In land acquisition case in Greater Noida, more incidents of land being acquired under the emergency clause of the Land Acquisition Act were coming to lime light. The instances came forth, when more land owners joined the issue, after apex court upheld the judgment of Allahabad High Court.

The Surajkund-Bhadkal area, where the body of Pooja Bhatia -- a Noida-based call center employee — was found on March 2 has become a favourite place for murderers to dump bodies.

This is the same road where the body of call centre executive Jigeesha Ghosh of Vasant Vihar in Delhi was recovered on March 20, 2009.

Though the police claim to have intensified vigil along this route, killers continue to murder people, dump bodies and walk scott free.

“The stretch between Ankhir and Surajkund is deserted. Most killers dump the bodies here,” said Kailash Sharma, a resident of Faridabad.

Disposing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by Indus Towers Company, a bench of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Pradeep Kant and Rituraj Awasthi, has ordered UP government and the Noida Development Authority to open the seal of over 100 mobile towers immediately.

The development brings a relief for the customers and service providers who were facing network problems due to such sealing in the NCR town which falls under Delhi telecom circle.

Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for IT and Communications, has said that the Noida Authority and telecom operators should find solution to the issue relating to the towers set up on the top of residential buildings.

The authorities have already sealed around 200 telecom towers in Noida in a drive to clear away unauthorized towers in the residential areas. This move has seriously affected the telecom network in the area.

In a declaration, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Indian government announced that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) will launch its the 4th Generation Wireless Broadband Service in the NCR this month.

Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for Communications and IT stated that the Greater Noida area of Dhankot will be the first to get WiMax service.

The public sector company said that other parts of the region including Bisrakh, Dadri, Jewar and Jahangirpuri will be covered by the next financial year.

Noida, the fast growing city adjoining the national capital, is facing seriously affected cellular network connectivity for the forth consecutive day as the Noida authority and cellular operators were unable to reach a compromise.

The residents have called for an end to this deadlock immediately as it was seriously affecting business and personal life in the city falling under the NCR. Noida Authority had sealed around 130 towers with two days during last weekend alleging that they are unauthorized.

Noida, Jan 7 : Electric panels worth Rs. 70 lakh were stolen from the premises of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant in Dadri in Greater Noida, police said Thursday.

The High Tension City Company, which is carrying the installation work of the electric panels in the 980 MW expansion unit of NTPC, lodged the theft complaint at Jarcha police station of Greater Noida.

In his complaint, company manager A. K. Panna said 70 electric panels worth Rs. 70 lakh were found missing Thursday, when the inventory was prepared.

Noida, Jan 4 : A bag containing Rs. 400,000 was stolen from the car of a businessman in Noida Monday afternoon, police said.

According to police, Amit Kansal of Ghaziabad had gone to The Nainital Bank in Sector-2 to deposit a cheque. His driver had parked his car some distance away from the bank premises and he had walked on foot towards the bank.

Noida, Jan 2 : A criminal wanted in many cases and carrying a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 for his capture was shot dead in Noida, police said Saturday. An AK-47 assault rifle and a pistol were recovered from him.

Inspector General of Police (Meerut Range) Zaved Akhtar said the police control room had received a message that two people had snatched a Wagon-R from Sector 39.

The control room flashed a message to all police stations to conduct extensive checking, he said.

Noida, Jan 2 : Bollywood star Aamir Khan is known to strive for perfection. He now plans to take a break from acting this year as he wants to concentrate on his role as the producer of "Delhi Belly", "Peepli Live" and "Dhobi Ghat".

"I want to take a break from acting this year. So no shootings for me. I would like to concentrate more as a producer," Aamir said at a press conference in Big Cinemas here late Friday.

Noida, Jan 1 :Actor Aamir Khan Friday said author Chetan Bhagat was "hungry for publicity" and denied claims that the film "3 Idiots" was 70 percent based on Bhagat's bestseller "Five Point Someone".

"Three months earlier he (Bhagat) was saying something else and now he is saying something else as the movie is a huge hit now," Aamir told reporters at a press conference at Big Cinemas here.

Noida, Jan 1 : Bollywood producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra lost his cool at a press conference here Friday and asked a reporter to shut up after being questioned whether his hit "3 Idiots" was lifted from author Chetan Bhagat's book "Five Point Someone".

Asked whether the film, which has grossed over Rs. 100 crore in the first four days, was 70 percent taken from the book as claimed by Bhagat, Chopra queried whether the journalist had seen the movie and read the book.

Noida, Dec 30 : Three people were killed in two road accidents in Greater Noida Wednesday, police said.

One accident took place on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway while others occurred in Kasna town nearby.

According to police, the morning fog on the expressway was so dense that seven vehicles on the expressway collided in series.

Jagpal, 45, a resident of Loni, died on the spot while his accomplices Suresh, Ajit, Vinod and Suraj Nath suffered critical injuries and were taken to the Noida-based Vinayak Hospital.

Noida, Dec 29 - A prayer meeting was held at Nithari village here Tuesday, three years after the discovery of the gruesome killings of at least 19 young girls and boys, allegedly by businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Kohli.

About 50 families, including those of the victims, gathered a few metres from Pandher's bungalow -- D-5 in Noida's Sector 31 -- where all the killings took place.

Noida, Dec 24 : A speeding private bus rammed into an auto rickshaw and a two-wheeler on Thursday claiming two lives and leaving three others injured in Noida Sector 32.

The accident took place at Morna crossing, when the bus driver suddenly lost control over his vehicle while taking a turn and hit an auto rickshaw leaving two persons dead on the spot. The bus then went onto hit a motorcycle.

The condition of one person out of the three is reported to be critical.

The police have arrested the driver of the bus, who had initially fled from the accident site.

Noida, Dec 24 - A speeding private bus Thursday morning mowed down two people and injured three when it rammed into two rickshaws and a motorcycle here, police said.

The incident took place near the Noida City Centre in Sector 32 at about 10 a. m. An eyewitness said the bus was at a very high speed.

The bus driver who was initially absconding, was later arrested by police in this suburban city near New Delhi.

A. K. Tripathi, the superintendent of police, said: "The bus was coming in a very high speed... The bus driver who is arrested said that there was a brake failure and therefore the accident occurred".

The injured have been admitted to the Noida district hospital. (IANS)

Noida, Dec 15 : Over two dozen people, including several policemen, were injured Tuesday as residents of Noida fought pitched battles with the police to protest an anti-encroachment drive to evacuate people who had illegally occupied government land.

Protests broke out after an enforcement squad of the Noida Development Authority around 10.30 a. m. razed some structures constructed on the land acquired by the authority in Sector 127, officials said. Some 15 people were arrested for the violence.

Noida, Dec. 16 : About a dozen people including security personnel suffered injuries here during a scuffle between police and local residents of Noida when the latter tried to prevent a demolition squad on Tuesday from evicting persons from the encroached piece of land.

Those who commute between Noida and Delhi by local buses will now have to pay more.

With the Delhi transport department replacing Blueline buses with DTC ones, the journey between the two towns has become costlier.

Commuters will have to buy two tickets — one for their journey in Delhi and another for their journey in UP.

For the number of kilometres the commuter travels in a DTC bus in Noida, they will have to pay the fare according to the Uttar Pradesh fare structure and for the number of kilometres travelling in Delhi, they will have to pay according to the DTC fare structure.

Noida, Dec 3 : You've seen him as an action hero and playing the lover boy, and now you will see superstar Shah Rukh Khan play a septuagenarian in a new Dish TV ad.

"I love doing the role of an old man and that too in a very romantic manner," Shah Rukh said tongue in cheek during a video-conferencing session here Thursday from Mumbai. He is the brand ambassador of Dish TV.

Conceptualised by adman-turned-lyricist Prasoon Joshi, the ad has been directed by Anurag Basu.

"I enjoy doing ads because it is a great way of storytelling in 30 seconds and the best way of emoting," said Shah Rukh.