Uttar Pradesh: News
Flocking rallies of others will give you jaundice, 'curses' UP-minister
Om Prakash Rajbhar, a senior Uttar Pradesh Minister, on Sunday said those flocking rallies of rival political parties will be 'cursed with jaundice'. He went on to say, the sick will only be treated when he would provide medicine.
People attending rival's rally would be cursed with jaundice: Rajbhar
Senior UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has sent out a bizarre warning to those attending rallies of his political rivals.
UP: FIR against man for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter
An FIR has been lodged in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh against a man for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter.
Madhya Pradesh: 10 killed, 47 injured as bus hits truck
Ten people, including an infant, were killed and 47 others injured when their bus rammed into a stationary truck's rear side in Guna district (Madhya Pradesh) around 4:30 am today.
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Ramzan helplines in Uttar Pradesh bombarded with questions
In Uttar Pradesh, two helplines were launched on May 18 to help Shia and Sunni Muslims during the holy month of Ramzan.
School manager held for attempting to rape six-year-old girl student
In a shocking incident, a manager of a private school was arrested for attempting to rape a six-year-old girl student in UP's Muzaffarnagar's Jansath.
The bribe-network of Noida cops gets revealed by one tweet
A tweet supposedly posted by a disgruntled police officer exposed a well-oiled machinery of bribes of Noida police.
UP: Bhojpuri film actress Manisha Rai killed in road accident
Bhojpuri film actress, Manisha Rai was killed when a car hit the motorcycle on which the 45-year-old actress was traveling to Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh: Minor girl beaten to death by stepmother
A minor girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepmother over a family dispute at Hath Choya village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district.
UP govt. asks 6 ex-CMs to vacate their govt. bungalows
On Thursday, the UP government served notices to six former chief ministers of the state to vacate the sprawling government bungalows in Lucknow that they had been occupying.
Thunderstorms likely to hit eastern Uttar Pradesh: IMD
Thunderstorm and squall are "very likely" to hit isolated places of eastern Uttar Pradesh tomorrow and the weather is likely to remain dry over western parts of the state, the meteorological office warned.
Varanasi-flyover collapse: Since November, five letters were written to firm
The Uttar Pradesh police has claimed of sending five letters to UP State Bridge Corporation (UPSBC) since November for not following traffic safety regulations during construction of the flyover, a section of whose collapse, on Wednesday in Varanasi, left 18 people dead.
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Varanasi flyover collapse: Construction agency was probed earlier too
Following the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi which killed at least 18 people, the Uttar Pradesh state government has formed a three-member committee to probe the cause of the collapse.
IMD: More thunderstorms in North, Northwest India till Friday
More thunderstorms and squalls will plague North and Northwest India from Wednesday till Friday, warned the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) following a dust storm and thundershowers in Delhi and NCR on Wednesday morning.
Scare for Yogi Adityanath as chopper malfunctions
While the BJP is edging towards victory in yet another state, BJP leader and UP CM Yogi Adityanath had a relatively turbulent day.
Lightning and thunderstorms claim 71 lives in 5 states
As many as 71 people lost their lives in five states, including 42 in Uttar Pradesh, due to lightning and thunderstorms since yesterday, the Home Ministry said today.
Dogs kill 12-year-old in Sitapur, angry villagers block National Highway
A pack of savage dogs mauled a 12-year-old girl to death in Maheshpur Village, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, triggering a massive protest by villagers.
Massive Delhi dust storm disrupts metro services, flights grounded
A massive dust storm hit the national capital and its adjoining areas this afternoon, with speedy winds disrupting electricity supply and metro services.
Thunderstorm, squall likely in north India hill states tomorrow: IMD
Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with squall, while parts of Rajasthan might see dust storm over the next two days, the IMD said today.
UP: Minor girl raped, admitted to hospital in critical condition
A seven-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified person and found in a serious condition in Rausar Kothi village in Shahjahanpur municipality in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Another 12 killed in thunderstorms in UP
The death toll in the intense thunderstorms in North India continues to rise. At least 12 more people were killed when fresh storms lashed Braj region of UP yesterday.
Toll rises to 12 in Uttar Pradesh thunderstorm
The toll from a thunderstorm which lashed parts of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has risen to 12, officials said on Thursday.
UP: Man carries wife's body on shoulder, administration orders probe
A probe has been ordered by the administration in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district after taking cognizance of media reports that a man, whose wife died in the district hospital, had carried her body on his shoulder.
PM Modi sends his golden garland to IIT student
PM Narendra Modi has sent a garland he had worn at a function as a gift to a research scholar of the IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) in Dhanbad following the student's request on Twitter.
#KarnatakaPolls: BJP will get absolute-majority; hung assembly out-of-question: UP Minister
The BJP will get an absolute majority in Karnataka assembly elections slated for May 12, UP Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said.
Railways' 12,066 acres of unused land now up for grabs
Nearly 12,066 acres of surplus land of railways are now up for grabs. The national transporter has written to 13 states asking them to either buy or exchange these land parcels for developmental projects.
UP: Two girls drop out of school over sexual harassment
Two girls have dropped out of a government-aided school alleging sexual harassment by a youth at a village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
UP: 13-year-old girl allegedly abducted and raped by three men
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by three men in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said today.
Denied ambulance, UP man ferries wife to hospital in vegetable-cart
A man in Uttar Pradesh was forced to carry his ailing wife to a hospital, 9kms from his house, in a handcart.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit storm-ravaged Agra tomorrow
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth, currently on an election campaign in Karnataka, is rushing back tonight to visit storm-ravaged Agra, a senior official said today.
UP: 2 shot dead for protesting drinking in public
An egg vendor and his nephew were shot dead allegedly by four people for protesting against their drinking in public at Rajnahiya in Sarnath near Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
Here's what caused yesterday's 'freak' dust-storms in north, west India
Yesterday evening brought sudden dust storms across different states in north and west India.
Severe dust storm kills 45, injures 38 in Uttar Pradesh
A high-intensity dust storm hit parts of Uttar Pradesh overnight, leaving 45 people dead and 38 injured, Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said.
Man chops-off wife's nose for not letting him drink alcohol
A man chopped off his wife's nose when she stopped him from drinking alcohol in Bahadurpur village of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, the police said today.
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SC expresses concern over change in color of Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the change of color of the iconic Taj Mahal at Agra and said the monument had become yellowish earlier and was now turning brownish and greenish.
UP: FIR registered against five persons for murdering 20-year-old
An FIR has been registered against five unidentified persons for allegedly killing a youth after a video went viral on social networking sites in which they were seen purportedly beating a youth, police said today.
UP: Dalit farmer allegedly forced to drink urine; four arrested
In a shocking incident, a Dalit from Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, alleged he was forced to drink urine by upper caste men after he refused to harvest their fields.