SUV catches fire under Rajiv Chowk flyover; none injured
An SUV caught fire on Tuesday morning below the Rajiv Chowk flyover on the carriageway leading towards Manesar
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:05 PM IST
An SUV caught fire on Tuesday morning below the Rajiv Chowk flyover on the carriageway leading towards Manesar. The driver of the vehicle, who was its sole occupant, managed to escape unhurt. No injuries were reported in the incident.
As per the fire department, their officials received a call about the incident around 9.39am. Following this, two fire tenders, one each from Sector 29 and Bhim Nagar fire departments, were rushed to the spot.
“The driver noticed smoke coming out of the front of the vehicle and parked his car on the side of the road. Within minutes, the entire front portion of the vehicle was engulfed in flames,” said Rajbir Singh, fire safety officer, Gurugram fire department. According to Singh, short-circuit was the cause of the fire.
“Our fire tenders were able to douse the flames just in time. The entire front portion of the vehicle was gutted. Flames had started reaching the back of the car. However, the firemen at the spot started the dousing operations and ensured that the flames did not reach the fuel tank at the back. They prevented the vehicle from exploding,” said Singh, adding that the dousing operations continued till 10.25am.
‘Haryana’s quota for jobs will spell disaster for state’, says Ficci
By HT Correspondent | Agencies, Hindustan Times, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 04:39 AM IST
- Ficci president Uday Shankar said the government’s move to reserve 75% jobs for the local population in private sector will spell disaster for industrial development and private investment in the state.
Nuh farmers to block Rewasan toll plaza on Saturday
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:03 PM IST
Protesting farmers from Nuh on Thursday said that they would block the Rewasan toll plaza on Saturday along with farmers’ groups protesting at various borders of Delhi, who will occupy the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway, to mark Day 100 of protests at Delhi borders
Women leaders to lead farmers’ protests on March 8
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:03 PM IST
Farmers protesting at the Shahjahanpur-Jaisinghpur Khera and Sunehra-Jurehra interstate Haryana-Rajasthan borders plan on marking International Women’s Day on March 8 by observing the day as Mahila Kisan Diwas
Turnout for Covid vaccination sees a spike; residents face issues during online registration
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:28 PM IST
At least 2,780 people above the age of 60 years, and 223 aged between 45 and 59 received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Gurugram on Thursday
Speeding truck rams motorbike, kills 20-year-old pillion rider
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
A 20-year-old man was killed and his uncle injured when a speeding dumper hit the motorbike they were riding on Wednesday morning in Bilaspur, the police said
Gadkari sets August 2022 deadline for Dwarka Expressway, shifting toll plaza
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari during a visit to the city on Thursday set a deadline of August 15, 2022, for shifting the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and making the Dwarka Expressway project operational
Gurugram secures 8th rank in easy living index among cities with less than 1mn population
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
Buoyed by better-than-average performances in the main survey parameters (see box), the city ranked eighth among cities with less than a million population in the Ease of Living Index report 2020, released by the ministry of housing and urban affairs on Thursday
51.1% of total vaccination reported from public facilities
By Archana Mishra, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
In Gurugram, 51
Poor performance in economy due to Covid-19: City-based businessmen
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
The recent Covid-19 pandemic left the city’s industrial sector paralysed for almost a year, with business yet to make a full recovery and economic opportunities being hit
Mobility problems continue to weigh down city
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:02 PM IST
Mobility remains a challenge for city agencies even after several decades of rapid urban development, as per the findings of the Ease of Living Index released by the Central government on Thursday
Gadkari hopes Dwarka Expressway will be completed before August 15 next year
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 07:42 PM IST
Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday reviewed the progress work on the 29-km Dwarka Expressway, which connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram.
Job quota law regressive, say Gurugram industry leaders
By Abhishek Behl, Hindustan Times, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 02:59 AM IST
- Chautala, however, also made it clear that the government will make an exemption in the reservation if a company fails to find local skilled employees.
Over 25 acres of Aravalli land encroached in Faridabad
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:32 PM IST
A little over 25 acres of forest land in Ankhir village of Faridabad’s forest division have been encroached upon, with the construction of a boundary wall and a gate, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday
Four held for robbing Amazon goods truck containing goods worth ₹50 lakh
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
UPDATED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:32 PM IST
The police on Tuesday arrested four persons for allegedly robbing electronic gadgets and accessories worth ₹50 lakh from a delivery truck of e-commerce company Amazon on February 19, by holding the driver at gunpoint
Four held for murdering two children in Meerut
By Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 11:32 PM IST
The police on Wednesday arrested four persons for allegedly murdering two children of a 37-year-old woman by throwing them into a canal near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh