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
Ghaziabad: Businessman found shot dead on road, 3 held
Police said on Tuesday morning, they discovered the body on the roadside in Nehru Nagar and beside it was a countrymade weapon and the victim’s mobile phone
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Kanwar Marg: UP suspends tree-felling, expert panel seeks more time to submit report
The proposed road project, also known as the Kanwar Marg project, spans 111km from Muradnagar in Ghaziabad to Purkaji near the Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand border
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Thieves drill hole into govt school wall in Masuri, make off with gadgets
The school authorities on Monday morning found that the gang bored a hole of about 2-3 feet in diameter in the wall of the school building and escaped with a digital TV, digital devices and three fans
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Work on Harnandipuram housing project to begin in early 2025
The GDA last developed a housing scheme in 2004, called the Madhuban Bapudham housing project. The present one is spread over 523 hectares and will have about 5,000 dwelling units
Updated on Sep 24, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: 13-yr-old mowed down by bus, driver arrested
The minor was returning home around 3pm from his private school in Akash Nagar, near National Highway-9, when the incident occurred
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Ghaziabad sees 129 ‘moderately clean’ air days this year till August: UPPCB
The number of ‘good’ AQI days during the period remained 12 as compared to five such days in 2023. The number of ‘satisfactory’ days, however, remained fewer at 43 this year as compared to 54 during the same period in 2023
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 06:52 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Yogi launches jibe at Cong-SP, likens them to ‘Bhasmasur’
CM dedicates and lays foundation stone for projects worth ₹757 crore; appointment letters distributed to over 10,000 youths, tablets and smartphones to more than 6,000 young individuals
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 03:00 AM IST
In Ghaziabad ahead of by-poll, Adityanath targets Congress-SP alliance
Besides launching a slew of projects on Wednesday, the chief minister also inaugurated a job fair and distributed tablets and smartphones to students and youngsters
Updated on Sep 19, 2024 05:20 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Adityanath in Ghaziabad today, to launch projects ahead of assembly by-poll
Adityanath’s visit comes ahead of the possible announcement of assembly by-polls for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh
Published on Sep 18, 2024 07:43 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Gadkari calls for better roads, warning erring NHAI contractors and officers
The minister was at the Duhai interchange of the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) for a tree plantation drive where he expressed unhappiness over the maintenance work
Published on Sep 18, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Ghaziabad to get 16 Miyawaki sites by year end
The 16 sites will cover an area of 154,735 square metres and they will be set up in Harsha industrial area, Sahibabad industrial area, Rajendra Nagar industrial area, South-side GT Road industrial area, Loha Mandi and Indirapuram/Kanawani, among others
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 05:16 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad notifies new hiked circle rates, residential properties costlier by 10-20%
Officials said circle rates were last increased in 2022 and no changes were made in 2023 owing to the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The previous average hike was about 10-12% in 2022-23, they said
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
After backlash, Ghaziabad police defers e-rickshaw ban on Ambedkar Road
The Ghaziabad traffic police has already restricted e-rickshaw on Hapur Road between 7am and 10pm since September 2 and these curbs will continue
Updated on Sep 12, 2024 05:42 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: E-rickshaw drivers protest against ban on major city roads
E-rickshaw drivers are unhappy with the move as it would hamper their daily earnings, and have demanded an immediate roll-back
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Four major roads in Indirapuram proposed for redevelopment under CM Grid scheme at a cost of ₹117 crore
The four roads have a combined length of 10km and they connect to National Highway-9 and witness heavy traffic movement
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Camera in women’s dressing room: Reward announced for arrest of absconding suspect
The move comes after the Allahabad high court directed the UP chief secretary to nominate an officer, not below the rank of principal secretary, to conduct an inquiry
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: After Hapur Road, e-rickshaw to be banned on Ambedkar Road
E-rickshaws will not be allowed on Ambedkar Road from September 12, and the restrictions will be from 7am to 10pm and they are meant to ensure smooth flow of traffic
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Family loses 3 of 4 children to fire started by short circuit
The three minors were sleeping in one of the rooms and suffered severe burns, their fourth sibling was saved as he was sleeping in another room with his grandmother
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Unified Ghaziabad Master Plan-2031 gets GDA nod
Officials said the plan has been drawn up to cater to the needs of an estimated population of 4.81 million by 2031, this is as per the estimates of NCR subregional plan, 2031
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:18 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
YouTuber in Fortuner kidnapped from Ghaziabad, rescued by police from Mathura
Police said six suspects arrived in an Ecosport and rammed Singh’s Fortuner as he got out to check the damage, they dragged him into their car and drove away
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
After nearly two decades, Ghaziabad authority ready to hand over Indirapuram to civic body
The physical handover of facilities such as sewage, solid waste, drainage, streetlights, roads, horticulture etc., will be effected in the next three to six months in a phased manner
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 05:48 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad traffic police to use tech to randomise duty allotments
Officials said that manual duty assignments often resulted in personnel requesting preferred locations, raising concerns about partiality
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Stamps revenue up as people rush to execute registries before circle rate hike
The officials said there was no hike in circle rates in fiscal 2023-24 and the rates were last increased in 2022-23, when the average hike was about 10-12%.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad authority manages to 127 flats on its unsold inventory
The authority resorted to a wide publicity campaign and also freezed sector rates to rationalize the prices of its properties as compared to the market rates or those offered by private builders. Both strategies paid off and 127 unsold properties were sold last month
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:02 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Man, boy take govt SUV for a spin, perform stunts on NH-9; detained
Police said the government vehicle belongs to Ghaziabad Development Authority and it was used by tehsildar, sadar, Ghaziabad, for official duty. Its driver Sanjay told us that his son along with a friend took the vehicle for a spin without permission
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Pipeline Road solid-waste processing site faces saturation
Civic officials on the other hand said that they are trying to get alternate site and also planning to get different sites for different corporation zones in future
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 06:04 AM IST
Ghaziabad: 25,000 new flats to come under property tax ambit
GMC officials said they got a survey in July-Aug conducted in which they found newly bought flats, and these will now be brought within the purview of the tax
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 11:17 AM IST
Ghaziabad: Traffic police start ban on e-rickshaw movement on Hapur Road
No e-rickshaw is allowed to ply on Hapur Road from Old Bus Stand to Dasna rail overbridge adjacent to NH-9 from 7am to 10pm.
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 05:52 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: MBA student beaten, robbed at gunpoint in auto-rickshaw
The perpetrators snatched the victim’s mobile phone and demanded the PIN of his online wallet, beating him after he refused
Published on Aug 31, 2024 07:11 PM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Violence in Brij Vihar: Police book 250 for rioting following minor’s rape
The violence unfolded after girl’s family on late Wednesday evening alleged that she was raped by one of her Muslim neighbours
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad