Author: Sharad Natani
A wave of unverified child-lifting rumours has gripped several village pockets of Noida, forcing parents to drastically alter their daily routines. From quitting jobs to changing work shifts, families say fear — not facts — is dictating their decisions. In Sarfabad village, Guddi, a domestic worker, has resigned from two cooking jobs so she can return home before her six-year-old son walks back from school. “Once children leave the school gate, the school authorities say they are not responsible. That scared many of us. We can’t take chances,” she said. Her story reflects a growing anxiety spreading across villages in…
Noida witnessed a series of significant developments on Sunday, ranging from intensified patrols against illegal mining along the Yamuna to renewed scrutiny of large infrastructure projects and rising tensions over waste management facilities. Authorities said coordinated action is underway to address environmental, civic, and administrative concerns across the city. Yamuna River Under Watch: Illegal Mining Patrols Intensified In a major environmental push, district authorities have stepped up surveillance along the Yamuna riverbank to curb illegal sand mining. Officials confirmed that special patrol teams, comprising local administration, police, and irrigation department personnel, are conducting round-the-clock monitoring. Illegal mining has long been…
A heartbreaking incident in Greater Noida has once again brought civic negligence under scrutiny after a three-year-old child drowned in a water-filled pit in Dalelgarh village. The tragic death comes barely a month after a software engineer lost his life in a similar accident in Noida, intensifying questions about administrative accountability and public safety. According to reports, the child, identified as Devansh, had come to the village with his family to attend a religious ceremony. On the afternoon of the incident, he was playing near his relatives’ house when he accidentally slipped and fell into a nearby pit approximately 6…
Construction work on a vital 2.5km section of the new Gurugram Metro corridor has come to a halt due to delays in right of way (RoW) clearance and shifting of essential utilities. The affected stretch lies between Umang Bhardwaj Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk and forms a critical part of Phase 1 of the 15.3km metro corridor connecting Millennium City Centre to Sector 9. While construction activities such as pile cap work and foundational developments are progressing in other parts of the corridor, this particular segment has emerged as a bottleneck due to multiple inter-agency dependencies. Power Poles, Pipelines and…
Gurgaon’s District Town Planning (DTCP) department has intensified its crackdown on unauthorised colonies and illegal constructions, demolishing multiple foundation-level structures across Sadhrana, Bohra Kalan, Jamalpur and Sector 89 in a coordinated enforcement drive. The action, carried out on February 11 and 13, targeted damp-proof course (DPC) foundations, boundary walls and internal road networks — a strategic move aimed at halting illegal plotting before permanent structures take shape. Early-Stage Demolitions to Prevent Illegal Plot Sales In village Sadhrana, enforcement teams demolished three foundations in one unauthorised colony and 13 in another. Internal earthen roads were also removed to prevent further development…
Gurgaon is set to witness a major infrastructure upgrade as authorities move ahead with plans for a double-decker corridor that will carry both a metro line and an elevated road on the same stretch. Officials said the proposed model will be implemented between Jwala Mill T-point — where Major Sushil Aima Road ends — and Dundahera. The move comes after the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) planned an elevated road along Old Delhi-Gurugram Road from Atul Kataria Road to Dundahera. Why the Double-Decker Model? According to Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) officials, the metro alignment on Old Delhi Road was…