Haryana News

Gurugram (The Hawk): In Sohna, next to Damdama Lake, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) sealed three farmhouses, one of which belonged to renowned Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi.
The sealing drive against three farms was conducted on Tuesday in accordance with National Green Tribunal (NGT) decisions in the Sonya Gosh v. State of Haryana case, according to the officials.
In the presence of on-call magistrate Lachhiram, Naib Tehsildar, Sohna, a team led by District Town Planner Amit Madholia and composed of Assistant Town Planners (AST) Sumeet Malik, Dinesh Singh, Rohan, and Shubham conducted the sealing campaign. Along with the team, a police squad from the Sohna Sadar police station was sent out.
"These were illegal farmhouses constructed in the lake's reservoir area without previous official approval. District Town Planner (DTP) Amit Madholia stated that these were situated in the Aravalli region.
According to a senior departmental official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, one of the three farmhouses belonged to singer Daler Mehndi and was situated on a plot of property measuring approximately 1.5 acres.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In Sohna, next to Damdama Lake, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) sealed three farmhouses, one of which belonged to renowned Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi.

Among three sealed homes in Gurugram is that of singer Daler Mehndi

Haryana

Gurugram (The Hawk): The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will shortly launch a big drive against hawkers operating outside the approved vending zones in an effort to prevent encroachments on city roads by illegal street sellers.
A 20-person team led by Deputy Municipal Commissioner Vijaypal Yadav, according to MCG officials, has been established to move registered street sellers operating in prohibited areas to the allotted vending places.
According to officials, carts belonging to merchants who have not registered with MCG would be seized.
"The organisation has received a total of 10,000 street vendor registrations and has established 273 zones with a capacity for about 4,500 merchants. The MCG's affected vending zones have received about 40% of the carts, "Commissioner of the MCG, Mukesh Kumar Ahuja, stated.
We learned that the cart owners had mobile cart licences, but they are illegally stationed in the designated vending zones. The responsible officials will address these inconsistencies, he said.
Numerous locations currently have thousands of illegal street sellers, including Sector-43, the area below Sector-42 Rapid metro station, Sector-15 market, Rajiv Nagar, Sanjay Gram Road, Sector-14, Bus Stand Road, Sector-12, Sushant Lok, and Udyog Vihar.
"The MCG has requested that the police support the team during the drive. Numerous street vendors have trespassed into public areas. To remedy the issue, the MCG crew will move them to the designated locations "explained Ahuja.
(Inputs from Agencies)

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will shortly launch a big drive against hawkers operating outside the approved vending zones in an effort to prevent encroachments on city roads by illegal street sellers.

The Gurugram Municipal Corporation will take action against unlawful street vendors

Gurugram (The Hawk): An Ahir community demonstration calling for the establishment of a "Ahir Regiment" in the Indian Army on Friday near the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway descended into violence when some protesters attempted to block the highway.
After the protesters threw stones at the workers, the police who were on the scene detained a number of them.
The protesters allegedly tried to forcefully block the national highway without getting permission, and the police had to use light force to scatter them.
The Gurugram Police diverted the Expressway due to the altercation, which caused traffic jams for commuters.
To check for suspicious vehicles, the Gurugram Police had barricades erected at a number of highway entry points, including Rajiv Chowk, Sohna Road, and Hero Honda Chowk.
According to traffic officials, the protest caused the Expressway's traffic to move slowly, and they have since implemented several measures to prevent congestion.
According to Subhash Boken, a spokesman for the Gurugram police, the police were keeping the public informed about the traffic conditions in that city via their official social media accounts.
In addition to this, a sizable crowd of protesters was gathered near the Kherki Daula toll plaza.
The Gurugram traffic police had also given commuters a warning about the congestion in the meantime.
(Inputs from Agencies)

An Ahir community demonstration calling for the establishment of a "Ahir Regiment" in the Indian Army on Friday near the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway descended into violence when some protesters attempted to block the highway.

violent protest in the Ahir community; several people are detained

Gurugram (The Hawk): Police reported on Friday that a laborer's body with significant head injuries had been discovered at a bus stop in Gurugram's Sector-29 neighbourhood.
Munna, a 22-year-old from Bihar, was the victim. He had previously performed labour in the Sector-29 region.
A body was reported to be at the bus stop near the Iffco Chowk Metro Station earlier in the day, according to a call to the police.
"Initial investigation indicates that a stone laying next to the body struck the victim's head. The corpse's hair and blood were removed off the stone by the investigation team. It appears that the victim was killed following a dispute, "Deputy Commissioner of Police for the East, Virender Vij, stated.
He claimed that a forensic team had been there.
To determine who the culprit is, police are looking over CCTV.
A murder case has been opened at the Sector-29 police station against an unidentified suspect.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Police reported on Friday that a laborer's body with significant head injuries had been discovered at a bus stop in Gurugram's Sector-29 neighbourhood.

In Gurugram, a labourer was discovered dead with head injuries

Gurugram (The Hawk): In the Gurugram neighbourhood of Udyog Vihar Phase-4, a vehicle stunt gone bad resulted in the death of a 50-year-old man and the gravely injured status of two other people.
Najafgarh locals Anu Kumar Gupta and Sushil Kumar have been named as the injured. The deceased has not yet been recognised, although the pair worked as wine shop salesmen.
The victims informed the police that there was a lot of commotion on Saturday night in the Udyog Vihar Phase-4 neighbourhood behind the Hyatt hotel close to Rao Gajraj Singh Chowk.
The two left the wine shop after hearing the ruckus and noticed that 10–12 young people were talking among themselves and performing acrobatics with vehicles.
According to the authorities, the accused owned two Maruti Ertiga, a Hyundai Venue, and a Hyundai Creta.
The victims told the police that "a young man was performing risky stunts with his Ertiga automobile and hit us, killing a 50-year-old man instantly and leaving us with significant injuries."
"The accused's identity is being sought after. The Integrated Command and Control Center's CCTV footage is being used by the police to gather information about the cars "Assistant Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar stated.
(Inputs from Agencies)&nbsp;

In the Gurugram neighbourhood of Udyog Vihar Phase-4, a vehicle stunt gone bad resulted in the death of a 50-year-old man and the gravely injured status of two other people.

A car stunt in Gurugram kills a 50-year-old man and hurts two other people

Chandigarh (The Hawk): Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the leader of the opposition in Haryana, questioned the state's BJP government on Wednesday regarding the scarcity of fertilisers, the record unemployment rate, and the placement of CET exam centres in remote districts.
According to him, DAP fertiliser is in low supply for farmers throughout the entire state, especially in Adampur.
"Farmers were standing in lengthy lines for fertilisers 50 metres away from the rally's location as the Chief Minister spoke at it in Adampur Mandi. Farmers cannot access fertilisers for their crops even after waiting in lines for several days, according to the current circumstances "said he.
"Payment for cotton, bajra, and paddy must be delayed. Even though the government asserts otherwise, it cannot pay the farmers on schedule. For the past three years, farmers have not been compensated for harvests that were harmed by the weather "said the former Chief Minister.
Regarding the topic of unemployment, Hooda claimed that the CMIE data had once again held up a mirror to the government.
"With a national unemployment rate of 31.8%, Haryana leads the nation as a result of government measures. The unemployment data reported each month demonstrate the same pattern: the current BJP-JJP government has been utterly ineffective in giving young people jobs "He declared.
The government, according to Hooda, is still harassing young people who have been waiting for a long time to take the Common Entrance Test (CET).
"The CET exam locations for the youth are 150–200 kilometres from their residences. As a result, the candidates, particularly the women, deal with a lot of difficulties. It has frequently been observed that such government decisions have resulted in candidates dying in tragic incidents, but it appears that the government's senses have worn thin and it has once again endangered the lives of young people "said he.
According to Hooda, every region of the state wants to replace this government as a result of this apathy and ignorance. "This revolution will begin in Adampur, and the people will use the strength of their vote to teach a lesson to the BJP government," he continued.
On November 3, there will be a by-election in Adampur.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the leader of the opposition in Haryana, questioned the state's BJP government on Wednesday regarding the scarcity of fertilisers, the record unemployment rate, and the placement of CET exam centres in remote districts.

DAP fertilizer is in short supply for Haryana farmers: Hooda

DAP fertiliser is in short supply for Haryana farmers: Hooda

Gurugram (The Hawk): According to police, two people have been detained in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Gurugram.
The victim, a student in class 10, was pals with one of the accused, Sohail, who is suspected of enticing the young girl and transporting her to a hotel on October 29.
He contacted one of his buddies after dropping her off at the hotel, and then his other pals joined him.
Following the crime, the accused fled the scene on a Sunday morning after throwing the victim intoxicated by the wayside.
The victim eventually found her home and told her family about the situation.
The police at Sector-9A police station filed a case against the five accused under the pertinent sections of the POCSO Act as a result of a complaint made by the victim's mother.
Two of the accused, Praveen and Anshu, have been detained in connection with the case, and a search is currently being conducted to find the other three, according to Inspector Manoj, the station house officer.
(Inputs from Agencies)

According to police, two people have been detained in connection with the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Gurugram.

2 people were detained in Gurugram for gang raping a child

Gurugram (The Hawk): According to authorities in Gurugram, a 42-year-old property dealer was shot dead in his sleep by unidentified assailants in the early hours of Sunday.
According to family relatives of the man, they have so far refused to turn over the body to authorities and have not even filed a complaint.
Dharmesh Yadav of Dundahera village was asleep in his under-construction house in Sector 22 when two armed men murdered him at 2 a.m., according to the police.
After the murder, the culprit escaped, and a worker sleeping in the same building raised an alert and contacted the family, according to DCP Deepak Sarahan.
After receiving information, a police squad arrived at the scene and attempted to take the body into custody, but family members protested, requesting that the accused be arrested first, he claimed.
"The cause of the murder is unknown because the family has not filed a complaint or provided us with the body. We are waiting for crime units to begin their investigation "According to the official.
(Inputs from Agencies)

According to authorities in Gurugram, a 42-year-old property dealer was shot dead in his sleep by unidentified assailants in the early hours of Sunday.

Real estate agent fatally shot in Gurugram

Gurugram: Three men have been arrested for bursting firecrackers in a moving car from a box kept on top of its boot at the posh DLF area, during Diwali celebrations on Monday, the police said.
Those arrested have been identified as Nakul (26), Jatin (27) and Krishna (22). The trio was arrested from the Sikenderpur area of Gurugram on Friday.
The police, in connection to the matter, have initiated a probe after a video went viral on Thursday on social media.
The police said that the video was shot on Diwali night (October 24) and uploaded on Instagram.
"The trio has confessed their crime. The video was recorded by Krishna who, in his BMW car, was following the Hyundai Verna car driven by Jatin. Jatin later posted the video on Instagram. Both the cars and one mobile phone used in carrying out the crime have been recovered from their possession. The case is under investigation," Preet Pal Sangwan, ACP (crime) said.
A case under various sections of the IPC was filed at the DLF phase-3 police station.&nbsp;
—IANS

Three men have been arrested for bursting firecrackers in a moving car from a box kept on top of its boot at the posh DLF area, during Diwali celebrations on Monday, the police said.

 Three held for bursting firecrackers in moving car

Faridabad: After inaugurating an NIT Faridabad bus stand equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said the bus stands in the state will be known as bus ports.
 He also announced to name of this bus port, the state's first, designed on public-private partnership (PPP) mode after the name of Dr Mangal Sen, stalwart BJP leader. 
Spread over four acres, the bus port has been constructed at an outlay of Rs 130 crore.  Now new bus ports will be built in Ballabhgarh, Sonipat and Karnal as well as two bus ports in the Gurugram district on the PPP mode.
The Chief Minister said Haryana's transport service is one of the best in the country. The state government is committed to providing safe, secure, economical and reliable transport facilities to commuters. He said the state government is already providing better transportation services to passengers across the state. Various bus stands are being renovated with better infrastructure and with state-of-the-art facilities on similar lines to the airport. Congratulating the residents of NIT Faridabad area, the Chief Minister said in the year 1980 he started his social life in Faridabad. At that time there was a lack of good transport services. Understanding the problem of the common man, he then apprised former Deputy Chief Minister Mangal Sen about the situation of the NIT bus stand and today the dream of renovating this bus stand with state-of-the-art facilities has come true, said the Chief Minister. As a gesture of tribute to him, from today this newly constructed bus port will be known as Dr Mangal Sen bus port, NIT Faridabad, he said.&nbsp;
He said the bus port of Faridabad NIT would be connected through the Integrated Consolidated Command Centre. Along with this, the passengers will be able to avail of facilities like online ticket booking and the current status of the bus. Besides catering to the needs of the people of the nearby villages, this bus port will also benefit the commuters travelling to and from the cities of Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. He said the state transport is effectively fulfilling its responsibility of providing safe travel. In earlier years, when more than 200 accidents were reported because of roadways buses, last year only 79 road accidents were reported. He said along with curbing road accidents, now the profit per kilometre of roadways has increased from Rs 27.5 to Rs 39 per km.&nbsp;
—IANS

After inaugurating an NIT Faridabad bus stand equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said the bus stands in the state will be known as bus ports.

 Haryana bus stands to be known as bus ports

<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Chandigarh: <span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">In a crackdown against people involved in drug trade, Haryana Police have demolished an illegal house built by a drug peddler on panchayat land in Sirsa district.
<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Sharing the information here on Friday, a Haryana Police spokesperson said a joint team of police and civil administration demolished the illegal construction raised by drug peddler Nirmal Singh, a resident of Ganga village in Sirsa, by rolling bulldozers on the premises.
<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Nirmal had built a house on illegally occupying about 200 yards of panchayati land, which was demolished with the help of local administration.
<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">He informed three cases were registered against him in the Sadar Dabwali police station under the NDPS Act, while one case under the Excise Act.
<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Apart, a case under NDPS Act is also registered against him at the Gidderbaha police station of Punjab. Presently, he is lodged in District Jail Sirsa.
<span style="color: rgb(34,34,34);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);font-size: 15px;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">Police are taking stern action against miscreants and drug traffickers and in the last few days several properties acquired through ill-gotten means by such elements have been demolished. Such action on drug peddlers and other miscreants will continue in future also, he added.&nbsp;
—IANS

In a crackdown against people involved in drug trade, Haryana Police have demolished an illegal house built by a drug peddler on panchayat land in Sirsa district.

Illegal house of drug peddler razed in Haryana

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a report that four persons died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning the sewer tank in a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad district.
Notice was issue to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, seeking, within four weeks, a detailed report, which is expected to include the measures that the state government has already taken or is likely to be take to prevent such gross violation of the human rights of poor and underprivileged people, who are susceptible to be employed for this type of manual scavenging or sewage cleaning without any mechanical device by the public/private organizations, the Commission said in a statement.
The authorities have also been directed to inform about the status of the FIR registered in the matter and compensation, if any, given to the next of kin of the deceased persons.
Issuing the notice, the Commission has observed that in spite of specific judgments given by the apex Court and guidelines issued from time to time by different government agencies, sewage cleaning workers are still being exposed to extreme danger and subjected to indignity.
It also issued an advisory on the Protection of Human Rights of the person engaged in the Hazardous Cleaning of the septic tank on September 24, 2021, which was circulated to Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all states and UTs and the Union Ministries of Social Justice and Empowerment, Housing and Urban Affairs and to the Secretary, National Commission for Safai Karmacharis for taking remedial actions.&nbsp;
—IANS

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a report that four persons died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning the sewer tank in a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad district.

 NHRC notice to Haryana Chief Secy, DGP over death of four cleaning hospital sewage tank

Gurugram: Incessant rain continued to lash Gurugram for the third day on Saturday leading to severe waterlogging and disrupting traffic in several areas. Owing to the downpour, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has closed all underpasses and subways for non-motorised transport (NMT), and pedestrians for public use till the rains last. A pedestrian underpass at Rajiv Chowk had witnessed heavy water logging which is yet to be cleared. Meanwhile, the rainfall has resulted in waterlogging on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway, Manesar, Begumpur Khatola and Kherki Daula. The areas affected included Udyog Vihar, Hanuman Chowk, Sector 17/18 Road, Sector 22, Sector 23 exit, Gurugram bus stand, Sanjay Gram road, Sector 12 market, Sector 10 hospital, Sector 10 road, parts of Palam Vihar, Atul Kataria Chowk, Old-Delhi Gurugram Road, Mayfield Garden, Sushant Lok, Parts of Sector-30, Sector-42, Sector-34 and Narsingpur. As per the rainfall data shared by the district administration, the Gururgam tehsil on Saturday till 8.00 am received 54 mm rainfall, Kadipur 46 mm, Harsaru 46 mm, Wazirabad 40 mm, Badshahpur 40 mm, Sohna 111 mm, Manesar 77 mm, Pataudi 152 mm and Farrukkhnagar 98 mm of rain. The traffic police Gurugram also issued an advisory for commuters to avoid any traffic snarl on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway. "Commuters on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway from Delhi-Gurugram to Manesar, Rewari and Jaipur side are requested to follow alternate routes like Golf Course Extension Road, Vatika Chowk and Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) to reach their destination. Similarly, inner-city commuters may follow Rajiv Chowk to Vatika Chowk and the SPR route. This way is free from water logging and they will be able to avoid the slowdown of Traffic at Narsingpur water overflow on the Highway and service lanes. Traffic police will be there to facilitate your easy flow, read the advisory. However, the district administration and GMDA claimed that the rainwater has been flushed out from several locations but the traffic movement on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway and inner roads of the city was severely hit due to rain.&nbsp;
—IANS

Incessant rain continued to lash Gurugram for the third day on Saturday leading to severe waterlogging and disrupting traffic in several areas.

Gurugram: Underpasses, subways closed for NMT amid heavy downpour

Gurugram: The Haryana Special Task Force (STF) Police have arrested the main accused for the murder of a person identified as Sukhbir Chauhan alias Sukhi, who was allegedly killed by his brother-in-law Chaman at the Gurudwara Road in Gurugram. According to the STF officials, the accused was nabbed on Thursday at Badshahpur. During interrogation, the accused disclosed before the STF that the victim Sukhbir had an affair with the former's sister Pushpa and the couple had subsequently married in 2008. Due to this, the accused developed an enmity with Sukhbir. "Chaman was an active member of Vikram aka Papla gang. He along with his aide hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Sukhbir. In this sequence, Chaman and his associate Rahul, Ankur, Deepak and Yogesh aka Seelu fired several times at Sukhbir and killed him," Varun Dahiya, an STF official, said. The police informed that nine cases of serious nature were registered against Chaman in Gurugram, Mahendragarh and Rajasthan. Sukhbir became the Vice President of the Sohna Market Committee in 2009. He was preparing to contest the Councillor election from Zilla Parishad ward-2.
—IANS &nbsp;

The Haryana Special Task Force (STF) Police have arrested the main accused for the murder of a person identified as Sukhbir Chauhan alias Sukhi, who was allegedly killed by his brother-in-law Chaman at the Gurudwara Road in Gurugram.

 Murder accused nabbed in Gurugram's Badshahpur

Gurugram: The incessant spell of light to moderate rain, which continued on the second day on Friday lead to heavy waterlogging in several areas of Gurugram, leading to massive traffic snarls at many places. According to the district administration, Gurugram tehsil recorded 114 mm and Wazirabad tehsil recorded 130 mm of rainfall in two days till 7.30 a.m. Rainwater entered the houses in Sheetla Colony, Palam Vihar, Surat Nagar, Prem Nahar, Sector-14, Chakkarpur village, Natupur, DLF-3, Rajiv Nagar, Sanjay Gram and several other locations. Multiple city roads, including state highways and the Delhi-Jaipur, were submerged in an average of three feet of water. However, the district administration claimed that the rainwater has been flushed out from several locations but the traffic movement on the Delhi-Jaipur was severely hit due to rain. Traffic movement on the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway was majorly hit due to waterlogging. The worst-hit areas are the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) service lane near Hero Honda Chowk, IffCO Chowk, Jharsa Chowk, Sector-31, Narsinghpur, Sohna Road, Basai Chowk, Sohna Chowk, Sector 4-7-9, Hanuman Chowk, Atlas Chowk, Artemis Road, Kanhai Chowk, Golf Course Road, Vatika Chowk, Subhash Chowk, Baghtawar Chowk, Atul Kataria Chowk, Kapashera border, Udyog Vihar, Jocbpura, Sadar Bazar, Mahavir Chowk, Dundahera near Medanta underpass and Jawala Mill. Apart from these areas, Sheetla Mata Road, Sector-12 market Road, Sanjay Gram Road, Old Delhi Road, Palam Vihar Road, Kartepuri Chowk, Sector-4 Road, Udyog Vihar and Signature Tower Chowk were also badly affected by the waterlogging. Both vehicular traffic and pedestrian movement were disrupted due to waterlogging on multiple stretches. Despite the administration's work from home advisory, the traffic was badly affected and the police struggled to keep the vehicles moving. The policemen were seen standing in knee-deep water while struggling to keep the traffic going. People also took to Twitter to post pictures and videos of their areas. The rainwater has not only submerged in the city's main stretches, bus stand and connecting roads but also accumulated on the internal sector roads. The traffic police were quick to issue online alerts via Twitter about severely affected areas and deploy staff to clear the jams. "Heavy rainfall affected the traffic movements in Gurugram, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and other concern departments are on their task to flush out rainwater in the drainage with the help of pumps, fire tenders and other machinery," said a senior administration official.&nbsp;
—IANS

The incessant spell of light to moderate rain, which continued on the second day on Friday lead to heavy waterlogging in several areas of Gurugram, leading to massive traffic snarls at many places.

 Heavy rain affects Gurugram, waterlogging leads to traffic snarls

Gurugram: In view of the heavy rainfall that pounded Gurugram on Thursday and given the forecast of more rainfall on Friday, the District Disaster Management Authority has issued an advisory to private institutions and corporate offices to guide their employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion on roads. Also, all private educational institutions have been advised to close schools/colleges on Friday. "This will also help the civic agencies take up dewatering and repair works expeditiously," read the advisory. Around 105 mm rainfall was recorded in Gurugram and Manesar on Thursday, which caused heavy waterlogging on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway. The commuters on the Expressway near Narsinghpur Chowk faced huge traffic congestion and some people were seen walking in knee-deep water. Pictures and videos of the submerged Expressway and service lane at the Narsinghpur Chowk were widely circulated on social media. The Gurugram traffic police also updated the commuters about the traffic movement through Twitter. The police asked the commuters to consider working from home due to waterlogging and the traffic congestion. Apart from this, major traffic congestion was reported from Narsinghpur Chowk towards Rajiv Chowk on the Expressway during late night hours. Vehicles were in queue for several kilometres due to waterlogging at different points on the Expressway. There was bumper-to-bumper traffic due to waterlogging which led to traffic snarls on the Expressway and connecting roads. "Senior police officials along with the traffic police are present in the rain-affected areas to ensure smooth traffic movement. We are also urging people not to step out unnecessarily," Virender Singh Sangwan, DCP (Traffic), said. The worst-affected stretches were Hanuman Chowk, Sector-18, Narsinghpur, Jharsa Crossing, Sarhaul mode, Sector 29, Sector 44, Sector 38, Sector 50, Rajeev Chowk, Mahaveer Chowk, Sheetla Mata Road, Civil Lines, Golf Course Extension Road, Vatika Chowk and Dwarka Expressway.
—IANS &nbsp;

In view of the heavy rainfall that pounded Gurugram on Thursday and given the forecast of more rainfall on Friday, the District Disaster Management Authority has issued an advisory to private institutions and corporate offices to guide their employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion on roads.

 Amid incessant rains, Gurugram issues WFH advisory to private firms; schools shut on Friday

Gurugram: BJP leader and Tiktok star Sonali Phogat was named as her Personal Assistance Sudhir Sangwan’s wife in rent documents of an apartment here, according to sources.&nbsp;
Sangwan was often seen in the ‘Gurgaon Greens’ society located in Sector 102 of Gurugram, they said.&nbsp;
Before leaving for Goa, Phogat and Sangwan had parked their TATA safari vehicle in the society and took a taxi to the airport.
According to sources, Sangwan had taken flat number 901 on rent in Gurgaon Greens about three months ago. For this, police verification was also done. When Sudhir Sangwan had taken this flat on rent, he had mentioned Phogat as his wife in documents.
This flat on rent in Gurgaon Greens was in the name of Krishnakant Tiwari.
A member of the Gurgaon Greens society requesting anonymity said, though he never met Sonali in society, he occasionally met Sudhir Sangwan. Since the two lived like common tenants, most of the people did not even know about her.
It’s only after her death that people came to know that she used to live in the society, he said.
Meanwhile, a lawyer close to Sonali Phogat told IANS that Sangwan had recently visited the Hisar tehsil office in connection with Sonali Phogat and her widowed sister’s property-related work.
“Sonali recently went abroad for 15 days and Sudhir was taking care of her locker, where her properly related documents and house keys were kept. We suspect that some economic reason must be a motive behind her sudden death, the lawyer claimed.
However, the lawyer denied any information about Sudhir Sangwan and Sonali residing in Gurugram’s society as husband and wife.
—IANS

BJP leader and Tiktok star Sonali Phogat was named as her Personal Assistance Sudhir Sangwan’s wife in rent documents of an apartment here, according to sources. 

 Sonali Phogat Death: Phogat was named PA's wife in rent documents, say sources

Gurugram: Four students were killed and another was seriously injured after their car collided with a bus in front of a petrol pump in Khetawas village on the Gurugram-Farrukhnagar road on Monday, police said.
The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the petrol pump.&nbsp;
The victims were identified as Paras, Abhishek, Jaswant and Abeen, residents of Faridabad, Mathura and Agra, all aged between 22 and 24.
The injured is yet to be identified.
According to the police, the accident took place when the victims on board the Maruti Baleno car were returning to Faridabad after attending a birthday party in Farrukhnagar, 22 km from the city.&nbsp;
"When the driver took a U-turn in front of the petrol pump, a bus coming from the opposite direction hit the vehicle from the rear side. All four victims reportedly were declared dead in the hospital," Jitender Kumar, SHO, Farrukhnagar police station, said.
The bus was carrying Maruti company staff and was heading towards Gurugram from Farrukhnagar.
The bus driver fled, the police said.&nbsp;
—IANS

Four students were killed and another was seriously injured after their car collided with a bus in front of a petrol pump in Khetawas village on the Gurugram-Farrukhnagar road on Monday, police said.

 Gurugram: 4 students killed in car-bus collision

Gurugram: An excise inspector in Haryana has been shifted to the department headquarters in Panchkula after an audio message surfaced in which he is allegedly heard telling a liquor store employee to send free scotch whiskey bottles for the deputy chief minister’s function.&nbsp;
Punitive action was initiated against the inspector when the liquor shop owner Vikram Yadav filed a complaint with the CM Window, the Home Minister and other senior officials.
The excise official was identified as Sandeep Lohan. District Excise and Taxation Commissioner (DETC) Ravinder Singh confirmed his transfer and said an inquiry had been assigned to Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner Vijay Kumar into the matter.
“The inspector has been shifted to the headquarters. Further probe into the matter is underway,” Singh said.
The complainant Vikram Yadav said that he owns a liquor shop near Bakhtawar Chowk in Sector 47 in Gurugram.
On August 14, Lohan rang up the liquor vend salesman and demanded six bottles of 15-year-old ‘Glenfiddich’ whiskey worth Rs Rs 5,500 each bottle to be delivered at a hotel as the minister was hosting a programme there.
“When the salesman refused to provide the liquor, Lohan reached the liquor vend on August 15 around 6.30 p.m. which was not his jurisdiction and sealed the shop by alleging that the shop was illegally opened on August 15 which was observed as a dry day,” Yadav told IANS.
Yadav, however, said as per the excise policy liquor vends can be opened after 5 p.m. on August 15 and the shop was opened at the permitted time.
“The inspector earlier had also misbehaved with the liquor vend employees and used to get liquor without paying anything. We will soon file a complaint against Lohan at the state vigilance department,” Yadav said.&nbsp;
—IANS

An excise inspector in Haryana has been shifted to the department headquarters in Panchkula after an audio message surfaced in which he is allegedly heard telling a liquor store employee to send free scotch whiskey bottles for the deputy chief minister’s function. 

 Gurugram: Excise official transferred for 'demanding' scotch for minister's function

Gurugram: Gurugram police have arrested four people, including two women, for allegedly operating a sex racket from a spa centre here.
The arrested, which also includes the spa centre's owner Bhagat Singh and manager Yogesh, have been booked under different sections of the Immoral Trafficking Act and an FIR has been registered at the Sector 50 police station.
According to the police, the spa is located in the Ocus Quantum Mall in Sector 51.
The women were arrested for prostitution. While one is a resident of Chhattisgarh, the other is from Mathura.
In the preliminary inquiry, it was revealed that the owner and manager had pushed both women into prostitution and used to charge Rs 2,000 per customer.
All the accused were produced in the court which sent them to judicial custody in Bhondsi jail.
"Further investigation in the matter is underway we are collecting more information about the involvement of any other person," said Subhash Boken, spokesperson of the Gurugram Police.&nbsp;
—IANS

Gurugram police have arrested four people, including two women, for allegedly operating a sex racket from a spa centre here. The arrested, which also includes the spa centre's owner Bhagat Singh and manager Yogesh, have been booked under different sections of the Immoral Trafficking Act and an FIR has been registered at the Sector 50 police station.

 Sex racket busted after cops raid Gurugram spa centre, 4 arrested

Gurugram police have arrested four people, including two women, for allegedly operating a sex racket from a spa centre here.
The arrested, which also includes the spa centre's owner Bhagat Singh and manager Yogesh, have been booked under different sections of the Immoral Trafficking Act and an FIR has been registered at the Sector 50 police station.

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