Abhishek Behl

Gurgaon post office to have free WiFi, core banking

The city will soon have a post office with free WiFi, core banking, railway reservation counter and a postal shop at the air-conditioned hall on Udyog Vihar postal campus. The postal office will be managed by specially-trained all-women staff .

Gurgaon-Dwarka Metro extension may take another year

The Metro extension between Dwarka and Gurgaon, which has been delayed for over three years, is not likely to take off anytime soon.

Snarls, restrictions irk commuters

Gurgaon: Traffic snarls expected during Modi, Hollande visit

The Gurgaon-Faridabad Road and MG Road will be shut between 3pm and 5pm on Monday when PM Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande are scheduled to be in the city.

BSNL asks Gurgaon to stop work on 2 roads for Modi-Hollande visit

All construction on two major roads in Gurgaon is likely to be halted for the next four days head of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande’s visit to the city on January 25.

Traffic chokes Delhi roads as AAP govt reviews odd-even plan

Traffic crawled around major intersections in Delhi such as ITO, Ashram and Dhaula Kuan as well as NH 8 and Gurgaon-Delhi expressway. In Gurgaon, cars and buses packed roads at Iffco Chowk, Signature Tower, Huda city centre and the old Delhi-Gurgaon road. Arvind Kejriwal was scheduled to chair a meeting later in the day to review the performance of the odd-even plan – both for its impact on pollution levels as well as on traffic.

Khattar orders completion of Dwarka e-way by June 2017

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday ordered that the delayed Northern Peripheral Road, also called Dwarka Expressway, has to be completed by June 2017 -- the eight deadline set for the project that was slated to be completed in 2010.

490 fatalities on Gurgaon e-way in eight years

Close to 500 people have lost their lives on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway since 2008, when the 27-km speedway was thrown open to the public.

‘Dog bites man’ trended all year in Gurgaon while civic bodies watched

It was a Saturday morning when Rahul Sharma (name changed) was taking a stroll in the garden of his condominium. A pack of stray dogs jumped on him. There was no reason for the animals to attack him, but Sharma ended up with six bites and 25 injections.

Land compensations, legal battles dried up Huda’s kitty in 2015

It was a year of struggle for the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda), which is responsible for the development and maintenance of a major part of Gurgaon.

Short-staffed police unable to keep bikes off Gurgaon expressway

The death of a 24-year-old scooterist on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway near Signature Tower on Saturday is a grim reminder of the need to restrict two-wheelers on the 27-km freeway, which has become notorious for fatal accidents.

In Gurgaon, scooterist mangled on NH-8, car drivers take pictures

A scooterist run over by a heavy vehicle on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Friday afternoon was near-instantaneously mangled into six or seven pieces by others following it

Workplace harassment in Gurgaon massively underreported: Experts

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (prevention, prohibition, and redressal) Act came into force in 2013, but the corporate sector, IT companies and industries in Gurgaon still lack the institutional mechanism to safeguard women from sexual harassment

Fear of the dark keeps women indoors in Gurgaon

Dark stretches, unreliable public transport, and lack of adequate security makes the situation daunting for thousands of women Gurgaon.

Gurgaon officials told to repair roads for global investors meet

The Haryana government is all geared up to give Gurgaon a major facelift ahead of its ‘Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016’ to be held in the city in the first week of March.

Amenities missing at night shelters despite MCG claims

The destitute and homeless in Gurgaon may have to brave the harsh winter in the open as the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is yet to make necessary arrangements in the two night shelters operated by the civic agency in Bhim Nagar and Kanhai villages.

Taps may go dry as walls of Gurgaon water canal collapse

Residents of Gurgaon might face water shortage over the next two days as the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) will reduce supply after the district’s water canal recently developed a breach.

Gurgaon: Power thieves sent to 14-day judicial custody, 7 more FIRs filed

Power consumers in posh Gurgaon colonies who colluded with a gang of power thieves to steal electricity are likely to face heat in the days to come. At least 41 FIRs have been registered and more cases are likely to be registered by power and irrigation police station in Gurgaon.

To avoid flooding at e-way junction, Badshahpur drain to get wider

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has decided to expand the Badshahpur drain at Hero Honda Chowk after the Haryana government recently pulled it up for the recurring problem of waterlogging at the expressway junction every monsoon.

Lessons from Nepal quake put to use in Gurgaon

Gurgaon falls under Seismic Zone 4 and has a number of faultlines that make it highly vulnerable to earthquakes. It also has more than 1,100 highrises, with the number increasing every year. All these have forced the district administration to look into disaster management seriously.

New licensing policy a boost for infra plans in Gurgaon, Manesar

The new integrated licensing policy (NILP), announced by the Haryana government on Friday, is likely to give a major boost to infrastructure projects in townships that are being developed under Gurgaon-Manesar master plan and Sohna urban development plan.

Action recommended against Huda boss for land acquisition

Huda’s chief vigilance officer has recommended disciplinary action against the Huda administrator Anita Yadav for hasty decision-making and sending wrong land acquisition notices in the acquisition of school land in Pataudi.

Gurgaon admin to prepare 3-D maps of 100 buildings

Over the next six months, the Gurgaon administration will conduct 3-D mapping of 100 important buildings in the city, including office complexes and hospitals, to improve its disaster management plan.

Gurgaon developers go on strike after builder’s suicide in Mumbai

Work at construction sites in Gurgaon stopped on Tuesday as the city’s real estate sector joined the nationwide strike to show solidarity with the developer in Mumbai who shot himself over alleged harassment by government officials.

I’m influenced by Theatre of the Absurd: Kalki

Actor Kalki Koechlin, who is known for her roles in movies such as Dev D and Margarita with a Straw, was in Gurgaon on Sunday for her debut play ‘The Living Room’. The play revolves around the idea of death and how we miss out on precious moments in life due to our preoccupation with small things. Kalki spoke to HT about the play she wrote and directed.

Postmen hop on bikes for speedy mail delivery

The Gurgaon postal department launched a mechanised delivery service on Friday under which postmen were trained to use bikes and deliver packages like courier boys.

Three new routes to Delhi will decongest e-way, MG Road

Proposal to increase connectivity between cities pitched in 2005, feasibility reports to be submitted within 15 days to Delhi govt

Truckers strike: Milk, meds, vegetables may cost more

The indefinite strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress is likely to intensify from Monday with truck drivers, transporting essential commodities such as milk, medicines, fruits and vegetables, too joining the protest. Wholesalers anticipate shortage in supplies resulting in rising prices.

List harassment complaints on dist website, Gurgaon officials told

The Haryana State Information Commission has directed the Gurgaon administration to list all complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace on the district website.

List sexual harassment complaints on district website, Gurgaon officials told

The Haryana State Information Commission has directed the Gurgaon administration to list all complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace on the district website. The move is aimed at checking sexual harassment at workplace.