Ghaziabad

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42 illegal metal melting units demolished in Ghaziabad

11:57 pm October 17, 2020

Ghaziabad: Forty-two illegal metal melting units in Ghaziabad‘s Loni have been demolished by authorities for causing air pollution, an official said on Saturday. District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI that action was initiated upon directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). To contain air pollution, the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented […]

Man commits suicide in UP after losing job

5:47 pm October 17, 2020

Aligarh (UP): A 22-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh after he lost his job in a private firm amid the coronavirus pandemic, police said on Saturday. Vijnesh Yadav of Labheda village in the Dadon police station area returned home a few days ago after he lost his […]

Over 1,200 people without masks fined in Noida, Greater Noida

Ghaziabad Police launches ‘Operation Awara’; 238 ‘vagabonds’ held

11:33 pm October 15, 2020

Ghaziabad: To put a curb on crimes like chain-snatching and mobile phone theft, the Ghaziabad Police has launched “Operation Awara”, under which suspicious “vagabonds” are being arrested, an official said on Thursday. Police have nabbed 238 suspects so far under \Rsection 151 (arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offences) of the Criminal Procedure Code […]

Smoky haze shrouds Delhi-NCR; air quality enters ‘very poor’ zone

10:51 am October 15, 2020

New Delhi: A layer of smoky haze lingered over Delhi-NCR on Thursday with air quality in the region hitting ‘very poor’ levels, even as stricter anti-air pollution measures, including a ban on electricity generators, came into force under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). NASA’s satellite imagery showed a large cluster of farm fires near […]

UP: Two held after gunfight with cops in Greater Noida

6:46 pm October 11, 2020

Noida (UP): Two alleged criminals were held after a gunfight with police in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida early on Sunday, according to officials. Both the accused, who were on a motorcycle, got hit on their legs during the gunfight that broke out around 1 am in the Jarcha police station area, the officials said. The […]