Faridabad boy wins Science Olympiad in Tehran

Wednesday 28 October '09

Faridabad boy Nitin Jain has been declared the winner at the International Science Olympiad held in Tehran, Iran.

Haryana’s urban ring around Delhi picks Independents

Friday 23 October '09

In The Assembly election results of Haryana, two urban seats on the border of Delhi — Gurgaon and Faridabad NIT — sprung a surprise, picking Independent candidates.

Gurgaon mall story loses shine

Wednesday 21 October '09

DUBBED the Millennium City for its malls and highrises, Gurgaon is undergoing a slow changeover. Construction, going through a boom phase in the first few years of this millennium, have taken a different turn.

Strike shuts Gurgaon-Manesar belt

Wednesday 21 October '09

Industrial activity in Haryana’s Gurgaon-Manesar belt was crippled by a strike called by unions on Tuesday to protest the death of a worker during a clash at an auto component manufacturing unit here.

Days before results, the stock-taking: Gurgaon polled lowest as Haryana marked record vote

Monday 19 October '09

Despite months of efforts by the district authorities, which included going door to door to update the voters’ list after the Lok Sabha elections in May...

Gurgaon, Faridabad lack personnel, equipment to tackle Diwali crises

Saturday 17 October '09

With just 7 fire engines and 50 fire officials in Faridabad, and 14 fire engines and 23 fire officials in Gurgaon, the two cities in the Capital’s neighbourhood are especially vulnerable ahead of Diwali, when fire-related accidents shoot up every year.

BJP wants to divide India: Rahul at Faridabad rally

Sunday 11 October '09

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of attempting to divide the country into the rich minority and a poor majority during a visit to Ballabhgarh constituency in Faridabad on Saturday evening.

No sharing, all for a seat: same family, different poll colours

Friday 9 October '09

Politics, it is said, has no colour. Goes just right for Haryana, if one zooms in on some of the candidates fighting the Assembly elections from the National Capital Region.

Assembly of big guns: Three MLAs, former legislator in fight for Sohna seat

Thursday 8 October '09

Whichever way polling goes on October 3, one thing is certain for Sohna Assembly constituency: it’s going to be one tough fight for all the candidates.

Two shot at over parking, 1 held

Wednesday 30 September '09

Despite the Election Commission’s instructions to deposit firearms in the lead-up to the October 13 Assembly elections, unlicensed firearms are still a worry for the Haryana police.

Haryana polls: Nominations close, battle begins

Tuesday 29 September '09

With the Vidhan Sabha elections in Haryana nearing, there seems to be growing hostility among senior and youth leaders across all party lines.

Meet the men on an idol mission

Sunday 27 September '09

On Mahashthami, the biggest day in the five-day Durga Puja, today, time it is perhaps to reflect on the art and the artisans who make the idols.

Gurgaon: 2 killed in encounter

Sunday 27 September '09

Almost 24 hours since the armed break-in, a semi-hostage situation, a police rescue operation, and an encounter left two assailants dead, the quiet and plush neighbourhood of Gurgaon’s Palam Vihar is yet to come to grips with Friday night’s events.

Juvenile Board’s work below standard: HC

Friday 25 September '09

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that members of the Juvenile Board in these states do not hold meetings to discuss the finer points of the juvenile justice delivery system as often as they ought to.

Flat breather for Gurgaon: Builder can’t sell common area, says HC

Wednesday 23 September '09

In a major relief for flat owners in Gurgaon and other areas of Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Director of Town and Country Planning...

Is Gurgaon forest land with no powers to construct? High Court clears air on own verdict

Tuesday 22 September '09

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has on September 4 rectified its judgment on forest area, ending the confusion over land use.

Gurgaon civic body plans streetlighting, potable water facilities for 34 villages

Tuesday 22 September '09

Proper streetlighting, provision of clean drinking water and functional sewage treatment plants might still elude many of those living in urbanised Gurgaon, but may soon turn into reality for 34 villages around the Millennium City.

Kidnapped, tortured, forced to beg

Monday 21 September '09

The last two months will remain etched forever in the memory of 12-year-old Prakash Singh. Separated from his loved ones, Prakash lived on the Mathura station and was forced to beg on the station and in trains.

DLF to spread Wi-Fi net over its Gurgaon homes

Friday 18 September '09

After malls, offices and hotels, it is time for residential areas in the cybercity to go Wi-Fi.

Roll revision wrong, stay polls: Gurgaon resident organisation

Wednesday 16 September '09

An organisation of Gurgaon residents claims to have spotted irregularities in the district administration’s recent electoral roll revision process...

Anurag Agarwal posted as Gurgaon deputy commissioner

Wednesday 16 September '09

Anurag Agarwal, a Haryana-cadre IAS officer and currently the managing director of DHBVN, has been posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon to fill in during the leave period of present DC R K Kataria.

Gurgaon cops rescue brothers within hours of kidnap

Saturday 12 September '09

Two young boys from a prominent family in Gurgaon were rescued by the Gurgaon Police within 14 hours of their kidnap on Thursday morning.

Expressway: 2-week drive launched on tag usage

Thursday 10 September '09

After repeated media reports on the various flaws of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway that has claimed over 100 lives and seriously injured around 1,600 commuters and pedestrians till June this year...

Building collapses, buries 6 in Faridabad

Thursday 10 September '09

At least six people died and three others were injured when a three-storey departmental store undergoing major repair work collapsed here on Wednesday afternoon.

Bike falls in open manhole, residents protest against civic body’s inaction

Tuesday 8 September '09

The Municipal Corporation of Faridabad promised to ensure that all grievances pertaining to civic amenities will be addressed soon after residents gathered in huge numbers to protest government apathy.