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Ghaziabad ranks 351 of 434 cities in ‘Swachh’ survey 2017

In the latest ‘Swachh Survekshan’ ranking issued by the Ministry of Urban Development, Ghaziabad fared badly yet again and secured a dismal 351st spot of a total of 434 cities that were surveyed. In 2016, Ghaziabad ranked 67th among 73 cities. The rankings, commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development during January-February 2017, aimed at capturing the improvement in sanitation, primarily based on making cities and town open defecation free and also on the basis of processing of municipal solid waste. According to the latest ranking, a total of 62 cities from Uttar Pradesh competed and Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of PM Narendra Modi, emerged as the top city in the state. The remote town of Loni fared better than Ghaziabad and was ranked 331. Modi Nagar was ranked 360. Nearby Hapur district secured the 424th spot. The city scored a total of 672 with 374 points out of 900 for self-declaration of cleanliness measures (solid waste management including door-to
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Fee hike: Strike called, 128 private schools in Ghaziabad shut today

Independent Schools’ Federation of India is observing a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee to scrutinise their accounts. The committee is to look into the schools’ accounts and investigate other complaints forwarded by parents and associations. An association of private schools in Ghaziabad has decided to shut nearly 128 schools on Thursday as a mark of protest against the district administration’s decision to set up a committee to inquire into allegations of the unjustified fee hike. The committee comprises the additional district magistrate (finance), district inspector of schools and the basic education officer. The president of the Independent Schools’ Federation of India (ISFI) on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the district officials and said that 128 private schools will observe a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee. The committee is to look in

आज से यूपी गेट होगा सिग्नल फ्री, वाहन भरेंगे फर्राटा

यूपी गेट शनिवार सुबह से सिग्नल फ्री हो जाएगा और वाहन चालक फर्राटा भरेंगे। इसके लिए एनएच-नौ (पहले - 24) के गाजीपुर फ्लाईओवर को बंद कर ¨ लक रोड को काटकर बनाए गए नए रूट को चालू किया गया है। इससे एनएच - नौ से गुजरने वाले लाखों वाहन चालकों को जाम की समस्या से राहत मिलेगी। एनएच - नौ के चौड़ीकरण का कार्य इन दिनों तेजी से चल रहा है। पिछले सोमवार को निर्माण कार्य के कारण यूपी गेट पर डायवर्जन कर दिया गया था। यूपी गेट को सिग्नल फ्री करने के लिए एनएच- नौ के बगल से ¨ लक रोड को काट कर नई सड़क का निर्माण कार्य शुरू किया गया था। शुक्रवार को सड़क का निर्माण कार्य पूरा हो गया। शनिवार सुबह से दिल्ली से गाजियाबाद की ओर जाने वालों के लिए सड़क चालू कर दिया जाएगा। निर्माण कार्य के चलते गाजीपुर फ्लाईओवर रूट को पूरी तरफ से बंद किया जाएगा। प्रोजेक्ट इंजीनियर विकास नागर ने बताया कि हाइवे चौड़ीकरण के लिए यूपी गेट पर एनएच- नौ को बंद करना पड़ा। इसके लिए बगल से ¨ लक रोड को काट कर नई सड़क बनाई गई है। शनिवार सुबह नई सड़क पर यातायात शुरू हो जाएगी। -------- लगता था जाम : एनएच-नौ का गाजीपुर फ्लाईओवर रूट चालू होने से यूपी

ऑपरेशन ‘क्लीन प्रॉपर्टी’ शुरू, 2800 लोगों को नोटिस

बेनामी संपत्ति जुटाने वालों पर शिकंजा कसने के लिए आयकर विभाग ने अब ऑपरेशन ‘ क्लीन प्रॉपर्टी ’ शुरू कर दिया है। गाजियाबाद स्थित आयकर ऑफिस ने करीब 2800 लोगों को बेनामी संपत्ति के मामले में नोटिस भेजा है। वहीं , आने वाले दिनों में विभाग नेे कार्रवाई के भी संकेत दिए हैं। आयकर विभाग से जुड़े सूत्र बताते हैं कि नोटिस के माध्यम से लोगों से संपत्ति को खरीदने का जरिया पूछा गया। सभी को दो सप्ताह में नोटिस का जवाब देने को कहा गया है। विभाग ने जिन लोगों को नोटिस भेजा है , उनमें सोना कारोबारी , सरकारी अधिकारी , प्रॉपर्टी डीलर , कांट्रेक्टर , बिल्डर और कुछ कर्मचारी भी शामिल हैं। उधर , भेजे गए नोटिस कुछ लोगों के पतों पर रिसीव नहीं हो रहे हैं। ऐसे में अब विभागीय टीम संबंधित व्यक्ति के पते पर जाकर नोटिस रिसीव कराएगी। बता दें कि बेनामी संपत्ति वालों पर शिकंजा कसने के लिए केंद्र सरकार ने आयकर विभाग को बिना किसी हस्तक्षेप करने की छूट दी है। एडिशनल कमिश्नर कर रहे मॉनीटरिंग बेनामी संपत्ति जुटाने वालों पर कार्रवाई करने के लिए आयकर विभाग ने अलग से नोडल अधिकारी नियुक्ति किया है। नोएडा स्थित आयकर

Autos back on Ghaziabad roads on Monday despite strike called by union

Auto rickshaws were seen plying on city roads on Monday. (TOI Photo) GHAZIABAD: Three-wheeler autos -- including 3+1 seaters and 6+1 seaters -- have been plying in regular fashion since Monday morning in Ghaziabad despite an indefinite strike called by the union. Autos were seen ferrying passengers at the Vaishali metro station, the terminal point of the metro line in Ghaziabad, on Monday. Autos also have been moving through Mohan Nagar, Link Road, GT Road and other parts of Ghaziabad.  Members of the Ghaziabad Three-Wheeler Auto Chalak Union, however, said the strike has not been called off.  Regular movement of autos in the city on Monday has spared commuters from inconveniences that were faced a day earlier on roads. Union president Dilshad Ahmed was not available for comments. The union has called the strike citing a slew of demands. Among other demands, the union has asked for the raising of life span of autos with 3+1 capacity from the current eight years to

Shaban Bukhari, son of Shahi Imam Syed A Bukhari, to marry a Hindu girl from Ghaziabad

New Delhi/ Nagpur:  Despite all efforts to maintain communal harmony and peace, intermittent incidents of unrest and clashes of faiths crop up and pose threats to law and order situation as well as peaceful communal existence. Now, with a new and happy development of announcement of marriage of Shaban Bukhari, son of Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Syed Bukhari with a Hindu girl from Gaziabad, all skirmishes between Hindus and Muslims may find a newer dimension of social co-existence, and love as well as respect for one another, which is need of the hour.  It was November 22, 2014, Shaban Kukhari, son of Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Syed Bukhari, was formally annointed as the Naib Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi. The 20-year-old Shaban Bhukari is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Amity University. Shaban will become the Shahi Imam of the country’s largest mosque when he would succeed his father. Amid rising communal tensions in the capital city, after a violent mob murdered a man

Ghaziabad Metro phase-2 project hangs fire over funding

GHAZIABAD: The second phase of Ghaziabad's ambitious Metro project -from Dilshad Garden in Delhi to New Bus Stand -is facing uncertainty over funding.  Principal secretary (housing) and Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) chairman Sadakant Shukla on Monday said the UP government had not allocated any funds for the project in its budget and the state agencies that had promised to partly fund the Rs 2,208 crore project were now backing out.  However, modalities are being worked out for ensuring the ongoing Metro work is not affected due to paucity of funds and a decision is likely to be taken soon in Lucknow over external funding for the project if state government agencies failed to pay up their share of costs, Shukla said.  In fact, the Metro project is being jointly funded by the Centre, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the UP government. While the Centre and DMRC have pledged Rs 730 crore for the project, the state government will be bearing a burden of Rs 1,478 cro