The Central Peripheral Road (CPR) and the loop connecting Dwarka Expressway with National Highway 8 were opened for traffic on Wednesday, in a major relief for commuters. The CPR is a six-lane, 14-km-long road that connects Dwarka Expressway with Sohna Road. The loop is a two-lane, 1.5-km-long road that connects the CPR with NH-8., Delhi News, Times Now
Gurgaon: Instead of celebrating April Fool, the residents of new sectors gave a green twist and celebrated the day as ‘April Cool’. The resident’s group called United Association of New Gurugram (UANG) is celebrating a month-long ‘April Cool’ to spread awareness about the increasing global warming.
As many as 35 housing societies, including NBCC Heights, Regal Gardens, Sare Homes, Microtek Greenburg, Vatika K Block, G-21 and Supertech 77, have come forward to join the initiative. The residents have pledged to make the surrounding more cool by planting saplings at various places.
Praveen Malik, vice-president of UANG said, “We are already facing global warming and the planet temperature is rising at a speed which is why we have launched this month-long initiative ‘April Cool’ to give more meaning to it. We have invoked people to come and do their bit to protect the nature earth. More than 35 housing societies have participated in this and took a pledge to take care
Gurgaon: Two men were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 24-year-old dairy owner on New Railway Road.
The crime took place on February 22 and the deceased was identified as Manish, a resident of Basai who along with his dairy business ran a tempo on New Railway Road, police said.
According to Manish’s father Budhraj, the duo were planning to go to Sadar Bazar on February 22 to purchase a container and some cattle food. “Manish dropped me near a temple at Feroz Gandhi Colony on his two-wheeler and went to bring his friend Shivjeet’s SUV,” said Budhraj adding that Manish was about to start the SUV when two youths came near him and fired indiscriminately. “Hearing gunshots, I ran towards Shivjeet’s house and spotted two youths, who were wearing masks, running towards the main road,” said Budhraj adding that he found his son lying in a pool of blood inside the car.
Gurgaon: A Pied Harrier was spotted by members of Delhi Bird Society on March 25 in Chandu Budhera. This is the second sighting of the species in NCR, after a gap of 13 years, birders said, adding that this migratory bird is rarely seen in this part of the country. It comes from Mongolia, South Korea and Russia.
The last sighting of this species was a male bird in 2008, which was spotted in Hailey Mandi.
“We have just two records of this species in Haryana. It is the first sighting of the female species in the state. These birds don’t travel in pairs. They usually pair to breed,” said Pankaj Gupta, a member of Delhi Bird Society.