Tag: Greater Noida

Jewar airport to reinvigorate Greater Noida housing sector: Industry

With the decks being cleared for the construction of a second airport for the capital at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, the residential segment in Greater Noida and along the Yamuna Expressway, in a slump over the last two to three years, will become vibrant once again, say industry experts and stakeholders. "Any infrastructure intervention of …

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July 9, 2017

NCR’s second airport to come up in Greater Noida

The National Capital Region (NCR) will get a new international airport in the next five years at Jewar, located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district, adjoining the national capital city of New Delhi. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi announced that the project — Noida International Airport — has received an "in-principle approval" and is expected …

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June 24, 2017

Government clears proposal for setting up airport in Jewar

The government has cleared a proposal for setting up a greenfield airport in Jewar in Greater Noida, which is likely to be operational in the next five to six years. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said at a press briefing here on Saturday that "in-principle clearance has been granted" for the airport. The Yamuna …

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June 24, 2017

Robbers rape four women of family, kill man near Bulandshahr

In a horrific incident, a 25-year-old man was killed and four women were allegedly gangraped by six highway robbers on the Jewar-Bulandshahr road off the Yamuna expressway in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh early on Thursday. The incident happened when a family of eight, including four female members, two children, accompanied by two …

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May 25, 2017

India terms African Heads of Mission’s remarks on attacks ‘unfortunate’

India on Monday termed as "unfortunate" the African Heads of Mission's statement describing last week's attack on Nigerians in Greater Noida as "xenophobic and racial in nature" even as it stressed its commitment to ensuring all foreign nationals remain safe. In a reaction following the statement by the African Heads of Mission, the External Affairs …

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April 4, 2017

Assault on Africans

The incident of 28 March of attacks on students of African origin at a shopping mall in Greater NOIDA has shocked everybody in India and has created a serious image problem for the country, especially in Africa. Clearly a manifestation of racial prejudice, it is also of a piece with deepening prejudices in India, be …

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March 31, 2017

Assault on Africans

The incident of 28 March of attacks on students of African origin at a shopping mall in Greater NOIDA has shocked everybody in India and has created a serious image problem for the country, especially in Africa. Clearly a manifestation of racial prejudice, it is also of a piece with deepening prejudices in India, be …

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March 31, 2017

Kenyan woman lodged false assault complaint : Noida police

The complaint lodged by a Kenyan woman ~ that she had allegedly been pulled out of a cab and assaulted by several men in Greater Noida yesterday morning ~ was found to be "false", the Noida police said today.   The senior superintendent of police (SSP), Noida, Dharmendra Yadav told a press conference here this …

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March 30, 2017

Nigerian govt summons Indian envoy over attacks on its students

Expressing deep concern over a series of attacks on Nigerians in Greater Noida, the country on Thursday summoned the Indian High Commissioner and asked for the arrest of the attackers immediately. Three Nigerian students were attacked during a fight that broke out on Monday when local residents were holding a candlelight march against the death …

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March 30, 2017

Delhi Police meet 200 Africans, assures them of safety

Days after some African students were attacked in Greater Noida near here, senior Delhi Police officers on Thursday held a meeting with over 200 African nationals to allay the community's apprehensions. The meeting was held by DCP(South), Ishwar Singh, and Additional DCP-I (South) Chinmoy Biswal. The officers assured the African nationals their concerns will be …

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March 30, 2017

Govt committed to ensuring safety of foreigners: MEA

In the wake of the attack on Nigerians in Greater Noida, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said that the government is committed to ensuring safety of foreigners in India. "Greater Noida incident where people of African origin were injured is deplorable. Government is committed to ensuring safety of foreigners in India," the …

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March 28, 2017

Yogi promises probe into attack on African students in Greater Noida

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the attack on African students in Greater Noida last evening after a foreign student pleaded with her for swift action, claiming that living in the area was becoming life threatening. Adityanath assured her that there would be a fair …

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March 28, 2017