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Rashpal Singh

Rashpal Singh

Rashpal Singh covers socio-economic and development issues in Gurgaon and adjoining districts. A journalist for over a decade with stints in Shimla, Chandigarh and Jaipur, he also writes on transport, local administration and the district BJP.

Articles by Rashpal Singh

Haryana CM office issues notice to MCG commissioner

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar listens to resident complaints during a meeting of district consumer disaster management committee in the Mini Secretariat in Gurgaon. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sep 20, 2018 08:29 IST

Haryana proposes increase in movie screens, with focus on single screen theatres

Payal Cinema in Gurugram’s Sector 14 is one of the two remaining single screen theatre in the city.

Updated on Sep 12, 2018 07:27 IST

Reel good news: Filmmaking accorded status of industry in Haryana

Although Dangal was set in Haryana, it was shot somewhere else.

Updated on Sep 6, 2018 23:58 IST

Gurugaman bus design represents Gurugram’s ‘cyber spirit’, say officials

Transport expert Dario Hidalgo takes the Gurugarm city bus service ride from Huda City Centre metro station to Subhash Chowk on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 5, 2018 02:01 IST

Provide basic amenities, forget ‘super smart’ city: Political leaders

Vehicles get stuck in waterlogged road after heavy rainfall on National Highway 48 near Signature Tower Chowk in Gurugram on Tuesday.

Updated on Aug 28, 2018 22:54 IST

Probe panel’s clean chit to panchayat land deal in Gurugram

The state’s development and panchayats department had on March 2001 served a notice to the petrol pump owners to clarify as to why the land lease should not be cancelled. The panchayat had leased out the land to Janta Filling Station in December 1999 for 20 years.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018 23:54 IST

Folk art form Banchari find its way into textbooks, to be part of varsity course

Om Parkesh and Rameshwar Sorout perform Banchari folk dance in Banchari village of Haryana’s Palwal district. The art form reportedly dates back to medieval age but due to lack of a documented history, not much is known about its origins or famous exponents.

Updated on Aug 24, 2018 06:18 IST

CMO summons Gurugram officer in connection with Aravalli encroachment

The chief minister’s office (CMO) has summoned the district development and panchayat officer (DDPO) of Gurugram in connection with the encroachment of panchayat land located in the foothills of the Aravallis.

Updated on Jul 31, 2018 10:39 IST

Trees felling must for development, says Haryana’s forest minister Rao Narbir Singh

Haryana PWD and forest minister Rao Narbir Singh says new roads, flyovers, railways and other projects are coming up in the state for which trees have to be removed. har

Updated on Jul 30, 2018 08:18 IST

Stricter action needed to rein in errant private schools: Gurugram deputy commissioner

Vinay Pratap Singh, deputy commissioner of Gurugram, addresses a press conference on June 28, 2018.

Updated on Jul 23, 2018 09:39 IST

Dead for six months, Gurugram woman summoned in land probe case

The dead man's body. Focus on hand

Updated on Jul 6, 2018 03:46 IST

Plan to fell trees for water tank in Gurugram’s Leisure Valley Park shelved

A file photo of felled trees in the Mangar Bani forest area, in Gurugram, Haryana. (Representative Photo)

Updated on Jul 4, 2018 07:51 IST

Gurugram civic body gets go-ahead to chop 28 trees to build new auditorium

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram got the nod to chop 28 trees at Bal Bhawan in Sector 4 on the condition that the agency will plant two times the number of trees that it will fell at its own expense, on its own land and ensure their survival.

Updated on Jul 3, 2018 08:33 IST

Probe into sale of panchayat land in Gurugram’s Sikanderpur

The land, as per official records, is marked as uncultivable waste land, and falls under the jurisdiction of the panchayat. As such, it cannot be sold. The municipal corporation of Gurugram (MCG) staked a claim on the land in 2015 and asked its occupant to vacate it.

Updated on Jun 30, 2018 05:54 IST

New Haryana high-speed railway line to link with Delhi Metro

The project is aimed at boosting the city’s local transportation and giving people the option of going from the Gurugram railway station to Delhi with one changeover at Huda City Centre.

Updated on Jun 16, 2018 02:07 IST

Finance manager from Gurugram whose mission is to feed the poor

Manuj Gupta organises community feasts for the poor. He has launched a website and a Facebook page so that more could join in.

Updated on Jun 7, 2018 03:30 IST

Gurugram paid with 14,500 trees for new underpasses, flyovers; forest department to increase sapling plantation

The move to plant more saplings is vital as Gurugram has lost significant tree cover in last two years due to the construction of underpasses, flyovers and underpasses at Iffco Chowk, Signature Tower, Rajiv Chowk, and Hero Honda Chowk.

Updated on Jun 7, 2018 03:05 IST

Haryana government will plant 2 lakh saplings, says forest minister

Haryana forest minister Rao Narbir Singh.

Updated on Jun 5, 2018 03:53 IST

Changes to maintenance fee law evoke mixed response, legal action

Residents of Vipul Belmonte have challenged the state government’s order in the high court.

Updated on Jun 2, 2018 03:21 IST

Fate of 41 villas in Aravallis hangs in the balance in Gurugram

Buyers said they had invested in plots to get closer to nature. The court, however, asked the admin to take over the land.

Updated on Jun 1, 2018 03:50 IST

Gurugram elevated roads crack four months after opening

Cracks have developed on two elevated U-turns and an elevated road at busy Iffco chowk, in Gurugram.

Updated on Apr 27, 2018 04:45 IST

Gurugram: CM’s assurances on Bandhwari fails to cut ice with villagers

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar at the foundation stone laying event for the waste-to-energy treatment plant at Bandhwari on Friday.

Updated on Apr 13, 2018 17:04 IST

Father files police case after infant dies of infection at Fortis Gurgaon

Police said they will seek a medical opinion before filing an FIR in the matter.

Updated on Mar 15, 2018 17:16 IST

Gurgaon: Runners negotiate rugged terrain in Aravalli hills

More than 700 people, across different age groups, ran and there were 84 categories in which the runners were awarded.

Updated on Mar 11, 2018 17:33 IST

Gurgaon: Elevated corridor soon to rid Sohna Road of traffic snarls

Construction of the 5km elevated road is tipped to reduce congestion on Sohna road.

Updated on Mar 5, 2018 18:16 IST

Hooda sounds poll bugle, promises ‘New Haryana’

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the launch of his an Kranti Yatra at Hodal Anaj Mandi in Palwal district on Sunday. The event drew huge crowds.

Updated on Feb 26, 2018 10:35 IST

Cyclists, aged 7 to 70, brave tricky Mangar trail

People between the ages of seven and 70 participated with vigour in the trail-a-thon 2018, conducted by fitness groups in Delhi-NCR, under the banner of Aravalli Trail Blazer.

Updated on Feb 4, 2018 18:18 IST

Manesar land scam: Buyers want Haryana govt to take over ABW project

The site where the ABW Aditya Niketan project was proposed to come up.

Updated on Feb 2, 2018 17:45 IST

More women cops, police stations to check crime against women: DGP

Haryana DGP BS Sandhu and Mewat SP Nazneen Bhasin at the inauguration of the STF office in Gurgaon.

Updated on Jan 21, 2018 17:42 IST

Ryan murder: Ten things about Pradhyumn Thakur case

Class 2 student Pradhyumn Thakur was found dead in Ryan International school toilet on September 8.

Updated on Dec 20, 2017 10:56 IST

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