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High-security prison coming up in Narela, to open in 2026

NEW DELHI, March 27 -- The public works department (PWD) is in the initial stages of setting up Delhi's first high-security prison (HSP) at Tikri Khurd village, Narela, and aims to complete it by 2026... Read More


Man gets life in jail for killing cousin

Ghaziabad, March 27 -- A Ghaziabad court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for impregnating his 19-year-old cousin and later murdering her with the help of his friends in Hapur in Februa... Read More


Gzb man who set Covid centre on fire gets four years in prison

Ghaziabad, March 27 -- A Ghaziabad court has sentenced a 29-year-old man to four years' imprisonment for damaging, setting afire and escaping a Level 1 quarantine centre in Modinagar's Niwari during t... Read More


Huge discounts fuel liquor rush in Noida ahead of licence expiry

NOIDA, March 27 -- Liquor stores across Gautam Budh Nagar have been witnessing heavy crowds for the second consecutive day as vendors offered steep discounts to clear their stock before their licences... Read More


contractor blacklisted for shoddy work

NOIDA, March 27 -- The Noida authority has blacklisted a contractor and imposed a Rs.10 lakh fine for allegedly carrying out substandard work on a drain-covering project in Sector 15, officials said. ... Read More


surprise checks at luksar jail to assess security

GREATER NOIDA, March 27 -- Gautam Budh Nagar's district judge Avneesh Saxena, district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, and joint commissioner Shivhari Meena conducted a surprise inspection of the Luksa... Read More


Centre urges Delhi to cut jet fuel VAT, cites Noida airport's rates

New Delhi, March 26 -- The Union government has urged the Delhi government to slash the value added tax (VAT) on jet fuel from 25% to 4%, citing lower levies in 25 other states, including Uttar Prades... Read More


Rape charge on Jamia professor over breach of vow to marry

NEW DELHI, March 26 -- A 36-year-old assistant professor with the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 31-year-old colleague on the pretext of marriag... Read More


Apollo under SC lens over lease deal

New Delhi, March 26 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an inspection of Apollo hospital to scrutinise its records and to ascertain whether it has been providing free treatment and hospital beds t... Read More


Speeding taxi crushes food delivery rider in Hauz Khas

New Delhi, March 25 -- A 30-year-old man was killed after a speeding car rammed his two-wheeler in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area early Monday. Police said the car was being driven recklessly by a 20-ye... Read More