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Maria Khan

Senior Correspondent, Hindustan Times. Reports on district administration, health, civic issues, and environmental concerns in Noida and Greater Noida. Graduated from MJP Rohilkhand University in 2015 and started career in journalism in 2016, at The Times of India, UP West (Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad and Sambhal) where reported on a range of issues including crime and politics till November 2021. Working with Hindustan Times since June, 2023.

Articles by Maria Khan

GB Nagar: Massive cleanliness drive before school kids return from vacations

Officials have been asked to ensure the school premises are cleaned few days prior to the reopening while a report on the works done has been also sought

Officials have also been directed to expedite the renovation work being carried out under the corporate social responsibility initiative and develop the schools into “model schools” incorporating smart classes, science laboratories, among other facilities. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

GB Nagar: Himachal drug makers booked over sub-standard medicines

A recent inspection conducted across medical stores in Gautam Budh Nagar revealed that the two medicines were “sub-standard” or “adulterated”

Manufacturing and selling drugs ‘unfit’ for consumption is a violation of Section 18 (prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetics) and is a punishable offence under Section 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Greater Noida: 1,249 apply for free sewer connections in 15 days

Residents can avail of the free connection offer by bringing an Aadhaar card to the camp and a photograph for the application form. They can apply till June 30. And, as many as 15 Greater Noida villages have been earmarked where camps have been set up

The 15 villages where camps have been established include Hazratpur, Khairpur Gurjar, Emliya, Tusyana, Maincha, Rithori, Chauganpur, Ghanghola, among others. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 27, 2024 06:44 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

FIR fails to halt felling of trees at Greater Noida factory

Around 500 trees were cut from a closed factory in Greater Noida without permission, despite an ongoing investigation by the forest department.

The Gautam Budh Nagar forest department registered a case against the private company under the Tree Protection Act, 1976, around two weeks ago for allegedly cutting around 1,000 trees without obtaining permission from the department. (HT PHoto)

Noida

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

GB Nagar administration cracks down on illegal crushing work on Yamuna floodplains

The SDMs have been directed to identify the violators and landowners who have given land on rent for such operations while ensuring the area remains sealed

Inspections were conducted and the mobile units setup in the floodplains of Yamuna, falling under Basantpur and Asgarpur areas were sealed. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Noida buyers association opposes new transfer policy for steady development

The Noida authority has stated that its efforts are on to ensure that works are executed properly on time and any issues linked to developmental works addressed

According to the members of the homebuyers' association, every year new employees are appointed and the old staff is being constantly changed, and this is hampering various infrastructure related works including RWA related works. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

‘Yoga Day’ marked with fervour in Gautam Budh Nagar

This year, the government of India themed the event “Yoga for Self and Society,” highlighting yoga’s transformative power and its positive impact on individuals

Noida

Updated on Jun 22, 2024 07:04 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Noida: Sec 51 residents demand changing garbage collection agency

The authorities have clarified that the work was hampered temporarily following a sanitation workers’ strike and the service normallised later

Noida

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Power demand peaks, outages get longer in Gautam Budh Nagar

Noida’s power demand increased by 478.4 megawatts (MW) in the past two months, reaching a peak power demand of 1,310MW on May 22

The state, overall, also hit a peak power demand of 30,648MW on June 17, which was previously 28,284MW on July 24, 2023. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Noida’s Sector 94 postmortem facility gets 75 bodies in 3 days

In comparison to normal days, the situation has changed recently and in the past three days, as many as 75 corpses have arrived at the facility for autopsy

The CMO said that while the deaths included accidental deaths and poisoning victims, the sharp spike could be due to the ongoing heatwave. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

GB Nagar: Relief from heat likely after June 19

The district has been reeling under the grip of heatwave for over a month with maximum temperature hovering around 45°C.

The heat wave is likely to last till June 19 (Wednesday) following which there will be some respite from the scorching heat as scattered rainfall is expected around June 21 in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR and western parts of Uttar Pradesh. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Noida authority to hire agency to keep tab on encroachment

The agency’s scope of work would include auditing land, managing the inventory of land parcels owned by the Noida authority and identifying encroachments

The authority is cracking down on encroachers and several anti-encroachment drives have been conducted while the government land, that was illegally occupied, worth crores of rupees has been reclaimed. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Sanitation workers’ kin to get ₹30 lakh ex-gratia in GB Nagar

The move has been welcomed by a section of sanitation workers, however, urging that the government must ponder completely ending the manual cleaning of sewers

Non-compliance of the issued orders will be viewed as a violation of the Manual Scavengers Act, and a stringent action will be initiated against the violators. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Noida: Sector 117 residents seek upgraded power infra

Power discom officials said the issues were being looked into and assured residents of resolving them at the earliest

Residents’ welfare association representatives put forward a string of complaints and also called the attention of officials to a transformer in a green belt area that needed urgent repairs. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Greater Noida team on drive to clear encroachments pelted with stones, 5 injured

A team of around 60 officials from the Greater Noida authority, along with police personnel, had gone to remove encroachments from around 1.68 hectares in Iteda village of Greater Noida when they came under stone pelting

A member of the team who was injured in the attack by squatters on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 05:16 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

Hundreds of trees felled illegally in yard of closed factory in Greater Noida

GB Nagar forest dept has issued a notice to a supervisor found at the site and sought legal documents to ascertain the ownership of the premises

An environmentalist alleged that at least 1,000 trees were felled and loaded on to trucks in broad daylight from the yard. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 13, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

Noida’s only autopsy unit has just one functional freezer

Several complaints about the non-functional freezers finally prodded the health department into action and one of the four freezers at the facility was made operational after repairs on Monday

The freezers for storing bodies have been out of order for a long time, and for want of a better alternative, corpses were being kept outside the facility, said police sources. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 12, 2024 07:22 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Develop 1.25% more ponds due to vanishing water bodies: Gautam Budh Nagar DM

Satellite images of the water bodies that have been reeling under encroachments have also been sought from officials concerned

The directions came following a district wetland committee meeting at the Collectorate held by the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration in which instructions were issued to officials about rejuvenation/redevelopment of water bodies. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Once filled with silt and hyacinth, pond in Chauganpur village now thriving

Both ponds have been revived and restored over a period of 12 months, with the help of locals, stakeholders, and NGOs

The two ponds, measuring over 10,000 square metres, were reeling under encroachments and a dense layer of silt that had accumulated over the years resulting in reduced capacity to retain water. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

GB Nagar: FDA collects ice cream samples, two eateries served notice

A total of 16 ice cream samples were taken from renowned eateries including those operating within residential societies of Noida and Greater Noida

The samples are being sent for quality assessment to ensure that the food items meet the quality standards for consumer safety, and the FDA also served notices to two establishments in Sector 18, Noida, and another in Greater Noida’s Gaur City 2. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Noida: Community kitchen opened at Sector 49 for labourers

People willing to distribute food or contribute on their special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or death anniversaries can also join in and distribute food

The facility, currently offering free of cost meals, is intended at ensuring that the poor construction workers and other daily-wagers have access to quality food at minimal rate. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 09, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Residents oppose razing of wall, commercial activity at Sector 51 park

Boundary wall of the children’s park in Sector 51 has been razed and around 15m wide area has been taken over for commercial purposes, alleged residents

Officials clarified that the private Japan-based company has to develop a commercial complex in the area which is a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>250 crore project and a part of the global investors’ summit, and the DMRC was given a portion as it was need of the hour to develop Sector 52 Metro station. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 07, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Noida holds mini marathon, nature walk to mark World Environment Day

Authority officials said the marathon began from the Sector 21A Stadium early morning and moved through parts of the city before returning to the stadium after spreading awareness on environment conservation

Gautam Budh Nagar forest department and SheWings (a personal care company working to educate men and women on women’s health and hygiene) jointly organised a nature walk at the Okhla Bird Sanctuary to mark the day. (Sunil GHosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

BJP retains Ghaziabad bastion, wins GB Nagar by 500,000 votes

BJP wins Ghaziabad & Gautam Budhha Nagar seats with comfortable margins. Atul Garg & Mahesh Sharma secure victories. Ghaziabad saw 49.88% turnout.

Celebrations underway at the BJP hadquarters in Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Maria Khan

Noida authority, artistes, kids to celebrate environment day

Various activities including plays, drawing contests, kathak dance performances, among others, will be organised at the community centre of Sector 50 in Noida to mark the day

Noida

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Noida: Chief conservator of forests orders probe over felling of trees in Sec 21

The orders came taking cognisance of a complaint lodged by a city-based environmental activist who has alleged that fully-grown trees were felled in May

The forest department has been directed to order an inquiry and apprise the chief conservator about the situation through a report. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 02, 2024 07:48 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Six malaria cases pre-monsoon, GB Nagar health dept gears up to tackle spread

Patients with even mild symptoms of fever and pregnant women have been advised to mandatorily get their blood samples tested for the vector-born disease

Six malaria cases have been registered in the district between January and May this year, according to the information from Gautam Budh Nagar health department. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jun 01, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

After Jewar, Dadri MLA intervenes to resolve power-related grievances

MLA Nagar has taken up the grievances with the Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), urging the discom to take up necessary steps to fix the issues

Noida

Updated on May 31, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

Noida residents oppose mobile tower in green belt area

Noida Authority officials said all works were being carried out as per the guidelines of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

A structure for installing a mobile tower has come up in Block B of Sector 108 in the green belt area of around 20-25 metres. The mobile tower, once set up, would be only 12 metres from the residential flats, said residents. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on May 29, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

50 healthcare facilities operating without Fire NOC in GB Nagar

The IMA (Noida) has set up a committee comprising fire experts and doctors to inspect various medical premises for non-adherence of fire safety guidelines

The identified hospitals and nursing homes not adhering to the fire department guidelines are private in nature and mostly located in the outer areas of the Noida and Greater Noida. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on May 28, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

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Officials have been asked to ensure the school premises are cleaned few days prior to the reopening while a report on the works done has been also sought

A recent inspection conducted across medical stores in Gautam Budh Nagar revealed that the two medicines were “sub-standard” or “adulterated”

Residents can avail of the free connection offer by bringing an Aadhaar card to the camp and a photograph for the application form. They can apply till June 30. And, as many as 15 Greater Noida villages have been earmarked where camps have been set up

Around 500 trees were cut from a closed factory in Greater Noida without permission, despite an ongoing investigation by the forest department.

The SDMs have been directed to identify the violators and landowners who have given land on rent for such operations while ensuring the area remains sealed

The Noida authority has stated that its efforts are on to ensure that works are executed properly on time and any issues linked to developmental works addressed

This year, the government of India themed the event “Yoga for Self and Society,” highlighting yoga’s transformative power and its positive impact on individuals

The authorities have clarified that the work was hampered temporarily following a sanitation workers’ strike and the service normallised later

Noida’s power demand increased by 478.4 megawatts (MW) in the past two months, reaching a peak power demand of 1,310MW on May 22

In comparison to normal days, the situation has changed recently and in the past three days, as many as 75 corpses have arrived at the facility for autopsy

The district has been reeling under the grip of heatwave for over a month with maximum temperature hovering around 45°C.

The agency’s scope of work would include auditing land, managing the inventory of land parcels owned by the Noida authority and identifying encroachments

The move has been welcomed by a section of sanitation workers, however, urging that the government must ponder completely ending the manual cleaning of sewers

Power discom officials said the issues were being looked into and assured residents of resolving them at the earliest

A team of around 60 officials from the Greater Noida authority, along with police personnel, had gone to remove encroachments from around 1.68 hectares in Iteda village of Greater Noida when they came under stone pelting

GB Nagar forest dept has issued a notice to a supervisor found at the site and sought legal documents to ascertain the ownership of the premises

Several complaints about the non-functional freezers finally prodded the health department into action and one of the four freezers at the facility was made operational after repairs on Monday

Satellite images of the water bodies that have been reeling under encroachments have also been sought from officials concerned

Both ponds have been revived and restored over a period of 12 months, with the help of locals, stakeholders, and NGOs

A total of 16 ice cream samples were taken from renowned eateries including those operating within residential societies of Noida and Greater Noida

People willing to distribute food or contribute on their special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or death anniversaries can also join in and distribute food

Boundary wall of the children’s park in Sector 51 has been razed and around 15m wide area has been taken over for commercial purposes, alleged residents

Authority officials said the marathon began from the Sector 21A Stadium early morning and moved through parts of the city before returning to the stadium after spreading awareness on environment conservation

BJP wins Ghaziabad & Gautam Budhha Nagar seats with comfortable margins. Atul Garg & Mahesh Sharma secure victories. Ghaziabad saw 49.88% turnout.

Various activities including plays, drawing contests, kathak dance performances, among others, will be organised at the community centre of Sector 50 in Noida to mark the day

The orders came taking cognisance of a complaint lodged by a city-based environmental activist who has alleged that fully-grown trees were felled in May

Patients with even mild symptoms of fever and pregnant women have been advised to mandatorily get their blood samples tested for the vector-born disease

MLA Nagar has taken up the grievances with the Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), urging the discom to take up necessary steps to fix the issues

Noida Authority officials said all works were being carried out as per the guidelines of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

The IMA (Noida) has set up a committee comprising fire experts and doctors to inspect various medical premises for non-adherence of fire safety guidelines

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