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$inline_imageHUDA has decided to pay Rs 2.35 crore per acre as compensation to the oustees of Fazilpur-Jharsa village, as the dispute with the villagers has brought the work on the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) and laying of water pipelines to a halt. $excerpt:n Source: ToI HUDA tries to cross SPR hurdle with higher relief

$inline_imageSix people, including two women and two children, were killed and eight critically injured when a truck and an autorickshaw collided on Gurgaon-Jhajjar road, 2km from Sultanpur national park. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Two kids among 6 killed in accident

$inline_imageThe NGT, in its first hearing of a petition filed by city-based environmentalist Vivek Kamboj and Amit Chaudhery on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari on Wednesday, ordered the municipal corporations of Gurgaon and Faridabad to ensure proper dumping of waste, maintenance and collection of already dumped waste while ensuring that it does not contaminate the groundwater at Bandhwari. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Aravali pollution: NGT asks govt to reply by Nov 23

$inline_imageAt a time when people in the city are being encouraged to leave their cars behind, nearly 35,000 workers have no option but to walk or cycle on unsafe roads with no facilities for pedestrians or cyclists, highlighting the need for better infrastructure to make an initiative like Car-Free Day successful. $excerpt:n Source: ToI They don't drive cars, but have been left in lurch

$inline_imageThe Car-Free Day initiative regained some of the steam it had lost after some more corporates declared on Monday they will join the movement. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon: Startups jump on Car-Free Day bandwagon

$inline_imageLike many a small town or city in India in the recent past, Gurgaon has expanded.Not all of this growth, though, has been planned, and this has put a lot of strain on the city’s green lungs. $excerpt:n Source: ToI People nurture this green lung that helps Gurgaon breathe

$inline_imageWith Diwali just days away, a group of pulmonologists has scheduled a free camp for senior government officers to conduct lung function tests on them and make them aware of the importance of respiratory health. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Camp for babus to raise respiratory health awareness

$inline_imageA man from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh was killed on Thursday night allegedly following a dispute over alcohol consumption. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon youth killed following a dispute over alcohol

$inline_imageIn an era when pollution has become one of the biggest public health concerns, conventional burning of Ravana effigies defeats the very purpose of Dussehra – a festival marking triumph of good over evil. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Eco-friendly festivities trump pollution evil

$inline_imageEvery year, around this time of the year, Raju Khan leaves his hometown, Aligarh, and travels to some city, where he and his men get busy for a month or so. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Muslim artisans camp in city to create effigies of Ravana

$inline_imageA month back, Gurgaon Police launched Car-Free Day, an initiative to decongest the city and improve its air quality. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Car-Free Day becoming a movement for cycling

$inline_imageDoctors and staff of the Aryan Hospital in Sector 5 alleged they were assaulted twice on Monday, after two patients died in the hospital. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Relatives of two patients assault private hospital doctors

$inline_imageDoctors and hospital staff was allegedly assaulted after death of a one-and-half-year old child at a private hospital in Sector 5. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Doctors assaulted after child's death in Gurgaon hospital

$inline_imageThere seems to be some relief in sight for the busy HUDA City Centre intersection.Authorities are mulling building an underpass here. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Underpasses, flyovers to ease City Centre, Sohna Road mess

$inline_imageSix Nepalese men were on Friday arrested for sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman in a guesthouse, where she had gone to celebrate her birthday. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Six Nepalese men held for raping woman in Gurgaon guesthouse

$inline_imageWith HUDA not willing to transfer assets along with its sectors for maintenance, the MCG has decided to take up the issue with the state chief secretary to find a solution. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Sector transfer stuck, MCG to meet chief secy

$inline_imageA 28-year-old labourer was found dead in a building under construction in New Palam Vihar on Tuesday.Cops reached the area after around 250 labourers gathered around the building when the body was found. $excerpt:n Source: ToI 28-yr-old labourer found hanging in Palam Vihar

$inline_image $excerpt:n Source: ToI Admin upset with cops over concert chaos

$inline_imageThe district administration’s initiative to keep lakes in Gurgaon clean by restricting immersion of idols in them seems to have gone for a toss. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Damdama lake in Gurgaon feels pollution pinch

$inline_imageAfter the launch of an app-based two-wheeler taxi service in Mumbai, and reports of Ola entering the segment, the regional transport authority in Gurgaon is planning to launch ‘motorcycle taxis’. $excerpt:n Source: ToI 'Bike taxis' at two Metro stations soon

$inline_imageIt was not just crime, but gangster Sandeep Gadoli took a keen interest in politics as well – so much so that he appointed “poll observers” to monitor voting at a number of polling booths during the last assembly election and had close links with a youth BJP leader. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gadoli appointed poll observers in last assembly polls, reveals diary

$inline_imageThe postal department will start same day parcel delivery service within city limits from October 15. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Same-day parcel delivery within city from Oct 15

$inline_imageAccording to a recent Assocham study, Gurgaon has been successful in achieving the live investments of Rs 3.5 lakh crore for almost 70 per cent of total investments worth Rs 5 lakh crore attracted by Haryana in the live projects till the last fiscal. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon garners tax collection 200 times in 2 decades: Assocham

$inline_imageA group of doctors in the city have initiated a social media campaign asking people to support patients with mental illness by sporting selfie with semi-colons and exclamation marks on their wrists. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon doctors initiate social media camp for mentally ill patients

$inline_imageOn a Tuesday when the city should ideally be celebrating a day without cars roads clogged with traffic made for disheartening scenes. $excerpt:n Source: ToI In Gurgaon, it's just another day, full of jams

$inline_imagePolice received yet another hoax call regarding a bomb in Sector 14 on Monday evening.The caller said the bomb was inside an unclaimed bag. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Police receive another bomb hoax in Sector 14

$inline_imageThe absence of social media pages of Gurgaon police has left commuters confused about the third Car-Free Day.There is no information available online about the routes and transport arrangements for this Tuesday. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Residents confused by social media silence

$inline_imageDriver of an MCG councillor was shot dead in the wee hours of Sunday. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Driver of Gurgaon councilor shot dead

$inline_imageEminent cardiac surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan share with TOI his ‘ancient’ Gurgaon connection and reveals why he chose to set up his flagship health care institute, Medanta, in the city $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon is the only Indian city made by Indians

$inline_imageDelhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS) has submitted designs for improvement of road signage on three major roads in Gurgaon, as part of the first phase of a city-wide project estimated to cost Rs 40 crore. $excerpt:n Source: ToI No more driving blind, signage for 3 busiest roads

$inline_imageThe All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), a union body of transporter which represents 93 lakh truckers and 50 lakh bus operators across the country has called the strike to press for their demand that toll should be collected only once a year. $excerpt:n Source: ToI No movement of trucks on NH8 due to AIMTC strike

$inline_imagePolice commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk and joint commissioner Bharti Arora went public with their charges against each other on Tuesday as the gloves came off in the slanging match between the two on a rape investigation. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Bharti demands CBI probe, Virk says charges motivated

$inline_imageA full-blown war has broken out in Gurgaon police, with the joint commissioner of police and the police commissioner making serious charges against one another and complaining to the state director general of police. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Top Gurgaon cops at war over ‘rape’ case

$inline_imageAs many as 90% of young heart attack victims are people who do not sleep well, a study conducted by a Gurgaon-based private hospital has revealed. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Study: 90% young heart patients have sleep issues

$inline_imagePolice recovered the body of a seven-month-old girl abandoned near pillar number 25 of Rapid Metro. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Body of 7-month-old girl found

$inline_imageWhen Sashank’s car collided with a truck recently on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, he was saved in time by the Gurgaon Police. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Road safety app comes to Gurgaon tomorrow

$inline_imageA gang of four was arrested on Thursday for allegedly duping an Ambedkar nagar resident of Rs 46,000, after fraudulently acquiring his credit card details. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Four held for Rs 46k credit card fraud

$inline_imageA grouse against most festivals is that they’re not accessible to the common man.Now, here’s something that attempts to take the finest photography out of museums and galleries and into open spaces. $excerpt:n Source: ToI A photography fest that's open to all

$inline_image10,000 fewer cars, pollution levels drop 21% $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon shows the way: Car-free Tuesdays to control manic traffic

$inline_imageAlong with hundreds of cities and towns in Europe, Gurgaon too will celebrate its first Car Free Day today – a day which will decide the fate of every other Tuesday. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon votes today: Abki Baar, no car!

$inline_imageA 22-year-old businessman was shot near highway on Saturday night. The victim sustained two bullet injuries and died on the spot. An FIR has been registered at Civil Lines police station. $excerpt:n Source: ToI 22-yr-old businessman shot in Sec 15

$inline_imageAam Aadmi Party workers hit the streets on Saturday to demand the resignation of Gurgaon’s BJP MLA Umesh Aggarwal, who has been booked in a rape case by a Delhi court. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Why is CM quiet on rape charge against MLA: AAP

$inline_imageThey are the movers and shakers of Gurgaon, men and women who add that extrazing to the city. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon can define what India will be in 50 years

$inline_imageIn what may send jitters among some politicians in Haryana and major private builders, CBI has launched probe into acquisition of 400 acre of farmers’ land near Gurgaon and handing them over to developers at throwaway prices. $excerpt:n Source: ToI CBI investigates 400 acre land ‘scam’ in Gurgaon

Sound and Light Show – Old Fort, New Delhi – Ishq-e-Dilli; Son et lumière at Old Fort Sound and Light Show at Old Fort, New Delhi is aptly called Ishq-e-Dilli or for the Love of Delhi. This sound and light show at Old Fort is a stirring and highly visual event that runs daily in the evenings. This one-hour show begins with the illumination of the South Gate or Humayun Gate. It narrates the glorious and tumultuous history of the “ 7 Cities of Delhi ” and her suitors. Purana Qila is the venue for the sound and light show. Its environs once flourished as the “ Sixth City of Delhi “. Purana Qila stands perhaps on the same location as of Indraprastha , believed to be the capital of the Pandavas. This also leads some to believe that the Old Fort was the “ First City of Delhi “. A paradox that encompasses the Immortal Delhi. Delhi was loved, cared for, plundered and abandoned through its years of being. The rhapsody of unique ambience, special lighting effects and the intense narrative makes