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IIT experts recommend Tower G unsafe for habitation, Tower A safe for now
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 12:03 AM IST
Experts from IIT-Delhi have declared Tower G at the Chintels Paradiso condominium in Gurugram unsafe for habitation, according to a structural audit report presented to the district committee investigating the collapse of six floors in Tower D. The committee has recommended annual structural audits and sharing reports with the Residents Welfare Association. Towers E and F have already been declared unsafe, with occupants ordered to vacate them, and Tower D is to be demolished. The state government has ordered a CBI investigation into the collapse, which killed two women residents.
Man held for strangling sister after a tiff over phone
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Faridabad, India for allegedly strangling his elder sister after she asked him to stop using his mobile phone and concentrate on his studies. The parents of the siblings were away at a wedding when the incident occurred. The suspect, who had appeared for his Class 12 examinations, reportedly had temperament issues and always had differences with his sister.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:53 PM IST
Fake call centre busted in Ggm’s Sector 67; seven suspects held
Police in Gurugram have arrested seven suspects for operating an illegal call centre that was allegedly duping people in the US and Australia out of millions of dollars by pretending to provide technical support. Investigators believe around 25,000 people may have fallen prey to the scam, which involved the sending of fake pop-up error messages warning of malware on victims' computers. The suspects charged between $250 and $300 for their supposed services, which involved access to victims' systems via remote desktop application AnyDesk.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:50 PM IST
Two motorcyclists die in separate accidents in Gurugram
A 30-year-old man died in Gurugram after a speeding truck allegedly rammed his motorcycle on Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The driver fled the spot after the accident.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:46 PM IST
Nuh police bust illegal arms manufacturing unit in MP
Police in Nuh, India have busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Madhya Pradesh?s Burhanpur, seizing seven country-made pistols and materials used for making arms. One suspect, identified as Gurdev Singh, has been arrested and revealed the location of the unit. Police have deployed teams to ensure arms are not smuggled into the district from other states.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:37 PM IST
MCG recommends FIR against sanitation workers for disrupting garbage collection
Gurugram's Municipal Corporation has issued a notice to 3,000 protesting sanitation workers and recommended FIRs against them for allegedly misbehaving with civic officials and opposing garbage collection. The workers have been on an indefinite strike, resulting in the pile-up of garbage across the city. MCG joint commissioner Naresh Kumar warned that if the workers did not return to work, action would be taken to dismiss them under the Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. Many RWAs have hired private agencies to collect the garbage in their areas.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 11:31 PM IST
DTCP teams to conduct visual inspection of 60 condominiums
Manish Yadav, district town planner (enforcement), said that each team will comprise a junior engineer and an expert from the four private consultancies enlisted by the department, which have already carried out structural audits of 16 condominiums earlier
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Mahira homebuyers stage protest in Jantar Mantar against delay in delivery
Mahira Homes flat buyers held a protest in Delhi against the developer's failure to deliver homes on time. Delivery was scheduled for August 2022, but work has been stopped for a year. Despite assurances from authorities and the developer, there has been no progress. Around 1,500 buyers have invested in the project, which was launched in 2018. The project was cancelled due to discrepancies in documents submitted by the developer. The decision was later revoked in September, and the developer was asked to complete the project within six months. The project is expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Girl apprehended for killing brother sent to observation home in Karnal
A 15-year-old girl in Faridabad, India, has been sent to an observation home in Karnal after allegedly strangling her brother following a row over a phone. The girl had reportedly been upset with her parents, believing they favoured her brother. The child welfare committee of Faridabad has recommended counselling for the girl and submitted a social investigation report related to the case. Police were informed by the girl's parents that their 13-year-old son was not responding to their queries and was later found dead.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:09 AM IST
Protesting sanitation workers lay siege to MCG office in Gurugram
The MCG workers, who are demanding regularisation of their jobs and wage increment, are not allowing officials or visitors to enter the premises and have also set up tents, officials said. The offices of the zonal tax officer, the accounts department and IT cell are all located in the MCG office
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:05 AM IST
MCG lifts garbage from several city areas in presence of police
Officials collected garbage from across Gurugram under police presence despite protests from sanitation workers. MCG joint commissioner Naresh Kumar said that the protesters are trying to create issues for workers who are removing garbage from residential areas and streets. The workers are protesting against low wages and lack of job security.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:04 AM IST
Ten members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang held in Gurugram
Police said the suspects had met in Bhondsi on Tuesday to plan a kidnapping but were arrested before they could commit the crime
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:36 PM IST
Sanitation workers strike in Gurugram: MCG forms teams to collect waste
Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav appointed four duty officers in all the four zones under MCG on Wednesday, to keep a check on the situation and to ensure that MCG employees are not threatened or stopped from performing their duties
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:29 AM IST
Work on 28 km Gurugram Metro project to start in a month: CM Khattar
The proposed project will span approximately 28.5km and have 27 elevated Metro stations, with a spur from Basai to Dwarka Expressway.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
Three of family booked for duping man of ₹22 lakh
A family in Gurugram has been booked for allegedly duping a man of ?22 lakh on the pretext of performing occult practices to treat him. The family is on the run.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:16 AM IST
IIT-Delhi submits reports on Chintels towers A and G, to be discussed today
The need for structural audits arose after the partial collapse of six floors in Tower D on February 10 last year, resulting in the death of two women
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:14 AM IST
Girl seeks shelter from storm outside barber’s shop in Faridabad, raped
The mother of the minor in her police complaint said her daughter, a student at a government school, was on her way home on May 29, when the incident took place
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 04:33 AM IST
Three held for performing stunts in moving car in Gurugram
The incident came to light after a few videos were shared on social media platforms and traffic police were informed, said police.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Haryana rights body directs MCG to expedite work at Bandhwari landfill
The Haryana Human Rights Commission has directed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram to line the bottom of leachate ponds at the Bandwari landfill with water resistant sheets
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:10 AM IST
Two men arrested for cheating Gurugram woman of ₹1.80 crore
The suspects were identified as Ebuka Phylexi and Chukwaka Ewere, both from Nigeria. They are part of a gang that was busted on May 11 for cheating many women on social media websites
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Society basement turns garbage dump in Gurugram
Enviro, the maintenance company, responded by saying that they are working with the civic agency to resolve the problem as soon as possible
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:22 AM IST
27-year-old man assaulted by club bouncers in Gurugram
Investigators said some clubgoers alerted the police control room after seeing the man, Bhuvnesh Soni, in an injured state
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Encroachments, broken roads make commuting difficult on Old Delhi Gurgaon road
Residents said the adjoining Rao Gajraj Singh Marg, the Tenon Toad and Sushil Aima Road are also in a bad condition
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
High court orders arrest of HSVP estate officer
The matter pertains to cancellation of allotment of a plot to an allottee in Sector 38 in 2013. The court order on Monday observed that after HSVP cancelled the allotment, it was challenged in 2013 itself and the court had given a verdict in favour of the allottee
Updated on May 30, 2023 06:25 PM IST
Two buses collide on underpass in Ggm, one driver hurt
A DTC bus driver was injured when a Haryana Roadways bus driving in the wrong direction collided with his bus in Gurugram. The collision resulted in the underpass being blocked for three hours. The DTC bus passengers escaped unhurt, while the Haryana Roadways bus was empty. The Haryana Roadways general manager in Gurugram said an inquiry will be made.
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Cop dies after bike falls into ditch in Farrukhnagar
A police officer died in an accident after his motorcycle fell into a drain construction site on Jatola-Khandewala road in Farrukhnagar. The contractor responsible for the drain construction work has been booked for alleged negligence. The deceased person?s brother has filed an FIR against the contractor under Section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Chintels: Occupants of towers E, F told to vacate flats at the earliest
The department of town and country planning has asked residents of towers E and F of Chintels Paradiso condominium to vacate their flats as they are deemed unsafe for habitation by structural audit experts from IIT-Delhi. The district administration previously invoked Section 144 and sections of Disaster Management Act, 2005, to direct occupants to vacate the flats within 15 days. Around 16 families are currently living in the towers and have requested 120 more days to vacate. The developer has offered buyback or a new flat in lieu of the unsafe flats, but residents will have to wait three to four years for the new home.
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
SUV fitted with police stickers, siren used to smuggle cattle, seized
Police seized a modified Scorpio SUV allegedly being used to smuggle cattle on a highway in India. The vehicle was fitted with police stickers, a siren, anti-collision guards, dark tinted glass and bore a fake registration number. The five suspects fled on foot after abandoning the vehicle, allegedly firing at police and cow protection activists. The SUV had heavy-duty anti-collision guards on both ends, probably to prevent another vehicle pushing it off the road during a high-speed chase. The four cows were sent to a shelter. An investigation is ongoing to identify the suspects and arrest them.
Updated on May 30, 2023 12:23 AM IST
Debashish Karmakar, Gurugram
Work on transmission lines leads to outage in Manesar
HVPNL officials said the height of 17 extra high-tension (EHT) transmission lines are to be increased for the National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) RRTS project, which will run on dedicated overhead tracks on NH-48
Updated on May 29, 2023 12:23 AM IST
Man beaten to death while trying to mediate between warring groups
A man was beaten to death in Gurugram while mediating between two feuding neighbours. Three suspects, who were inebriated, assaulted the man and his family.
Updated on May 29, 2023 12:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Gurugram
