Ghaziabad: In a swift move, the Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled land allotment worth several hundred crores to city-based Institute of Management Technology (IMT). The institute is owned by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s family and is headed by his son, Bakul Nath. Confirming the news, BJP corporator Rajendra Tyagi told IANS: “Acting on […]
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Ghaziabad girl topper Hanshika Shukla to go for civil service exams
Ghaziabad: Hanshika Shukla, who topped the CBSE Class 12 exams, on Thursday said she wants to appear for the civil service examination and attributed her success to her class teacher and parents. Shukla, who studies in Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad, is a joint topper in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams, results for […]
Jobless man kills wife, three children; goes missing
Ghaziabad: A man killed his wife and three children and wife here and is missing after telling a relative that he was going to do away with himself, police said on Sunday. According to police, Sumit Kumar was in dire economic straits after losing his job in Bengaluru in January this year and this may have […]
Grand alliance no threat for BJP in Ghaziabad: V.K. Singh
Ghaziabad : The BJP does not feel a threat from the grand alliance here as it has done enough developmental work in the area to seek the support of voters, sitting BJP MP and former Army chief V.K. Singh said on Thursday. Speaking to IANS after casting his vote here along with his wife, he […]
Ram temple will be built when God wants: V.K. Singh
Ghaziabad: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Ghaziabad V.K. Singh said a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will be built when the God himself wants it. “Ramlala had surfaced (in Babri mosque) when he decided to. So his temple will be built when he wishes to have a temple,” Singh told reporters after […]
Ghaziabad couple set to get married found dead
Ghaziabad: A couple, who were engaged and set to marry, were found dead with bullet injuries on their bodies in the Sai Upvan here on Monday, police said. The couple was identified as Surendra Chauhan, who worked in the glass industry, and Annu Chauhan, a shop sales girl, a police officer said, adding that both were […]
Court recalls arrest directive, orders planting of saplings
Ghaziabad: In a first-of-its-kind order, a court here recalled its arrest warrant on condition that the accused will plant five saplings, an official said on Saturday. It also ordered submission of an affidavit regarding compliance of its order, said Rajiv Kumar, Additional District Government Counsellor (ADGC), Ghaziabad district. The court of special judge (fast track) […]
Demands for air strike proof making Pakistan ‘happy’: Modi
Ghaziabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the opposition parties’ demand for proof of the Balakot air strike was making Pakistan “happy”. Addressing a rally here, Modi slammed the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress, for “not believing” the security forces with regard to the air strike […]
Suresh Raina may be brand ambassador of UP poll panel
Ghaziabad : The Ghaziabad administration has been asked to find out if cricketer Suresh Raina is ready to be the brand ambassador of the Uttar Pradesh poll panel. Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Additional District Magistrate of Ghaziabad, said the Chief Election Officer had asked the district administration to coordinate with Raina and seek his consent as […]
Funeral of CRPF trooper martyred in Pulwama attack held in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad : The last rites of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Ajay Chaudhary, one of the 40 killed in the Pulwama terror attack, were held in Ghaziabad district on Tuesday with full state honours. Additional District Magistrate, Executive, Jitendra Kumar said that while Chaudhary hailed from Basi Tikri village in neighbouring Meerut district, his family […]