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Abhishek Behl

Abhishek Behl is principal correspondent, Hindustan Times in Gurgaon Bureau. He covers infrastructure, planning and civic agencies in the city. He has been covering Gurgaon as correspondent for the last 10 years, and has written extensively on the city.

Articles by Abhishek Behl

Gurgaon’s daughter Deepa Malik gets rousing welcome

Traditional dance troupe, family and supporters were present at Delhi’s IGI airport to welcome her

Deepa Malik’s father Colonel (retd) BK Nagpal welcomes her at the international airport in Delhi.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 19, 2016 03:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAbhishek Behl and Leena Dhankhar, Gurgaon

It took 10 years of hard work to win this medal, says Deepa Malik

Colonel BK Nagpal, father of Deepa Malik, welcomes her at the New Delhi airport on Saturday. Malik credits her army upbringing for her strength and resolve.(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
Published on Sep 17, 2016 06:59 PM IST
ByLeena Dhankhar and Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon

Gurgaon revenue dept told not to register sale deeds of Sec 23 plot

The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) has asked the district revenue authorities to ensure that no sale deed is registered with regard to a disputed plot in Sector 23. Illegal development is allegedly taking place on the plot that is under litigation

Residents of sector 23, Gurgaon, have submitted a complaint to the administration about an illegal colony in the locality(HT File photo)
Published on Sep 16, 2016 02:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Haryana notifies VAT at 1% for developers, contractors

Spelling relief for apartment buyers in the state, the Haryana government has notified the value added tax (VAT) at the rate of 1% for real estate projects built till March 31, 2014.

The decision will not only make life easier for buyers but will also prompt developers to deposit VAT as a large number of them have challenged the Haryana excise and taxation department after notices were issued to them for payment(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 15, 2016 01:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Deepa Malik’s Gurgaon biker group plans rally to welcome her

Shot-putter Deepa Malik, who won a medal in the paralympics , is a member of a biking group in Gurgaon

The rally will be held from the Delhi airport to her house in DLF Phase 1.(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 14, 2016 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByLeena Dhankhar and Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon

Huda may get wing to reclaim lost land in Gurgaon

Huda, Gurgaon, is considering setting up of an independent enforcement wing to protect its land bank

Almost 300 acres owned by the authority has been encroached upon without any legal encumbrance. As much as 250 acres are stuck in litigation.(Parveen Kumar/HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 11, 2016 01:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Huda to build roads along SPR to help avoid Kherki Daula, Vatika Chowk bottlenecks

With the proposed clover leaf on Delhi Gurgaon expressway to connect SPR and NPR still a few years away, Haryana Urban Development Authority, Gurgaon, is planning to build master sector roads so that vehicles can bypass bottlenecks at Kherki Daula and Vatika Chowk.

The urban authority has initiated steps to expedite the construction of the master sector road that will connect SPR with Delhi-Gurgaon expressway bypassing Kherki Daula toll plaza.
Updated on Sep 09, 2016 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Three years on, Tata Raisina in Gurgaon has no access road

Residents of Sector 59, particularly those in Tata Raisina Residency condominium, are suffering because of the lack of an access road

Residents said the problem can be resolved if a 100-metre patch is widened and connected with a 24-metre road on the rear entrance of the complex.(Abhinav Saha/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 05, 2016 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAbhishek Behl, Gurgaon

Southern Peripheral Road now motorable, widening to be completed by month-end

The Southern Peripheral Raod (SPR), a crucial link between Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Golf Course Extension Road and Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, was made motorable on Saturday.

A Huda team supported by 100 policemen opened a 11-foot revenue road at Rambir Ki Dhani on Saturday.(HT Photo)
Published on Sep 03, 2016 11:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Khattar to hear homebuyers’ complaints during two-day Gurgaon visit

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar will be in Gurgaon for the next two days during which he will hear complaints of homebuyers at the grievances committee meeting and assume the role of a teacher at a government school.

The CM will inaugurate a robotics laboratory at the Government Senior Secondary School, Chakkarpur, around 9am on Monday.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 03, 2016 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Heavy rains lash Gurgaon again, police ask commuters to drive safely

Waterlog can be seen everywhere so it is time the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) should find a solution to this problem or outsource the job to other.

Waterlog can be seen everywhere so it is time the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) should find a solution to this problem or outsource the job to other.(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 01, 2016 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Final draw for NPR oustees held in Gurgaon amid protest and boycott

A large group of oustees from New Palam Vihar threatened to move court

The protesters from New Palam Vihar on Monday threatened to move court to challenge the three draws held so far.(HT Photo)
Published on Aug 30, 2016 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Monsoon mayhem: Heavy downpour brings Delhi, Gurgaon to knees again

Heavy rainfall brought Gurgaon to a standstill again, with many fearing a repeat of recent flooding on National Highway-8 that left thousands of commuters stranded in recently, with police asking Delhi residents to avoid the Millennium City.

Heavy rains on Monday evening resulted in massive traffic jams and water logging in many areas of Delhi . and adjoining Gurgaon.(Mohd Zakir/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 30, 2016 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | BySanjeev K Ahuja and Abhishek Behl, Gurgaon/new Delhi

Congress leader wants public hanging of Mewat rape accused

People involved in crimes such as the Mewat gangrape should be hanged publicly to instill fear in antisocial elements, senior Congress leader and former minister capt Ajay Yadav said on Saturday.

Senior Congress leader and former minister capt Ajay Yadav (centre) talks to the media on Saturday.(HT Photo)
Published on Aug 28, 2016 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Officials survey Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, propose steps to ease congestion

A team of police, highway and civic officials conducted a survey of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Wednesday and suggested a number of steps to decongest the highway.

The team that surveyed the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Wednesday comprised joint commissioner of police (traffic) Y Puran Kumar, National Highways Authority of India project director Ashok Sharma, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon joint commissioner Vivek Kalia, highway concessionaire MCEPL CEO S Raghuraman and other officials from civic agencies.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 25, 2016 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Bids open for underpass project to decongest Gurgaon Expressway

In a major fillip for infrastructure development on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, which is perennially choked by vehicles, the National Highways Authority of India on Friday opened the financial bids for the construction of three crucial underpasses on the highway.

The underpasses will be constructed at Rajiv Chowk, Signature Tower Crossing and Iffco Chowk.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 20, 2016 01:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Unitech Vistas buyers wary of verdict, want clarity on penalty

The Supreme Court’s direction to real estate major Unitech on Wednesday to deposit money for refunding apartment buyers in two projects in Gurgaon and Noida is significant for aggrieved investors. But, most buyers of Unitech Vistas in Gurgaon, who are not part of the Vistas group that sought relief from the SC, are circumspect over this

Vistas buyers said the amount determined by the apex court is the minimum base price of the apartments in 2009. They demanded clarity on the interest to be paid for delay in possession.(HT File)
Updated on Aug 18, 2016 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Govt to decide on Badshahpur drain expansion

The Haryana government will soon take a decision on expanding Badshahpur drain, which has proved to be Gurgaon’s Achilles Heel this monsoon.

Vehicles were stuck on the Gurgaon Expressway from July 28-30 due to waterlogging.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Aug 14, 2016 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon grievance meet: Builders told to prove themselves

Top officials of the town and country planning (TCP) department and Huda heard more than 30 grievances of homebuyers against developers

In a six-hour meeting,top officials of the town and country planning and Huda heard more than 30 grievances of homebuyers against developers.
Updated on Aug 13, 2016 01:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon’s Unitech told to share financial details, project inventory

Promoters of realty major Unitech were told to be present in a meeting proposed on August 17 in Chandigarh to discuss a turnaround plan for the company

The directions were issued during the third meeting of the allottees grievance redressal forum (AGRF) meeting held in Gurgaon on Friday
Published on Aug 13, 2016 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Farmers who lost land to Reliance SEZ to get plots, enhanced compensation

The land owners are also likely to get royalty and enhanced compensation of around Rs 900 crore by September as per a Supreme Court order.

Around 1,590 acres in Gadholi Khurd, Harsaru, Khandsa, Narsingpur and Khandsa villages of Gurgaon were acquired in 2006 for setting up Reliance SEZ.(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 11, 2016 09:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Gurgaon malls told to remove encroachments, display parking availability

Anticipating the rush for Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, the authorities are likely to take action against malls that continue to allow kiosks, shops, and cafes.

Authorities are likely to take action against malls that continue to allow kiosks, shops, and cafes — which were not part of the original building plan — in common areas.(HT File)
Published on Aug 11, 2016 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Third apartment buyers and allottees grievance meeting on August 12

In the meeting, top officials of the department of town and country planning (TCP) will hear the grievances of apartment buyers and allottees. Problems of the buyers who have property in Sector 57 to 68 will be heard in this meeting.

(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 10, 2016 01:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

New link road to ease Gurgaon expressway jams

Huda has announced the award for acquisition of 102 acre of land required for building the Central Peripheral Road.

After the Central Peripheral Road is built, the congestion at Kherki Daula might ease.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 11, 2016 11:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Despite repair orders, Gurgaon expressway service lanes full of potholes

Service lanes on both sides of the Delhi Gurgaon Expressway are in a bad condition despite directions by the highway administrator’s court to repair the damaged stretches and fill the potholes.

The direction to repair the road was given to the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon by the highway administrator’s court on June 16.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2016 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Authority’s fund crunch hits development in Gurgaon’s new sectors

The financial crunch in the Haryana Urban Development Authority is now beginning to impact development of infrastructure in newly developed sectors of Gurgaon.

Gurgaon, India- May 15: Sector 81,82, and 83 are slowly being occupied by residents who find the kherki daula toll plaza a major bottleneck, in Gurgaon, India, on Sunday, 15 May 2016. (photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Parveen Kumar/HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2016 01:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Many throng stall to meet woman who lives in 3-cr house but sells chole kulche

Urvashi Yadav, who took to selling chole-kulche to secure her family’s future after her husband met with an accident, has become a celebrity of sorts after her story was published in the media and circulated widely on social media.

Urvashi’s cart near Sector 14 did brisk business on Friday.(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 06, 2016 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Kherki Daula plaza: Round trip on single ticket on the cards

The National Highways Authority of India has sought a proposal from the Gurgaon Expressway concessionaire to allow round trips to commuters on a single toll ticket.

Every day, around 1.25 lakh vehicles pass through the Kherki Daula toll plaza, of which nearly 70,000 pay toll. The heavy movement of vehicles leads to snarls on the stretch.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 06, 2016 12:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

Frequent jams and poor infrastructure cast shadow on investment proposals

Thursday’s waterlogging and gridlock that brought Gurgaon to a standstill has cast a shadow on the proposed investments and memorandums of understanding worth thousands of crores signed during the Happening Haryana summit in March this year.

Thursday’s waterlogging and gridlock that brought Gurgaon to a standstill.(Parveen Kumar/HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 03, 2016 12:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon

After fiasco, Gurgaon civic agencies get act together

The civic agencies in Gurgaon have doubled their efforts to check waterlogging and fill potholes in the city after Thursday’s chaos at Hero Honda Chowk and other areas that exposed the chinks in the infrastructure.

Thursday’s rain led to waterlogging at major junctions, including Hero Honda Chowk, exposing the chinks in the city’s infrastructure. The jams and waterlogging brought the city to a standstill.(Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 03, 2016 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Gurgaon
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