Articles by Peeyush Khandelwal
Ghaziabad: Man accidentally shoots self while firing at police, dies
When police nabbed Rehan, his loaded pistol went off accidentally and the bullet from his pistol hit him on the thigh causing him a severe injury
![The incident occurred when a Delhi Police team from Gokulpuri police station came to arrest Mannu Rangrez, 24, who was wanted in a theft case. (HT Photo) The incident occurred when a Delhi Police team from Gokulpuri police station came to arrest Mannu Rangrez, 24, who was wanted in a theft case. (HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/29/150x84/The-incident-occurred-when-a-Delhi-Police-team-fro_1719687751596.jpg)
Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Ahead of monsoon onset, health department gears up to tackle dengue menace
According to the health department, 68 dengue cases were reported in 2018, 88 in 2019, 15 in 2020, 1,238 in 2021, and 901 in 2022, but the highest number of cases, at 1,261, was reported last year, which also saw four deaths
![Health department officials said that during the drive in July, they will also carry out comprehensive public awareness meetings besides fogging and anti-larvae activities to control any dengue outbreak. (HT Archive) Health department officials said that during the drive in July, they will also carry out comprehensive public awareness meetings besides fogging and anti-larvae activities to control any dengue outbreak. (HT Archive)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/26/150x84/Health-department-officials-said-that-during-the-d_1719426739293.jpg)
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad municipal body gets ready for monsoon, installs pumps at 16 points
The municipal body has deployed pumps at four major underpass points and also at 12 other temporary points in the city where water logs during rains
![In a bid to prevent any accident, additionally, the municipal body has put up a net over the Gaushala underpass, as it has good depth and youngsters often jump in for a bath in the logged water during the rains. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) In a bid to prevent any accident, additionally, the municipal body has put up a net over the Gaushala underpass, as it has good depth and youngsters often jump in for a bath in the logged water during the rains. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/24/150x84/In-a-bid-to-prevent-any-accident--additionally--th_1719255712630.jpg)
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 06:56 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Father-son duo shot dead over water tussle; 3 arrested
The body of Pappu, the father, was fished out from sub-canal around 9am on Saturday and that of his son, Mohammad Shahnawaz, around 11.30pm by local divers
![After the Pappu and Shahnawaj fell injured, the suspects allegedly dragged them from the road and threw them in the sub-canal, their family claimed. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) After the Pappu and Shahnawaj fell injured, the suspects allegedly dragged them from the road and threw them in the sub-canal, their family claimed. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/22/150x84/After-the-Pappu-and-Shahnawaj-fell-injured--the-su_1719084337588.jpg)
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 08:14 AM IST
Ghaziabad municipal body’s property tax collection highest ever at ₹296 cr
The tax collection during financial year 2021-22 stood at ₹175.47 crore, which increased to ₹206.67 crore in 2022-23, and reached ₹296 crore in FY 2023-24
![The Ghaziabad civic body has a list of about 2,900 defaulters who have not paid the tax for the last one year or more, and the default tax is estimated to be <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>47.97 croren (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The Ghaziabad civic body has a list of about 2,900 defaulters who have not paid the tax for the last one year or more, and the default tax is estimated to be <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>47.97 croren (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/23/150x84/The-Ghaziabad-civic-body-has-a-list-of-about-2-900_1719119746683.jpg)
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 10:46 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Girl, 13, dies by suicide after rape; suspect arrested
The suspect met the girl online and was chatting with her for the past week, and on Monday, he picked her up from near her house on their first meeting
![The girl was sent for a medical examination and returned home with her family around 4.30pm but when the family woke up around 7pm, they found her hanging from a ceiling fan in her room. (HT Photo) The girl was sent for a medical examination and returned home with her family around 4.30pm but when the family woke up around 7pm, they found her hanging from a ceiling fan in her room. (HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/20/150x84/The-girl-was-sent-for-a-medical-examination-and-re_1718910050098.jpg)
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Ghaziabad: GDA orders cancellation of seven plots in Indirapuram MLA scheme
In the seven instances, the allottees got their original allotments converted to obtain plots in the MLA scheme in alleged connivance or on directions of the former secretary
![A skyline view of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) A skyline view of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/19/150x84/A-skyline-view-of-Indirapuram-in-Ghaziabad---Sakib_1718821340667.jpg)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 05:56 AM IST
8-kilometre stretch of Delhi-Ghaziabad RRTS ready to start operations
The eight-kilometre route is a part of the 82-kilometre Namo Bharat project that is under construction to link Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut, at a cost of ₹30,274 crore
![Officials said safety inspections were conducted in the last week of May, following which a final inspection was done by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety. (HT Archive) Officials said safety inspections were conducted in the last week of May, following which a final inspection was done by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety. (HT Archive)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/19/150x84/Officials-said-safety-inspections-were-conducted-i_1718821341188.jpg)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Of 737 fires in Ghaziabad this year, 518 reported in April and May
Multiple fatal incidents of fire due to short-circuit in air-conditioners and other electrical appliances have been reported in the city this year
![According to data shared by the fire department, there were 910, 931, 1,103 and 1,058 fires in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. In comparison, this year’s figure has already reached 737. (HT Archive) According to data shared by the fire department, there were 910, 931, 1,103 and 1,058 fires in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. In comparison, this year’s figure has already reached 737. (HT Archive)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/19/150x84/According-to-data-shared-by-the-fire-department--t_1718821340898.jpg)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Ghaziabad gets ₹17 crore from planning commission to combat bad air
Environmentalists suggest the municipal corporation to spend funds in a transparent manner and should also involve citizens in its utilisation
![A communication dated June 5 from ministry of finance said seven cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad, have been proposed to receive about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>258 crore for taking up air quality improvement measure. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) A communication dated June 5 from ministry of finance said seven cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad, have been proposed to receive about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>258 crore for taking up air quality improvement measure. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/17/150x84/A-communication-dated-June-5-from-ministry-of-fina_1718648031399.jpg)
Updated on Jun 18, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
6 killed, 16 injured as speeding truck rams another on Eastern Peripheral Expressway
The incident happened when two mini trucks were parked on the side of Muradnagar stretch of EPE around 1.15am
![Police said the speeding truck hit one of the parked vehicles while brushing past the second one parked at a distance. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) Police said the speeding truck hit one of the parked vehicles while brushing past the second one parked at a distance. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/16/150x84/Police-said-the-speeding-truck-hit-one-of-the-park_1718565349757.jpg)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 07:06 AM IST
4 killed, 18 injured as speeding truck rams into stationary vehicle in Ghaziabad
Police said that the workers were going from Ganaur in Sonipat, Haryana, to Uttar Pradesh in a mini truck when they were hit by the speeding truck in Ghaziabad around 1.15am on Sunday
![The accident took place on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Twitter Photo) The accident took place on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Twitter Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/16/150x84/The-accident-took-place-on-the-Eastern-Peripheral-_1718517337819.png)
Published on Jun 16, 2024 11:26 AM IST
Loni fire tragedy: Five who died were trapped on second floor of burning house
They all got trapped on the 2nd floor as they could not move downstairs because of the raging fire, and door leading to the terrace was locked, said officers
![The fire department officials said four fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire, which is believed to have started from an electrical short circuit. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The fire department officials said four fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire, which is believed to have started from an electrical short circuit. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/13/150x84/The-fire-department-officials-said-four-fire-tende_1718302962560.jpg)
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Loni fire: Narrow lanes, girders to stop heavy vehicles delayed fire tenders
The fire department officials said they received the call around 8.42pm and rushed two fire tenders to the spot from Loni fire station which is about 11km from the incident site
![The department officials said they also broke the rear walls of the house and somehow reached the second floor, but, by then, the five trapped on that floor had died. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The department officials said they also broke the rear walls of the house and somehow reached the second floor, but, by then, the five trapped on that floor had died. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/13/150x84/The-department-officials-said-they-also-broke-the-_1718302902482.jpg)
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: 5, including 2 children, killed as house catches fire in Loni area
The police identified the deceased persons as 26-year-old Nazra and her daughter Ikra, 7, Shaiful Rehman, 35, Mohammad Faiz (seven months) and Parveen, 28.
![A major fire broke out at a three-storey house in Loni’s Behta Hajipur locality in Ghaziabad on late Wednesday night. A major fire broke out at a three-storey house in Loni’s Behta Hajipur locality in Ghaziabad on late Wednesday night.](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/13/148x111/ghaziabad_fire_1718237966511_1718237983213.jpg)
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Treated water supply project to become operational in September
The project is being executed at a cost of about ₹320 crore to supply treated STP water through pipelines to industrial units
![The project aims to supply about 40MLD of treated water daily to industrial units in Sahibabad Site IV area. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The project aims to supply about 40MLD of treated water daily to industrial units in Sahibabad Site IV area. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/11/150x84/The-project-aims-to-supply-about-40MLD-of-treated-_1718133050614.jpg)
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 06:58 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Indirapuram handover may take shape by end-July, says GDA
Ghaziabad's Indirapuram township is spread over an area of about 1,200 acres and its handover to the corporation has been delayed for nearly a decade
![The Ghaziabad municipal corporation maintains that it needs funds to upgrade the civic infrastructure in Indirapuram before it takes over the township. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The Ghaziabad municipal corporation maintains that it needs funds to upgrade the civic infrastructure in Indirapuram before it takes over the township. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/10/150x84/The-Ghaziabad-municipal-corporation-maintains-that_1718042843497.jpeg)
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 05:26 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: 2 arrested for abusing Faizabad voters after BJP loss
In a video, the two arrested suspects were allegedly seen using expletives against voters of Ayodhya where the BJP suffered a major defeat from the SP
![The suspects in the video alleged that people ignored religious and nationalist sentiments in favour of caste equations, and police said that the two repeatedly used abusive language throughout the video. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The suspects in the video alleged that people ignored religious and nationalist sentiments in favour of caste equations, and police said that the two repeatedly used abusive language throughout the video. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/07/150x84/The-suspects-in-the-video-alleged-that-people-igno_1717782279025.jpg)
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Thousands in Khoda protest for drinking water
The water level in Khoda has depleted alarmingly as people use shared submersible pumps to draw out drinking water or purchase water cans daily
![The Khoda locality, located next to UP-Gate, is home to about 45,000 households who do not have provision of tapped water supply (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The Khoda locality, located next to UP-Gate, is home to about 45,000 households who do not have provision of tapped water supply (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/06/150x84/The-Khoda-locality--located-next-to-UP-Gate--is-ho_1717698315187.jpg)
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 05:12 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Urban voters push BJP across the line in NCR
In Gautam Budh Nagar, voters helped re-elect incumbent MP Mahesh Sharma, with the BJP candidate winning by 559,472 votes — the largest margin in Uttar Pradesh
![A man casts a vote at a polling booth inside Jaypee Wish Town in Noida Sector 128 on April 25. (Sunil Ghosh/HT photo) A man casts a vote at a polling booth inside Jaypee Wish Town in Noida Sector 128 on April 25. (Sunil Ghosh/HT photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/05/150x84/A-man-casts-a-vote-at-a-polling-booth-inside-Jaype_1717612105059.jpg)
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Runner-up Cong’s vote share increased from 7.34% to 35.17%
The voting figures indicate that BJP’s Garg won all four segments of Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Loni, Muradnagar but he lost Dhaulana, similar to his predecessor and former MP general VK Singh (retired) in 2019
![Bharatiya Janata Party’s Atul Garg, who was elected MP of Ghaziabad on Tuesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Atul Garg, who was elected MP of Ghaziabad on Tuesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/05/150x84/Bharatiya-Janata-Party-s-Atul-Garg--who-was-electe_1717608937019.jpg)
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
BJP retains Ghaziabad bastion, wins GB Nagar by 500,000 votes
BJP wins Ghaziabad & Gautam Budhha Nagar seats with comfortable margins. Atul Garg & Mahesh Sharma secure victories. Ghaziabad saw 49.88% turnout.
![Celebrations underway at the BJP hadquarters in Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo) Celebrations underway at the BJP hadquarters in Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/04/150x84/Celebrations-underway-at-the-BJP-hadquarters-in-De_1717532145577.jpg)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:56 AM IST
NGT seeks nature of 111km road linking Ghaziabad to Uttarakhand border
The tribunal, in May 31 hearing, said at this stage it is examining the issue of the manner of classification of the proposed road
![The cognisance of the issue was taken on February 1 on how the UP government’s forest department allowed felling over 100,000 (or 112,722) trees and shrubs in the protected forests of three forest divisions to construct two lanes of the road. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The cognisance of the issue was taken on February 1 on how the UP government’s forest department allowed felling over 100,000 (or 112,722) trees and shrubs in the protected forests of three forest divisions to construct two lanes of the road. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/01/150x84/The-cognisance-of-the-issue-was-taken-on-February-_1717273589684.jpg)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Ghaziabad: 55 minors, including girls, rescued from meat processing unit; five arrested
An initial probe has suggested that the minors were trafficked and mostly paid ₹300 per day for cutting meat
![The minors, mostly from West Bengal and Bihar, were allegedly found working at the Masuri area-located unit during the raid carried out by officials. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) The minors, mostly from West Bengal and Bihar, were allegedly found working at the Masuri area-located unit during the raid carried out by officials. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/06/01/150x84/The-minors--mostly-from-West-Bengal-and-Bihar--wer_1717271548665.jpg)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Men in BMW beat up service centre staff, flee with Audi
Nuren and his two staff members were heading to Delhi in Audi A6 to fetch some spare parts when they were manhandled and the car allegedly stolen by men who came in a BMW
![Police after an initial investigation said Bilal Ahmad and Vikas Yadav had a dispute over the ownership of the Audi car. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) Police after an initial investigation said Bilal Ahmad and Vikas Yadav had a dispute over the ownership of the Audi car. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/31/150x84/Police-after-an-initial-investigation-said-Bilal-A_1717181407401.jpg)
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Shop owner thrashed in Vaishali by men in SUVs; two arrested
The victim said the suspects beat him up severely with rods and sticks, and the people who tried to intervene were also beaten up
![Police said they have identified and arrested two people and the others too will be identified as teams have been formed to trace them. (HT Photo) Police said they have identified and arrested two people and the others too will be identified as teams have been formed to trace them. (HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/30/150x84/Police-said-they-have-identified-and-arrested-two-_1717095343845.jpeg)
Updated on May 31, 2024 06:28 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Girl killed as van falls off Delhi Meerut Expressway after being hit by speeding car
The incident happened near the Hawa Hawai restaurant in Masuri and the van fell about 15-20 feet into the nearby fields
![Police said they have formed teams to trace the driver of the erring Verna car and an FIR will be registered once they receive a complaint from the victim family. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) Police said they have formed teams to trace the driver of the erring Verna car and an FIR will be registered once they receive a complaint from the victim family. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/30/150x84/Police-said-they-have-formed-teams-to-trace-the-dr_1717095283616.jpg)
Updated on May 31, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Call that did not end on victim’s phone leads police to his killer
Police said the suspect talking about the murder to his wife was recorded by the receiver at the other end and the audio clip was handed over to the police
![Suspect Rohit Sharma in police custody on Wednesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) Suspect Rohit Sharma in police custody on Wednesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/29/150x84/Ghaziabad---India---May-29-2024--Ghaziabad-Weather_1717010409845.jpg)
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: 57 minors employed at meat processing factory rescued
The police teams and officials of other departments safely rescued the minors and sent them in buses for medical examination and other legal formalities. The children said they were paid ₹300 for the daily work
![The district administration officials said that the rescued boys and girls will be taken to the child welfare committee (CWC). (PTI/Representational Image) The district administration officials said that the rescued boys and girls will be taken to the child welfare committee (CWC). (PTI/Representational Image)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2024/05/29/150x84/The-district-administration-officials-said-that-th_1717010170078.jpg)
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Over33,000 trees to be felled for Kanwar road along Upper Ganga Canal, NGT told
The report submitted before the tribunal states that the felling activity would be taken up on about 222.98 hectares in the three districts of Ghaziabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar
![HT Image HT Image](https://images.hindustantimes.com/images/app-images/2021/10/148x111.png)
Updated on May 30, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad