New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the government has approved construction of a road linking Haryana to the upcoming Jewar International Airport in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

Jewar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Tokyo Paralympics Silver Medallist Praveen Kumar on Wednesday visited his childhood school Pragyan Public School to kick off Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Meet the Champion' initiative in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Noida Mar 21 PTI BJP legislator Dhirendra Singh said health and education will be his priority in his second term as the Jewar MLA while he also plans to get locals trained for skills that could help them bag 40 per cent of the jobs at the Noida International Airport Singh a key negotiator with farmers for land acquisition for the Rs 29560 crore airport project won the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls from Jewar with 117 lakh or 5053 per cent votes polled The people of my constituency have done their job by electing me and now I have to prove what I will do for the constituency in the coming days he told PTI He said Jewar has certainly made a lot of progress in the past five years and it had been one of the most backward regions in the state This is the same place where gunshots would be fired for two inches of land but now it is becoming home to Asias largest airport with peoples consent for land acquisition he said recalling the infamous Bhatta-Parsaul episode The 55-year-old MLA said Jewar is primarily an agriculture-dominated area and the process of industrialisation may pose challenges for the natives to find jobs locally when the companies come in But we have already taken this situation into consideration and made arrangements for that through the local Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority YEIDA so that 40 per cent of the jobs are given to the local people in any case Singh said He said a memorandum of understanding MoU will be signed whenever land is allotted to any industrialist and that the focusing is on getting projects like the Apparel Park which have work opportunities for native women Separately we know that an airport will give rise to several allied job requirements which require basic level of training I will have such skills identified and arrangement for training of local people before the airport starts functioning so that they get work there Thats the plan he said He said Jewar will have Pod Taxis metro rail connectivity in future while plans are afoot to connect the Yamuna Expressway with the expressway to Mumbai multiple roads to Haryana and the high-speed train bullet train will reduce travel time to Lucknow to just two hours If we leave the water ways this airport will have an exceptional road rail and air connectivity Jewar has potential to become aviation hub Singh said He said an international airport will help the regions people and their development The way international companies are investing in Jewar and planning to do it in future since the announcement of the airport project no doubt we have to speed up that pace of work without any obstruction now with the help of local people and farmers he said We cannot create jobs without industrial development which is why the focus will be on having big industries starting their projects in Jewar so that the living standards of the people goes up farmers progress women youth and workers get work opportunities he said Singh recalled Jewar did not have any degree college for girls since Independence but the state government has approved three of them in the past five years He said in the absence of such facilities in the constituency girls found it difficult to pursue higher education after completing their Class 12 Two of the degree colleges--a co-education institute and one for girls--have been made while another for girls has been approved by the state government and will start functioning soon he added Singh said a major trauma centre and a multi-specialty hospital have also been approved by the chief minister which would come up along the Yamuna Expressway The objective is to ensure that the kind of chaos we witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic does not repeat My aim is to ensure that the poor people get easy access to good quality health care at low cost so that no life is lost because of inaccessibility to health care he said Health and education will be my priority Enabling employment opportunities to local residents through industries is also on my priority list in the second term Singh said adding his monitoring team will work to make sure the schemes of Centre and state government reach the last person He said the way Jewar has emerged on global map on the back of the international airport project his dream is to make it the most developed constituency of Uttar Pradesh in the next five years I want respect for the people of Jewar and also the constituency to become a medium for people across the country to find jobs here he added PTI KIS RDK RDK

Mumbai Feb 28 PTI National airports operator AAI will provide air traffic services at the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar in Greater Noida the first phase of which is expected to be commissioned by 2024 a statement said An agreement to this effect was signed between the Airports Authority of India AAI and Yamuna International Airport Private Limited YIAPL on Monday AAI said YIAPL is a special purpose vehicle set up for the development of the greenfield Noida International Airport at Jewar As an Air Navigation Services Provider AAI is the only entity statutorily empowered to provide air traffic services in the country AAI is pleased to partner with Noida International Airport and is upbeat about these kinds of challenging projects which will open new gateways of operating multiple major airports in vicinity of each other cateringto the Metros said A K Pathak Member Planning at Airports Authority of India Mumbai and Navi Mumbai are lined up for a similar approach he said addingAAI has already signed a pact for CNS-ATM services with Navi Mumbai International Airport NMIAL in 2018 Under the pact with the Noida International Airport AAI will plan procure install and commission the CNSATM equipment and facilities and provide air traffic services at the upcoming airport AAI said Besides the facility will also be equipped with Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems and ATS Automation Systems which will enable situational awareness and provide decision support to Air Traffic Controllers for all weather operations it stated The Noida International Airport Jewar is expected to be commissioned by the year 2025 and AAI will be associated with the airport operator in all three phases covered under the CNS-ATM agreement such as the pre-commissioning commissioning and the operational phase as per the statement The airspace design and flight procedure design will be undertaken collaboratively under the Air Space Management ASM Directorate of AAI with the participation of New Delhi Air Traffic Control Centre and the airport operator it added AAI said it is also expected to deploy its ATC and ATSEP Air Traffic Services Engineering Professionals workforce to meet service standards PTI IAS MR MR MR

Noida Jan 30 PTI Legal proceedings have been initiated against Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD candidate Avtar Singh Bhadana who has prima facie been found violating the model code of conduct for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and flouting COVID-19 norms in Jewar during an election campaign police saidThe police have taken note of purported videos that surfaced on social media to initiate action against Bhadana and have also informed the local election authorities Deputy Commissioner of Police Greater Noida Amit Kumar saidIn the video Bhadana is purportedly seen with a large number of supporters as he went around Astauli village in Dankaur block of Jewar assembly constituency The EC has banned physical rallies but permitted door-to-door campaign with a maximum 10 people with a candidate in view of the pandemicThe video stated to be shot on January 26 also purportedly showed currency notes being showered on the crowd of supporters during the campaign which included a loud mobile-music system DJIn the video Bhadana is seen campaigning with a crowd for the elections Prima facie it shows violation of model code of conduct and COVID-19 protocols The in-charge of local Dankaur police station had reported the matter to the returning officer of Jewar on January 26 itself DCP Kumar saidThe returning officer of Jewar had issued a notice in this connection and further necessary legal proceedings are being carried out the officer addedThe 64-year-old Bhadana a Gurjar leader is a four-time former Lok Sabha member He is the sitting MLA in the UP assembly from the Meerapur constituency in Muzaffarnagar district but had quit the BJP recently to join the RLD which has fielded him from the Jewar seat in Gautam Buddh Nagar districtBJPs Dhirendra Singh had won the 2017 election from Jewar which goes to polls on February 10 during the first phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh The results will be declared on March 10 PTI KIS DV DV

Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 28 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that wherever he has gone in western Uttar Pradesh and Braj area of state after declaration of elections, people's faith in BJP is clearly visible.

Noida Jan 21 PTI The nomination process for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls from Noida Dadri and Jewar constituencies in Gautam Buddh Nagar ended on Friday with 52 nominees putting forth their candidature officials saidOfficials said 23 nominations have been filed from Noida 16 from Dadri and 13 from JewarAmong those who have filed nominations are all three BJPs sitting MLAs Pankaj Singh from Noida Tejpal Nagar from Dadri and Dhirendra Singh from JewarThe three assembly seats will go to polls on February 10 during the first phase of the electionsThe scrutiny of nominations to these will take place on January 24 while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 27 officials saidThe nomination process as instructed by the Election Commission was completed in Gautam Buddh Nagar today under District Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj who is also the District Election Officer District Information Officer Rakesh Singh Chauhan saidA total of 52 candidates have filed nominations from the three assembly seats in the district Of these 23 nominations are in Noida 16 in Dadri and 13 in Jewar Chauhan saidAccording to district officials Gautam Buddh Nagar has 1623 lakh enrolled voters In terms of assembly seats Noida has 690 lakh voters Dadri has 586 lakh and Jewar 346 lakh votersNomination process for the 58 assembly constituencies that are going to polls during the first of the seven phases in the state ended on Friday PTI KIS SRY

Noida Jan 20 PTI Gurjar leader Avtar Singh Bhadana on Thursday announced he will fight the Uttar Pradesh assembly poll from Jewar as a Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate amid speculation that he will take back nomination as he is COVID-19 infectedParty sources had earlier in the day said that he would withdraw his nomination and new candidate would be declared FridayBhadana the sitting MLA from Meerapur seat in Muzaffarnagar had recently quit the BJP and joined the RLD which is fighting the election in alliance with the Samajwadi PartyThe 64-year-old Gurjar leader had earlier this week filed his nomination from Jewar which goes to polls on February 10 during the first phase of UP assembly elections Our ancestors have a glorious history no matter what the field They have fought for the society the poor and their rights with utmost valour There were initially symptoms of COVID-19 but RTPCR report is negative I will fight the election for us Bhadana tweet late Thursday nightBhadana has informed the RLD high command that he will not be able to contest the poll because he is infected with coronavirus at the moment an RLD source had told PTI earlier in the day The RLD is considering his replacement for the Jewar seat and the candidate will be declared on Friday the source had added BJPs Dhirendra Singh currently represents Jewar in the UP assemblyBhadana a native of Haryana had earlier been in the Congress and is a four-time Lok Sabha MP PTI KIS RAX TIR TIR

Noida Jan 20 PTI Avtar Singh Bhadana who is suffering from COVID-19 will withdraw his nomination for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls from Jewar constituency in Gautam Buddh Nagar district the Rashtriya Lok Dal sources said on Thursday Bhadana the sitting MLA from Meerapur seat in Muzaffarnagar had recently quit the BJP and joined the RLD which is fighting the election in alliance with the Samajwadi Party The 64-year-old Gurjar leader had earlier this week filed his nomination from Jewar which goes to polls on February 10 during the first of UP assembly elections Avtar Singh Bhadana has informed the RLD high command that he will not be able to contest the poll because he is infected with coronavirus at the moment an RLD source told PTI The RLD is considering his replacement for the Jewar seat and the candidate will be declared on Friday the source added BJPs Dhirendra Singh currently represents Jewar in the UP assembly Bhadana a native of Haryana had earlier been in the Congress and is a four-time Lok Sabha MP PTI KIS RAX RAX

Noida Jan 20 PTI Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Dhirendra Singh on Thursday filed his nomination for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls from Jewar constituency which he had won in the 2017 elections The 55-year-old Singh is known among others for his key role in getting through the negotiations with farmers for the Greenfield Noida International Airport in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district in western Uttar Pradesh Today filed the nomination as a candidate for Jewar Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Surajpur Collectorate Greater Noida he said in a tweet in Hindi So far at least eight other candidates including Congresss Manoj Chaudhary and BSPs Narendra Bhati have filed their nominations from the Jewar seat which goes to polls on February 10 Singh had started his political journey with the Congress and shot to limelight during the Bhatta-Parsaul episode which is considered to have paved the way for amendments to the Land Acquisition Act in the country in 2013 He later joined the BJP and won the election from Jewar in 2017 winning nearly 50 per cent of the total votes polled that year and defeated sitting MLA Bahujan Samaj Partys Vedram Bhati This time Jewar has 346 lakh voters PTI KIS CK