Throwing garbage and debris in public places in Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) area is a punishable offence and action is being taken continuously by the civic body against those doing so.

Under this, along with seizing the vehicle, FIRs are being lodged against the driver and owner in the concerned police stations and heavy fines are also being imposed.

During the last fortnight, action has been taken against 27 vehicles by the Sanitation Security Force (SSF). Out of these, 10 FIRs have been lodged against the owners and drivers of 15 vehicles in different police stations, and a fine of Rs 1.45 lakh has been imposed on the other 12 vehicles.

The Gurugram Police have arrested six shop owners from Sector 56 market for selling fake accessories and parts of Apple products.

The arrested include Rahul, resident of Sarai Daud district Mathura Uttar Pradesh; Sanjeev Kumar, resident of NIT Faridabad; Rahul Kadam, Devender Tiwari and Ishant Nasa, all resident of Gurugram.

The police said on Wednesday that they received a complaint on Tuesday in which the complainant told the police that Apple Inc. has authorised him to take legal action against those selling fake products of Apple company.

When they conducted a survey, it was found that some shopkeepers in Sector 56 market in Gurugram were selling fake products in the name of Apple company.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday released 25 white-backed vultures in nature from the Jatayu Conservation Centre, near Beed Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in Pinjore in Panchkula district.

Speaking at a function on the occasion of vulture releasing, he said that last month 404 vulture chicks were born at the centre which is equipped with eight nursery aviaries, six colony aviaries, eight holding aviaries, two display aviaries, four hospital aviaries and eight breeding aviaries.

The centre is home to 378 vultures.

Rapper Badshah was fined Rs 15,500 for driving in the wrong lane in Gurugram, violating traffic rules.

Badshah's convoy, comprising three cars, was reportedly plying on the wrong side of the road, violating traffic norms.

Badshah, who was driving Mahindra Thar to reach Punjabi singer Karan Aujla's concert on December 15, was fined by the Gurugram Traffic Police.

The Gurugram Police have arrested three people, including a Dhaba owner, and filed cross FIRs in connection with vandalism and setting fire to vehicles due to enmity near the jail complex in Sohna Chowk, police said.

The accused has been identified as Aniket a resident of village Khandsa, Gurugram, Hemant (Dhaba owner) and Mohit, both residents of Islampur, Gurugram.

According to the police, on December 15, information was received at Police Station Shivaji Nagar, Gurugram, regarding a fight at 'Jail Ki Roti Boti Dhaba' near Sohna Chowk, Gurugram.

On receiving the information, the police team reached the spot and found that the injured person had gone to the hospital. The police team reached the hospital for further action but the injured person was not found in the hospital.

Thereafter, on December 16, a person filed a complaint at the Shivaji Nagar police station. In the complaint, he said that he was eating food at Jail Ki Roti Boti Dhaba with Dhaba operator Hemant Sharma and his other friend on December 15.

A total of 9,609 rooftop solar systems with a capacity to generate 45.90 MW have been installed in Haryana.

This fact came to light at a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Vivek to review the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana here.

The government has disbursed Rs 52.54 crore in subsidies to beneficiaries to encourage solar adoption. The state is focusing on equipping government buildings with solar power plants, with the Public Works Department (PWD) developing a centralised portal to streamline data management of government properties, an official statement said.

Site surveys for 3,011 buildings have been completed, identifying a potential solar power generation capacity of 91.78 MW so far. The Department of New and Renewable Energy has invited bids for an 8.4 MW grid-connected rooftop solar project under the CAPEX model.

A man has been arrested in connection with hurling crude bombs outside two clubs in Gurugram in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said.

The accused was identified as Sachin, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district. The police have also recovered two crude bombs and weapons.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 5.15 a.m. outside two clubs located in the Sector-29 area of Gurugram.

During preliminary investigation, it was found that the accused committed the crime in an inebriated state.

A terrible fire broke out in a yarn factory in Haryana's Panipat last night. Two workers present in the factory were burnt alive in this fire. Along with this, the condition of three youths remains critical. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital. From there, two injured have been referred to Rohtak PGI.

While one employee has been admitted to NC Medical College, Israna. The fire was reported to the fire brigade. After receiving the information, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot. While extinguishing the fire, the fire brigade personnel took out these five employees from inside.

A fake call centre cheating US nationals on the pretext of providing technical support was busted in Sector-39 in Gurugram on Wednesday.

According to the police, acting on a tip-off, a team led by ACP (cybercrime) Priyanshu Diwan, raided the call centre in plot number 684, Durga Colony.

During the raid, the police arrested three accused, including the call centre operator, and seized a mobile phone, two laptops and other electronic gadgets.

The arrested accused have been identified as Amandeep Singh alias Prince (34), Palvender Singh (25) and Eishav Ghai (25), all residents of New Delhi.

In the first major reshuffle of Indian Administrative Service officers since Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini assumed office for the second time in October, 44 IAS officers, including Ashok Khemka, have been transferred.

Khmeka, the 1991-batch officer, who is considered close to Transport Minister Anil Vij, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Transport). Khemka is known as the most transferred IAS officer in the country, with over 55 recorded transfers in his career spanning three decades.

The government on Sunday night transferred 44 IAS officers.

Anurag Rastogi, the 1990-batch officer, who was given the charge of Chief Secretary three days ago, has been posted as the Financial Commissioner (Revenue). He would continue to hold the charge of Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) as well.