Youths take dip in pool; owner booked in Faridabad

Faridabad: The owner of a private swimming pool has been booked for allowing a group of youths take a dip on Thursday. With Covid restrictions still in place, the state government has not lifted the ban on swimming pools. On a tip-off, the police raided the private pool at a residential complex here around 8 pm and found locals gathered in large numbers. They were let off with a penalty, but the swimming pool owner, Jagbir, was booked under Section 188 of the IPC and Section 53 of the Disaster Management Act. TNS

In Faridabad, 13 illegal constructions razed

Faridabad: A team of the Department of Town and Country Planning (enforcement and vigilance) here pulled down 13 illegal constructions which had come up in two unauthorised residential colonies spread on seven acres in the revenue area of Nachauli and Kheri Kalan villages of the district on Friday. According to District Town Planner (DTP) Rajender Sharma who led the demolition drive, the constructions razed today include two residential buildings (houses), a property dealer’s office and 10 boundary walls. TNS