Diversion, rain trigger Cyber City chaos
GURGAON: Traffic was thrown out of gear near Cyber City during the morning rush hour on Monday, after an experimental diversion in the area led to chaos. Faulty traffic signals, no signage and poor...
View ArticleMore Gurgaon roads to go car-free every week
GURGAON: In its seventh week now, Car-Free Day (CFD) is all set to expand to other parts of the city. On Wednesday, authorities decided to add a new stretch to the drive every week, despite the fact...
View ArticleMeet on Rapid Metro parking, footbridge
GURGAON: The department of town and country planning (DTCP) will on Friday address concerns raised by Rapid Metro Gurgaon Ltd regarding improving its operations and the city's traffic flow. The meeting...
View ArticleCar-Free Day becoming a movement for cycling
GURGAON: A month back, Gurgaon Police launched Car-Free Day, an initiative to decongest the city and improve its air quality. But four Tuesdays on, it appears to have morphed into a movement to...
View ArticleGurgaon shows the way: Car-free Tuesdays to control manic traffic
GURGAON: On Tuesday, Gurgaon put the brakes on cars, and accelerated into the future. It was the first instalment of the Car Free Day that the city will now observe every Tuesday starting next month....
View ArticleCar-free days bring down traffic
The usual hype and enthusiasm around the recently concluded edition of Car-Free Day in Gurgaon may be missing, but a survey of the volume of traffic has revealed a significant decrease in the number of...
View ArticleExtra buses, more Metro trips on Car Free Day
GURGAON: Arrangements are on in full swing for September 22, which will be observed as Car Free Day. The district traffic police have made arrangements to ensure that the commuters find it feasible to...
View ArticleGurgaon's good carma
ore than 400 buses will be made available for commuters in Gurgaon to get to their workplace on Tuesday, which is being observed as ‘Car Free Day’. Busy with preparations to ensure the event is a...
View ArticleTop cops at loggerheads, city's green dream goes up in smoke
GURGAON: The shadow of the spat between Gurgaon's two seniormost cops hung heavy over yet another Car-Free Day (CFD) on Tuesday. After the event was flagged off by the police commissioner in the...
View ArticleSteering a new course
ar-free Tuesdays in Gurgaon, starting September 22, coincides with the World Car-Free Day to promote use of public transport among commuters. Software companies, real estate houses, Rapid MetroRail...
View ArticleSignificant dip in traffic on car-free days: survey
The usual hype and enthusiasm around the recently concluded edition of Car-Free Day in Gurgaon may be missing, but a survey of the volume of traffic has revealed a significant decrease in the number of...
View ArticleNow, Tuesdays are car-free days in Gurgaon
Come September 22, the Millennium City will observe car-free day every Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to encourage people to use alternative modes of transport. Though the whole city will celebrate the...
View ArticleNow Tuesdays are car-free days in Gurgaon
Come September 22, the Millennium City will observe car-free day every Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to encourage people to use alternative modes of transport. Though the whole city will celebrate the...
View ArticleBharti Arora not called for Car-Free Day meet
GURGAON: Shrugging off the ongoing controversy between himself and joint commissioner of police Bharti Arora coming in the way of the city's landmark anti-pollution initiative, police commissioner...
View ArticleJCP transferred to Panchkula from Gurgaon after feud with police chief
GURGAON: After days of feuding with the police commissioner and accusing him of harassing her, joint commissioner Bharti Arora was transferred to Panchkula from Gurgaon on Monday as deputy inspector...
View ArticleCity pulls out all stops for second Car-Free Day
GURGAON: Taking a cue from BJP's election-winning slogan, Gurgaon's second Car-Free Day rolls out on Tuesday with a pledge that, 'Ab Ki Bar No Car'. And in an effort to promote the campaign, Gurgaon...
View ArticleThird time's no charm
The third edition of Car-Free Day was observed on Tuesday without the usual hype and enthusiasm surrounding the weekly event. Unlike the earlier two occasions when Gurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep...
View ArticleIt’s final: Every Tuesday to be Car-Free Day in Gurgaon
GURGAON: First, it was meant to be a weekly affair: every Tuesday would be a car-free day in Gurgaon. But at the end of the first Car-Free Day, last Tuesday, police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said...
View ArticleGurgaon can't go car-free without support from public transport
GURGAON: The number 7 didn't turn out to be lucky for Car-Free Day, and one more Tuesday flew by with yet another half-hearted response to a campaign that promised to 'free' up Gurgaon's roads. And as...
View ArticleDay 7 of Car Free Day draws lukewarm response
GURGAON: The number 7 didn't turn out to be lucky for Car Free Day, and one more Tuesday flew by with yet another half-hearted response to a campaign that promised to 'free' up Gurgaon's roads. As on...
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