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Peeyush Khandelwal

Peeyush Khandelwal writes on a range of issues in western Uttar Pradesh – from crime, to development authorities and from infrastructure to transport. Based in Ghaziabad, he has been a journalist for almost a decade.

Articles by Peeyush Khandelwal

Modinagar-Meerut RRTS link not open despite approval

In a statement on Saturday, a National Capital Region transport corporation (NCRTC) spokesperson said that the section will be open “soon”

NCRTC is developing the 82km RRTS project, at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>30,274 crore, to connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad gets ready to plant 1.1 million trees today; but no increase in forest cover since 2017

Ghaziabad district aims to plant 1.1 million trees in annual drive. Despite past efforts, forest cover stagnant since 2017. Government plans 365 million trees in UP.

Despite undertaking plantation drives on such a large scale every year, the district’s forest cover has shown no increase since 2017, said officials quoting Forest Survey of India data. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Senior manager of Noida bank arrested for abetting suicide of woman executive

Manager of multinational bank arrested for abetting suicide of woman executive in Ghaziabad. Colleagues named in FIR. Victim faced harassment, ended life.

Police registered an FIR under BNS section 108 (for abetting suicide) at Nandgram police station and the FIR named several of the deceased woman’s colleagues, including a woman executive (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad cop kills self after making video accusing woman friend, 2 others of extortion

The constable in the video said the trio extorted about ₹6 lakh from him in the past two years and his woman friend issued threats to implicate him in a false rape case if he did not pay them more money

The FIR was registered under Section 108 (abetting suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Muradnagar police station. The two women have been arrested and charges for extortion and provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act added to the FIR. (Representational image only)

Noida

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: 320 UPSRTC buses to ferry Kanwariyas to Haridwar

The move is likely to create bus availability issues for commuters as the Ghaziabad region has an estimated daily ridership of about 125,000 passengers

About 200 buses from Ghaziabad and another 120 from Hapur, Bulandshahr and Khurja, will be deployed for ferrying Kanwariyas. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:30 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Woman bank executive ends life alleging harassment by colleagues; FIR lodged

Family members of the woman said she was upset by repeated instances of harassment at her workplace and she had told them about these incidents about three-four days before her death on July 12

One of her woman colleagues made disparaging comments about her appearance after seeing the photo and that hurt her. They would also casually hit her on her shoulder or rudely brush past her while going by her seat, the woman’s brother said. (Image for representation purposes only)

Noida

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad commuters to use NH-9, Eastern Peripheral Expressway during Kanwar Yatra

The major impact of Kanwariyas will be on the Delhi-Meerut Road, used by commuters from Delhi, Ghaziabad to Meerut to move between the three cities and towards Uttarakhand

Officers said the diversion routes will be finalised and rolled out soon and they will be policed by a contingent of civil police and 650 traffic police personnel, of all ranks. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 16, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: 7 arrested over running obscene chat centre in Sahibabad

The gang was operating for last one month in Sector-3, Rajendra Nagar and police got a tip off after a woman from Raj Nagar Extension complained

The complainant woman reported that she was called for an interview at a flat on July 4, and on visiting the place, she was asked to take the job that involved undressing herself before cameras and indulge in chats with customers. (Representative image)

Noida

Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: City forest all set for revival after 16 years with Hindon biodiversity park

The proposed land was home to fully grown trees in 2008. But hundreds of them were destroyed due to overflowing sewage water from a city drain

The 63-acre patch is one of only two “city forests” earmarked under Master Plan 2021, the other one is about 100-acre land at Karhera, behind the Hindon airbase. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: 14-yr-old girl raped, police file suo motu FIR

Police registered the FIR suo motu as neither the victim nor her family came forward to file a complaint

Police suspect that the family has knowledge about the suspect, and it is either due to fear or maybe the suspect is connected to the family, they are not revealing details. (Representative image)

Noida

Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

No sarus crane sighted in Ghaziabad in summer census

As per the UP information department data, the census was conducted on June 20-21 and the count revealed presence of 19,918 sarus cranes in total -- a rise of 396 from 2023

In Ghaziabad, the forest department over the years has reported sighting of a pair of sarus crane in agricultural fields near Rawli-Surana Road in Muradnagar. However, the pair was not sighted during the recently concluded survey. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Two cousins shot dead by relative in Ghaziabad after verbal spat, 3 arrested

The relationship between Anuj and Naveen was strained, they had a telephonic conversation before the incident and there was a heated exchange of words

Prime suspect Anuj’s father was also present at the scene of crime and he had bloodstains on his clothes. All three were arrested for murder. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

UGC road project: NGT seeks satellite imaging, directs UP to stop illegal tree felling

The ₹658-crore proposed road project is to be taken up by the UP public works department (PWD), and will be funded by the state government

The green tribunal has also directed the UP government to ensure that no “illegal felling of trees” takes place along the proposed stretch. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

GDA plans ‘Naya Ghaziabad’ township near RRTS corridor

The new township, ”Naya Ghaziabad (new Ghaziabad)”, will extend the spread of Ghaziabad city and will accommodate about 5,000 residences

The new township will be provided with RRTS connectivity so that residents can commute easily to various cities in the National Capital Region (NCR), including Delhi. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Old bus stand slated for redevelopment, UPSRTC to relocate buses to Sahibabad

The Sahibabad terminal is about 10 kilometres from the old bus stand. Daily passengers say it will become cumbersome for them to go to Sahibabad and then proceed to their respective destinations

The old bus stand (above) in Ghaziabad, which is spread over 10,000 square metres, is set to be redeveloped at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>125 crore, UPSRTC officials said on Wednesday. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 11, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Four major routes identified for movement of Kanwariyas

Besides the 55 km DME route from Partapur toll plaza in Meerut, the other three major routes are: a 30km route from Chhajarsi toll plaza on NH-9 to Sector 62, Noida; 35km route from Jani border (Meerut-Ghaziabad border) towards Tila Morh near Loni; and a 45km route from Kadrababad (Ghaziabad-Meerut) border towards Delhi via Delhi-Meerut Road

Among the four routes identified in Ghaziabad is a 55km stretch of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (above). (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 10, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Woman held for conducting prenatal sex-determination tests in car

Once the decoy got out of the Santro after the test result was told to her, she signalled the health department teams. The team rushed towards the spot and nabbed the suspect woman with the help of women constables

The suspect used to conduct the tests in a mobile van/car, which she used to station in isolated locations to evade detection, said police. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Jul 10, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Unidentified caller makes 83 hoax calls to police, booked

In early June, the person made 83 calls within a fortnight, pretending to be intimating about varying incidents when in reality nothing of that sort happened

Police teams are trying to trace the caller and analysing the electronic evidence in the case. They suspect the caller could be a man or woman, and will be identified and arrested soon. (ANI Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 09, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

GDA told to identify TOD zones alongside Metro corridors for Master Plan 2031

Officials said that once they receive notification from the state officials, the TOD zones will be defined and included in the draft Master Plan 2031

The concept of TOD is fast growing and aims at creating vibrant, sustainable and livable communities that are generally cantered near high-quality train systems. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 07, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba’s 4 calls before switching off phone under scanner

According to a senior police officer, Pal had spoken to the event organisers four times before his mobile phone went off on the same day.

The stampede tragedy in Hathras led to the death of 121 people including 112 women on July 2. (PTI photo)

India News

Updated on Jul 06, 2024 08:51 AM IST

ByHaidar Naqvi, Hemendra Chaturvedi, Peeyush Khandelwal, Kanpur/agra/hathras

Rahul Gandhi meets kin of those killed in Hathras stampede

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requested Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to pay generous compensation to families of those killed

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meeting kin of Hathras stampede victims. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Jul 05, 2024 03:33 PM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

6 ‘sevadars’ held over Hathras stampede, preacher still at large

Those arrested were Ram Ladaite (50), Upendra ingh Yadav (62), Megh Singh (61), Mukesh Kumar (38), and women Manju Yadav (30) and Manju Devi (40).

Relatives perform the last rites of a deceased in Hathras. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Jul 05, 2024 01:38 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Hathras stampede: Absconding Bhole Baba alleges conspiracy; CM orders inquiry

At least 121 people, mostly women, were killed and over a hundred injured in the stampede at the religious congregation as Pal was leaving the venue

Mainpuri: Police personnel outside Ram Kutir Charitable Trust, the ashram of preacher Baba Narayan Hari, also known as Saakar Vishwa Hari Bhole Baba, at Bichhwa, in Mainpuri district on July 3 (PTI)

India News

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 02:52 PM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Missing Bhole Baba not named in 1st FIR as Hathras toll hits 121

UP Police file FIR against organizers of religious congregation in Hathras stampede that killed 121, but not against self-styled godman "Bhole Baba".

Relatives mourn during the last rites of three members of their family who died in the stampede at Hathras. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Hathras

Hathras stampede: Rise of Bhole Baba, miracles and all

65-year-old religious preacher, known as Bhole Baba, caused India's biggest stampede in Hathras. 121 dead, 100+ injured, and the Baba remains on the run.

*NO SYNDICATION* Hathras, Uttar Pradesh - July 2, 2024: Suraj Pal aka Narayan Sakar alias Bhole Baba, a religious preacher. 107 people, mostly women, died in a stampede during Satsang held by Suraj Pal in Rati Bharpur village of Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Tuesday, July 02, 2024. Credit: HT Photo

India News

Updated on Jul 04, 2024 01:27 AM IST

ByAshni Dhaor, Peeyush Khandelwal, Haidar Naqvi, Hathras/kanpur

Rush for blessings led to stampede: Eyewitnesses say as toll rises to 121

Urmila Devi, who attended the gathering, said the Baba announced from the dais that the gathering had swelled to about 440000

Relatives mourn outside a hospital in Hathras. (REUTERS)

India News

Published on Jul 03, 2024 10:22 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Hathras stampede: Anxious relatives seek answers, whereabouts of missing kin

The injured and the bodies of those killed were initially rushed to a community health centre, where 96 people were declared dead and 40 others were referred to separate hospitals

Relatives outside the morgue of a hospital in Hathras. (AFP)

Other Cities

Published on Jul 03, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

‘Everything happened within mins’: Survivors recall horror

Stampede at Bhole Baba event in Uttar Pradesh leaves 116 dead, mostly women and children. Witnesses describe chaos and lack of proper exits.

Relatives outside a Trauma Centre where victims of the Hathras's stampede in Etah on Tuesday. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Jul 03, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Hathras

Case of carjacking, first to be lodged in Ghaziabad under new laws; one arrested

Tyagi allegedly made off with the car after holding its owner Sunil Chauhan, of Shamli district, at knifepoint.

The suspect was intercepted by police near Delhi Meerut Road while he was trying to flee towards Meerut., and was arrested within one-and-half hours. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Theft in Loni is first case to be filed under new law in Ghaziabad

A case of theft was registered under the BNS, under sections 62 (attempt to commit offence), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing harm) and 305 (theft) and also under Section 173 of BNSS.

Police said a suspect entered the house with an intention to commit theft, but was nabbed by the occupants of the house and later handed over to police. (Representative image)

Noida

Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

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Peeyush Khandelwal writes on a range of issues in western Uttar Pradesh – from crime, to development authorities and from infrastructure to transport. Based in Ghaziabad, he has been a journalist for almost a decade.

In a statement on Saturday, a National Capital Region transport corporation (NCRTC) spokesperson said that the section will be open “soon”

Ghaziabad district aims to plant 1.1 million trees in annual drive. Despite past efforts, forest cover stagnant since 2017. Government plans 365 million trees in UP.

Manager of multinational bank arrested for abetting suicide of woman executive in Ghaziabad. Colleagues named in FIR. Victim faced harassment, ended life.

The constable in the video said the trio extorted about ₹6 lakh from him in the past two years and his woman friend issued threats to implicate him in a false rape case if he did not pay them more money

The move is likely to create bus availability issues for commuters as the Ghaziabad region has an estimated daily ridership of about 125,000 passengers

Family members of the woman said she was upset by repeated instances of harassment at her workplace and she had told them about these incidents about three-four days before her death on July 12

The major impact of Kanwariyas will be on the Delhi-Meerut Road, used by commuters from Delhi, Ghaziabad to Meerut to move between the three cities and towards Uttarakhand

The gang was operating for last one month in Sector-3, Rajendra Nagar and police got a tip off after a woman from Raj Nagar Extension complained

The proposed land was home to fully grown trees in 2008. But hundreds of them were destroyed due to overflowing sewage water from a city drain

Police registered the FIR suo motu as neither the victim nor her family came forward to file a complaint

As per the UP information department data, the census was conducted on June 20-21 and the count revealed presence of 19,918 sarus cranes in total -- a rise of 396 from 2023

The relationship between Anuj and Naveen was strained, they had a telephonic conversation before the incident and there was a heated exchange of words

The ₹658-crore proposed road project is to be taken up by the UP public works department (PWD), and will be funded by the state government

The new township, ”Naya Ghaziabad (new Ghaziabad)”, will extend the spread of Ghaziabad city and will accommodate about 5,000 residences

The Sahibabad terminal is about 10 kilometres from the old bus stand. Daily passengers say it will become cumbersome for them to go to Sahibabad and then proceed to their respective destinations

Once the decoy got out of the Santro after the test result was told to her, she signalled the health department teams. The team rushed towards the spot and nabbed the suspect woman with the help of women constables

In early June, the person made 83 calls within a fortnight, pretending to be intimating about varying incidents when in reality nothing of that sort happened

Officials said that once they receive notification from the state officials, the TOD zones will be defined and included in the draft Master Plan 2031

According to a senior police officer, Pal had spoken to the event organisers four times before his mobile phone went off on the same day.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requested Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to pay generous compensation to families of those killed

Those arrested were Ram Ladaite (50), Upendra ingh Yadav (62), Megh Singh (61), Mukesh Kumar (38), and women Manju Yadav (30) and Manju Devi (40).

At least 121 people, mostly women, were killed and over a hundred injured in the stampede at the religious congregation as Pal was leaving the venue

UP Police file FIR against organizers of religious congregation in Hathras stampede that killed 121, but not against self-styled godman "Bhole Baba".

65-year-old religious preacher, known as Bhole Baba, caused India's biggest stampede in Hathras. 121 dead, 100+ injured, and the Baba remains on the run.

Urmila Devi, who attended the gathering, said the Baba announced from the dais that the gathering had swelled to about 440000

The injured and the bodies of those killed were initially rushed to a community health centre, where 96 people were declared dead and 40 others were referred to separate hospitals

Stampede at Bhole Baba event in Uttar Pradesh leaves 116 dead, mostly women and children. Witnesses describe chaos and lack of proper exits.

Tyagi allegedly made off with the car after holding its owner Sunil Chauhan, of Shamli district, at knifepoint.

A case of theft was registered under the BNS, under sections 62 (attempt to commit offence), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing harm) and 305 (theft) and also under Section 173 of BNSS.

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