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Ipsita Pati

Ipsita Pati

Ipsita Pati is a senior correspondent with the Hindustan Times, covering Gurgaon. She has written on pollution, wildlife, forest cover, Maoists problems and illegal mining while working in different states of India including Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana.

Articles by Ipsita Pati

Gurgaon: Green cover takes a hit as Haryana yet to define ‘forests’

According to the State of the Forest 2017 report, Haryana increased its forest cover by 0.01%.

Updated on Mar 1, 2018 17:26 IST

6 confirmed, 8 suspected cases of H1N1 reported in Gurgaon

The most recently confirmed cases of swine flu include a 24-year-old man from Rewari and a 60-year-old man from Faridabad.

Updated on Feb 27, 2018 18:22 IST

Gurgaon: Sector 10 govt hospital vandalised after patient denied treatment

Brijesh Kumar (38), the son of Tej Ram, the patient, said that as directed by doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital, he took his father to Sector 10 government hospital for blood transfusion around 5pm on Saturday.

Updated on Feb 26, 2018 11:42 IST

20 tagged peacocks to be released in the wild for long-term study

According to official data, 145 peafowls were sick and 28 died in Haryana in the period between July and September 2012.

Updated on Feb 22, 2018 17:13 IST

Medical negligence? Youth’s kin block highway, demand justice

According to the complaint filed with the police, the doctors at Gurgaon’s Civil Hospital (in pic) had diagnosed Deepak with having fluid in his lungs and he was advised to seek specialised medical treatment for his condition

Updated on Feb 22, 2018 17:04 IST

Gurgaon: Cancel suspension of Civil Hospital staff, NHM workers say threatening indefinite strike

NHM workers protested outside the Civil Hospital in Gurgaon on Tuesday.

Updated on Feb 20, 2018 17:45 IST

Gurgaon: Woman, two accomplices held for illegal sex determination in Kaithal

The group used to trick people using the Doppler ultrasound machine. The machine is used to estimate the blood flow in blood vessels and it cannot provide details of the sex of a foetus.

Updated on Feb 16, 2018 17:00 IST

Manesar panchayat writes to Haryana CM, opposes Kherki Daula toll plaza shift to Sehrawan

Panchayat told the CM that the government should try to manage the toll plaza at its existing location and expand the toll plaza by a few more lanes for smooth movement of traffic.

Updated on Feb 16, 2018 16:58 IST

Gurgaon: Love for the game of cricket pushes wheelchair heroes

Players of UP Strikers (red) and Delhi Sultans (yellow) take part in the Indian Wheelchair Cricket League, organised by the Para Sports Foundation in Gurgaon, on Friday.

Updated on Feb 16, 2018 16:56 IST

State’s forest cover up by 8 sqkm in 2 years: Survey

Four of the underground water storage tanks are already under construction at Beriwala Bagh, Anaj Mandi near Shivaji Park, Gaushala Ground near Mahavir Chowk and the Sector 7 extension.

Updated on Feb 13, 2018 17:24 IST

Denied ultrasound test for not carrying Aadhaar card, Gurgaon woman delivers baby in the open

Munni, holding her newborn baby girl, whom she had to deliver without medical support outside the emergency ward.

Updated on Feb 10, 2018 02:47 IST

Gurgaon: Fewer migratory birds spotted in Sultanpur this year

Migratory birds at the Sultanpur National Park, in Gurgaon, on Thursday.

Updated on Feb 8, 2018 17:21 IST

Gurgaon: Man arrested for illegal wildlife trade in Faridabad

The leopard skin rug is 73 inches long and 36 inches broad, officials said.

Updated on Feb 8, 2018 16:47 IST

Tree felling going on unchecked in Mangar: Villagers

Villagers said a half-acre plot close to Mangar Bani is being fenced off by pitching poles and around 15 trees have been chopped.

Updated on Feb 4, 2018 18:10 IST

Art, music, food spell magic at 32nd Surajkund fair in Faridabad

Artistes from Egypt perform at the Surajkund fair in Faridabad.

Updated on Feb 3, 2018 17:35 IST

Manesar to be new police district of Gurgaon

The chief minister has approved more requisite staff for the newly declared police district .

Updated on Feb 2, 2018 17:00 IST

Gurgaon: NGT asks civic body to not construct C&D waste plant without approval

Birders say the waste plant site is located near a wetland which is the habitat for over 200 species of birds.

Updated on Feb 2, 2018 16:56 IST

Gurgaon: Wildlife dept maps Sultanpur park with drones for ‘scientific upkeep’

Of the 1,800 migratory bird species in the world, nearly 370 species migrate to India. Among these, over 250 species of birds have been sighted at the Sultanpur lake which is inside the national park.

Updated on Feb 1, 2018 17:57 IST

Gurgaon: State promises probe report to NGT in two months

The tribunal is holding hearings on a petition claiming that deemed forest areas in the Aravallis are being encroached upon.

Updated on Jan 31, 2018 17:55 IST

Gurgaon: Horses infected, Delhi polo spring season shifted to Jaipur

Around 40 horses in and around Delhi tested positive for glanders disease.

Updated on Jan 31, 2018 18:08 IST

Doctors clueless woman carrying twins, baby dies in Sohna hospital

A couple was blessed with a daughter at the Sohna Civil Hospital but lost their son as the doctors were clueless that the pregnant woman was carrying twins. (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jan 31, 2018 09:09 IST

Gurgaon: Buyers of Unitech Vistas hold protest over delay in construction

Gurgaon, India - Jan. 30, 2018: Unitech Vista home buyers protest outside the Unitech House office at Sector 45, in Gurgaon, India, on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 30, 2018 17:38 IST

Basai marshland, a paradise for birds near Gurgaon, may dry out soon

Birders have appealed to the Haryana government to notify Basai as a wetland. They say thousands of birds will lose their habitat if the C&D plant is made there.

Updated on Jan 29, 2018 11:31 IST

Gurgaon: Basai draws more winged wonders than Sultanpur, says bird experts

Greylag geese, which are migratory in nature, in Gurgaon’s Sultanpur National Park.

Updated on Jan 28, 2018 17:28 IST

Gurgaon: Report on water bodies lists anomalies in data

Gurgaon, India - Dec. 19, 2017: Water bodies at Sector-47, in Gurgaon, India, on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 22, 2018 17:18 IST

Gurgaon: WhatsApp number soon to report animals in danger

The move to open a Whatsapp helpline assumes significance at a time when residents and wildlife experts have flagged concerns over poaching and man-animal conflict

Updated on Jan 18, 2018 17:07 IST

Indian rock python rescued from Raisina forest near Sohna

The nine-foot-long India rock python which was rescued on Thursday from the Raisina forest from the wildlife department team.

Updated on Jan 18, 2018 17:00 IST

Ground truthing to identify forest areas to start from Rewari district

Areas confirmed as forest under the Punjab Land Preservation Act will help check rampant illegal construction going on in the Aravallis in south Haryana.

Updated on Jan 16, 2018 17:36 IST

IT engineer killed in hit and run on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, driver arrested

Arun Singla (36), the victim, was a resident of Delhi’s Lajwanti Garden, Mayapuri and was returning home after completing his night duty.

Updated on Jan 14, 2018 18:08 IST

Haryana to ignore 1981 satellite images while examining land status under PLPA

It is important to note that the state has less than 3.7 % forest cover, mostly in Aravallis. How the state chooses to define forests on Monday may further reduce this area, environmentalists said.

Updated on Jan 14, 2018 18:04 IST

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