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
Remember Budhia? Who dares swims
Eight-year-old Saira Sirohi took to the pool at 5 am and had been swimming non-stop for over 15 hours hence. She wants to create ripples by taking on a never-before challenge.
Updated on Sep 03, 2008 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad woman performs mother’s last rites
When her husband and two sons abandoned Jagwati Devi eight years ago, her daughter gave her shelter and took care of the 85-year-old’s needs, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Sep 02, 2008 11:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Four teenage highway robbers arrested
The Ghaziabad Police arrested four teenagers, all school dropouts, for their alleged involvement in eight recent highway robberies, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Aug 26, 2008 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Speeding truck crushes labourer
A speeding truck ran over four labourers and killed one of them near Shipra Sun City Society at Indirapuram, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Aug 19, 2008 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Survivors say rail police looted money after accident
Those who were lucky enough to have survived the collision despite being in the parcel van said their cash and baggage were stolen from the wreckage site.
Updated on Aug 12, 2008 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Jewellery shop looted in Ghaziabad
Traders in Sahibabad blocked the Grand Trunk Road for hours on Sunday, protesting police laxity in controlling crime in the city, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Aug 10, 2008 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Aarushi case: Judicial custody extended
The judicial custody of the three accused in the Aarushi murder case, Krishna, Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal, was extended till August 21, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Aug 09, 2008 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Two contract killers escape from lock-up
Taking the police by surprise, two alleged contract-killers, who were taken to the Ghaziabad District court for a hearing, escaped from the lock-up after cutting through the window grills on Tuesday, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Aug 06, 2008 01:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
A mother seeks justice for dead son
The police registered a case and also impounded the car. But when the question of arresting the culprit is raised, nothing has been done till now.
Updated on Jul 31, 2008 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Delhi constable’s kin attacked; 2 dead
Two members of a family of a Delhi Police constable were brutally murdered and his son seriously injured in Modinagar area, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 28, 2008 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Woman fights off teasers in Ghaziabad
The can of pepper spray Monika Kumar carried with her all the time came in handy when two men assaulted her and her family members and passed lewd comments, reports P Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 26, 2008 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Land dispute turns communal
Armed mobs fought pitched battles with the police as a dispute over a piece of land took a communal overturn in Loni area on the outskirts of New Delhi, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 25, 2008 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Loni
Aarushi case: Mandal gets judicial custody
Vijay Mandal, the third accused in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, was remanded to three-day judicial custody, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 23, 2008 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Man dies after falling through lift shaft
Software engineer Sajan S died after falling through lift shaft, it is a reflection of how safety laws have been cast to the wind in Ghaziabad’s relentless high-rise boom, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 21, 2008 01:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Mandal’s CBI custody extended
The CBI custody of Vijay Mandal, the third accused in the Aarushi murder case, was extended by another three days, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 19, 2008 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Vijay Mandal’s custody extended
The CBI custody of Vijay Mandal, the third suspect in the Aarushi and Hemraj murder case, was extended by another four days, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 16, 2008 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Auto gang killed DFO, claim Ghaziabad police
Ghaziabad police have arrested three auto-rickshaw drivers for the murder of a former forest officer recently, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 14, 2008 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Dasna days are over
Dr Rajesh Talwar anxiously waited for his release on Friday but was told by jail officials he would be released on Saturday, report Peeyush Khandelwal and Kapil Datta.
Updated on Jul 12, 2008 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal/Kapil Datta, Ghaziabad/noida
Court sends Vijay Mandal to 3 day CBI custody
The third accused in Noida double-murder case, Vijay Mandal, was remanded in three day CBI custody on Saturday, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 12, 2008 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
All three stood in same witness box
The three suspects in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case were produced before a CBI court in Ghaziabad. All the accused were made to stand in the same witness box for hours, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 12, 2008 03:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Dr Rajesh Talwar would walk out of Dasna Jail
Forty nine days after he was arrested on charges of killing his daughter and domestic help, Dr Rajesh Talwar would walk out of Dasna Jail on Saturday, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 12, 2008 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ex-govt officer missing from Ghaziabad, cops clueless
Search is still on for a retired DFO, Ajit Kumar Singh, who went missing on the night of July 5 on his way home, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 09, 2008 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Woman alleges rape by father-in-law
A married woman and a mother of a newly-born child alleged rape by her father-in-law in Loni area of Ghaziabad, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 06, 2008 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Krishna’s bail application rejected
A Ghaziabad court rejects the bail plea of Krishna, compounder of Dr Rajesh Talwar and an accused in the Noida double murder case.
Updated on Jul 01, 2008 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
'Raj Kumar hid phones of victims'
The CBI says the Durranis' domestic help has "confessed" that he will help the agency recover the mobile phones of Aarushi and Hemraj, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jul 06, 2008 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad (up)
Panel wants action against UP cops
The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Director General of the UP Police to take action against the erring police officers named in the news report.
Updated on Jun 27, 2008 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
We do not suspect any servant: Nupur
Slain Aarushi's mother Nupur Talwar talks to HT about Aarushi and why Hemraj was a suspect intially and reiterates her husband is innocent.
Updated on Jul 06, 2008 09:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal
Court extends Krishna’s CBI remand
The CBI remand of Krishna, arrested in connection with the Aarushi murder case, was extended by another four days, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Updated on Jun 24, 2008 01:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Fire destroys illegal oil unit in Loni
A major fire broke out in an illegal industrial unit in Krishna Vihar in Loni.
Updated on Jun 23, 2008 02:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad civic body targets illegal ramps in posh areas
The municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad has launched a massive demolition campaign against illegal constructions in posh residential colonies.
Updated on Jun 23, 2008 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad