Kartik Kumar is a correspondent with the Hindustan Times and has covered beats such as crime, transport, health and consumer courts. Kartik currently covers municipal corporation, Delhi Metro and Rapid Metro.
Articles by Kartik Kumar
Special drive to curb underage driving starts across city, say traffic police
Gurugram: The Gurugram traffic police on Friday launched a three-day drive to keep a check on underage driving across the city, said the officials
Published on May 21, 2022 04:28 AM IST
Stalling a file will to lead to suspension, Haryana ULB minister warns officials
State urban local bodies (ULB) minister Kamal Gupta on Friday said any official, who repeatedly raises objections to a file, will be suspended with immediate effect--three days after an ugly spat broke out between MCG’s chief engineer T L Sharma and a councillor of ward 13 at the municipal corporation’s office at Sector 34 and councillors congregated a day later to discuss the future course of action against the official
Published on May 21, 2022 04:23 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Traffic police to start trial at Kherki Daula toll plaza next week
Gurugram: The Gurugram traffic police next week will start a three-day trial, starting May 28, at Kherki Daula toll plaza, in which the design of an existing U-turn — around 50m before the plaza — on the Gurugram side of National Highway 48 (NH-48) will be altered, said the officials on Thursday
Published on May 20, 2022 12:02 AM IST
1,455 fined in seven days for violating traffic rules; special drive continues
Gurugram: The Gurugram traffic police has fined 1,455 people — 1,195 for driving on the wrong side, and 260 for violating lane driving rules — during two road safety drives in one week, said the officials on Thursday
Published on May 19, 2022 11:48 PM IST
No fatalities for a year, Hero Honda Chowk out of ‘black spot’ list
The road safety measures implemented by the Gurugram traffic police, in association with non-governmental organisation (NGO) Trax, by March last year included redesigning pedestrian islands, installing rumble strips, bollards, and painting zebra crossings at various points along the Hero Honda Chowk
Published on May 19, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Mayor, councillors to approach Haryana CM for action against MCG chief engineer
Mayor Madhu Azad and all 35 councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) met on Wednesday to discuss a spat that ensued between the MCG chief engineer and a councillor on Tuesday
Published on May 19, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Chief engineer, councillor fight in Municipal Corporation of Gurugram office; cases registered
The chief engineer of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and a ward councillor were allegedly embroiled in an ugly spat at the MCG’s Sector 34 office on Tuesday afternoon
Published on May 18, 2022 12:09 AM IST
MCG sets target of planting 500k shrubs, 50,000 saplings this monsoon
Trees and shrubs having a high survival rate in the region will be planted in areas where treated water is readily available and at locations where large tracts of vacant land are available
Updated on May 17, 2022 11:43 PM IST
Municipal Corporation of Manesar to rejuvenate ponds in city, say officials
The MCM will use the Nawada pond revival project as a model to rejuvenate other ponds in Manesar, said the officials, adding that a pond in Kasan village is likely to be revived next
Published on May 17, 2022 02:03 AM IST
432 fined in two days for driving on wrong side in Gurugram, say traffic police
Around 15% of the road fatalities in the city happen due to wrong-way driving, according to the traffic police officials
Published on May 16, 2022 04:38 PM IST
Gurugram: Curbs on vehicle speed from June onwards to reduce accidents
At present, only three stretches — Golf Course Road, Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, and Gurgaon-Faridabad Road — have speed interceptors.
Updated on May 14, 2022 05:20 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Gurugram: Two trucks collide, affect traffic on both carriageways of NH 48
“It took me nearly 25 minutes to cross 3km on NH-48. There was a heavy backlog of vehicles, starting just before Hero Honda Chowk all the way till the accident site,” said Karan Singh, a resident of Manesar.
Updated on May 13, 2022 12:49 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Heatwave alert issued for three days; air quality remains ‘poor’
The maximum temperatures are likely to drop on Saturday and Sunday, depending on a western disturbance advancing towards this region, said the IMD officials
Published on May 10, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Gurugram civic body takes over nine private developer colonies
Most of these nine colonies were developed near major roads such as Sohna Road, Golf Course Extension Road, and Vikas Marg in the early 2000s
Published on May 10, 2022 12:18 AM IST
30 Gurugram liquor shops without fire safety nod to be given notice: Officials
Gurugram: The Gurugram fire department has identified at least 30 liquor shops and their warehouses across the city which do not have a valid fire NOC (no objection certificate), said the officials on Thursday
Updated on May 06, 2022 04:38 PM IST
Ensure compliance of norms: Gurugram DC to toll plaza operators
While reviewing inspections at all the toll plazas, the district administration apprised the committee of many flaws noticed at Ghamroj, such as absence of emergency lanes, lack of signages, toll plaza staff workers not wearing uniform and operating without identity cards
Published on Apr 29, 2022 01:10 AM IST
MCG house approves renaming of Hero Honda Chowk to Eklavya Chowk
According to MCG officials, the eponymous junction had derived its name from the automobile manufacturing company that opened one of its major manufacturing units nearby in the 1980s
Updated on Apr 28, 2022 04:57 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
MCG to outsource 16 community centres to pvt players on trial basis
The poor condition of community centres is a major problem across the city, including in upscale areas such as the Golf Course Road, DLF Phase 4, and MG Road
Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:05 AM IST
Gurugram: Traffic trial near Kherki Daula toll plaza extended by another week
The traffic police on Tuesday extended the trial of the temporary U-turn, which opened around 70 metres before the Kherki Daula toll plaza, for another week till April 25
Published on Apr 20, 2022 12:18 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to complete monsoon prep by June 30
With just over 10 weeks left for the deadline, MCG officials conceded that they were racing against time to complete the requisite measures
Published on Apr 19, 2022 01:32 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to start recarpeting Sector 28 roads next month
Despite its geographical importance and high real estate value, roads in the sector are riddled with potholes, some of which have not been repaired or recarpeted since the early 2000s
Published on Apr 18, 2022 01:44 AM IST
MCG’s 1st model road to link key stretches; Work starts in 2 weeks
Besides reducing congestion on GCR and the seven-kilometre long HCC-GCER, the 1.5-kilometre stretch, known as Khatu Shyam Mandir Marg, will also provide an alternative route to St Thomas Marg, a heavily congested arterial road that links Genpact Chowk on GCR with Shaheed Hawaldar Singh Chowk located on HCC-GCER
Published on Apr 17, 2022 01:48 AM IST
New U-turn near Shankar Chowk to bring down congestion on Gurugram E-way
The nearly 500-metre-long U-turn flyover is used by commuters heading from Cyber City towards Udyog Vihar.
Published on Apr 13, 2022 03:03 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Ban on single-use plastic in Gurugram from July 1
In February, the Haryana Urban Local Bodies (ULB) issued an order to all municipal corporations across the state to take action against plastic use within their respective jurisdictions
Published on Apr 11, 2022 12:18 AM IST
Traffic trials planned at three junctions to minimise snarls
The district administration has decided to conduct traffic trials at MDI Chowk, Iffco Chowk and Shankar Chowk in the coming weeks to reduce congestion and make the intersections safer for pedestrians
Updated on Apr 09, 2022 06:51 AM IST
Trial to decongest Sirhaul toll plaza on Delhi-Gurgaon e-way planned next month
Congestion has been a constant problem at Sirhaul toll plaza, which is located on the Delhi-Gurugram border, since work for the widening of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway began in 2004.
Updated on Apr 06, 2022 06:45 AM IST
Reopening of schools brings back traffic jams in residential areas
A day after schools reopened across the city, traffic congestion was back on the internal roads and residential areas close to educational institutions with residents calling for better traffic management and more personnel to decongest the areas and ensure smooth flow of vehicular movement
Published on Apr 06, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar and Kartik Kumar
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram prepares action plan to decongest Sadar Bazar
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has prepared a comprehensive action plan for decongesting Sadar Bazar--one of the main markets in the city
Published on Apr 04, 2022 12:01 AM IST
After 7-year wait, Gurugram fire department gets eight new tenders, fleet now 32
After a gap of nearly seven years, the district fire department in Gurugram got a boost as it received eight new fire tenders from the Haryana directorate of fire services on Thursday, taking its current fleet of 24 fire tenders to 32
Published on Apr 01, 2022 12:01 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
MCG demolishes four shops in Kaman Sarai coming in way of parking facility
According to civic officials, there are 18 shops in total, which were illegally constructed here on government land post Independence
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 12:25 AM IST