
Leena Dhankhar
Bureau Chief at Hindustan Times
Author @GurugramSchoolMurder | Bureau Chief @htGurugram | Investigative stories, politics, real estate, environment, and excise for Gurugram, Nuh, and Faridabad
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htsyndication.com | Leena Dhankhar
India, June 20 -- Despite multiple occupation certificates (OCs) being revoked over the past two years, bars, restaurants, and retail outlets continue to operate openly from shop-cum-office (SCO) properties in Gurugram's Sector-29-exposing lapses in enforcement by the excise department, fire safety authorities, and Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB). Documents accessed by HT show that OCs for SCO Nos.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Leena Dhankhar
Despite multiple occupation certificates (OCs) being revoked over the past two years, bars, restaurants, and retail outlets continue to operate openly from shop-cum-office (SCO) properties in Gurugram’s Sector-29—exposing lapses in enforcement by the excise department, fire safety authorities, and Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB). Documents accessed by HT show that OCs for SCO Nos.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Leena Dhankhar
Gurugram, June 19 -- An RTI query filed with the Gurugram police has revealed that 43.6% of all rape cases registered between 2020 and 2024 were linked to allegations of "false promise of marriage", which is classified as rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The data also shows that one in four rape FIRs was later cancelled by the police as false or unsubstantiated.
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1 week ago |
hindustantimes.com | Leena Dhankhar
Gurugram An RTI query filed with Gurugram police found that 43.6% of rape cases filed between 2020 ad 2024 were specifically related to “false promise of marriage”, categorised as a deciding factor of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and a quarter of the total cases filed were later cancelled by the police due to false allegations. According to police data, 955 cases of rape were filed between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024, across police stations in Gurugram.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Leena Dhankhar
Gurugram, June 18 -- Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday inaugurated the country's biggest Gati Shakti Multi-Modal cargo terminal in Manesar, Haryana. Developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the mega facility aims to boost multimodal connectivity and streamline freight movement across the country.
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RT @HTGurgaon: Nuh launches initiative to curb digital fraud in 60 hotspot villages https://t.co/v59OUn9zHk (Reports @leenadhankhar)

Despite #Haryana govt’s claims, stubble fires crossed 1,800—and another 1,800 went undetected by satellite l. Instead of tackling the crisis, officials are scrambling to bury the data. Who pays the price? #StubbleBurning #AirPollution #Haryana #Transparency Haryana farm fire https://t.co/cG013ZkLl9

RT @HTGurgaon: Haryana govt puts Nagina-Tijara road project on hold, irks locals in Nuh https://t.co/p3d06RK613 (Reports @leenadhankhar)