Jams at Kherki Daula toll due to digital experiment
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 10:49 PM IST
The Kherki Daula toll plaza on Wednesday witnessed frequent jams, as the toll operator closed the cash lanes and experimented with totally digital modes of payment, as directed by the National Highways Authority of India. Toll plazas across the country are to accept fees only through FASTags.
Officials of the Millennium City Expressway Private Limited, the concessionaire, said that jams were caused as 20% of the vehicles had problems with FASTags while 10% did not have the tags at all.
An MCEPL official said that the first experiment started around 9.30am on Monday but it had to be stopped due to traffic build-up. “Several vehicles don’t have functional tags because of which jams happened,” he said, adding that jams were inevitable if the toll plaza is turned fully digital.
Around 65,000 to 70,000 toll-paying vehicles pass through the toll plaza at Kherki Daula every day, said an official.
Suraj Bhardwaj, CEO, MCEPL, did not respond to phone calls and messages seeking a response on the matter.
Gurugram techie jailed for 13 months develops software to make prisons high-tech
By Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 04:22 AM IST
A year on, when software engineer Amit Mishra walked out of Bhondsi jail after proving his innocence, he found himself much in demand by jail authorities across Haryana after the success of his software, Phoenix — a prison management system software.
Rental prices in luxury housing segment show slow momentum
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:40 PM IST
The average rentals in the luxury segment in seven residential markets across the country rose between 17 percent and 26 percent during the period of 2014 to 2020, found a report by a private real estate consultancy, called Anarock
25-year-old executive killed, friend injured by a speeding dumper truck
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:40 PM IST
A 25-year-old executive of a private company died and his friend was injured when a speeding dumper allegedly hit them while they were standing on the roadside near Bhondsi Jail crossing on late Friday night
DTCP to take action against builders for not sharing project details
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:40 PM IST
The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has decided to take action against 22 builders who have not shared the details of properties and projects that have been developed by them or are under development
Attendance remains thin on first day of school reopening for classes 1 and 2
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:40 PM IST
Government schools across the city saw a thin turnout as they reopened for students of classes 1 and 2 for in-person classroom sessions on Monday nearly a year after schools across the country were closed amid Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020
Recovery of Grap fines at 16%, officials to face the heat
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
Despite levying fines for violations of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in the city, not a single rupee has been deposited with the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), the nodal authority, in over a month, as per the data available with the civic body
Footfall of people aged 45-59 with co-morbidities expected to rise on Tuesday
By Archana Mishra, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
The footfall of people between the ages of 45 and 59 years with existing co-morbidities for receiving Covid-19 vaccination is likely to pick up on Tuesday, according to the district health department officials, after only 87 people turned up on the first day of the drive on Monday
Beneficiaries unaware of vaccine details, officials say sufficient stock of both available
By Sadia Akhtar, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
Vaccine beneficiaries in the city continue to remain uninformed about the Covid-19 vaccine being administered to them, with many saying they have received “Covid shots”, instead of specifying either Covaxin or Covishield, the two vaccines available for use in the country
15-year-old Delhi girl gang-raped in Gurugram hotel
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in a city hotel by two boys who befriended her through a common friend, the police said on Monday
Seniors rush to Gurugram hospitals to get their vaccine shot
By Archana Mishra, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
On the first day of the nationwide launch of Covid-19 inoculations for the general population on Monday, 765 people aged above 60 years and 87 people aged between 45 and 59 years, having co-morbidities, took the vaccine shots in the district, said officials
Technical faults, site overload hamper vaccination registry
By Sadia Akhtar, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 11:39 PM IST
Teething troubles marred the self-registration process on Monday with beneficiaries complaining of delays, technical glitches and difficulties in reserving appointments on the first day of the second phase of vaccinations in the district
Students demand protection of Aravallis, withdrawal of amendment to land act
By Suparna Roy, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:00 PM IST
Students of classes 11 and 12 on Sunday held a demonstration, seeking protection for the Aravallis and demanding the withdrawal of laws aimed at amending the protection afforded to the Aravallis
Stage set for Phase 3 of vaccinations in Gurugram
By Abhishek Behl, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:00 PM IST
The third phase of Covid-19 vaccinations is set to begin at 20 session sites in Gurugram on Monday, said health department officials
MCG to acquire 100-metre hydraulic ladder for fire safety
By Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:00 PM IST
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved a proposal by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to use its funds to procure a 100-metre hydraulic ladder for the city on a priority basis
Flyover, underpass at Huda City Centre to be operational in July
By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 11:00 PM IST
An underpass and a flyover being constructed near Huda City Centre Metro station to ease traffic congestion will become functional from the beginning of July as per the fresh deadline set by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), said officials privy to the matter