Uttar Pradesh: News

31 Jul 2018

India

'Bharat Mata Mandir', a unique temple with marble-map of undivided-India

In the ancient city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, which draws pilgrims from all over the world, stands a unique "Bharat Mata Mandir", a temple with a marble map of undivided India.

30 Jul 2018

Murder

UP: Teenage girl set afire by scorned lover in Lucknow

A 17-year-old girl was set ablaze allegedly by a jilted lover in the Alamnagar area in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, police said today.

29 Jul 2018

India

#NorthIndiaRains: 12 killed in UP; Yamuna flowing above danger mark

Torrential rains continued to batter parts of north India today, with worst-hit Uttar Pradesh recording 12 rain-related deaths and waters of the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark in the national capital.

UP's law and order situation, key 2019 LS election issue

With the Lok Sabha polls just months away, the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is set to be a key election issue for both the ruling BJP and the opposition in the state.

29 Jul 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh cops recover two hi-tech foreign-made firearms from Maoists

Maoists in Chhattisgarh may have been procuring sophisticated foreign weapons by smuggling them through the North East, Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.

29 Jul 2018

Rainfall

UP: 3 killed, 4 injured in rain-related incidents in one-day

As rains continued to lash Uttar Pradesh, three people, including a minor, were killed and four others injured in rain-related incidents in the state yesterday, the police said.

28 Jul 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Police officer kneels down before CM Yogi, photos go viral

Photographs of a police officer, Pravin Singh, in uniform kneeling down at the feet of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, on the occasion of Guru Purnima at the Gorakhnath temple in the state's Gorakhpur district, went viral on social media.

28 Jul 2018

Madhya Pradesh

#StaySafeDelhi: Flood warning issued as Yamuna's water level crosses danger-mark

The incessant rains in Delhi rose Yamuna's water level to alarming levels forcing the Delhi government to sound a flood alert.

28 Jul 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Heavy rains claims 49 lives in UP in 2 days

A many as 49 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Thursday, with Saharanpur accounting for the maximum 11 deaths, as heavy rains wreaked havoc in different parts of the state.

28 Jul 2018

Muslims

15 UP Muslims begin their 'Kanwar Yatra' journey

A group of 70 kanwariyas, which include 15 Muslims, from Kushahari village in UP's Deoria district began their journey for Baba Dham in Jharkhand's Deoghar district.

28 Jul 2018

Haridwar

Ganga should have health warning like cigarette packs, NGT opines

Expressing concern over the quality of Ganga water, the National Green Tribunal has asked why the river can't have health warnings like the ones on cigarette packs.

28 Jul 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Man held in Munirka trafficking case of Nepali girls

A 32-year-old man involved in the Munirka human trafficking case in Delhi, where 16 Nepali women were rescued, has been arrested, the police said today.

#WhatARecord: Railway wagon booked in 2014 reaches destination in 2018

In what is nothing but embarrassment for Indian railways, a wagon carrying consignment worth Rs. 10 lakh, reached Basti in Uttar Pradesh, almost four years after it left Visakhapatnam.

27 Jul 2018

Haridwar

NGT anguished over Ganga's condition; says water unfit for use

The National Green Tribunal today said the water of the Ganga river, between Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, was unfit for drinking and bathing and expressed anguish over the situation of the river.

27 Jul 2018

Flipkart

Walmart India expects to create 30,000 jobs in Uttar Pradesh

Walmart India, which had signed MoU with UP government to open 15 wholesale Cash and Carry stores, said it expects to create at least 30,000 local jobs from these stores.

27 Jul 2018

India

Female student enrollment lowest in institutes of national importance: AISHE

The enrolment of female students is lowest in the institutions of national importance, followed by state private open universities and government deemed universities, according to the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE).

27 Jul 2018

Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Residents of 64 flats evacuated after road caves in

Residents of two apartments in Ghaziabad's Vasundhara were evacuated after a large portion of a road caved in amid heavy rains yesterday.

26 Jul 2018

Triple Talaq

UP: Three including Bareilly Imam booked for threatening triple-talaq victim

UP's Bareilly Shahar Imam, who issued a fatwa against a triple-talaq victim, and two others have been booked on charges of threatening the woman.

26 Jul 2018

India

To 'avenge' raped-sister, brother and associates rape accused's minor sister

In what is sure to make you sick to the guts, a rape victim's relatives raped the minor sister of an accused in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, to 'avenge' the crime.

26 Jul 2018

West Bengal

West Bengal to be now called 'Bangla', Assembly passes resolution

The West Bengal Assembly today approved a resolution to rename the state to 'Bangla,' but the change will only go through once the Centre clears it.

26 Jul 2018

Education

UP: School students "thrown out" for not cleaning toilets

Two students, Saleeman and Nafreen, of residential school Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Deoria district have alleged that they were "thrown out" by their hostel warden, Shruti Mishra, for not following her orders to clean toilets.

25 Jul 2018

Muslims

UP: Mob thrashes man over inter-religious marriage at registrar's office

A man was allegedly thrashed by a group of right-wing activists at a marriage registrar's office yesterday in UP's Ghaziabad when he went there to register his marriage with a woman from another religion.

24 Jul 2018

Crime Against Women

UP: Teenage girl dies after scorned lover sets her ablaze

A 16-year-old girl died today after she was allegedly set ablaze by her jilted lover at Chaukhandi village under Safdarganj police station limits in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, the police said.

23 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Yogi creates record; visits all 75 UP districts in 16-months

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today set a record of sorts by visiting all the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the past 16 months he has been in office.

23 Jul 2018

India

UP: Nursing home with unqualified doctors sealed in Shamli

A nursing home at Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh was sealed after unqualified doctors were reportedly found performing surgeries on unsuspecting patients, officials said today.

23 Jul 2018

Devendra Kumar

UP: Alleged rape victim goes to cops carrying fetus

In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old woman went to Hasanpur police station, in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, carrying a fetus in a bag to file a rape complaint on Saturday.

22 Jul 2018

India

Rainfall deficiency in eastern India crossed 40% mark: IMD data

With the four-month rainy season almost half over, the rainfall deficiency in the eastern part of India, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand, has crossed the 40% mark, while a quarter of the country has received deficient rainfall, the India Meteorological Department data shows.

22 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Youth run over by train dies in Jammu

In the fourth such incident in J&K this week, a youth in Jammu died after being hit by a train, an official said today.

22 Jul 2018

Emmanuel Macron

RaGa's statement in LS on Rafale pricing 'childish': UP Minister

Uttar Pradesh Minister Srikant Sharma today termed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's statement on the pricing of fighter jet Rafale in the Lok Sabha during the no-trust motion against the NDA government as "childish".

22 Jul 2018

Mathura

UP: Six-day Mudiya Poono fair to begin in Govardhan tomorrow

The six-day Mudiya Poono fair, also known as "mini Kumbh", will begin in UP's Mathura tomorrow.

22 Jul 2018

Muzaffarnagar

UP: 23-year-old woman raped by friend's husband in Muzaffarnagar

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her friend's husband in Muzaffarnagar, police said today.

21 Jul 2018

West Bengal

Didi believes TMC will win all Lok-Sabha seats in WB

Claiming that the TMC would win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the next general elections, WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at a Kolkata rally, said the party would oust the BJP to save the country.

21 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

UP: PM Modi to address farmers' rally in Shahjahanpur today

PM Narendra Modi will address a "Kisan Kalyan Rally" in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh today.

20 Jul 2018

Moradabad

UP: 4-year-old went to play with neighbor's kittens, got raped

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old minor in Moradabad, UP, when she was visiting the neighbor to play with their kittens.

20 Jul 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Rescue ops enter day 3 at Greater Noida twin-building collapse

The rescue operations at the Greater Noida twin-building collapse entered the third day today with the rescuers continuing to remove the debris.

19 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: To 'punish' Class-1 student, teacher removes his pants, arrested

A school teacher was arrested on Wednesday in Navi Mumbai and later released on bail, for stripping a Class 1 student in front of his classmates to 'punish' him.

19 Jul 2018

Gurugram

UP 'baba' charges woman Rs. 60,000 to "save marriage," held

With the promise of 'solving' unemployment, relationship and marital problems, including infertility and pregnancy, a UP man has been duping hundreds of gullible people since 3-4 years.

18 Jul 2018

India

1,006 deaths in India in May-June due to thunderstorms, floods

Over 1,000 people lost their lives in May and June due to natural calamities like thunderstorms and floods in India, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today.

18 Jul 2018

Gorakhpur

UP: Son kills mother, pierces eyes, for not giving money

In a horrific incident, a 30-year-old man allegedly killed his mother late on Monday night in Sonbarsa village, about 20 km from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, for not giving him money.

17 Jul 2018

Piyush Goyal

Will not work as bonded-laborers for senior-officials: Trackman to Goyal

Trackman Dharmendra Kumar, from the Northern Railway's Lucknow division, has said that he and his colleagues will only work for railway construction and will not build houses for their senior officials.