3,400 kg of adulterated khoya seized in HimachalOctober 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - At least 3,400 kg of khoya, brought from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi for making sweets ahead of Diwali, was seized in this Himachal Pradesh capital Wednesday, police said. "As much as 34 quintals (3,400 kg) of adulterated khoya, packed in containers, was seized from the railway station this (Wednesday) afternoon.
1,000 quintals of fake ricotta cheese recovered in Uttar PradeshOctober 13th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Police and the health department have recovered over 1,000 quintals of fake ricotta cheese in Modinagar locality here early Tuesday morning, officials said. Over two dozen people, who were carrying the cheese in five mini-trucks, were also arrested.
Hundreds of quintals of spurious milk, khoya, ghee seized in PunjabOctober 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Health officials in Punjab Saturday seized huge quantities of spurious milk, khoya and ghee from various godowns, cold storages and sweet shops in a stepped-up campaign against adulterated products ahead of the Diwali festival season. Raids were conducted at various places and samples were taken for testing by health officials in Ferozepur, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Mohali, Phagwara, Bathinda and several other places.
Man kills girlfriend, self in GhaziabadSeptember 23rd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A man shot dead his girlfriend in a park here Wednesday before turning the gun on himself, police said. The incident occurred around 10 a.m.
Rs.1.7 lakh robbed from Ghaziabad bankSeptember 14th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Two armed masked men robbed a cooperative bank of over Rs.1.7 lakh here Monday, police said. The heist occurred Monday in Govindpuri locality under the Modinagar police station of Ghaziabad.
1,400 kg of spurious milk products seizedJuly 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana police Thursday seized around 1,400 kg of spurious milk products allegedly adulterated with chemicals. "We have seized different milk products like cheese, ghee and cream during our surprise raids at various places.
Terror accused hangs himself in Ghaziabad jailJune 20th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A man suspected of involvement in the Frontier Mail blast in 1997 committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Ghaziabad, police said Saturday. The death occurred Friday in the Dasna jail in Ghaziabad where Shakeel was lodged after he was convicted by a Delhi court to 10 years' imprisonment in another terror related case in 1998.
Man's body found inside school campus in GhaziabadMay 20th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The body of a 35-year-old man with several wound marks was found inside a school campus in Ghaziabad Wednesday morning, police said. The body which is yet to be identified was found in a decomposed state by the staff members in the fields of the Ingraham Training Institute which is located within the Ingraham Institute School campus in Raj Nagar area of Ghaziabad.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh wins from GhaziabadMay 16th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday won from the Ghaziabad parliamentary constituency. He defeated his nearest rival, Surendra Prakash Goel of the Congress, by 91,153 votes.
Four children drown in Ghaziabad pondMay 6th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - As many as four children aged between eight-10 years drowned in a pond here Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Bahadurgarh area of Ghaziabad around 2.30 p.m.
Three killed in Ghaziabad accidentApril 18th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed when the tractor trolley they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway-24 near here, police said. The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Bamheta locality of Ghaziabad.
Man stabbed in police station in GhaziabadApril 5th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A man whose wife died under mysterious circumstances Friday night was stabbed by the woman's relatives in a police station here Sunday, officials said. Rajesh, a resident of Brij Vihar in Ghaziabad was rushed to the hospital, where his condition was said to be critical, the police said.
Industrialist shot dead in road rage case in GhaziabadFebruary 16th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - In a case of road rage, an industrialist was shot dead here Tuesday morning by a man enraged because his car had been hit by a truck owned by the victim's company, police said. The industrialist, Raj Bahadur Singh, had pulled out a pistol and brandished it to frighten the owner of the Honda City car that had been hit by his truck in Ghaziabad town on the outskirts of the national capital.
Ghaziabad gets new police chief, third in four monthsFebruary 1st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad district police got a change in command with Raj Kumar Kureel taking over as the new senior superintendent of police (SSP). He is the third SSP of the district in less than four months.
Drug trafficker arrested in DelhiJanuary 27th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A man wanted in 45 criminal cases, mostly related to drug trafficking, was arrested by the Ghaziabad police from Delhi, officials said Wednesday. Kallan, a resident of Main Bazar Kaila Bhatta in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, heads a five-member gang involved in drug trafficking.