Uttar Pradesh: News
17 Aug 2018
LucknowVajpayee's ashes to be immersed in UP's all holy rivers
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers in all the districts in Uttar Pradesh, the state government said today.
17 Aug 2018
West BengalRains, floods claim 868 lives in 7 states: Home Ministry
As many as 868 people have died, 247 of them in Kerala, due to rains, floods and landslides in seven states during the monsoon season so far, the Home Ministry said today.
17 Aug 2018
KanpurWhen Vajpayee and his father were classmates in college
In 1945, when a 21-year-old Atal Bihari Vajpayee enrolled in a Kanpur college in Uttar Pradesh to study law, he had a classmate who was already retired after serving 30 years as a teacher. That was none other than his father.
17 Aug 2018
Atal Bihari VajpayeeVajpayee loved 'doodh ki barfi' from this Old Lucknow shop
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had a soft spot for "doodh ki barfi" from a sweetmeat shop, Trivedi Mishthaan Bhandar, located in Old Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
16 Aug 2018
Samajwadi PartyUP: Two priests stabbed, third's tongue cut, protesters demand justice
Tensions flared in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district after two priests of an ancient temple in Kudarkot were brutally murdered and a third one critically injured.
15 Aug 2018
RainfallUP: 4 dead, 196 buildings damaged in rain-related incidents
Four people were killed and nearly 196 houses damaged in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh over the last 24 hours, officials said today.
14 Aug 2018
MurderHonor killing: Man poisons daughter to death in UP
In a suspected case of honor killing, a 15-year-old girl was poisoned to death allegedly by her father in UP's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.
13 Aug 2018
MuslimsUP Shia Waqf Board asks madrassas to celebrate Independence Day
Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board has asked all madrassas functioning from its properties to celebrate the Independence Day by chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' after the hoisting of the national flag.
13 Aug 2018
Domestic ViolenceUP: Man bites off wife's nose, arrested
A man bit off a part of his wife's nose, suspecting her of having illicit relations with other men, police said.
13 Aug 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: 7 minor children rescued; human trafficker arrested in Pakur
Seven minor children belonging to the primitive Pahariya tribe have been rescued and a human trafficker was arrested in Jharkhand's Pakur district.
12 Aug 2018
MuslimsMuslim man, who participated in Kanwar-Yatra, stopped from offering Namaz
A Muslim man, who took part in Kanwar Yatra, was allegedly stopped from offering Namaz at a mosque in UP's Baghpat area.
12 Aug 2018
West BengalThese 16 states may receive heavy rainfall this week
The National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday said that in the next two days, 16 states may get heavy to very heavy rainfall.
11 Aug 2018
GoaGoa: UP man arrested for bid to kidnap 6-year-old girl
A man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested today for allegedly trying to kidnap a six-year-old girl in Vasco town, around 40km from Panaji.
11 Aug 2018
DalitUP: After BJP-minister garlands Ambedkar-statue, Dalit-lawyers 'purify' it with gangajal
The Ambedkar statue placed outside the district court in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, was 'purified' by Dalit lawyers on Friday after the BJP state general secretary Sunil Bansal garlanded it.
11 Aug 2018
SPUP: 13-year-old girl of govt residential school raped in Bahraich
A 13-year-old girl of a state-run residential school in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly raped by a youth, police said today.
11 Aug 2018
HaridwarUttar Pradesh: 14-year-old boy sodomized while returning from Kanwar Yatra
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomized by a dhaba owner at a village in UP's Muzaffarnagar.
11 Aug 2018
IndiaMuzaffarnagar: Man beaten to death over suspicion of being thief
A man was lynched in Bijopura village of UP's Muzaffarnagar by a group villagers on the suspicion of being a thief.
11 Aug 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP: Under-construction flyover collapses, many feared trapped; rescue operations underway
On Saturday morning, a lintel of a flyover on National Highway 28 in Uttar Pradesh's Basti collapsed.
09 Aug 2018
BiharUP: 26 women missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh
At least 26 women were found missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh during surprise checks conducted by the district administration, officials said today.
09 Aug 2018
BulandshahrKanwariyas smash cars, attack police vehicle in Delhi, UP
For the second time in one day, kanwariyas were caught on camera vandalizing property. Tuesday, some 50-60 kanwariyas attacked a police vehicle in Bulandshahr, UP.
09 Aug 2018
DeoriaUP: Government-teacher watches girls changing uniforms, thrashed with slippers, arrested
A government teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras was arrested for allegedly peeping into a room where girls were changing uniforms given to them.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaGovt orders social audit of over 9,000 childcare homes
Women and Child Development Ministry has ordered a social audit of over 9,000 child care institutions across India in two months, an official said today.
07 Aug 2018
CMUP-Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar is worshiped by village supporters, literally
Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar's supporters in Dharampura village in UP treat him as a deity and the politician doesn't mind at all.
07 Aug 2018
GujaratGovt collected fake notes with face value Rs. 13.87cr post-demonetization
Fake notes with a face value of Rs. 13.87cr were seized in states bordering Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh from November 09, 2016 till June 30, 2018 post-demonetization, as per NCRB data, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed Lok Sabha.
07 Aug 2018
DeoriaDeoria shelter-home: How a 10-year-old rescued 24 women from abuse
Twenty-four women were recently rescued from a shelter home in Deoria, UP, where they were suffering long-time abuse.
07 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceWig trader robs 200kg of hair worth Rs. 25 lakh
Delhi Police arrested a 42-year-old man and his aide for robbing a hair-trader of 200kg of hair (worth Rs. 25 lakh), Rs. 30,000 cash and a few mobile phones.
07 Aug 2018
BiharDeoria shelter-home abuse: District administration ignored 20 letters,took no action
Officials in Bihar had at least 2.5 months to rescue more than 30 girls from abuse at a Muzaffarpur shelter home, but their delayed action meant prolonged torture for the minors.
07 Aug 2018
AmethiUP: Cops nab 50 offenders in 'Operation All-Out' in Amethi
In a district-wide crack down on anti-social elements, the Amethi Police in Uttar Pradesh has arrested 50 persons accused of various offenses, including murder and dowry deaths, an official said yesterday.
06 Aug 2018
Lok SabhaAMU yet to take decision on removal of Jinnah's portrait
The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh is yet to take a decision on removing a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the office of its students' union, an issue that had triggered a controversy in May.
06 Aug 2018
Crime Against WomenUttar Pradesh: 24 girls rescued from shelter home in Deoria
As many as 24 girls were rescued, while 18 were missing, from a shelter home in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria after one of the girls managed to flee from the home and informed police about sexual exploitation of inmates.
06 Aug 2018
India#WhereAreTheJobs: To Gadkari's question, RaGa says we're wondering same
On Monday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari over his 'where are the jobs comment' and wrote on Twitter that everyone in India was asking the same question.
05 Aug 2018
HyundaiDelhi: Three auto-lifters arrested, 10 stolen-cars and 64-vehicles' keys recovered
Three suspected auto lifters were arrested in Delhi and 10 stolen cars and keys of 64 vehicles were recovered, the police said yesterday.
03 Aug 2018
Mahatma GandhiWho painted Bapu's UP statue 'saffron' and when? Parties spar
The Congress today alleged that members of BJP have painted saffron color on a statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed at a government school in Dhaka Ghanshyampur village in UP.
03 Aug 2018
GhaziabadGhaziabad: Lawyers go on strike after police thrashes colleague
Lawyers of a Ghaziabad court in Uttar Pradesh went on a strike yesterday over the alleged beating of their colleague by police following an argument between the advocate and an eatery owner.
02 Aug 2018
HaryanaGurugram: Three arrested for chopping off Muslim youth's beard
Three persons were arrested today for allegedly assaulting, abusing, and chopping off a Muslim youth's beard at Sector 37 in Gurugram, police said.
02 Aug 2018
Indian RailwaysAhead of Amit Shah's visit, Mughalsarai station being painted saffron
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah is visiting Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh on August 5, and ahead of his visit, the station is being painted saffron.
02 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra Home Guards develops app to ensure transparency in personnel-deployment
The Maharashtra Home Guards has developed a web-based application to ensure transparency in the deployment of its personnel.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaUP: Father kills daughter who wanted inter-caste marriage
A 21-year-old woman was strangled to death by her father, who was against her decision to marry a man from another caste, in Daulatpur village of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said today.
01 Aug 2018
Road AccidentsNear-fatal accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway after road caves in
Four people narrowly escaped death as their car fell into a 20-feet deep ditch along the Agra Lucknow Expressway this morning.
01 Aug 2018
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