Articles by Peeyush Khandelwal
Ghaziabad: 8 workers injured as shuttering of water tank crashes
Tncident occurred when about eight of a dozen workers, who climbed up the top portion of the water tank, suddenly fell to the ground as a shuttering fitted to the water tank collapsed

Published on Feb 17, 2025 06:30 AM IST
Treated water supply project nears completion in Ghaziabad industrial hub
Under a water purchase agreement (WPA), industrial units will pay ₹45.90 per kilolitre for the treated water

Published on Feb 16, 2025 07:24 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad MP seeks new elevated section on GT Road
For two years, a redevelopment plan of about 14.9 kilometres from Gyani Border (Delhi-Ghaziabad border near Dilshad Garden) to Lal Kuan was in the pipeline but it is yet to materialise

Published on Feb 16, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Ghaziabad authority won’t purchase land from three villages for Harnandipuram scheme for now
The scheme is proposed over an area of about 521 hectares, and about 462 hectares will be directly purchased from farmers

Published on Feb 15, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Weekly markets to stay, but behind a yellow line
Municipal officials who attended the meeting said the civic body took four key decisions, which included directions to vendors to register themselves at the respective zonal offices, and that weekly markets will not be allowed to operate beyond a line marked on the roadside

Published on Feb 14, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Deposits of silt, garbage choke Hindon river
The deposits have come in from the upstream areas, and were also aided by nine untreated drains in Ghaziabad, said officials

Published on Feb 13, 2025 07:16 AM IST
RRTS trains, local Metro in Meerut to start operations on 6km stretch by April end
Presently, 11 RRTS stations are operational -- two in Delhi, eight in Ghaziabad and one in Meerut (south) -- and they cover a distance of 55km. The local Metro module from Meerut (south) to Shatabdi Nagar, which will also operate on the same RRTS infrastructure, is currently undergoing extensive trials

Published on Feb 12, 2025 05:36 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad civic body readies plan for infra upgrade in Indirapuram
Ghaziabad municipal corporation plans ₹377 crore for infrastructure, including ₹185 crore for Indirapuram upgrades and ₹71 crore for air quality improvements.

Published on Feb 11, 2025 07:20 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Loni MLA hawks vegetables on roadside to protest against weekly market shifting
The police recently announced a plan to decongest roads by relocating weekly markets to nearby open spaces. The action is being taken up in all three zones of the Ghaziabad police commissionerate

Published on Feb 07, 2025 07:42 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad municipal corporation plans two projects under ITMS 2.0
Under phase 2 of IMTS, municipal officials said traffic signals will be increased from 41 to 75 and later integrated. A single command centre will also be set up

Published on Feb 07, 2025 06:08 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Seven arrested for ‘attack’ on Ghaziabad wedding procession
Seven arrested in Loni for attacking wedding procession; altercation over dancing led to injuries. Police deny bias; investigation ongoing.

Published on Feb 05, 2025 08:32 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
GDA razes illegal constructions across 60K sqm in 4 months
The intensified crackdown, from October 2024 till January 2025, follows the procurement of four new earthmoving machines in November, which bolstered enforcement efforts

Published on Feb 05, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Police to relocate weekly markets to ease traffic woes
The rural zone officers said they have 23 weekly markets, which comprises areas of Modinagar, Muradnagar, and Loni, among others

Published on Feb 04, 2025 06:12 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: UP seeks report for extending Shiv Vihar Metro to Mandola
The move comes after the UP housing and urban planning department sought a report from the authority on the basis of repeated requests made by residents to the ministry of housing affairs

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 11:48 PM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Court cancels candidature of councillor over discrepancies
The court also found discrepancies in the documents submitted by the runner-up candidate who had petitioned the court to be declared as the winner from ward 35

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 11:43 PM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh roles out new rules for demolishing unauthorised constructions
New rules state that no demolition should be carried out without a prior show cause notice being issued to the affected party and agencies must wait 15 days from the date of receipt of notice to order a demolition

Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:22 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Five injured in pileups on two expressways caused by dense fog
Police the first 30-car pile-up happened around 7.30am near the Hawa Hawai restaurant on the Delhi_Meerut Expressway. The second pile-up of 25 cars happened a little later on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway near Muradnagar

Published on Jan 30, 2025 05:48 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
5 injured after 50-vehicle pile-ups on Delhi Meerut, Eastern Peripheral e-ways
Police said that the vehicles collided due to dense fog conditions on the Delhi Meerut Expressway and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway stretches in Ghaziabad

Updated on Jan 29, 2025 03:31 PM IST
Ghaziabad: MMG hospital staff stage sit-in protest over police misbehaviour
The protesting staff said the incident started around 8.30am when a police vehicle arrived with a patient from the police line, and the patient went inside the emergency room for treatment

Published on Jan 29, 2025 08:34 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Integrated Master Plan 2031 to have 15 zones, says GDA
The integrated draft plan is awaiting approval from the state government and covers Ghaziabad, Loni and Modinagar/Muradnagar

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 06:22 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
GDA clears proposal to charge extra from Vaishali housing scheme
The GDA officials, following a board meeting held at Meerut, estimated that the hiked amount will be over ₹200 crore

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 06:12 AM IST
GDA gives final chance to farmers for developed plots
The total cost of the developed plots is ascertained on the basis of rates given to farmers (as land cost), and the development charges payable to the authority for external development

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 06:06 AM IST
UGC road project: UP proposes ‘alignment change’ before NGT to minimise tree felling
Uttar Pradesh plans to change the alignment of the Kanwar Marg to reduce tree felling by two-thirds, amid environmental concerns, NGT hearings ongoing.

Updated on Jan 25, 2025 05:34 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad authority proposes structural safety audit of buildings every 3 years
The safety audit is to be conducted every three years and the certificate is to be submitted to the GDA.

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 06:12 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Man gets his two employees shot to stage shoot-out and procure arms licence; four arrested
Police said prime suspect Arif operates a snacks making factory in Sudamapuri near Crossings Republik and he has been trying to obtain an arms licence by portraying that there was a threat to his life. When all his attempts failed, he hatched a plan to stage a shoot-out, said police

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 05:10 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Stamps dept uploads all sale deeds to cloud storage
The Ghaziabad stamps department earlier obtained and physically stored photocopies of documents. This gave rise to the problem of space for storage.

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 05:12 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Retired govt officials take up key posts in GDA to end manpower shortage
The authority at present has vacant posts of full-time chief engineer and chief architect and town planner, their work is currently being taken up by other officials

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 07:18 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Loni fire tragedy: All 4 died of burns, no asphyxia, says report
The autopsy reports of the victims indicated that they suffered superficial burns all over their body, indicating 100% burns

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 06:34 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Sound mind in sound body: Gzb civic body installs open gyms at govt schools for girls
The initiative was inaugurated on Sunday, and the new gyms have been provided at six other inter colleges in Kaila Bhatta, Sihani, Sahibabad, Makanpur, Mehrauli, and Bhopra

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 06:08 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Narrow bylanes hinder firefighters to rescue family in Loni
The about 8 to 10 feet wide inner lanes, leading to the house, blocked movement of fire tenders and other fire-fighting equipment to the site

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 06:26 AM IST