Noida: At least 69 people were affected by a gas leak at a washing machine factory of the multinational, Samsung, in Noida Phase II for nearly three hours on Tuesday before they were taken to the hospital. Though most of them were stable by the end of the day and are expected to be discharged by Wednesday morning, around 15 workers were said to be serious.
In what could add to her woes, the Supreme Court Monday asked UP Chief Minister Mayawati to explain how land owned by her and her kin was exempted from acquisition by the state while land owned by a villager in the same area was being acquired.
To facilitate the Rs 334 crore UP link road project between NH-24 and Noida border, another round of deforestation is on the anvil. A total of about 700 trees will be cut down as part of this drive.
New Delhi: If all goes well, residents of Noida can expect Metro to reach their doorstep before the trade fair starts next month. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning to start trial runs next week and the line will be opened if the Commissioner of Railway Safety gives the mandatory certificate.
New Delhi: In a move that will make travel between Delhi and national capital region cities like Noida and Ghaziabad a lot simpler and cheaper, taxis and radio cabs plying between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will not be required to pay any tax at the border from Wednesday.
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the Noida Authority officials are planning to clean up the streets and drains to give a completely fresh look to foreign visitors.
Greater Noida: Illegal tannery units are polluting water in the Surajpur Industrial Area of Greater Noida.
The tannery shops are violating all laws while removing the skin of dead animals. After peeling off the skin, the carcasses of animals are dumped in ditches or sprinkled with acid and buried. This is polluting the ground water in the area.
Thousands of farmers gheraoed the G.B. Nagar Collectorate in Greater Noida where, among others, president of Bharatiya Kisan Union, Chaudhary Mohinder Singh Tikait addressed them on Monday.
The farmers said they would not part with their land till a new law was enacted. Their demands included repeal of 1984-land acquisition act. Landless labourers should also be given 120 sq mt plots each.
