Articles by Abhishek Behl
Three-member committee seeks financial and operational details of Kingdom of Dreams
The state-level committee formed by the Haryana government to decide the fate of Kingdom of Dreams (KoD) has sought the financial details of their entire operations, including fund flow and state of cash flow.

Updated on Dec 24, 2016 11:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Fate of Kingdom of Dreams hangs in balance
Kingdom of Dreams operated by Great Indian Nautanki Ltd is facing trouble because it owes around Rs 31.43 crore to the Haryana Urban Development Authority.

Updated on Dec 21, 2016 11:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Huda employees turn water boosting plants into dairies
Residents allege that Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) employees, with the support of senior officials, are running illegal dairies inside the premises of the two water boosting stations in sectors 21 and 22.

Published on Dec 21, 2016 03:07 PM IST
Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
CM asks planning dept to inspect all Unitech projects
The Haryana government has asked the department of town and country planning (DTCP) to prepare a detailed report of each and every project launched by realty major Unitech so as to provide relief to hapless home buyers. The directions were issued during the district grievance committee meeting chaired by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday while hearing the complaints of the buyers.

Updated on Dec 18, 2016 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
City developers commit ₹475 cr as VAT under tax amnesty scheme
The Haryana Alternative Tax Compliance Scheme for Contractors, 2016, which closed on December 13, not only got an overwhelming response from real estate developers in Gurgaon, but it also brought a revenue windfall for the resource constrained Haryana government.

Updated on Dec 17, 2016 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Next Gurgaon mayor will be a scheduled caste woman
The Haryana government has reserved the post for a woman candidate from the scheduled caste category

Published on Dec 16, 2016 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Note ban disrupts Gurgaon’s migrant-fuelled village economies
Small economies based on migrant population were flourishing till demonetisation was announced

Published on Dec 15, 2016 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: New real estate body for buyer grievances
The Haryana government has hinted that it might set up a dedicated or exclusive body for Gurgaon

Published on Dec 15, 2016 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
13 years on, man yet to get Huda plot he won in a draw
Sixty-year-old Hemant Kumar’s quest for a Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) plot, for which he had applied in 2004, is proving to be unending despite intervention of the high court. After being forced to run from pillar to post for the last 13 years, Kumar has turned an RTI activist.

Updated on Dec 11, 2016 11:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Cash coupons to be issued at Kherki Daula toll plaza from Sunday
As part of its efforts to mitigate the crisis caused by a lack of change on toll roads, the highways authority will issue cash coupons in denominations of Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50 and Rs 100 for payments at Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway from Sunday.

Updated on Dec 10, 2016 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
We are blamed for decision that wasn’t ours: Gurgaon bankers

Published on Dec 10, 2016 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon industry gasping for breath as cash crunch hits all sides
There is little cash either to pay workers or buy raw material in this hub of automobile production

Updated on Dec 09, 2016 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Demonetisation blues: No work or cash, over 10,000 daily wagers leave Gurgaon
The demonetisation move by the Centre is turning out to be a nightmare for over 1 lakh construction workers in the city. Labour department sources said that 10,000-12,000 daily wage workers have already left Gurgaon.

Updated on Dec 08, 2016 10:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Police lift boom barriers to avoid jams at Kherki Daula toll plaza; e-payments down
Officials at the toll plaza said that while the traffic flow was smooth during the peak hours, the pressure was surprisingly higher after 10am, on the Jaipur side, which led to snarls.

Published on Dec 07, 2016 02:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Workers from other states find it hard to subsist in Gurgaon
Resentment among industrial workers and office goers is rising as they are unable to carry out expenses or send money back home

Published on Dec 07, 2016 10:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Highways authority proposes underpass before Kherki Daula toll to resolve snarls
As the cloverleaf flyover planned on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on NH8 is still a few years away, the NHAI is mulling to build an underpass before the Kherki Daula toll plaza to avoid frequent jams.

Published on Dec 06, 2016 03:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Traffic jams return to Kherki Daula toll plaza
Despite Saturday being a lean traffic day on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, the Kherki Daula toll plaza witnessed long queues with a majority of users presenting the old ₹500 notes and new ₹2000 notes in hope of getting small change. This increased the transaction time and led to frequent jams forcing police to lift the boom barriers at least 20 times in the day for vehicles to pass without paying the toll.

Updated on Dec 03, 2016 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Snarls hit Kherki Daula toll plaza as tax exemption ends

Updated on Dec 03, 2016 02:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Snarls hit Kherki Daula toll plaza as tax exemption ends

Updated on Dec 03, 2016 01:28 PM IST
Loss-ridden toll plazas in Gurgaon get ready to resume collection
Concessionaires are assessing their losses during the toll suspension period from November 8 to December 2

Published on Dec 02, 2016 11:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon admin cracks the whip on slow calibration of ATMs
District authorities are fearful that non-functional ATMs could worsen the situation

Published on Nov 25, 2016 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon banks with currency chests get cash, rest left dry
Banks with little or no cash for have asked for the intervention of the Reserve Bank of India

Published on Nov 25, 2016 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Disappearance of pets failed to tip off villagers to leopard’s presence
The 2.5-year-old leopard, which was beaten to death on Thursday in Mandawar village, 40-kilometres from Gurgaon, appears to have been roaming in the area for over a week before the incident. The fully grown leopard was first spotted by goat herders near Damdama lake a few days ago. Residents of the village said goats and dogs in the village had also been disappearing in the past few days.

Updated on Nov 25, 2016 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Gurgaon
Abhishek Behl and Ipsita PatiGurgaon’s answer to Khan Market booms in slow year
Galleria market in upscale DLF phase 4 has retained its position as the third-most expensive retail location in the country after New Delhi’s Khan Market and Connaught Place respectively.

Updated on Nov 24, 2016 01:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Wedding queues disappear after stringent RBI norms
The central bank’s latest directive on withdrawal of ₹2.5 lakh for weddings has dampened the spirit of most families who were planning to avail of the facility and manage the cash crunch.

Updated on Nov 24, 2016 12:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Bank officials continue to dispense cash at this ATM in Gurgaon
Oriental Bank of Commerce in Gurgaon continued with the stopgap arrangement of dispensing cash at the Sector 14 branch ATM through a micro ATM or swipe machines till repair work is done

Published on Nov 22, 2016 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon auto dealers, mechanics turn to e-wallets
The auto spare parts market in Sector 12 of Gurgaon, which is highly unorganised and worked primarily on cash, is gradually switching to e-payments. Some shops are also accepting bank cards.

Published on Nov 21, 2016 11:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Bank officials take the place of broken ATM in Gurgaon
Bank officials started dispensing cash manually after the ATM broke down

Updated on Nov 20, 2016 12:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Gurgaon residents help neighbours with wedding in the family
Colleagues and neighbours are coming to the aid of those facing difficulties due to cash crunch

Published on Nov 17, 2016 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon
Long queues continue outside banks in Gurgaon
Residents were armed with water bottles and snacks on Saturday while standing in queues outside banks to exchange the out-of-circulation currency.

Updated on Nov 13, 2016 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon