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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw all cases against late liquor baron Ponty Chadha in the state. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting in Uttar Pradesh. Ponty Chadha, who was the sole liquor distributor in Uttar Pradesh, died after a shootout between him and his brother Hardeep at his farmhouse in Delhi. Hardeep was also killed in the shootout. Ponty Chadha's other business interests included real estate, sugar mills and film production, which he used to look after along with his two brothers - Hardeep and Rajinder. The business empire was reportedly worth Rs 6,000 crore. However, no arrests have been made in regard to the double murders case. The police are yet to find significant leads into what led to the shootout. The police have said that a clash between the two brothers had taken place in another farmhouse, located a few kilometers away, on the morning of the shootout. Ponty Chadha, who was the sole liquor distributor in Uttar Pradesh, ...

A major blow to Bollywood is the death of liquor baron and film distributor Ponty Chadha. Many movie producers and directors worked closely with Chadha in the past. At least 6-7 prominent filmmakers were in serious negotiations with Chadha over big-budget projects which would now have to seek a different outlet for financial sustenance. Apparently Bollywood financier Bharat Shah was the last person from the Hindi film industry to have negotiated with Ponty Chadha. Bharat Shah has major financial stakes in director Anand Kumar's Sanjay Dutt-Arshad Warsi-Vivek Oberoi production Zilla Ghazibad. Shah was to fly Delhi on Saturday, the day tragedy struck Ponty Chadha's life, to screen the film for Chadha who showed a keen interest in the distribution of the film. Barely an hour before Ponty was to view Zilla Ghaziabad, he was shot dead. Confirming this, the Zilla Ghaziabad producer Vinod Bachchan says, "Bharatbhai is closely involved with my film. He was in serious n...

RBI also asked the UP commissioner of Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies to issue an order for winding up Ghaziabad Urban Cooperative Bank as well as appoint a liquidator for the bank Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Ghaziabad Urban Cooperative Bank as it had become insolvent, reports PTI. "In view of the fact that Ghaziabad Urban Cooperative Bank, Ghaziabad (UP), had ceased to be solvent and with all efforts to revive it having failed ... the Reserve Bank of Indiadelivered the order cancelling its licence to the bank on 16 November 2012," RBI said in anotification today. RBI said it has asked the commissioner of Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies of Uttar Pradesh government to issue an order for winding up the bank as well as appoint a liquidator for the bank.  

India has requested  Interpol  to come up with a special notice for terror cases, which is not a part of the existing red corner notice. The request was made at the recently concluded general assembly of Interpol in Rome, which was attended by home minister  Sushil Kumar Shinde  and CBI director A P Singh. "It will simplify the process for all the investigating agencies to know about terror suspects if the notice's colour or style is changed," said an officer. Interpol is reported to be examining the request. In the general assembly, it was also decided that Interpol will hold training programmes at the CBI academy in Ghaziabad, for the Asia-Pacific nations. Training will be imparted to law enforcement officers of various countries on bio-terrorism, investigation of maritime piracy and anti-corruption cases, and there will be focused attention on fugitives involved in terror cases. "This was agreed upon at the Interpol's 81st general assembly which was held ...

Your car is approaching a toll booth, what do you do? Fumble for change, switch the frequency on the radio, look around to see other glum faces queuing up? If you were at the Ghaziabad-Meerut toll plaza on Friday afternoon, however, you would've got your autograph book out as the man in the SUV parked next to your car was cricket star Suresh Raina. And, so it was... Ever willing to give back to the ones who cherish it the most, Raina took time out – he was excitedly being chauffeured to the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit – to sign autographs and pose for photographs with frenzied fans who jumped out of their cars to catch a glimpse of the man who two years ago scored a century on his Test debut. "It's the fans who make you who you are. It's very important to acknowledge that and show gratitude," said Raina, who played a record 98 ODIs before making his Test debut. However, in a country where cricketing stars are worshipped like gods, things can sometim...

IMS Ghaziabad has announced the admission process for its PGDM programmes for the 2013-14 batch. An applicant should have a three-year bachelor degree with 50 per cent marks in any discipline recognized by the UGC/AICTE. Candidates appearing for the final examination for the bachelor degree can also apply. Applicants for the PGDM program must have valid CAT/MAT/CMAT scores for the academic session 2013-14. How to Apply According to the institute, a candidate can apply by filling in an application form enclosed with the prospectus and attaching the duly attested copies of the following: (a)  CAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT score. (b)  Certificates and mark sheets of qualifying examinations passed. (c)  Relevant certificate to verify date of birth. The prospectus and the application form can be obtained from the IMS Ghaziabad counter against the payment of Rs 1,100. Candidates can get the form via post on payment of Rs 1,150 or can download the same from the website: http://www.ims...

More than 16 months ahead of the scheduled general election of 2014, the  Samajwadi Party  has declared the names of its candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar. The names of the candidates for the two seats of UP-NCR figure amongst a list of 55 candidates released by the party on Friday.  Samajwadi Party spokesperson, Prof  Ram Gopal Yadav , released the first list of candidates comprising 55 seats from a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow.  In Gautam Budh Nagar, the SP has re-fielded its candidate of the 2009 general election, Narendra Singh Bhati. Bhati had lost to rival  Bahujan Samaj Party  candidate  Surendra Naagar and had secured the third position in the number of votes polled. In the neighbouring seat of Ghaziabad, the party has fielded a new candidate,  Sudhan Rawat , for the 2014 polls. Rawat had unsuccessfully run for the post of mayor of Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam for the municipa...

Actor Imran Khan's rustic look in Vishal Bhardwaj's  Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola  and Arshad Warsi's get up in upcoming film  Zila Ghaziabad  bear a striking resemblance. Arshad, who plays the role of Mahender Fauji in  Zila Ghaziabad , sports a beard, which is very similar to what Imran sports in  Matru ki Bijlee .... "When I saw the first look of  Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola , I was really amazed by Imran's look. This is really very surprising that both of them are seen in a similar look for the film, we wanted to keep it exclusive for Arshad," said  Zila Ghaziabad  producer Vinod Bachchan.

Lucknow:  Suspended under the Mayawati regime, IAS officers Rakesh Bahadur and Sanjiv Saran have been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noida Development Authority by the Uttar Pradesh government, official sources said on Saturday.      Both the officers were posted in the same capacities under the earlier SP government.      They were suspended in 2009 on charges of allegedly allotting plots to 14 hotels, including 3-star, 4-star and 5-star ones, at throwaway prices in 2006 in a scam of over Rs 4,700 crores.      In 2009, the Mayawati-led government cancelled the allotment and refunded Rs 283 crore to the allottees. The Supreme Court last year quashed her decision and directed the allottees to pay an additional premium of Rs 70,000 per sqm. 

The Allahabad high court has overturned the appointment of two controversial IAS officers as the chief executive officer and the chairman of the Noida authority. CEO Sanjeev Saran and chairman Rakesh Bahadur, who will have to relinquish their positions immediately,  had been appointed to  their posts after the Samajwadi Party came to power in Uttar Pradesh. Bahadur was also the chairman of the Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authorities. The Akhilesh Yadav government had drawn flak for appointing the duo, who were accused of allotting 14 plots in Noida to hoteliers at throwaway prices since 2001, causing an estimated loss of over  Rs.  4,700 crore to the state. In June, Allahabad-based NGO Madhav Samaj Samiti had gone to court, challenging the appointments. “Both were chargesheeted in Noida’s sector 20 police station for the hotel land deal, and an economic offence wing (EOW) inquiry is pending against them, they being at influential postings can hamper ...

GHAZIABAD: Police have arrested the four criminals who committed the daring bank robbery at the District Cooperative Bank in Sihani Gate area of Ghaziabad and casually took a city bus to escape. Cops said the four accused went on a spree across Uttar Pradesh, spending their recently acquired money in fancy hotels across Meerut, Moradabad, Lucknow and Agra before returning to Ghaziabad from where they were arrested. Police said that accused have been identified as Mukesh, Ajay, Monu and Javed, aged between 25 and 35. The four criminals had entered the bank and held the manager at gunpoint before proceeding to disconnect the CCTV cameras and steal over Rs 15 lakh on October 31.

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Mart has expanded its presence in the north by setting up a hypermart in Ghaziabad. The store is spread across over 70, 000 sq ft. This is the 26th Reliance Mart outlet in the country. The stores house over 20,000 stock keeping units in categories such as food & fresh produce to grocery, consumer electronics to stationery, toys personal care, apparel and furnishing, among others. Rob Cissell, CEO, Reliance Value Formats, said, “Ghaziabad is an important destination from commercial perspective, and is one of the fastest growing cities. The city has an evolving consumer segment who will appreciate the unique retail experience that Reliance Mart offers in terms of range of products and services.”

GHAZIABAD: Almost 100 parents staged a protest on Thursday outside the playschool in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad where an employee had allegedly molested pre-nursery girls two days ago. The ensuing scuffle between the parents and the school management abated after the latter agreed to meet some of the demands of the protesters. The demands were related to increased security of students, participation of parents in the management of the school and greater accountability of all employees. The management has also promised to arrange a meeting between the parents and the school's chairperson, who has been absent during the entire episode.