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Rs 5,000 fine on vehicles not having high-security number plate in Noida

Starting Friday, private vehicles registered in Noida and Gautam Buddh Nagar but not having a high-security registration plate (HSRP) will be penalised Rs 5,000 as per law, police said on Thursday. According to officials, the HSRP was introduced by the central government and vide a notification in December 2018 made mandatory on commercial and non-commercial vehicles manufactured or registered after April 1, 2019. A deadline was also set for the implementation of the HSRP, ending on February 15, 2023, they said. The time period provided for installing high-security registration plates on vehicles was February 15 and it has ended now. Accordingly, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Traffic police and the local police at thana levels will start a campaign to take action against vehicles not having HSRP, holding them liable for faulty number plates, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Yadav said. The challan amount in such cases will be Rs 5,000. Hence, it is my request to everyone to ..

Over 13,000 families to relocate in phase II development of Noida airport

Around 18,500 families will be affected by the second phase development of the Noida International Airport and over 13,000 of them will have to be relocated, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh said on Wednesday. The MLA said heeding to the demand of villagers, it has been decided that the families which need to relocate will now have two options for resettlement - near Faleda Cut and at Modelpur, both near the airport. "The farmers have the choice to choose either resettlement and rehabilitation location as per their convenience," he said at a press conference along with Jewar Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Abhay Singh. "Around 120 hectare land is available at Faleda Cut, close to the upcoming Film City, and 60 hectare at Modelpur, which is located near Jewar town on the Khurja road," the BJP MLA said. About 1,365 hectare of land for the second phase development of the airport is being acquired from six villages - Dayanatpur, Karauli Bangar, Mudrah, Beerampur, Kuraib and Ranhera. "Around

House rent across major cities in India to keep rising in 2023: Anarock

The biggest jump in the house rent was seen in Noida Sector 150 where the monthly rent for a 1,000 sq ft flat jumped 23 per cent from Rs 15,500/month in 2019 to Rs 19,000/month

Noida emerges as UP's most favoured investment destination at GIS

Noida has emerged as the most favoured investment destination of Uttar Pradesh in the three-day Global Investors Summit, 2023 being held in Lucknow

Noida gets investment intents worth Rs 5.86 trn ahead of investor summit

Gautam Buddh Nagar, which includes industrial cities of Noida and Greater Noida, has received investment proposals worth Rs 5.86 lakh crore since the announcement of Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit in November 2022, according to district officials. The UP Global Investors Summit is scheduled from February 10 in Lucknow and the state government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has set a target of Rs 17 lakh crore investments through the ambitious drive. In the run-up to the GIS, Adityanath had also instructed state officials to hold investment summits at district-level in each of the 75 districts of the state, while road shows are being held in other states and foreign countries as well to attract investments. "The district-level investor summit in Gautam Buddh Nagar was held on January 20 during which investment proposals worth Rs 11,502 crore from around 250 investors were received," Deputy Commissioner (Industries) Gautam Buddh Nagar Anil Kumar said. "So far in Gauta

Noida investor summit attracts investment proposals worth Rs 11,500 crore

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Friday received investment proposals of about Rs 11,500 crore from around 50 investors at the district-level investors' summit, officials said here. Around 250 investors participated in the summit held at the Indira Kala Kendra in Sector 6 here in presence of UP MSME minister Rakesh Sachan, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh, District Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj, Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh, among others. "We got investment intents worth Rs 11,502 crore from 50 investors during the Gautam Buddh Nagar investors' summit today, Deputy Commissioner (Industries) Anil Kumar told PTI. According to officials, three investors were even allotted land by the Noida Authority on Friday itself. Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for a Global Investors' Summit (GIS) which is scheduled to be held in Lucknow in February. Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath has exhorted all officials to hold district-level investors' summit in their areas to attract investments into the state.

Powermen oppose Adani Power's bid for licence in Noida, Greater Noida

All power engineers federation (AIPEF) on Wednesday said it will oppose any government's move in Uttar Pradesh to issue electricity distribution license to private companies in Noida and Greater Noida. In a statement, AIPEF Chairman Shailendra Dubey said, "Adani Power's company Adani Jewar Electrical Company Limited has recently applied to the Electricity Regulatory Commission of Uttar Pradesh for obtaining a parallel license for the distribution of electricity in Noida and Greater Noida". AIPEF members will strongly oppose if an attempt is made to give an electricity distribution license to any private company in Noida and Greater Noida or any other place under the jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), he added. Recently, unions of three state-owned power companies in Maharashtra went on a 72-hour strike in protest against a similar move of the government there, Dubey said, adding Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the ...

Rs 3.25 lakh bid for renting kiosk with base price of Rs 27,000 in Noida

The kiosks built in Sector 18 of Noida were auctioned online where the maximum bid for the rent of one of the kiosks went up to Rs 3.25 lakh per month, which surprised the Noida authorities

Auto Expo 2023: MG reveals Hector facelift, Plus; price starts Rs 14.7 lakh

Auto Expo 2023 India: The cars will have Level 2 ADAS that will have features like lane keep assist, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control and traffic jam assist

Greater Noida housing society lives in terror with leopard on the loose

The leopard was first sighted at an under-construction site in the Ajnara Le Garden society on January 3, and a Forest Department team has been trying to trap it ever since

2022: Supertech Twin-tower demolition, conflicts in housing societies

The demolition of Supertech's two 100-metre tall towers was a modern day engineering spectacle that trumped every other news in Noida in 2022, a year also marked by viral video clips of conflicts in housing societies and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath breaking a jinx. Emerging from the shadows of second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, lakhs of Gautam Buddh Nagar residents took part in the assembly elections to the three seats of Noida, Dadri and Jewar in February. The results were announced in March, with BJP's Pankaj Singh, Tejpal Nagar and Dhirendra Singh successfully retaining the three seats, respectively. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath also broke the three-decade-old "Noida jinx" as he stormed to power for a second time in a row. Since Veerendra Bahadur Singh's ouster as chief minister in 1988 after a trip here, a superstition was nurtured that any chief minister visiting Noida would be out of power. Earlier, chief ministers Kalyan Singh, Mulayam Singh Yada

Non-NCR cities attracted 60% new housing projects in last 5 yrs: UP RERA

Non-NCR cities of Uttar Pradesh pipped Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad to attract over 60 per cent of the new realty projects in the last five years, according to registration data of UP Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). In 2022 alone, the UP RERA registered around 225 projects of which more than 150 were in non-NCR cities of the state like Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Agra, Mathura and Moradabad, the data showed. The UP RERA was established in 2017 to regulate the fast-growing real estate sector, bring transparency, protect the interest of homebuyers and ensure speedy resolutions of disputes of consumers and builders. "So far, 3,340 plus real estate projects have been registered with RERA. In 2022, approximately 225 applications of new project registration have been received of which 125 in the first half and 100 in the second half of the year. "Almost 72 projects were in the National Capital Region (NCR) and 153 projects were in the non-NCR districts. The ra

Noida, Greater Noida authorities to invest Rs 1,812 crore for Intl' airport

The Noida Authority has decided to release Rs 1,359 crore and the Greater Noida Authority Rs 453 crore for establishment of the Noida International Airport, according to official statements. The Noida Authority and the Greater Noida Authority are 37.5 per cent and 12.5 per cent shareholders, respectively, in the Greenfield airport being built as a public-private partnership project. Besides them, the Uttar Pradesh government holds a 37.5 per cent stake in the project while the Yamuna Expressway Authority has another 12.5 per cent share in it. The decision for the release of funds were taken during the board meetings of the Noida Authority and the Greater Noida on Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Arvind Kumar had chaired the meetings in presence of Ritu Maheshwari, the CEO of both the authorities. "For the establishment of the Noida International Airport, it was decided by the Noida Authority to give the balance due amount of Rs ...

Indian pharma Marion Biotech halts plant in Noida after Uzbekistan deaths

Indian Pharma company Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd has halted the production of cough syrup following allegations by Uzbekistan that at least 18 children died in the country after consuming the medicine.

After Gambia, now Uzbekistan alleges Indian cold drug killed its children

Noida-based Marion Biotech's Dok-1 Max anti-cold medicine under scanner after the Central Asian nation blames it for 18 deaths

3 foreigners held, fake passport of Aishwarya Rai recovered: Noida Police

Three foreigners staying in Greater Noida have been arrested allegedly for being involved in cyber frauds and were found to have in their possession a fake passport made in the name of filmstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a senior police officer said on Friday. The police had lodged an FIR of fraud on the complaint of a retired Army colonel who was duped of Rs 1.81 crore. The investigation into the matter led to the three accused two hailing from Nigeria and one from Ghana, the officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Abhishek Verma said during the arrest, police also recovered USD 3,000 (around Rs 2.5 lakh) and 10,500 pounds (around Rs 10.60 lakh) from the three men's possession. The police also seized fake Indian currency notes with face value of over Rs 10.76 crore, in addition to dozens of bundles of fake US dollar and British pound bills, he said. The case of fraud with the retired Army officer was thoroughly investigated and three main accused in the case al

Noida Authority to install CCTV cameras at 400 spots for women's safety

A list of locations identified as dark spots by the police has been handed over to the Authority

Govt land worth Rs 10 crore freed of encroachment: Noida Authority

The Noida Authority on Wednesday said it has razed illegal constructions, including commercial set ups, on a government land worth Rs 10 crore that had come under encroachment. The land measuring 7,000 sq metre is located in Kakrala Khawaspur village and falls in the river floodplains, it said. "In accordance with the instructions of the Noida Authority Chief Executive Officer Ritu Maheshwari, illegal commercial (10 shops) and temporary encroachment on about 7,000 square metres of land in Khasra No. 0-734 were demolished," the Noida Authority said in a statement. The encroachment removal proceedings were carried out in the presence of officials of the land records department, the local work circle and the police, it added. CEO Maheshwari has, meanwhile, cautioned people against falling into the clutches of land mafia involved in illegal sale of land plots especially in the floodplains. It is also noteworthy that any construction is completely prohibited in the floodplains of ??Noi

GST raids in UP's Noida uncover tax evasion of more than Rs 20 cr

The state GST department has conducted raids in 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh in two days

Heavy firing in police encounter in Noida, 1 injured, 2 arrested

A high-level encounter in Noida, between police and a gang posing to be police officers, ended with two arrests, with one of the accused left injured, police informed on Monday.