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Green Diwali promise fades in cracker smoke

India, Oct. 20 -- It was supposed to be a "green" Diwali in Gurugram, the kind with NEERI-certified crackers, two-hour bursting windows, and promises of clean celebration. Instead, the Gadoli cracker ... Read More


Gurugram DC urges locals to shun firecrackers, celebrate 'Green Diwali'

India, Oct. 20 -- District deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar on Sunday extended Diwali greetings to residents and urged them to celebrate the festival in an eco-friendly and pollution-free manner by avoi... Read More


'Lax checks, banned crackers' spark chaos at Gadoli market

Gurugram, Oct. 19 -- Serpentine snarls, with vehicles running bumper to bumper for around two kilometres, marred the roads leading to the Gadoli cracker market on Saturday, as the sale of green firecr... Read More


Chaos, illegal sales mar opening of Gadoli cracker market in Gurugram

India, Oct. 19 -- Serpentine snarls, with vehicles running bumper to bumper for around two kilometres, marred the roads leading to the Gadoli cracker market on Saturday, as the sale of green firecrack... Read More


Green crackers allowed in Gurugram from Oct 18 to 20; admin to penalise violations of SC rules

India, Oct. 17 -- The Gurugram district administration has allowed the sale and use of only NEERI-certified green crackers during Diwali, between October 18 and 20, under strict directions issued by t... Read More


Admin: Will penalise violations of SC rules

Gurugram, Oct. 17 -- Any violation of directions issued by the Supreme Court of India for sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) will result in punitive action under the Bharatiya N... Read More


Contractor fined for poor Malibu Town road work

Gurugram, Oct. 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has imposed a penalty of Rs.57.5 lakh on Deswal Construction Company for substandard road work and delays in the Rs.5.75 crore recarpet... Read More


MCG fines contractor rRs.r57.5L for poor Malibu Town road work, warns of blacklist

India, Oct. 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has imposed a penalty of Rs.57.5 lakh on Deswal Construction Company for substandard road work and delays in the Rs.5.75 crore recarpeting... Read More


Reporter's diary: When Gurugram danced to the beat of Durga puja

India, Oct. 13 -- Festivals, they say, have the power to turn strangers into family, and nowhere does that feel truer than during Durga Puja in Gurugram. Over the years, this city of migrants has tran... Read More


Haryana Congress slams BJP for 'diluting' RTI, BJP calls charge baseless

India, Oct. 13 -- Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Rao Narendra Singh on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of systematically weakening the Right to Informat... Read More