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Peeyush Khandelwal

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

Noida techie’s death: 20 depts in Ghaziabad flag unsafe drains and pits

Ghaziabad district magistrate Ravinder Kumar Mandar had directed all departments on January 21 to identify and submit a report of different risk spots in the district by January 27, days after a software engineer Yuvraj Mehta’s died in a water-filled unmarked and unfenced water pit in Noida Sector 150 on January 17. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 24:42 IST

5 booked day after Ghaziabad woman shot at vegetable market

In the FIR, Shankar stated that he had a fight with his neighbours on Holi last year, and as a fallout they attacked his wife. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 28, 2026 01:24 IST

Work on two extensions of Hindon elevated road to start in 5 months: GDA

The signal free four-laned 10.3km Hindon elevated road connects Raj Nagar Extension to UP-Gate, Uttar Pradesh’s border with east Delhi (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 28, 2026 01:22 IST

Ghaziabad man who filmed ‘disrespectful’ video at Golden Temple arrested

In the alleged video, Rangrez is seen allegedly sitting near the sacred sarovar with his feet in the water, rinsing his mouth and spitting the water back into the sarovar.

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 01:33 IST

50-year-old kidnapped for extortion in Ghaziabad; FIR lodged

Kailash had started working at the shop about 5-6 months ago (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 22:20 IST

2 siblings hurt as they fall into drain after vehicle ‘hits’ their scooter in Gzb

While the boy crawled out of the four-feet-deep drain after the incident, some local e-rickshaw drivers helped the girl move out, police said (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 24:46 IST

GDA Panel to assess extension of Metro line till Mandola Vihar in Loni

Officials said that a kilometre of metro route costs around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>200-250 crore (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 24:42 IST

Ghaziabad begins mapping 153,000 voters to clean-up voter rolls

The administration on January 6 had published the revised draft electoral rolls. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 02:14 IST

Body found near Delhi Meerut Expressway: Man was shot 5 times at point-blank range

Locals found the body of the man, suspected to be aged between 25-30 years, which had a crown tattoo on the chest and “JS” written under it, on Tuesday. (HT Photos)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 02:12 IST

Ghaziabad woman bites off husband’s tongue, arrested

“My son got married to the woman from Meerut. Around 1 am, she cut it off from the front part… he is admitted to a hospital in Meerut and is unable to speak,” the woman’s mother-in-law Geeta Devi stated in the FIR. (Representational image)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 03:00 IST

Ghaziabad: Car seized for speeding on wrong-side of Delhi-Meerut Expressway for 6km

The car was being driven by a resident of Delhi’s Suleman Nagar, said officials. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 02:32 IST

Harnandipuram township: GDA ropes in senior officials to procure land for ph-1

GDA proposed its ambitious 521-hectare Harnandipuram housing scheme last year, and proposed its overall development over the land of eight villages -- Mathurapur, Shamsher, Champat Nagar, Bhaneda Khurd, Nagla Firoz Mohanpur, Bhovapur, Shahpur Nij Morta, and Morta. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 01:14 IST

UPPCB to launch source study at 4 monitoring stations in Ghaziabad city

As part of the study, the selected team will be required to put up equipment near the four monitoring stations, 24x7, to detect spikes in air pollution and patterns. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 01:10 IST

Ghaziabad: Man gets life-term for rape, murder of minor girl in 2019

The case dates back to April 7, 2019 (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 23:26 IST

3 men kill friend, set body, auto on fire in Loni; 2 held

An FIR for murder and destruction of evidence was registered on January 16 at Tronica City police station (HT)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 21:46 IST

Ghaziabad police registered murder case after charred body found in burnt auto in Loni

Police said they are scanning CCTV footage of the area, which could provide them clues about the incident.

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 21:49 IST

Ghaziabad municipal corporation proposes ₹80 cr project to ‘dust proof’ 30 roads

The proposal will be put forward in an upcoming meeting to be held for clearing works with the help of infrastructure development funds. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 24:34 IST

Charred body found in burnt auto in Loni

The body is completely burnt and it is not possible to identify whether it was of a man or woman. The autopsy will reveal it. We are treating it as a case of murder and destruction of evidence, the ACP said. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 15, 2026 02:48 IST

Fractured ribs, injuries: What autopsy of Gzb girl, 7, hit by parents, says

Wave city police station SHO said the couple beat her “severely” on Saturday and Sunday “and even left her on the terrace at night in the cold”.

Updated on Jan 14, 2026 02:44 IST

Neighbour among 3 held for murder of21-year-old Delhi man

Divyanshu and Sahil are residents of Chaman Vihar and Vijay Vihar in Loni, respectively. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 23:58 IST

Ghaziabad man kills friend in hotel, stays overnight with her body

Ghaziabad India - January 12 2026 Ghaziabad The police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly murdered his 35-year-old woman friend during a fight in a hotel room they checked into on Saturday night ,in Ghaziabad , India on Monday, January 12 2026. (Photo by Sakib Ali / Hindustan Times) (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 24:56 IST

7-year-old girl beaten to death in Ghaziabad; father, stepmother held

According to police, the couple took the unconscious girl to a hospital late Sunday night, where she was declared dead. Her body has been sent for postmortem examination. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 24:52 IST

Ghaziabad: Six years on, vehicle-free zone made a thoroughfare again

The Ghaziabad Development Authority dismantled the barriers at the zone (Sakib Ali / HT)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 23:58 IST

UP body okays four-lane bridgeover Hindon River barrage to ease commute

Currently, the Hindon barrage has a single-lane road used only by light vehicles such as two-wheelers and bicycles. (Sakib Ali/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 03:30 IST

Over 355,000 passports issued in Ghaziabad through 2025

The regional passport office in Ghaziabad caters to applicants from Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hathras, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur, Shamli and Saharanpur. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 02:06 IST

Ghaziabad records highest road fatalities in 3 years: Data

According to Trigun Bisen, deputy commissioner of police (traffic police), the high number of accidents and fatalities can also be attributed to the large number of vehicles on the road, with more added each year. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 02:18 IST

Ghaziabad: Political parties gear up to check ‘discrepancies’ in SIR draft rolls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office bearers, on the other hand, said that they hadn’t notice any major discrepancy in the draft rolls or during the SIR process so far. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 02:14 IST

1.45mn fines issued for traffic violations in 2025; riding sans helmets highest

Official data shows that riding without helmets accounted for the highest number of violations in 2025, with 691,125 challans, compared to 468,941 in 2023 and 561,376 in 2024. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 6, 2026 24:26 IST

Ghaziabad: Friend held for murdering 22-year-old man in Ankur Vihar last week

Officials said that Arun had called up Singh on December 29 night and asked him to come to the nearby field. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 02:26 IST

1 arrested over retired IAF personnel’s murder in Loni

Yogesh Kumar, a retired warrant officer who retired on July 31, was shot dead by two unidentified bikers on a road near Ashok Vihar in Loni in the afternoon. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 02:24 IST

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