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Sohil Sehran

Sohil Sehran writes on politics, national affairs, and security, and has reported extensively from Jammu and Kashmir. A journalist with over a decade of experience, he has worked in print, broadcast, and digital media.

Articles by Sohil Sehran

Pass class 10 to contest municipal elections: Haryana cabinet

The Haryana cabinet that met under the chairmanship of CM Manohar Lal Khattar decided to amend Section 13 A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, and Section 8 of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, laying down qualifications for contesting the elections to urban civic bodies.

The Haryana cabinet that met under the chairmanship of CM Manohar Lal Khattar decided to amend Section 13 A of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, and Section 8 of the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994, laying down qualifications for contesting the elections to urban civic bodies.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Dec 30, 2015 05:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon land records to go online soon

The Gurgaon district administration has started digitising all land records to make them accessible online for citizens

Land records, starting from 1957, will be available to citizens with all details such as owner’s name, location and mutation information, officials said.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 26, 2015 12:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon’s Galleria is 3rd costliest market in India: Report

Galleria Market in DLF City Phase 4 has the costliest property rental rates in the country after Khan Market and Connaught Place in Delhi, a recent report by real estate firm Cushman and Wakefield has revealed.

GGalleria Market in DLF City Phase 4 is a popular hangout spot in Gurgaon. Sanjeev Verma/HT(Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 19, 2015 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySohil Sehran and Snehil Sinha, Gurgaon

Salt therapy for asthma: Living without inhalers and steroids

Salt therapy, also known as halotherapy, is helping asthma patients reduce their suffering and getting them off inhalers and steroids.

Salt therapy is available at two centres in Noida and Gurgaon. New centres across Delhi are on the cards.(Sunil Ghosh / HT File)
Updated on Dec 07, 2015 01:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAnonna Dutt and Sohil Sehran

Gurgaon civic body to fine those using drinking water for other purposes

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has issued new directions to prevent misuse of drinking water. As per the directives, residents and developers who are caught using drinking water for gardening and construction work will be penalised.

On Sunday, a team of Hindustan Times witnessed an attendant at the official residence of the MCG commissioner watering the plants in the commissioner’s garden. The attendant was also seen washing the gates of the house with running water.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 30, 2015 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Taps may go dry as walls of Gurgaon water canal collapse

Residents of Gurgaon might face water shortage over the next two days as the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) will reduce supply after the district’s water canal recently developed a breach.

On Monday night, walls of the 71-km Gurgaon Water Supply Canal (GWSC) collapsed and hundreds of acres of adjoining agricultural land were submerged.(HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 27, 2015 03:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAbhishek Behl and Sohil Sehran, Gurgaon

Gurgaon civic body to launch autorickshaw app ahead of Diwali

In order to facilitate the city’s residents, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has planned to launch its official mobile application and the G-Auto application before Diwali. The technical wing is reviewing these apps presently.

The Municipal Corporation Gurgaon (MCG) is launching the app along with a non-profit foundation.(Abhinav Saha/HT photo)
Published on Nov 03, 2015 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Need for better infra, health dominate community summit held in Gurgaon

Over 200 people from different professions and government officials attended the summit ‘TheGurgaonStory’ and shared stories and ideas on how to transform the city

Actor Milind Soman and Abhishek Mishra at the community-oriented summit ‘The Gurgaon Story’ on Sunday in the city.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 02, 2015 11:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Urgaon

Gurgaon civic body gets go-ahead for first cycle track, work to start in Jan

A proposal by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to construct Gurgaon’s first cycle track has received official sanction. Work will start on the project in January.

The first phase of the widening project will cover stretch from Mahavir Chowk to Atul Kataria Chowk and the second phase will be from Atul Kataria Chowk to Dundahera Border.(Abhinav Saha/HT photo)
Published on Oct 29, 2015 01:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Lessons from Nepal quake put to use in Gurgaon

Gurgaon falls under Seismic Zone 4 and has a number of faultlines that make it highly vulnerable to earthquakes. It also has more than 1,100 highrises, with the number increasing every year. All these have forced the district administration to look into disaster management seriously.

The drills carried out in Gurgaon earlier this month will be replicated on a smaller scale in the city every four months.(HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 28, 2015 12:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAbhishek Behl and Sohil Sehran, Gurgaon

Had no information on Pak troupe’s performance, say Gurgaon cops

A blame game has started between the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) and the city police after Shiv Sena activists disrupted a play that was being staged by a Pakistani troupe on Saturday evening.

One activist, claiming to be of the Shiv Sena, said the men had done nothing wrong.(ANI Photo)
Updated on Oct 27, 2015 05:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon residents protest steep power bills, want hidden taxes gone

Residents who have been hit hard by the steep hike in their electricity bills continued to show their resentment and make complaints against the state-run power distribution company, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.

Consumers have complained that the discom is charging various unexplained taxes in the bill. They also said the new slab introduced by the HERC is a mere eyewash.(HT file photo)
Published on Oct 24, 2015 12:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Power tariff slab revised, consumers to pay less

The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission proposed a new electricity tariff slab on Thursday, a move that will come as a major relief to consumers in the state.

The new slab gives consumers the advantage of using power at cheaper rates.(HT file photo)
Published on Oct 17, 2015 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

1,000 officials at six locations take part in multi-hazard drill

Around 1,000 government officials of Gurgaon sprung into action on Thursday to conduct a mock multi-disaster drill at six prime locations in the city.

The national and district disaster management authorities conducted the drill simultaneously at the Rites building in Sector 29, Power Grid Township in Sector 43, Gold Souk Mall in Sushant Lok 1, ITI Boys in Sector 14, Maruti plant in Sector 18 and Viom Networks in Old Gurgaon.(Abhinav Saha)
Updated on Oct 16, 2015 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Event organisers booked for flouting excise norms

Police have registered an FIR against the organisers of Sunday’s concert featuring internationally acclaimed band Skrillex at Leisure Valley Ground.

Published on Oct 13, 2015 01:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByLeena Dhankhar & Sohil Sehran

Smart Grid project to soon make Gurgaon a power cut-free city

Discoms plan to upgrade distribution system to make city power-sufficient for the next 20 years

Discom officials said the project aims to take all power infrastructure underground.(HT File Photo)
Published on Oct 11, 2015 01:24 AM IST
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MCG to launch autorickshaw app ahead of Diwali

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has planned to launch its official mobile application and the G-Auto application before Diwali

The Municipal Corporation Gurgaon is launching the app along with a non-profit foundation.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 03, 2015 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Seven new fire-fighting vehicles for Gurgaon

The Gurgaon fire services has been facing a shortage of fire-fighting vehicles after the National Green Tribunal issued an order imposing a blanket ban on the use of 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi and the NCR.

New fire brigade vehicles equipped with latest technology standing at the fire station in Sector 29.(Abhinav Saha/Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 19, 2015 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Seven new fire-fighting vehicles for Gurgaon

The department of fire services on Friday provided seven new fire-fighting vehicles to four fire stations in the district, a step aimed at overcoming the shortage of fire tenders in Gurgaon.

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Updated on Sep 19, 2015 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Pending power bills finally arrive, with a 20% tariff hike

The bills were delivered after almost four months as the system was being overhauled by the state-run Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitaran Nigam.

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Updated on Sep 03, 2015 09:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySohil Sehran and Megha Laroia, Gurgaon

Much-awaited ‘Tower of Justice’ in Gurgaon awaits high court nod

The Public Works Department (Buildings and Road) is awaiting the final nod of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Building Committee for the allocation of Rs 113.31 crore to execute the construction of the Tower of Justice in Gurgaon.

Updated on Jul 08, 2015 01:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Haryana State Pollution Control Board flouts NGT norms, notices issued

First it was Golf Course, and now it is Haryana State Pollution Control Board flouting NGT norms.

Updated on Jun 12, 2015 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByIpsita Pati and Sohil Sehran, Gurgaon
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