Sex racket: Guesthouse manager, 4 others held

GURGAON: Police have nabbed five persons including two women and the manager of a guesthouse in old city in an alleged case of prostitution. The guesthouse had been raided several times in the past.

Last year, a prostitute had jumped over from the second-floor balcony of the guesthouse when a police team raided the place. According to the police, Maa Guesthouse was found to be running a Continue reading

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3 more gates to come up at toll plaza

GURGAON: In a meeting with the traffic police, the private concessionaire, DSC Ltd, has assured them that three new toll gates would be added to the 32-lane toll plaza for traffic going towards Delhi within three months.

Moreover, two convertible lanes, which can be used to clear vehicles coming from either side, will be opened soon. The firm has also planned to open seven toll gates for the traffic going from Gurgaon Continue reading

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Two city cops among 4 accused of land grab

GURGAON: Police arrested two persons for illegal occupation of a plot in Ashok Vihar Phase II and lodged an FIR against four people, including two Gurgaon policemen.

According to the police, Sanjay Saini, a resident of Sanjay Colony, lodged a complaint with the police against the four for illegal possession of his Ashok Vihar plot. Continue reading

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Penthouse in Gurgaon sold for Rs 2.15 crore

In one of the recent transactions in Gurgaon, a 2,180-sq.ft duplex penthouse apartment was transacted at a price of Rs 2.15 crore. This 3-BHK unit comes with a servant quarter and is located on the fifth-floor of the high rise towers. Located on MG Road, the group housing project is built on 24 acres of land and has good connectivity with other parts of the city with a metro station located opposite the main entrance. Continue reading

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Patwari, kanoongo sacked over land fraud

GURGAON: The Gurgaon deputy commissioner, P C Meena, has dismissed a patwari and ordered compulsory retirement of a field kanoongo involved in changing ownership of about 128 acres of panchayati land in Museedpur village into ‘Shamlat Deh’ (common land).

The field kanoongo has been identified as Jaswant Singh while the patwari is one Purushottam. Museedpur village falls under the Farukhnagar Tehsil in the district. Following an inquiry, the zonal Continue reading

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Sexual abuse of HIV+ girl: Accused sent on 2-day remand

GURGAON: Ankur Gupta, the prime accused in the sexual abuse case of two minor girls, one HIV positive, at the shelter home run by Drone Foundation, an NGO, at Maruti Kunj (Bhondsi), was produced in a city court on Friday, which sent him on a two-day police remand.

Gupta was the manager and caretaker of the shelter home. Gupta was nabbed from IFFCO Chowk by the police on Thursday evening while he was trying to flee to Jaipur on a bus. He was produced in the court Continue reading

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Spot the sun in city sky

GURGAON: Friday continued to remain chilly and foggy till noon in Gurgaon as the sun kept off the city’s skyline throughout the early part of the day. According to the met officials, the maximum temperature remained close to 15 degrees celsius. This was almost seven degrees below normal temperatures. Meanwhile, the minimum was recorded close to 4.5 degrees celsius, nearly three degrees below normal. Continue reading

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Settle Gurgaon e-way row in 15 days: HC

GURGAON: In a reprieve to the Gurgaon expressway concessionaire, the Delhi High Court has given it 15 days to work out a solution with the National Highways Authority of India, after the latter slapped a notice terminating the developer’s contract to run the corridor.

An NHAI official said both parties told court on Thursday that they had held two rounds of talks in the past two weeks. “While the concessionaire pleaded for more time to hold talks, NHAI suggested the process could be completed in a fortnight. The court agreed,” he said. Continue reading

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10% BPL card holders bogus

GURGAON: Suspecting that at least 10 % of the people registered for the Below Poverty Level (BPL) card are actually bogus and have either furnished false details or are not eligible for the benefits, the city administration has ordered for the rechecking ofthe records of all the applicants. The administration has also ordered that the officials responsible for the goof up be pulled up. Gurgaon region has over 40,000 BPL card holders which include about 15,000 registered card holders in the urban pockets while the rest of them are living in rural area of the district. Continue reading

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Gurgaon e-way developer looks for way out

GURGAON: The Delhi high court has given 15 days’ time to the Gurgaon expressway concessionaire to work out a solution with the National Highways Authority of India over termination of its contract.

Resident groups in Gurgaon, meanwhile, have given it time till January 29 for removing the toll plaza, failing which they propose to intensify their agitation. A Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL) official said the developer was hopeful of finding a solution within the time grant by court. He said the company would soon submit all necessary documents and their views to NHAI. Continue reading

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