Hemendra Chaturvedi
Hemendra Chaturvedi is based in Agra serving as a Principal Correspondent, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western Uttar Pradesh. He has been with HT since 1992 and has completed 25 year of association with HT.
Articles by Hemendra Chaturvedi
Taj Mahal bomb threat was a hoax, police in hot pursuit of caller: UP Police
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Agra
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 12:35 PM IST
- A senior police official said that nothing objectionable was found inside the Taj Mahal premises in the search by field units and thus the bomb threat call was deemed to be a hoax. call
UP: 17-year-old missing girl’s body found in Aligarh field
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 12:00 PM IST
The girl had gone missing on Sunday afternoon and her family suspect she was raped before being strangled to death. Angry villagers attacked the police on Sunday evening, hours after the body was found, leaving a personnel injured in stone pelting
7 killed in Yamuna Expressway crash after car hits tanker which overturned
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Agra
PUBLISHED ON FEB 24, 2021 10:48 AM IST
- The accident took place at 68 Milestone within limits of Naujheel police station of Mathura district, said a police officer.
UP teacher who killed her family may be India's 1st woman to be hanged in 70 yrs
By Hemendra Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2021 10:05 PM IST
- The Supreme Court has ruled that the Shabnam and Salim wanted to grab the property of Shabnam’s parents who were against their marriage.
One accused killed in encounter in Kasganj
By Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
PUBLISHED ON FEB 11, 2021 06:23 AM IST
- The man killed in the encounter was identified as Elkar Singh, the brother of the suspected kingpin, Moti Singh Dhimar, according to the police.
‘Taken hostage, service pistol looted’: Chilling details of attack on UP cops
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Agra
PUBLISHED ON FEB 10, 2021 04:19 PM IST
- Elkar Singh had a criminal past, and four cases were registered against him at Sidhpura police station in Kasganj. Similarly, 11 cases were registered against his brother Moti Singh Dhimar.
AMU to bury time capsule of its 100-year history on Republic Day
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 11:33 AM IST
The five-foot-long capsule weighing 1.5 tonnes will be placed 30 feet beneath the ground and the event would be telecast online
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stresses on job-oriented education, lauds current policy
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Agra
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:19 PM IST
- Bhagwat claimed that the traditional education system in India was such that it gave employment to all. He blamed the British for destroying it.
Phase 3 trial of Sputnik V vaccine begins in Agra
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Agra
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:50 AM IST
- New documents and data on Sputnik V, including a clinical report on the vaccine’s use among the 60-plus age group, says it showed an efficacy of around 91.8% in people over 60.
Concerned about accidents due to fog, Agra mayor seeks expressways closure at ni
By Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 07:44 PM IST
- Dense fog on Sunday morning claimed the life of a driver of a bus which rammed into a stationary truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
Pak national becomes gram panchayat head in UP’s Etah, probe ordered
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:53 PM IST
District panchayati raj officer Alok Priyadarshi said magistrate Sukhlal Bharti has ordered the probe to know how Bano Begum managed to get an Aadhaar card and other documents to get elected
PM Modi addresses Aligarh Muslim University centenary celebrations
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Aligarh
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 11:20 AM IST
On the occasion, PM Modi will also release a special commemorative postal stamp via video conferencing
Ahead of PM Modi’s address, AMU faculty calls for unity
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON DEC 18, 2020 02:39 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first PM to address an AMU event since Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964. He will be speaking to the university and its members for the first time.
Uttar Pradesh: LPG blasts in densely populated areas raise safety concern
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON OCT 26, 2020 09:03 AM IST
Hathras case: Two AMU doctors, sacked for speaking to media, reinstated
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
PUBLISHED ON OCT 23, 2020 09:20 AM IST
The comments of the two doctors had allegedly contradicted the Uttar Pradesh Police’s stand that the forensic science laboratory report in the case found no traces of sperm, indicating that there was no rape
2 doctors connected to Hathras case asked to go by hospital
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2020 06:18 AM IST
One had contradicted the state police’s claim that the victim wasn’t raped, while the other had signed some reports of the woman.
CBI team quizzes cop in Hathras, visits spot where 19-year-old was gang-raped
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 01:57 PM IST
Hathras rape: The woman’s parents and two brothers appeared before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday in connection with the rape case. They demanded that the high-profile trial be shifted out of the state, said their lawyer Seema Kushwaha.
High Court pulls up UP govt for Hathras night cremation
By Pawan Dixit, Chandan Kumar and Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow/ Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 01:36 AM IST
The victim’s family also demanded that the high-profile trial be shifted out of the state, said their lawyer Seema Kushwaha.
Hathras case exposes rift among local BJP leaders; its Rajvir vs Rajvir
By Hemendra Chaturvedi and Manish Chandra Pandey | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Agra/Lucknow
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 08:23 AM IST
The Hathras case has led to a sharp divide in opinions and brought the caste differences to the fore.
Allahabad HC rejects plea in Hathras case
By Hemendra Chaturvedi and Jitendra Sarin | Hindustan Times, Agra/Prayagraj
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2020 07:19 AM IST
The Allahabad high court dismissed on Thursday a petition that alleged the government illegally confined the 19-year-old Dalit gang rape victim’s family to their house, with the judges observing that the matter was being heard by the Supreme Court.
Journalist, 3 others on way to Hathras arrested, charged with anti-terror law
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 05:45 PM IST
They were arrested on Monday night after a laptop and some objectionable literature relating to ‘Justice for Hathras Victim’ was allegedly recovered from their possession while they were en route to Hathras.
Athawale offers Rs 5 lakh to Hathras victim’s family
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 08:14 PM IST
Union minister of state for social justice Ram Dass Athawale also assured to talk with chief minister Yogi Adityanath on the issue.
Hathras fallout: Yogi Adityanath smells ‘international’ plot to destabilise UP govt
By Rajesh Kumar Singh, Chandan Kumar and Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Lucknow/Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 06:14 AM IST
Sedition charges invoked in one of 19 FIRs lodged in seven districts; probe to focus on website that hosted information about date, time and location of protests.
Chaos at Hathras victim’s village, RLD vice president faces ‘planned lathi-charge’
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 08:44 PM IST
Sub-district magistrate Prem Meena denied any ‘planned lathi-charge’ and said that it was done to bring the situation under control.
Hathras gangrape: Woman’s family wants Supreme Court-monitored inquiry
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Agra
PUBLISHED ON OCT 04, 2020 03:51 PM IST
Mahapanchayat welcomes CBI probe; SIT continues investigation, records statements of family members
Hathras gang-rape victim’s family against CBI probe; SIT records statement
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 12:38 PM IST
The SIT team present in Hathras’ Boolgarhi village is interacting with the concerned people and has said, “anybody who wants to give a statement is welcome.”
‘Couldn’t even see her face before cremation’: Hathras gang-rape victim’s kin
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 10:58 PM IST
The victim’s family spoke to media after two days, said they want justice and not money.
Hathras gang-rape victim’s kin say ‘couldn’t even see her face before cremation’
By Hemendra Chaturvedi | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar | Hindustan Times, Agra
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 01:06 PM IST
The Hathras gang-rape victim’s family said they were not allowed see their daughter’s body before her forcible cremation at 2:30am.
Hathras gangrape: Senior police officials suspended
By Rajesh Kumar Singh, Shiv Sunny and Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 06:59 AM IST
The government, in an order on Friday evening, suspended Hathras superintendent of police Vikrant Vir, deputy superintendent of police Ram Shabd, police inspector in-charge Dinesh Kumar Verma, senior sub- inspector Jagveer Singh and head constable Mahesh Pal.
‘Cops outside toilets of victim’s home’: Hathras off limits, family off the grid
By Shiv Sunny and Hemendra Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 03, 2020 07:07 AM IST
On Friday morning, a teenager who said he was a cousin of the victim, approached journalists waiting at the barricades and alleged that the administration had locked in the family, seized their mobile phones and even hit the victim’s father.