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 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 ArticleGurgaon gores vroom free
The call for a car-free day in Gurgaon on Tuesday evoked a mixed response with a fewer cars on the roads and an increase in the ridership of buses and metro. Cyclists were seen in large numbers to...
View ArticleGurgaon Car Free Day
he call for a car-free day in Gurgaon on Tuesday evoked a mixed response with a fewer cars on the roads and an increase in the ridership of buses and metro. Cyclists were seen in large numbers to...
View ArticleCar-Free Day runs out of steam as cops lose focus
GURGAON: Four weeks back, Gurgaon had embarked on a commendable campaign to rid the city's roads of cars. Or, at least make these public ways, often permanently clogged with traffic, as car-free as...
View ArticleA few try, but for most it's not a car-free day
GURGAON: After the promise of the first Car-Free Day, the campaign seems to have fizzled out like a soggy Diwali firecracker. Pockets of participatory zeal aside, Gurgaon at the moment resembles a city...
View ArticleG’gaon cabbies, commuters in low spirits over ban on ‘lifts’
Gurgaon police's decision to penalize BPO and cabs that provide unauthorized lifts has angered commuters, who say the terrible public transport system is not an alternative. Keeping in mind the many...
View ArticleCar-Free Day runs out of steam as Gurgaon cops lose focus
GURGAON: Four weeks back, Gurgaon had embarked on a commendable campaign to rid the city's roads of cars. Or, at least make these public ways, often permanently clogged with traffic, as car-free as...
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 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 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...
View ArticleVirk back but Car-Free Day flounders
GURGAON: After a prolonged absence, police commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk finally appeared on Car-Free Day on Tuesday. He reached the venue in Udyog Vihar by an autorickshaw to participate in a cycle...
View Article4 months after Bengaluru, Gurgaon gets woman-only shuttle service
Gurgaon: The safety of women in National Capital Region continues to preoccupy many, and rightly so. Encouragingly, private players are showing plenty of initiative and endeavour to address the...
View ArticleG’gaon cabbies, commuters in low spirits over ban on ‘lifts’
Gurgaon police's decision to penalize BPO and cabs that provide unauthorized lifts has angered commuters, who say the terrible public transport system is not an alternative. Keeping in mind the many...
View ArticleWomen-only shuttle buses launched
Gurgaon: The safety of women in the National Capital Region continues to preoccupy many, and rightly so. Encouragingly, private players are showing plenty of initiative and endeavour to address the...
View ArticleKeeping a tab
he Gurgaon Police, after meeting leaders of corporate houses, has decided to conduct air quality surveys and count the number of vehicles before and after car-free days in the four identified zones —...
View ArticleErring auto drivers ‘tamed’ before 2nd Car-Free Day
GURGAON: In the days leading up to the second Car-Free Day, on September 29, the traffic police are taking strict measures against erring auto drivers to ensure they don't flout rules and harass...
View ArticleKeeping a tab
he Gurgaon Police, after meeting leaders of corporate houses, has decided to conduct air quality surveys and count the number of vehicles before and after car-free days in the four identified zones —...
View ArticleEven flow at borders on an odd-inary Tuesday
Gurgaon: Commuters to Delhi were greeted with a pleasant surprise on Tuesday. Clear roads and a lack of snarls. About 50,000 people were believed to have travelled from Gurgaon to Delhi in their...
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