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'Ensure no namaaz in parks or face consequences': Noida Police issues notice to companies in IT hub

Noida Police on Tuesday issued a notice to companies asking them to ensure that their employees don't offer namaz in public parks, demanding adherence to the restrictions.

Govt working on easing air pollution, traffic congestion in Delhi, NCR, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said both pollution and traffic congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be reduced by half in the next two months.

Delhi pollution: CPCB to install 49 air quality monitoring stations across capital, NCR

The National Capital Region (NCR), including Delhi, will have total 127 pollution monitoring stations by March 2018 against the present 78, CPCB officials said on Friday.

BJP leader killing: UP police announce Rs 50, 000 reward for information on killers

Former village head and local BJP leader Shiv Kumar Yadav, his body guard and his driver were shot dead in the Bisrakh area on 16 November.

Is Delhi's depleting air quality set to replicate a tragedy like London's 'Great Smog'?

In London, smog killed because people faced breathing problems. But the toxins in Delhi's air could lead to long-term problems and chronic health disorders, and not just short-term health issues

No insurance renewal for vehicles in Delhi-NCR region without pollution certificate: Supreme Court

In a bid to curb pollution, the Supreme Court said insurance companies will not renew insurance of a vehicle in Delhi-NCR region unless the owner provides pollution under control (PUC) certificate.

Greater Noida shocker: 16-year-old girl raped, set ablaze by youth; condition critical

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped and set ablaze by a youth in Greater Noida in yet another horrific instance of crime against women in the NCR area.