A total of 31.52 lakh metric tons (MT) wheat has been procured in Haryana since April 1, officials said on Thursday.

Out of this, 8.59 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have been lifted.

A government spokesperson said wheat has been procured from more than 2 lakh farmers, and Rs 1,400 crore has been transferred directly to the farmers' bank accounts.

Last year, 18.24 lakh metric tonnes of wheat were procured till April 16.

Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG), Additional Commissioner, Mahavir Prasad, claimed on Wednesday that the administration has accelerated steps towards making Gurugram cleaner and more beautiful.

“The civic body will soon start a special cleanliness campaign. The objective of this campaign is to clean the key roads of the city, encroachment-free, and plant trees for environmental protection,” he claimed.

While chairing a meeting with the officials of the MCG and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), the Additional Commissioner held a detailed discussion regarding the cleanliness and beautification of the major key roads of the city.

The Additional Commissioner said that the MCG is ensuring that the city remains clean, beautiful, and environmentally friendly.

He also appealed to the citizens to cooperate in cleanliness and help in keeping the city encroachment-free.

In a major action against wrong-side driving, the Gurugram Traffic Police have issued 61,602 challans worth Rs 5.19 crores against traffic violators from March 1 to March 31, police said on Wednesday.

The traffic police officials said that they took effective action against those driving on the wrong side.

“To ensure traffic norms, the Gurugram Traffic Police took effective action and fined 61,602 drivers who violated lane driving, which mainly includes National Highway-48, National Highway service lanes, Gurugram-Faridabad Road and Gurugram-Sohna Road,” said Virender Vij, DCP (Traffic).

A man has been arrested on the charges of strangling his 10-year-old sister-in-law to take revenge on his in-laws, police said.

The accused was identified as Mohit Kumar (24), a native of Munger in Bihar.

According to the police, a man lodged a missing complaint at the Palam Vihar Police Station, Gurugram, regarding the disappearance of his daughter, Sania, from his house in Om Vihar, on April 12.

During the investigation, the police team reviewed the CCTV footage and made every possible effort to find the missing girl through various means.

A dhaba owner was shot dead by three bike-borne assailants in Gurugram's Pataudi area over old enmity, police said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred late Tuesday night at 'Jhopdi Dhaba'.

The assailants asked for a soft drink and then opened fire on the dhaba owner, identified as Deepender alias Monu (37) of Jatauli, and his worker, Mahender (50), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, the police said.

On hearing the bullet sounds, dhaba staff and other people rushed to the spot, but by then, the criminals had fled.

Businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here on Tuesday after being served a fresh summons in connection with its ongoing probe into a land deal case in Gurugram, Haryana.

The 56-year-old businessman, who is the brother-in-law of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), as per reports.

The case pertains to a land purchase in February 2008 for Rs 7.5 crore by Vadra's Skylight Hospitality in Shikohpur in Haryana's Gurugram district.

The mutation process, which usually takes months, was done the next day. Months later, he received a permit to develop a housing society on the land, and the value of the plot increased. He sold it to DLF in June at Rs 58 crore.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday claimed the state is effectively fulfilling its responsibility of serving the common man while also implementing the public welfare schemes of the Central government.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Haryana is progressing steadily as a partner in development, empowered by the strength of a triple engine government,” said the Chief Minister while addressing the gathering at the ‘Sankalp Ki Udaan’ in the presence of Prime Minister Modi, held to mark the inauguration of air services at Maharaja Agrasen Airport and the foundation stone laying of Terminal-2 in Hisar.

Describing the day as historic, the Chief Minister said: “Today, on April 14, we are witnessing a significant milestone as air services commence from the newly constructed Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar to the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya, the city of Lord Shri Rama. Along with this, the foundation stone laying of the second terminal of Haryana’s first airport marks another leap in the direction of development.”

With an aim to curb rash driving, the Gurugram Traffic Police has issued 9,078 challans worth Rs 1.81 crore in the month of March, police said.

Virender Vij, DCP Traffic, said that special campaigns were run against overspeeding vehicles from March 1 to March 31.

“Under this special campaign, effective action has been taken by the Traffic Police Gurugram against those overspeeding. A total of 9,078 challans have been issued against overspeeding, worth Rs 1.81 crore,” the DCP Traffic, said.

He claimed that the aim of the Gurugram Police is to make the roads of Gurugram safe and control criminal activities.

A cybercrime team of the Gurugram police has arrested a bank officer for alleged cyber fraud of Rs 35.69 lakh in the name of investing in the share market, police said on Saturday.

Based on this complaint, a case was registered under the relevant sections at Gurugram Cyber Crime (East) Police Station.

During the investigation, a police team led by Inspector Amit Kumar, Station House Officer of Cyber Crime (East) Police Station, nabbed the accused on Friday.

The accused was identified as Ayushman, a resident of Shiv Durga Vihar in Faridabad.

Gurugram Traffic Police launched a special campaign in March to curb drivers violating the black film norms, an official said on Saturday.

An official said that under this special campaign, Gurugram Police issued a total of 754 challans, worth Rs 75.40 lakh.

“The aim is to prevent road accidents by making the roads of Gurugram safe. Some motorists drive motorcycles without number plates and also do triple riding, while others use black film, which can easily commit any crime,” said Virender Vij, DCP (Traffic).

He said that this special challan campaign was launched to prevent all these types of criminal activities.

“We appeal to the general public that only two people should travel on a two-wheeler and must use a helmet, not drive in the wrong/opposite direction, not consume any kind of intoxicants while driving, not use mobile phones while driving, not use black films inside vehicles, not do triple riding, and follow all traffic rules,” he said.