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Arun Singh

Arun Singh works as a senior correspondent with Hindustan Times. He covers crime, traffic, fire, and transport. Earlier, he was working with TOI and covered Bhopal crime and traffic. He started his career in Journalism in 2018.

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Noida: 79 bikers fined for speeding, public nuisance on eways

The measure followed multiple reports of speeding on the Noida-Greater Noida, and the Yamuna Expressways

As the bikers act could endanger lives of others and they were violating traffic rules by speeding and driving rashly, a team was formed to penalise them, an officer said. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 23, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Private school in Noida receives bomb threat, turns out to be a hoax

The threat email was found about an hour before school was scheduled to start, police said adding that the school timings are from 8 am to 2 pm. A few students had already reached the school, but due to the quick response of the school, parents were informed, and the school was closed before the situation could escalate

Noida

Updated on Dec 21, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Annual speed limit drive on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway delayed

To prevent accidents during fog, the speed limit for heavy and light vehicles is reduced on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway by Noida traffic police in coordination with Noida authority

Noida

Updated on Dec 16, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Man stabbed to death while trying to save woman roommate in Greater Noida

Police said the suspect assaulted the woman in front of his roommates, and picked up a knife to attack her. Sharma tried to save her and ended up with a knife injury to his chest

A case under section 103 (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the three, including the woman, at Beta 2 police station on Friday, and all three were arrested. (Representative image)

Noida

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Man stabbed to death by two inmates at de-addiction centre in Greater Noida

Police said all three men were undergoing treatment at the centre. The two inmates stabbed the third one while he was asleep in his room early Thursday morning

After the murder was discovered, the workers of the centre locked the suspects inside the room and alerted the police. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Noida: VIP movement gridlocks DND Flyway, Chilla border

The snarls began around 10.45am and lasted until after noon, as traffic police halted movement at Chilla Border to allow the convoy of Union minister Nitin Gadkari to pass through; later, traffic was again halted at the DND Flyway border for Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha; it was again halted to facilitate their return journeys

A view of the snarl on DND Flyway on Wednesday owing to the movement of Union minister Nitin Gadkari and J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha to expo mart in Greater Noida. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Noida: Police junk reports of farmers’ hunger strike in Luksar Jail

Police also stated that the farmers, arrested from Zero-Point, and Parichowk in Greater Noida over the last four days, are medically fit

Noida

Updated on Dec 09, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Greater Noida: 45 farmers held at Pari Chowk, tally swells to 122

Farmers tried to congregate at the Pari Chowk and march towards Noida but police deployed near the spot stopped them

On November 25, farmers’ protest was launched under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Samyukt Kisan Morcha, All Indian Kisan Sabha, and other farmer groups demanding enhanced compensation for their acquired land, residential land for use of their families and better welfare measures. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 07, 2024 06:26 AM IST

ByArun Singh

77 farmers arrested for protest at Zero Point in Greater Noida

Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which prohibits unlawful assembly of five or more people, is already imposed in Gautam Budh Nagar. No one is allowed to protest, and if anyone is found violating law and order, strict action will be taken, police said

A heavy police contingent was deployed near Mahamaya Flyover and Zero Point on Thursday afternoon. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Chaos on roads as farm stir reaches Delhi doorstep

The march was part of their planned “Dilli Chalo” protest, with participants beginning their journey from Greater Noida in the morning.

Delhi Police put up barricades at the Chilla border, causing a long jam. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

India News

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 04:59 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Lucknow MLA writes to Gadkari, seeks elevated road to end snarls on DND Flyway in Noida

Road experts believe that an elevated road is the only option to decongest the stretch as the vehicular population is rising by the year

The stretch from DND Flyway to Mahamaya Flyover sees frequent snarls as the eight-lane road suddenly narrows down into four lanes and the traffic at that point diverges towards three different directions. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 30, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Noida father-son duo loses ₹7.6 crore to stock trading fraud

The elderly man started getting trading information and training to earn a profit. When other members of the group started trading, the duo also joined them.

The duo was later sent a bank account number for transferring money for trading, claiming that it was an account approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). (Representational image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Noida

Updated on Nov 30, 2024 04:58 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Noida traffic DCP transferred over ‘lapses in management’

Noida's traffic DCP was transferred due to poor management during a major exhibition, leading to severe congestion and complaints from commuters.

Gautam Budh Nagar commissioner of police, Laxmi Singh said that, “I was also observing for the past few days that the response of DCP traffic Yamuna Prasad was not up to the mark. The DCP traffic should be available without any delay.” (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 28, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Truck driver and helper detained in connection with accident of Yamuna Eway

The incident took place around 3.45am, an MUV ferrying the deceased stopped on the roadside, and the other cars, including a car carrying the deceased’s sisters, had also halted

The truck rammed into the stationary MUV, causing it to climb onto the expressway railing before hitting two other cars ferrying the group. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Greater Noida: 3 charred to death in factory blaze

It is suspected that they fell unconscious following a thick smoke in the factory, and were charred to death

During the probe, it came to the fore that a leakage occurred in a LPG cylinder while they were cooking and fire erupted in the factory, said Pradeep Kuma Chaubey, chief fire officer, Gautam Budh Nagar. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 27, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Fire breaks out at Greater Noida factory, three workers charred to death

The deceased have been identified as Gulfam, 23, a native of Mathura; Majhar Alam, 29, and Dilshad, who hailed from Bihar.

Noida

Updated on Nov 26, 2024 02:25 PM IST

ByArun Singh

1 killed, 7 injured in truck-cars collision on Yamuna Expressway

A passerby alerted the police and the injured were rushed to a nearby private hospital, Vishakha succumbed to her injuries during the treatment

On Sunday around 4am, when all eight were heading towards Delhi in two cars from Vrindavan, a speeding truck rammed into their cars from behind. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 25, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Greater Noida: 17 injured as bus rams into truck amid fog on eway

The injured were part of a religious singing group and residents of Mathura, who were returning to their home town in bus after performing at a ‘Satsang’ in Haryana

Noida

Updated on Nov 20, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByArun Singh

1 killed, three injured in Noida house collapse

After three hours of search, body of the missing man was recovered from the debris around 8pm, said and officer, adding that the foundation work is said to have started a fortnight ago

On Monday around 5.15pm, when four to five people, including a 50-year-old labourer and his son, 22, were carrying out foundation excavation work on the empty plot, next to a one-storeyed building in Bahlolpur, suddenly, a wall of that building started developing cracks. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 19, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Cow meat smuggling racket busted, 5 arrested

Police took help of a veterinary doctor to collect meat samples and sent them for a forensic examination to Mathura, the laboratory reports revealed it belonged to cow

The gang was busted after Sumit Sharma, a Ghaziabad-based district president of Gau Raksha Samiti, alerted police on November 9. (HT Photos)

Noida

Updated on Nov 18, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByArun Singh

Gr Noida woman, 32, killed by boyfriend in front of her family

Police said the deceased’s husband died around five years ago and she is survived by five kids and in-laws

An investigation found that after the death of Nargis’ husband, Shahrukh, father of two kids, was in contact with her. (HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 18, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByArun Singh

One held for killing 35-year-old man at Noida meat shop

Investigation revealed that Shahjad, who was suspected to have been drunk, abused Mahto, who picked up a butcher’s knife and stabbed Shahjad twice before leaving the spot

On Friday morning, police were informed that Mahto was spotted near the forest area of Sector 117, and a team rushed to the spot. Mahto fired at police and he sustained a bullet injury to the leg in the retaliatory fire. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Greater Noida: Man shot dead, injured in fight over dust raised by tractor

Police said three people were arrested in the case following a brief gunfight

Three suspects, Nitin Tyagi, Nikhil Tyagi, and Ashu Tyagi, all aged between 25 to 30, who joined Sharma in the fight, were arrested following a gunfight with the police. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Nov 16, 2024 09:07 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Noida: Cab driver dies in crash near spot on e-way where family of 5 was killed

Days after a family of five was killed in a road accident near Sector 146 metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway on Sunday, a 38-year-old cab driver rammed his car into a divider barely a few metres from that spot and died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Wednesday

After the two back to back accidents at the same spot in five days, police have increased patrolling on the expressway stretch, said the SHO. (HT Archive/Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Nov 15, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Noida: Mad dash to admit sick child ends in death of 5 of family in accident

Ten hours after the crash, the distraught father Hari Mohan discharged his son, without waiting for any further treatment

The exact reason for the accident remains unascertained as all five occupants— Hari Mohan’s cousin Aman Singh, 27, Aman Singh’s father Devi Singh, 60, mother Rajkumari Singh, 50, and two aunts Vimlesh Singh, 40, and Kamlesh Singh, 40 -- died in the crash. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 13, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Man arrested for cultivating California marijuana in Greater Noida penthouse

Police got a tip off that the man was about to sell marijuana and it nabbed him but during questioning he purportedly admitted to cultivating the contraband at his home

Police said 80 flowerpots of marijuana were recovered from his home. Police estimate the total cost of the illegal drugs and equipment to be more than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50 lakh. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 13, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Greater Noida

Yogi Adityanath condoles death of 5 people on Noida-Gr Noida Expressway

Taking cognisance over the incident, Adityanath directed officials to reach the spot and expedite the relief work

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and parliamentarian from Gautam Budh Nagar district Mahesh Sharma also visited the colony and met the grieved family members of the deceased and offered condolences. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 11, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByArun Singh

5 of family killed after car rams into parked truck on Greater Noida Expressway

The WagonR’s driver may have dozed off behind the wheel and rammed into the truck, which had halted due to a tyre puncture, said police

A passersby told police about the accident on their emergency helpline number at 6am. (Representational image)

Noida

Updated on Nov 11, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByArun Singh

5 of a family killed after car rams into truck on Greater Noida Expressway

Prima facie, cops are suspecting that the car driver fell asleep, and the vehicle rammed into a truck parked on the left side of the Expressway

Police saida team rushed to the spot and started rescue operation soon after they received information on emergency helpline number 112. (PTI)

Noida

Published on Nov 10, 2024 02:16 PM IST

ByArun Singh

3 held for killing 20-yr-old over slap in Sec 63, Noida

Ahead of Diwali, a verbal argument occurred between the two, and Ashu Kumar had slapped suspect Parul publicly, which led to the killing days later

Ashu, the deceased, is survived by parents and two siblings, including a brother and a sister, police said, adding his friend Vishal is hospitalised and his condition is stable. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Noida

Updated on Nov 09, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByArun Singh

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Arun Singh

Arun Singh works as a senior correspondent with Hindustan Times. He covers crime, traffic, fire, and transport. Earlier, he was working with TOI and covered Bhopal crime and traffic. He started his career in Journalism in 2018.

The measure followed multiple reports of speeding on the Noida-Greater Noida, and the Yamuna Expressways

To prevent accidents during fog, the speed limit for heavy and light vehicles is reduced on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway by Noida traffic police in coordination with Noida authority

Police said the suspect assaulted the woman in front of his roommates, and picked up a knife to attack her. Sharma tried to save her and ended up with a knife injury to his chest

Police said all three men were undergoing treatment at the centre. The two inmates stabbed the third one while he was asleep in his room early Thursday morning

Police also stated that the farmers, arrested from Zero-Point, and Parichowk in Greater Noida over the last four days, are medically fit

Farmers tried to congregate at the Pari Chowk and march towards Noida but police deployed near the spot stopped them

Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which prohibits unlawful assembly of five or more people, is already imposed in Gautam Budh Nagar. No one is allowed to protest, and if anyone is found violating law and order, strict action will be taken, police said

The march was part of their planned “Dilli Chalo” protest, with participants beginning their journey from Greater Noida in the morning.

Road experts believe that an elevated road is the only option to decongest the stretch as the vehicular population is rising by the year

The elderly man started getting trading information and training to earn a profit. When other members of the group started trading, the duo also joined them.

Noida's traffic DCP was transferred due to poor management during a major exhibition, leading to severe congestion and complaints from commuters.

The incident took place around 3.45am, an MUV ferrying the deceased stopped on the roadside, and the other cars, including a car carrying the deceased’s sisters, had also halted

It is suspected that they fell unconscious following a thick smoke in the factory, and were charred to death

The deceased have been identified as Gulfam, 23, a native of Mathura; Majhar Alam, 29, and Dilshad, who hailed from Bihar.

A passerby alerted the police and the injured were rushed to a nearby private hospital, Vishakha succumbed to her injuries during the treatment

The injured were part of a religious singing group and residents of Mathura, who were returning to their home town in bus after performing at a ‘Satsang’ in Haryana

After three hours of search, body of the missing man was recovered from the debris around 8pm, said and officer, adding that the foundation work is said to have started a fortnight ago

Police took help of a veterinary doctor to collect meat samples and sent them for a forensic examination to Mathura, the laboratory reports revealed it belonged to cow

Police said the deceased’s husband died around five years ago and she is survived by five kids and in-laws

Investigation revealed that Shahjad, who was suspected to have been drunk, abused Mahto, who picked up a butcher’s knife and stabbed Shahjad twice before leaving the spot

Police said three people were arrested in the case following a brief gunfight

Days after a family of five was killed in a road accident near Sector 146 metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway on Sunday, a 38-year-old cab driver rammed his car into a divider barely a few metres from that spot and died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Wednesday

Ten hours after the crash, the distraught father Hari Mohan discharged his son, without waiting for any further treatment

Police got a tip off that the man was about to sell marijuana and it nabbed him but during questioning he purportedly admitted to cultivating the contraband at his home

Taking cognisance over the incident, Adityanath directed officials to reach the spot and expedite the relief work

The WagonR’s driver may have dozed off behind the wheel and rammed into the truck, which had halted due to a tyre puncture, said police

Prima facie, cops are suspecting that the car driver fell asleep, and the vehicle rammed into a truck parked on the left side of the Expressway

Ahead of Diwali, a verbal argument occurred between the two, and Ashu Kumar had slapped suspect Parul publicly, which led to the killing days later

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