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23 days on, sanitation workers’ strike continues in Gurugram

Gurugram continued to see mounting piles of uncollected garbage on Friday as the sanitation workers’ strike entered its 23rd day

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Truck falls into stormwater drain after slab gives way on Pataudi Road in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: A truck carrying plywood plunged into a stormwater drain on Pataudi Road on Friday morning after a slab collapsed.

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TCS techie on way home dies after reversing JCB rams his bike in Gurgaon

GURGAON: A 27-year-old systems engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tushar Kumar, was killed late Thursday night after a reversing earthmover engaged in road work rammed into his motorcycle near Moulsari Avenue Rapid Metro station.

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Nepal flash floods: Gurgaon launches helpline to help families trace missing residents

GURGAON: The district administration has opened a helpline for families and friends in Gurgaon trying to locate residents who may have gone missing or become uncontactable in the devastating flash floods in Nepal.

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Hot & humid days ahead, rain unlikely before Sept 1

Gurgaon: The city remained hot and humid on Saturday despite a slight dip in temperatures. Dry conditions are likely to continue for the next two days, followed by light rain at some places, including the city, from Sept 1.

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HC scrutiny fails to clear Gurgaon’s mounting garbage mess

GURGAON: More than a year after a Punjab and Haryana high court-appointed panel flagged Gurgaon's sanitation crisis and said MCG was in denial about the situation, the city continues to struggle with the same problem: garbage piling up in public spaces, markets and residential areas.

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Empty roads but costly rides on Rakhi: Commuters hit by surge in festive fares in Gurgaon | Gurgaon News - The Times of India

Raksha Bandhan commute in Gurgaon: empty roads but app cab fares doubled and e-rickshaw prices rose as office shuttles stopped, leaving workers few options.

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Dry spell brings dust clouds back to key roads in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Rain-free days have brought back a familiar problem on city roads: dust.

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No water, power connections, no club: Why Gurgaon’s ‘finished’ societies have a problem

Several housing societies in Gurgaon have received Occupancy Certificates (OCs), which is meant to signify that a building is fit to be occupied. But the ground reality is vastly different.

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Gurgaon keeps flooding. Can an underground fix solve the problem?

Two interventions fixes have been pitched — high-capacity rainwater injection wells and underground storage reservoirs. Here's the plan

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TCS engineer killed in Gurgaon: ‘He would call his mother every day’, says family

The 27-year-old system engineer was returning from work late Thursday when an earthmover’s rear bucket swung into his path on Moulsari Avenue in DLF Phase 3, killing him

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8-year-old boy crushed to death by road roller at Gurgaon cricket academy

GURGAON: An eight-year-old boy was crushed to death under a road roller at a cricket academy in Kakrola in IMT Manesar on Friday after he and three other children climbed onto the unattended machine and one of them accidentally switched it on.

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First U-girder to lay Gurgaon metro tracks placed near Cyber Park

Gurgaon: The elevated structure of the Gurgaon Metro project began taking shape late on Friday night with the lifting and placement of its first 160-tonne U-girder near Cyber Park. The large precast girders will form the elevated structure on which the metro tracks will eventually be laid.

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Man dies after tree falls on his bike in Sector 102

Gurgaon: A 22-year-old man died after a tree fell on his moving bike near Satya The Hive Mall in Sector 102 on Saturday morning.

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Toxic fumes from plastic waste burning choke narrow lanes of Sadar market in Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Open burning of plastic and other non-biodegradable waste in the narrow lanes of Sadar market has turned into a major safety hazard for shopkeepers and visitors. Thick smoke from waste burning, allegedly by shopkeepers, spreads through the congested commercial area, with the practice...

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Monsoon exposes crumbling roads, poor upkeep in Gurugram markets

Residents of Sectors 10, 14, 22A, 23 and 46 say markets face poor sanitation and encroachment as MCG plans revamp work. | Latest News Delhi

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Gurugram: Man left with 13 facial stitches after road rage revenge attack; 4 held

The victim suffered fractures to his nose, skull and eye socket and required 13 stitches after police said he was attacked at a garage.

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Haryana signs MoU for 2,000-tonne-a-day waste-to-energy plant in Gurugram

The four facilities in Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala will together process 5,000 tonnes of waste daily and generate at least 50 MW.

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