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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.

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Ghaziabad: Three arrested for ₹1 crore heist at industrialist’s house

A domestic help and two accomplices were arrested for a ₹1 crore robbery from an industrialist's home in Ghaziabad, aided by a fourth suspect on the run.

The entire heist was planned by the house help Chandan who was aware of the places where cash and jewellery were kept and was staying with the family for the past two years and got the position through a person known to Gupta. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 06:10 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: New driving training centre to become operational within a week

Those taking up driving tests will drive on the given tracks, and the driving skills will be captured and analysed by cameras. The applicants will also have to take a test on simulators, said officials

The officials said that the new facility in Raj Nagar Extension was set up at a cost of about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 crore besides the cost of land procured by the private agency. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 08:26 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Domestic help is prime suspect in over ₹1 crore heist at Ghaziabad home

The family had employed a domestic help, Chandan (single name), about two years ago, and he left the house after finishing work around 8.30pm on Tuesday. The armed men kept taking his name during the robbery and also knew where the valuables were kept in the house, police said

(Above) The home of industrialist RD Gupta, 78, in Block A, Kavi Nagar. According to Gupta, armed men barged into his home, held him and his wife at knifepoint and made off with cash and jewellery worth more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore on Tuesday night. (Sakib Ali/HT photo)

Noida

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 07:06 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad civic body picks firm to install ITMS at 41 intersections

Apart from aiding enforcement against traffic violators, the system will also help nab criminals, as the police will be able to detect their faces with the help of high-resolution cameras. The cameras will be operated through a command centre at Navyug Market

Hapur Chungi junction in Ghaziabad. The funds for the project were provided under the state smart city mission. (Sakib Ali /HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 06:32 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Civic body officials directed to speed up tax collection to meet fiscal targets

They said against the set target of ₹406 crore for fiscal 2024-25, the civic agency so far has realised ₹225 crore from residential and commercial properties

The civic agency overall has about 452,000 taxable properties currently, while the GIS survey, which ended in 2022, had found an additional 172,000 properties that are beyond the tax purview as these were newly constructed or were left out of tax assessment over the years. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 06:18 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: GDA initiates land audit to identify vacant land in housing schemes

GDA has identified about 5,200 square metres (sqm) of vacant residential land and also two commercial plots in Vaishali. Reselling this land will fetch GDA a revenue of ₹314 crore for residential plots and about ₹18 crore for commercial plots

The land audit is being carried out in schemes that are not fully saturated or those that have land available for allotment against the original map layout of the scheme, said GDA officials. (Ht Archive)

Other Cities

Updated on Jan 09, 2025 05:48 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Gzb: Corporation to recover service charges of ₹92 crorefrom Indirapuram residents

The MoU between the GDA and the corporation was signed on September 6, 2024, for the handover of Indirapuram on condition that the authority will pay the civic body ₹185 crore for the upgrade of infrastructure facilities

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) handed over a list to the municipal corporation as part of the handover process, so that pending service charges can be collected from residents. (SAKIB ALI/HT)

Other Cities

Updated on Jan 05, 2025 06:18 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Gzb: Multi-level parking opens on GT Road, will accommodate 500 vehicles

Corporation officials said that the new parking will provide parking facilities for about 200-260 cars and about 300 two-wheelers

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has opened its new multi-level parking facility adjacent to the New Bus Adda metro station on GT Road. (SAKIB ALI/HT)

Other Cities

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad’s pollution levels dip in 2024; particulate matter still above limit

The city is also listed among the 16 “non-attainment” cities in Uttar Pradesh, and its pollution levels generally remain on the higher side during the onset of winter.

Environmentalists claim that better weather conditions in 2024 have lowered the pollution levels this winter. (HT PHOTO)

Other Cities

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 05:56 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Noida logs best annual average AQI in 2024; lowest since 2017

Both the cities of Noida and Ghaziabad have only four air-quality monitoring stations each. However, there are areas in these cities that frequently suffer high pollution levels, but these remain undetected, environmentalists have pointed out

UP pollution control board officials attributed the lower AQI to favourable meteorological conditions that prevailed during the second half of 2024, which included spells of rain and better wind speed, which helped the dispersal of pollutants in the region. (SUNIL GHOSH/HT)

Other Cities

Updated on Dec 31, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

RRTS: Trial runs for New Ashok Nagar to Sarai Kale Khan to start by Feb-end

The NCRTC is presently focussed on inauguration of the 13km RRTS link -- Sahibabad in Ghaziabad to New Ashok Nagar in Delhi.

Ghaziabad India - December 27 2024: A view of RRTS train running on tracks in Ghaziabad , India on Friday, December 27 2024. NCRTC is expecting start of trial run from New Ashok Nagar to Sarai Kale Khan by end of February (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times) (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 05:35 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: Corporation initiates civic works after Indirapuram’s handover

Officials of the corporation said that the entire services of the township will be taken over in six months from the date of signing of the MoU

The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has started taking over services in the Ghaziabad Development Authority’s Indirapuram Township. (Sakib Ali)

Noida

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: PM Modi likely to inaugurate Delhi stretch of RRTS on Dec 29

After Modi throws open the 13km stretch later this week, the transit system will finally connect the Capital with the NCR city of Meerut.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 13-km section of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) connecting New Ashok Nagar in Delhi to Sahibabad in Ghaziabad on December 29. (SAKIB ALI/HT)

Noida

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 05:27 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

RRTS ridership soars past 5 million in UP, Delhi section to be made operational soon

The RRTS project involves a cost of ₹30,274 crore and Namo Bharat trains, housed at the Duhai Depot, have a design speed of 180kmph enabling them to cover a distance of 100km in about one hour

Namo Bharat trains run at a speed of 180kmph covering a total distance of 100km in about one hour. (HT PHOTO)

Noida

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad municipal corporation opens theme-based ‘waste to wonder’ park

Ghaziabad inaugurates its first "waste to wonder" park, creatively using discarded materials to create instruments, selfie points, and educate on recycling.

All the discarded scrap material is carefully crafted into various items like musical instruments, selfie points, and shamiyana and different types of seats by carefully painting and colouring them accordingly, said Ghaziabad municipal commissioner. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

2023 FSI report: Gautam Budh Nagar loses forest cover, Ghaziabad sees slim rise

The FSI has defined the forest cover as “All lands, more than or equal to one hectare in area, with a tree canopy of more than or equal to 10%, irrespective of ownership and legal status”

The report released on Saturday states that Chhattisgarh witnessed a maximum increase in combined forest and tree cover with 684 sq km, and Uttar Pradesh stands in the second place with its 559 sq km area being under the same cover. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 23, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: 78 ‘illegally occupied’ flats vacated in Kaushambi

Located at a prime location near Ghaziabad’s border with Delhi, the tower includes about 440 flats, including the 78 unsold ones

Officials said that the Gangotri Tower was developed in 1989, local residents complained about the prevailing issues to the authority that led to the official action (Sakib Ali/HT Photo (Representational image))

Noida

Updated on Dec 22, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: GDA cracks down on staff who come in late

The top brass of the GDA have asked the officers and staff to ensure strict compliance with office timings and have also directed that there should be strict adherence to the biometric attendance system

The main gates of the Ghaziabad Development Authority were shut at about 10.15am on Wednesday, and nearly 40 basic staff waited outside before they were allowed entry. They were allowed to enter only after a list of their names and departments was prepared. (Sakib Ali/HT PHOTO)

Noida

Updated on Dec 21, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Gzb bypolls: BJP, independent candidates win one seat each in civic body

The two seats for which the election was held on December 17 are in Ward 19 of Patel Nagar and Mukund Nagar while Ward 21 comprises Bhovapur

Ghaziabad BJP candidate Ranjit Kalyani from Ward 19 celebrates after winning the Ghaziabad Municipal Councilor by-election in Ghaziabad on Thursday. (SAKIB ALI/HT)

Noida

Updated on Dec 20, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram, Noida’s Sector 62 see ‘severe’ AQI since two days

The monitoring station at Indirapuram and Sector 62 are located near to National Highway-9 and Delhi Meerut Expressway stretches. Officials of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) said a spike in PM2.5 levels, owing to vehicular emissions, may be the reason for the ‘severe’ AQI readings

Noida

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: By-poll for two councillor seats see low turnout, counting on Dec 19

The two seats fell vacant on the demise of sitting councillors -- Urmila Chauhan of the BJP from ward 19, and Anand Gautam, an independent, from ward 21 -- necessitating a by-poll

According to municipal figures, ward 19 has 13,232 voters and 4,049 of them voted on Tuesday. On the other hand, ward 21 has 13,084 voters and 3,524 of them voted. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad hit-and-run case: Broken car parts help police nab suspect

The incident took place around 8.30pm on December 10 when all the four deboarded a bus from Moradabad and were waiting to cross over to the other side of the highway

Police identified the suspect as Kartikey Tyagi, 25, a resident of Hapur, who, along with his three friends, was headed to attend a wedding in Pandav Nagar. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: Work to install 20 EV charging stations to begin in January

The move is set to benefit thousands of EV users in the city and also those arriving in the city from other places

A firm has also been selected and work on setting up 20 charging stations will get underway in a month, said Vikramaditya Malik, municipal commissioner, Ghaziabad municipal corporation. (Sakib Ali/HT Photos (File))

Noida

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

After 22 days, air quality plummets in Ghaziabad, Greater Noida and Noida

The three cities last experienced “very poor” AQI on November 23. The AQI that day in Noida was 322, in Greater Noida 307, and in Ghaziabad 339, according to the CPCB bulletin

Noida

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Woman held over ₹31 lakh jewellery theft from bank locker

A probe revealed that Isha Goyal, the customer, had forgotten to properly lock the bank locker and left and the suspect’s locker was located adjacent to it

The arrest followed a police complaint from Isha Goyal on October 25 at Modinagar police station, stating that jewellery, estimated about 40 tolas (466.5 grams) of gold, and about 50 to 60 tolas (583 -700 grams) of silver, was missing from her bank locker. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

GDA to procure 462 hectares land from farmers for township

GDA officials said that apart from 462 hectares of land, they already have 11 hectares with the authority and the rest will be procured from gram sabhas

For the new Harnandipuram scheme, the authority has proposed planned development over 520 hectares of the land belonging to eight villages of Mathurapur, Shamsher, Champatnagar, Bhandakhurd, Nangla Firoz Mohanpur, Bhowapur, Shahpur Nijmorta and Morta. (Sakib Ali/HT Photos)

Noida

Updated on Dec 15, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal

Ghaziabad: Three days on, police yet to trace vehicle that killed three on NH-9

The incident happened around 8.30pm on Tuesday after all four got off a bus from Moradabad and were waiting to cross over to the other side of the highway to go towards Vijay Nagar

The members of the victim family said they are hoping that Sushila Devi, who is still under treatment, will be able to provide some leads on the vehicle that hit them. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

UGC road project: NGT seeks clarificatory reports on environment impact, tree felling

The tribunal is hearing the matter after taking suo motu cognizance of an HT report titled “UP gives permission to fell 112,000 trees for road along Upper Ganga Canal” published on February 1 and has sought responses from states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

The project proposal stated that 112,000 trees and shrubs will be felled in the protected forest area of three forest divisions of Ghaziabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar. A road already exists on the right flank of the canal from Muradnagar to near Purkazi and the proposed road will come up on the left flank, said UP government officials. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 06:28 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: 20-year-old woman trying to foist fake rape case on cousin held along with YouTuber

The police investigation, however, revealed that the woman allegedly entered into a conspiracy with Khan to implicate Shoaib in the fake rape case in order to settle a previous score with him

YouTuber Sartaj Khan, 50, a resident of Shalimar Garden and the 20-year-old woman in police custody. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 07:52 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad experiences rare ‘satisfactory’ air day in December since 2017

The air quality index (AQI) reading of Ghaziabad city was 98 on Wednesday, in the “satisfactory” category, according to CPCB; neighbouring cities of Greater Noida and Noida also saw improved air quality better AQI under “moderate” category at 146 and 110, respectively

On Wednesday when air quality was ‘satisfactory’ in Ghaziabad, thick smoke was discharged from Continental Carbon India factory, located opposite ABES Engineering College, pointing to lax enforcement of pollution control norms, as alleged by environmentalists. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 07:44 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.

A domestic help and two accomplices were arrested for a ₹1 crore robbery from an industrialist's home in Ghaziabad, aided by a fourth suspect on the run.

Those taking up driving tests will drive on the given tracks, and the driving skills will be captured and analysed by cameras. The applicants will also have to take a test on simulators, said officials

The family had employed a domestic help, Chandan (single name), about two years ago, and he left the house after finishing work around 8.30pm on Tuesday. The armed men kept taking his name during the robbery and also knew where the valuables were kept in the house, police said

Apart from aiding enforcement against traffic violators, the system will also help nab criminals, as the police will be able to detect their faces with the help of high-resolution cameras. The cameras will be operated through a command centre at Navyug Market

They said against the set target of ₹406 crore for fiscal 2024-25, the civic agency so far has realised ₹225 crore from residential and commercial properties

GDA has identified about 5,200 square metres (sqm) of vacant residential land and also two commercial plots in Vaishali. Reselling this land will fetch GDA a revenue of ₹314 crore for residential plots and about ₹18 crore for commercial plots

The MoU between the GDA and the corporation was signed on September 6, 2024, for the handover of Indirapuram on condition that the authority will pay the civic body ₹185 crore for the upgrade of infrastructure facilities

Corporation officials said that the new parking will provide parking facilities for about 200-260 cars and about 300 two-wheelers

The city is also listed among the 16 “non-attainment” cities in Uttar Pradesh, and its pollution levels generally remain on the higher side during the onset of winter.

Both the cities of Noida and Ghaziabad have only four air-quality monitoring stations each. However, there are areas in these cities that frequently suffer high pollution levels, but these remain undetected, environmentalists have pointed out

The NCRTC is presently focussed on inauguration of the 13km RRTS link -- Sahibabad in Ghaziabad to New Ashok Nagar in Delhi.

Officials of the corporation said that the entire services of the township will be taken over in six months from the date of signing of the MoU

After Modi throws open the 13km stretch later this week, the transit system will finally connect the Capital with the NCR city of Meerut.

The RRTS project involves a cost of ₹30,274 crore and Namo Bharat trains, housed at the Duhai Depot, have a design speed of 180kmph enabling them to cover a distance of 100km in about one hour

Ghaziabad inaugurates its first "waste to wonder" park, creatively using discarded materials to create instruments, selfie points, and educate on recycling.

The FSI has defined the forest cover as “All lands, more than or equal to one hectare in area, with a tree canopy of more than or equal to 10%, irrespective of ownership and legal status”

Located at a prime location near Ghaziabad’s border with Delhi, the tower includes about 440 flats, including the 78 unsold ones

The top brass of the GDA have asked the officers and staff to ensure strict compliance with office timings and have also directed that there should be strict adherence to the biometric attendance system

The two seats for which the election was held on December 17 are in Ward 19 of Patel Nagar and Mukund Nagar while Ward 21 comprises Bhovapur

The two seats fell vacant on the demise of sitting councillors -- Urmila Chauhan of the BJP from ward 19, and Anand Gautam, an independent, from ward 21 -- necessitating a by-poll

The incident took place around 8.30pm on December 10 when all the four deboarded a bus from Moradabad and were waiting to cross over to the other side of the highway

The move is set to benefit thousands of EV users in the city and also those arriving in the city from other places

The three cities last experienced “very poor” AQI on November 23. The AQI that day in Noida was 322, in Greater Noida 307, and in Ghaziabad 339, according to the CPCB bulletin

A probe revealed that Isha Goyal, the customer, had forgotten to properly lock the bank locker and left and the suspect’s locker was located adjacent to it

GDA officials said that apart from 462 hectares of land, they already have 11 hectares with the authority and the rest will be procured from gram sabhas

The incident happened around 8.30pm on Tuesday after all four got off a bus from Moradabad and were waiting to cross over to the other side of the highway to go towards Vijay Nagar

The tribunal is hearing the matter after taking suo motu cognizance of an HT report titled “UP gives permission to fell 112,000 trees for road along Upper Ganga Canal” published on February 1 and has sought responses from states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

The police investigation, however, revealed that the woman allegedly entered into a conspiracy with Khan to implicate Shoaib in the fake rape case in order to settle a previous score with him

The air quality index (AQI) reading of Ghaziabad city was 98 on Wednesday, in the “satisfactory” category, according to CPCB; neighbouring cities of Greater Noida and Noida also saw improved air quality better AQI under “moderate” category at 146 and 110, respectively

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