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The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is based on the Central Place Theory that suggests settlements develop around central locations which provide services to suburbs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 13-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar, fulfilling the dream of millions of residents of the National Capital Region for a fast, safe and non-road mode of connectivity.

The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is based on the Central Place Theory that suggests settlements develop around central locations which provide services to suburbs.

The RRTS promises to revolutionise how Indians travel between urban centres, which house key business districts, and their suburbs — a crucial precondition for decongesting cities.

The 84-km RRTS corridor from Delhi to Meerut is being built for Rs 30,274 crore, to reduce the travel time between Jangpura in Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut to one hour.

Concerned residents came out of their houses after the blast sounds caused an alarm in the area.

Loud blasts were heard till around two to three kilometres away after a truck carrying over 60 cooking gas cylinders caught fire in Ghaziabad early Saturday morning.

In the fire reported at Bhopura Chowk on Delhi-Wazirabad Road in the Thana Teela Mod area of Ghaziabad district, no casualties or injuries have been reported yet. However, at least four furniture shops in the vicinity were destroyed. Some vehicles parked nearby were also burned.

Concerned residents came out of their houses after the blast sounds caused an alarm in the area.

“The sound of the cylinder blast can be heard for several kilometres in the vicinity,” Chief Fire Officer Rahul Kumar said.

He also said that it took more than eight fire tenders around 90 minutes to control the fire.

According to officials, when the truck driver noticed the fire, he parked it near a petrol pump. Soon after, the blasts happened, and the staff deserted the pump.

Nand Kishor Gurjar, BJP MLA from Loni, Ghaziabad, protests the closure of weekly markets by selling vegetables on the roadside.

In an unexpected move, Nand Kishor Gurjar, the BJP MLA from Loni, Ghaziabad, has opened a vegetable shop on the roadside. The MLA, sitting on the road, is selling vegetables at the same rates as local vendors. However, this act is not a business venture, but it is a protest against the Ghaziabad Police’s decision to shut down weekly markets across the district. By selling vegetables himself, Gurjar is drawing attention to the closure and standing in solidarity with the affected vendors.

Gurjar expressed his frustration with the move, calling it a “Tughlaqi Farman,” a reference to a draconian order. He said, “The Ghaziabad Police has prohibited the setting up of weekly markets through this order. In protest against this, I am selling vegetables on the road.”

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said the body of Vaibhav Sharma, a second year B.Tech student of ABES College in Ghaziabad, has been recovered. He was from Baraut in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh.

A 20-year-old engineering student drowned while bathing in the Ganga river in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh on Sunday, officials said.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials said the body of Vaibhav Sharma, a second year B.Tech student of ABES College in Ghaziabad, has been recovered. He was from Baraut in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh.

The incident occurred at Mastram Ghat in Lakshmanjhula area when Sharma along with his three friends had come to Rishikesh for a visit. While bathing in the river, he slipped and was swept away, the officials said.

Upon receiving information an SDRF team launched a search operation. After an intensive search of around 30 minutes divers recovered his body at a depth of 20 to 25 feet, they added.

Kuldip Tyagi shot his wife dead with a licensed revolver and then fired at himself at his home in Ghaziabad’s Raj Nagar Extension

A real estate dealer in Ghaziabad near Delhi shot his wife dead and then died by suicide yesterday. Kuldip Tyagi (46) left a suicide note that said he had been diagnosed with cancer and did not want money to be wasted on treatment because recovery is uncertain. The note said he had killed his wife, Anshu Tyagi, because they had vowed to stay together. The couple is survived by two sons and Kuldip’s father, a retired cop.

According to police, Kuldip shot his wife dead with a licensed revolver and then fired at himself at his home in Radha Kunj society of Raj Nagar Extension around 11 am yesterday. Their sons were at home at the time of the incident and rushed to their parents’ room on hearing the gunshots. Kuldeep’s body was found on the floor and Anshu’s was on the bed. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them dead.

A suicide note was found in the room. “I am suffering from cancer, and my family is unaware of it. I don’t want money to be wasted on my treatment because survival is uncertain. I am taking my wife along because we vowed to stay together forever. This is my decision. No one, especially my children, is to blame,” the note read.

Police seized the pistol and sent the bodies for autopsy.

Senior police officer Poonam Mishra said, “Kuldeep Tyagi shot his wife and then himself with his licensed revolver. In a suicide note, Kuldip Tyagi said he was suffering from cancer and his family members didn’t know about it. He did not want money to be spent on his treatment, so he decided to kill his wife and himself. We are investigating this matter,” she said.

Enraged by the builder’s alleged inaction following the collapse on Thursday, the residents of the Prateek Grand City blocked a road in the area.

A drain wall adjacent to a residential society at Ghaziabad’s Siddhartha Vihar collapsed, causing inundation of the basement of the complex.

Enraged by the builder’s alleged inaction following the collapse on Thursday, the residents of the Prateek Grand City blocked a road in the area.

On receiving information about the situation, officials from the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam and Ghaziabad Development Authority reached the site.

Ghaziabad Mayor Sunita Dayal, who was present at the scene, asked the additional commissioner of the Awas Vikas Parishad (Housing Development Council) to file an FIR against the builder for negligence in the construction of the apartments in the complex, municipal officials said.

The constable was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital after being pulled from the muddy canal by divers.

A traffic police constable died on Saturday after he jumped into the Hindon Canal to save a woman who was allegedly attempting suicide, officials said.

The constable, identified as Ankit Tomar, was in his late twenties. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital after being pulled from the muddy canal by divers.

According to police, the incident unfolded when Aarti (23), a resident of Vaishali Sector 2, jumped into the canal following a domestic dispute with her husband, Aditya on Saturday morning.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans Hindon) Nimish Patil said, “Traffic Sub-Inspector (TSI) Dharmendra and Constable Ankit Tomar, who was on duty nearby, immediately jumped into the canal to rescue Aarti.

The constable, part of a team from Gautam Buddh Nagar’s Phase-III police station, was shot dead while attempting to arrest a wanted criminal on Sunday night.

Ghaziabad police on Tuesday said they have arrested six men for their alleged involvement in the killing of a Noida police constable during a raid in Nahal village under Masuri police station limits.

The constable, part of a team from Gautam Buddh Nagar’s Phase-III police station, was shot dead while attempting to arrest a wanted criminal on Sunday night.

The incident occurred when the Noida police team, in plain clothes and without informing local authorities, reached Nahal village to arrest Qadir, a history-sheeter wanted in 25 criminal cases registered in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, and Muzaffarnagar, said DCP Rural Surendra Nath Tiwari.

As the police team was taking Qadir into custody, his associates, hiding near a panchayat bhavan, launched a violent assault. The people opened fire, pelted stones, and attacked the police team with sharp weapons.

The India Meteorological Department, predicts light rain across Delhi-NCR, bringing relief, heavy showers expected across multiple Indian regions.

Several parts of the national capital and adjoining NCR areas are set to witness light rainfall and cloudy skies on Tuesday, bringing much-needed relief from the intense summer heat.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), “Light rainfall is very likely to occur at Delhi (Narela, Bawana, Alipur, Kanjhawala, Rohini, Badili, Pitampura, Mundaka, Pashchim Vihar, Rajauri Garden, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Dwarka, Palam, IGI Airport), NCR (Bahadurgarh, Gurugram), Safidon, Jind, Panipat.”

Rain is also expected in nearby areas such as Bahadurgarh and Gurugram in the National Capital Region, as well as Safidon, Jind, and Panipat in Haryana.

Meanwhile, the Southwest Monsoon had advanced further into most parts of Bihar and some more regions of eastern Uttar Pradesh as of June 19, according to the India Meteorological Department

Some students claimed the teacher told them it was a cow’s brain. However, police said the animal species is yet to be confirmed.

A case has been filed against a government school teacher in Vikarabad district after she allegedly brought an animal brain to class to explain its anatomy, police said on Friday.

Some students claimed the teacher told them it was a cow’s brain. However, police said the animal species is yet to be confirmed.

A case under the Cow Slaughter Act has been registered against the science teacher, who allegedly showed the brain to Class 10 students on June 24.

Police said the case was registered following a complaint by the school’s Headmaster.

The incident triggered protests by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and other groups, who accused the teacher of “hurting religious sentiments”. They submitted a memorandum to education department officials demanding action.

The teacher was suspended based on a preliminary report by education officials, pending a detailed inquiry.

The Mandal Education Officer (MEO) visited the school as part of the inquiry, an official said.