duping people over easy car loan

Police said that the total number of victims may be over 600 across the Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh as investigation proceeds

Police said several victims had sought money from relatives, friends or money lenders to deposit the down payment to get a cab. (Image for representation)

Updated on May 11, 2023 12:29 AM IST

Cops in Haryana’s Nuh bust 28,000 cyber fraud cases across country

On April 28, raids were conducted across 14 villages of Nuh district with 102 teams of 5,000 policemen detaining 125 persons

Police said that during analysis of records, it was found that suspects have so far defrauded around 28,000 people from across the country, to the tune of more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>100 crore. (Image for representation)

Updated on May 11, 2023 12:26 AM IST

New Haryana excise policy imposes ₹5 cow cess on each liquor bottle sold

The new excise policy was approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday evening

Senior officials said the revenue generated will be utilised for environment protection and animal welfare (gau seva) and several infrastructure and projects have been planned for the welfare of cows. (Image for representation)