Новости за 15.01.2017

Residents of new areas of Gurgaon — covering sectors 58 to 118 — are growing tired of the endless wait for government power supply, even as they struggle with power from diesel gensets along with the attending interruptions, cuts and pollution. Around 1,500 residents have recently signed an online petition, requesting swift remedy.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has instructed the city’s civic agencies to strictly implement construction and demolition (C&D) norms, as part of its aim to control air pollution in the National Capital Region.

Thirteen days after four exotic tortoises — three Indian Star tortoises and one Red-footed tortoise — were rescued from a private resort in Sohna which allegedly ran a mini zoo, the district wildlife department is yet to prepare a report in the case.

Amid mustard fields that wouldn’t look out of place in a song-and-dance number of a 1990s Bollywood flick, well over 5,000 adrenaline junkies from Gurgaon and around converged over the weekend for the fifth edition of the Hansaplast Rocksport Challenge adventure race and carnival.

Nearly two months after the body of Udit Shankar, a third year B-Tech student of Amity University, was found outside the university hostel in Sector 125, the Noida police have filed an application in the district court seeking nod for a narco analysis test on his three friends.

The residents of the city seem to be skeptical of National Highways Authority of India’s commitment to wrap up the widening of the highway from four lanes to fourteen in the stipulated time. The project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 31, 2015.

A 25-year-old man, who was robbed of cash and valuables near Noida Stadium on Saturday, was rescued by three anonymous Samaritans.

Two persons were arrested for carrying Rs 10 lakh in old denomination notes in Sahibabad’s Lajpat Nagar area on Saturday. The money seized is in Rs 1,000 and 500 notes of old currency.

The election department has received 1,700 applications for registration of new voters between January 12 and 15. Several people flocked to the department’s Noida office to get themselves enrolled before the forthcoming elections, scheduled to be held on February 11. Amit Kumar, SDM (Dadri) and returning officer (Noida), said that the department is verifying the applicants’ credentials and has started the process of their enrollment as voters.

GB Nagar transport department organized a walkathon to mark the end of the road safety week, which was observed from January 9-15, on Sunday. Around 50 officials of the transport department walked from the RTO office in Sector 32 to Noida stadium, urging commuters to obey rules of the Motor Vehicles Act.

The farmers of Bisrakh village are likely to choose NOTA (none of the above) or even float a citizens’ representative in the forthcoming assembly elections in support of the ‘No House No Vote’ campaign by Noida extension homebuyers.

Two bike-borne men snatched the handbag of a journalist outside the Amrapali Platinum Society in Sector 119, Noida on Sunday evening.

The traffic police is pulling out all stops to avoid major congestions on Mahamaya-Kalindi Kunj route from Monday as almost half of the road has been blocked for construction of an underpass which will connect sectors 94 and 95 to the Master Plan Road-III in Noida.

Controversy continues to follow former Bigg Boss contestant and self-proclaimed godman Swami Om.

The closure of schools, coinciding with fresh snowfall in the hills, gave Noidawallahs the perfect opportunity to head to the hills for a snowy getaway.

Gurgaon Police recently held a special drive against drunken driving at IFFCO Chowk.