Trucks collide on flyover in Ghaziabad, driver killedOctober 12th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A truck driver was killed Monday when his vehicle collided with another truck on a flyover in Ghaziabad that was opened for trial run three days ago, officials said. The accident occurred early Monday when a truck going from the city side to Mohan Nagar collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, police said.
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.
Woman, son killed in Ghaziabad house collapseSeptember 11th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A woman and her son were killed when the roof of their house in Loni area here collapsed in heavy rains early Friday, police said. Rachna and Krish died when the roof of the first floor fell, leading to a collapse of the ceiling of their ground floor room about 3 a.m., police said.
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.
Ghaziabad man kills 13-year-old younger brotherJune 2nd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A 20-year-old man allegedly drowned his 13-year-old brother and buried the body in a field in Pilkhuwa town of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said Tuesday. Rahisu, the third of the four sons of Mumtaz, killed his younger brother Shahrukh Monday night.
'Dreaded criminal' dies in shootout with policeMay 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Police in Ghaziabad Thursday said they have gunned down a "dreaded criminal", who allegedly killed four women three years ago and had escaped from a lockup. Manoj Kumar, "wanted in over a dozen cases including robbery and murders", was killed in a shootout with police at Pilakhuwa town in this Uttar Pradesh district, Superintendent of Police K.K.
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.
Chrysler files motion in bankruptcy court to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealershipsMay 14th, 2009 Chrysler moves to eliminate 789 of 3,200 dealersNEW YORK — Chrysler LLC has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers — or about 25 percent of them — across the country as part of its restructuring process. The automaker has about 3,200 dealers but says that's too many.
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.
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.
Three killed in community clash in GhaziabadFebruary 11th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - A marriage party turned into mayhem as three people were shot dead when Dalits and Brahmins clashed over rights of passage in a Ghaziabad locality Thursday evening. The incident occurred in Nayphal locality of Ghaziabad.
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.
Man killed by lover's family in GhaziabadDecember 28th, 2008 GHAZIABAD - A love story which was expected to lead to marriage went horribly wrong when the family of a woman brutally murdered her lover here. Amir, 22, was killed Saturday midnight in Pooja Colony of Loni here.