Extortion angle being probed in Woodland AGM murder case
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 23 (IANS) The motive behind the July 20 killing of a shoe and apparel firm's senior executive was being narrowed down to him not fulfilling extortion demands and ... Read more...
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Woodland manager gunned down outside Ghaziabad home
July 20th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 20 (IANS) A senior manager with shoe and apparel company Woodland was killed Friday morning when two gunmen fired over a dozen shots at him outside his home ... Read more...
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Illegal constructions in Ghaziabad sealed, case against builder
May 21st, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 21 (IANS) After punishing its guilty officials, the Ghaziabad Development Authority ordered the sealing of two towers in Amrapali Village found to be violating building by-laws and decided ... Read more...
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GDA suspends three officials for corruption
May 19th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad: May 19 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) Saturday suspended two eingineers and a clerk for their alleged involvement in a scam and for violating building bylaws. It also ... Read more...
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Kejriwal, thousands sent back without voting in Ghaziabad
February 29th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of people, including Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, were turned away from polling booths in Ghaziabad and could not vote in the state assembly ... Read more...
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Police clueless on elderly woman’s murder
January 12th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) A day after an 80-year-old woman was found smothered to death
in her house in east Delhi, police Wednesday remained clueless even after quizzing people known ... Read more...
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Senior citizen murdered inside her Delhi flat
January 10th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) An 80-year-old woman was found smothered to death inside her house in east Delhi Tuesday by her domestic maid, police said.The deceased, identified as Sarojini ... Read more...
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He mans traffic, as good Samaritan (Feature)
September 20th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 20 (IANS) Every week from Monday to Friday, commuters on the busy Ghaziabad-Noida underpass on National Highway 24 adjoining the capital are greeted by an incongruous ... Read more...
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Stabbed in park for objecting to romancing couple
August 12th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 12 (IANS) A 65-year-old man was stabbed to death when he objected to a couple sitting in an objectionable position in a park in Indirapuram near the national ... Read more...
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Sreedharan inspects metro extension to Ghaziabad
June 16th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E. Sreedharan Thursday inspected the extension of the metro line from Anand Vihar to Vaishali, which links the ... Read more...
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Man crushed to death in east Delhi
February 12th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A 31-year-old man was crushed to death by a low-floor DTC bus in east Delhi Friday morning.Yatender Singh Tyagi was working as a content manager with IFFCO ... Read more...
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Car jacker turns out to be Seemapuri gang rape accused
February 9th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) What appeared to be a routine arrest in a car-jacking case quickly turned out to be an important breakthrough for Delhi Police as they realised the ... Read more...
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Two cop kids commit suicide in Ghaziabad
October 6th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 6 (IANS) The daughter and son of two Uttar Pradesh police officials committed suicide in two separate incidents and an electrician killed himself by hanging from a ceiling fan ... Read more...
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Four held for over 300 robberies
August 15th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 14 (IANS) Four men were arrested in Noida for allegedly committing over 300 robberies in the past three years, police said Saturday.
According to police, the accused were identified as Shahnawaz, ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad reeling under acute power shortage
July 17th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 17 (IANS) Several areas of Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of the national capital, are facing a severe power crunch with some places getting electricity for just two hours in a ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad board to impose new cess to fund Metro rail
March 12th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 12 (IANS) An additional charge will be imposed on realtors to arrange the funds for Metro rail service here and for speeding up the pace of development, Ghaziabad Development Authority ... Read more...
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Two people commit suicide in Ghaziabad
March 9th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 8 (IANS) Two people, including a woman teacher, allegedly committed suicide here, police said Monday.
A 38-year-old property dealer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison here, police said.According to Superintendent ... Read more...
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Army captain killed in Kashmir gave up private job
February 24th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Captain Davendra Singh, killed in a gun battle with separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, had given up a cushy private job to join the army, the slain man's ... Read more...
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Metro gets extension from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad
February 11th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) Metro extension project from Dilshad Garden to the New Bus Stand in Ghaziabad, an official said ... Read more...
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Three arrested for betting on India-Sri Lanka ODI match
December 15th, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Three people were arrested in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area Tuesday for allegedly running a massive betting racket on cricket matches.
The three were identified as Sandeep Gupta, 25, Nikhil Singhal, ... Read more...
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Two arrested, gold worth over Rs.10 mn recovered
September 29th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Two people were arrested in Ghaziabad Monday and jewellery worth over Rs.10 million stolen from a shop in Karol Bagh area of the national capital recovered from ... Read more...
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Swine flu in NCR: Now, DPS Ghaziabad shuts senior wing
September 24th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Delhi Public School (DPS) at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad Thursday announced closure of its senior wing after two more students were reported to be infected with the swine-flu virus, ... Read more...
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Five deaths take India’s swine flu toll to 262 (Roundup)
September 22nd, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Five swine flu deaths, including three in Karnataka, were reported Tuesday, taking India's total toll due to the contagious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 262, health authorities ... Read more...
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Swine flu in NCR: DPS Ghaziabad shuts primary section
September 22nd, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Delhi Public School at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad Tuesday closed down their primary section for a week as a precautionary measure after two of their students were reported to ... Read more...
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‘Knifer gang’ busted in Ghaziabad
April 19th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 19 (IANS) Four men wanted in over a dozen cases of armed robberies and murders, belonging to what the police described as the 'knifer gang' were arrested Sunday, officials said. ... Read more...
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Gang of teenage motorcycle thieves nabbed in Ghazhiabad
April 8th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 8 (IANS) Seven teenagers, four of whom are students of Delhi schools, have been caught by the police here for stealing vehicles and six motorcycles were recovered from them, an ... Read more...
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No love in the time of recession
February 13th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Cupid is feeling the heat of recession. Though Valentine's Day is round the corner, gift shops in the national capital bear a deserted look and the mood ... Read more...
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Man jumps to death from high-rise building in Delhi
October 20th, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A 35-year-old employee of Engineers India Ltd (EIL) Monday allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise building in Bhikaji Cama Place in south Delhi, the police ... Read more...
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Businessman commits suicide in Ghaziabad: police
September 28th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 28 (IANS) A 31-year-old garment exporter allegedly shot himself dead in an inebriated state at his residence here on the outskirts of the national capital, police said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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PM visits widow of Kabul blast victim Brig. Mehta
July 11th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday offered his condolences to Sangeeta Mehta, widow of Brigadier R.D. Mehta, who was among the 54 people killed in the suicide bomb attack ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad doubles budget for infrastructure
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:17 am ICT by admin
Ghaziabad, May 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) Wednesday hiked the infrastructure budget for this township near the national capital from Rs.1,173 crore (Rs.11.73 billion) to Rs.2,249 crore (Rs.22.49 billion) for ... Read more...
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DPS teacher approaches rights bodies for justice
May 1st, 2008 - 1:27 am ICT by admin
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) A school teacher who was allegedly beaten up by police over a row with the principal of her school Wednesday approached the National Commission for Women and the ... Read more...
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Unemployed man hangs himself in Ghaziabad
April 7th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by admin
Ghaziabad, April 7 (IANS) Depressed over not getting a job, a 25-year-old married man hanged himself from a tree near his house here, the police said Monday. Narendra, who was living with ... Read more...
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Rs.100 bn investment in Ghaziabad’s infrastructure
March 30th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) plans to invest Rs.100 billion to strengthen the suburban city's infrastructure before the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in New Delhi. Captain S.K. Dwivedi, ... Read more...
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With malls, multiplexes, Ghaziabad is the new boomtown
February 19th, 2008 - 9:55 am ICT by admin
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
Ghaziabad, Feb 19 (IANS) A new world of malls, multi-screen theatres, multi-starred hotels and corporate hubs, all in a radius of four to five kilometres, has come up in ... Read more...
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