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Maria Khan

Maria Khan

Senior Correspondent, Hindustan Times. Reports on district administration, health, civic issues, and environmental concerns in Noida and Greater Noida. Graduated from MJP Rohilkhand University in 2015 and started career in journalism in 2016, at The Times of India, UP West (Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad and Sambhal) where reported on a range of issues including crime and politics till November 2021. Working with Hindustan Times since June, 2023.

Articles by Maria Khan

Lineman working on pole dies after being electrocuted

Locals told HT, the deceased was descending the pole when the power supply was suddenly restored, giving him a fatal electric shock. He suffered severe burn injuries and died on the spot. (Representational image)

Updated on Feb 24, 2026 02:08 IST

Ahead of Holi, food safety raids net unhygienic sweets, mislabelled oils in GB Nagar

Around 100 kg of gulab jamun was found in an unhygienic condition, allegedly contaminated and exposed to flies, during an inspection at a sweet shop in Sector 62, Noida, officials said, adding that a sample was collected for laboratory testing while the rest was destroyed. (HT Photos)

Updated on Feb 24, 2026 02:06 IST

Ahead of Holi, district excise dept issues advisory over spurious liquor

Officials have warned that strict legal action would be taken against hotel, banquet hall or club operators found allowing alcohol consumption without the required licence. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 21:57 IST

Mission Shakti: 0.21 million women participate in 7K awareness events in Gautam Budh Nagar

Mission Shakti centres have been established in all 27 police stations of the commissionerate and intend to function as an integrated women support facilities, offering police assistance, legal counselling, grievance redressal and coordinated support services under one roof. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 22:32 IST

Engineering student, 23, found dead after fall from high-rise

Police are inspecting the CCTV footage from the society premises, and questioning guards to ascertain how the student accessed the studio apartment building without any security check. (Representational image)

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 22:28 IST

Greater Noida: Girl stuck in school washroom for about 1 hour, parents seek probe

According to the student’s father, a resident of Sector Beta 2, the incident took place during her lunch break, when the girl went to use the washroom on the school premises and someone allegedly locked the washroom’s door from outside, leaving her trapped inside. (Representational image)

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 22:26 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar admin urges landholding farmers to register

The administration has appealed to the famers who have not yet registered to reach the nearest camp on the scheduled dates, stressing that completion of the registry will help ensure uninterrupted access to government schemes. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 02:10 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar admin launches lift registration drive across housing societies, hospitals, schools

The administration has asked the lift manufacturing firms and authorised service providers operating in the district to ensure that Tlifts installed at various establishments are registered in accordance with the Act and the rules notified in 2024. (HT Archive (Representational image))

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 23:52 IST

Preventive healthcare clinic up at GIMS, to dispense‘lifestyle medicine’

The clinic will function from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 1 pm at Room No. 426 (Wellness Centre) in the hospital building at GIMS, Greater Noida. (HT)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 23:02 IST

Measles-rubella vax drive starts at Noida, Greater Noida schools

The initiative is part of the state government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen immunity against measles and rubella, which are highly contagious viral diseases, primarily affecting children. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 22:56 IST

28 people in 2 societies fall ill due to ‘kuttu’ flour; food poisoning suspected

Residents alleged that the outbreak was linked to “contaminated buckwheat (kuttu) flour” consumed during Mahashivratri fasting. Authorities said samples of the suspected food items are being collected and will be sent for laboratory examination to determine whether the flour was adulterated or unfit for consumption. (Sunil Ghosh/HT)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 07:08 IST

Garbage heaps, illegal dumping plague FNG road stretch in Noida

“Waste and garbage found in areas falling under the Noida authority’s jurisdiction will be cleared,” said RK Sharma, project engineer, health department, Noida authority told HT, adding that the authority would act wherever the affected stretch comes under its purview. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 16, 2026 23:42 IST

3 held as cops bust vehicle theft gang in Noida; 24 stolen 2-wheelers recovered

Police also recovered 24 stolen two-wheelers (HT)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 22:50 IST

6 arrested for sending threats to Noida schools, running illegal betting apps

Police said the suspects were traced to Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram (HT)

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 22:44 IST

6-year-old dies after ‘excess sedation’ at Greater Noida facility, probe ordered

The complaint alleged that staff at the centre demanded additional money and said the child would need to be sedated again.

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 02:14 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Admin finalises 60 centres for U.P. board exams

The meeting attended by administrative and police officials as well as centre superintendents and magistrates, focused on ensuring that the examinations are held in a “in a completely fair, transparent and peaceful manner, free from any malpractice.” (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 24:40 IST

Noida: RWAs flag safety, service concerns to Gautam Budh Nagar administration

Officials said that all concerns will be examined, and instructions will be issued to the respective departments wherever required. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 23:40 IST

‘ ₹8 crore Jalpura line set to boost power supply in Greater Noida West’

“After this addition, the power supply in Greater Noida West will become more stable and reliable. The upgrade is aimed at meeting the increasing demand of the rapidly growing residential clusters of the area,” said senior manager, Ashwini Chaturvedi. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 23:16 IST

Greater Noida: Police book over 380 for drinking in public

Officials said the operation was carried out under directions issued at the senior level of the Police Commissionerate Gautam Budh Nagar, with close supervision by zonal and sub-divisional officers. (HT Photos)

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 24:02 IST

Greater Noida: Doorstep waste collection rolled out across Badalpur

Residents said open dumping had become a major concern in the area. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 01:08 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Excise dept steps up checks for overpriced, illegal liquor

Last week, the Gautam Budh Nagar excise department also issued a warning to bars and eateries against promoting or allowing “bring your own booze” (BYOB) arrangements, saying the concept has no legal sanction. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 24:50 IST

Gr Noida: Illegal structures build on floodplains demolished

On February 5, demolition was carried out in Rohillapur, where around 18,000 square metres of land within the Hindon river floodplain had been encroached (HT)

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 23:18 IST

Admin notifies revised SIR dates in Gautam Budh Nagar

The period for filing claims and objections is now fixed from January 6 to March 6, 2026.

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 23:12 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar to strengthen disaster response, seeks 19 volunteers for training

Volunteers will undergo a 12-day training, starting from February 17, conducted by the SDRF at its headquarters in Lucknow.

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 22:38 IST

Noida RWAs raise alarm over illegal banquet halls, traffic bottlenecks

The federation said that several banquet halls in the district have been built without approvals from Noida authority and allegedly lack mandatory fire no-objection certificates. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 23:44 IST

Noida seeks time till 2028 to fully stop sewage flow into drains

The authority has also claimed that Noida currently has eight functional STPs with a combined treatment capacity of 411 million litres per day (MLD), while sewage generation in the city is estimated at around 240 MLD. “Therefore, the existing sewage treatment plants are sufficient to cover future needs of an expanding population,” the submission said. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 24:44 IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Admin pushes for corrective steps at govt health facilities

The district health authorities during a meeting of the district health committee held earlier this Monday flagged poor OPD performance at the community health centre (CHC) in Badalpur, Greater Noida, where patient footfall has remained below expectations. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 5, 2026 24:30 IST

Noida: Post-mortem house ‘refuses’ to handle body over fees; probe ordered

The purported footage shows a body lying on the ground for a prolonged period in the absence of a stretcher, while relatives are seen arranging a shroud after allegedly being denied assistance by on-duty staff. (HT Photo/Video grab)

Updated on Feb 4, 2026 01:00 IST

World Wetlands Day: Surajpur Wetland hosts bird festival

Surajpur Wetland’s core lake area is spread over around 0.60 square kilometres, and it is an internationally recognised Ramsar site and an important habitat for several resident and migratory bird species. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 21:46 IST

NGT asks UP govt for details on encroachments at 50 ponds

The directions made on January 19 came from a principal bench headed by chairperson justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel while hearing a plea about destruction and damage of wetlands and water bodies in Gautam Budh Nagar and steps taken for their rejuvenation and restoration. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 21:44 IST

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