Uttar Pradesh: News
Allahabad: Retired cop thrashed, 49 times in 90 seconds; dies
In a barbaric incident, a 70-year-old retired sub-inspector (SI), Abdul Samad Khan, was brutally beaten to death in broad daylight in Allahabad over a property-related dispute.
Over 1,400 died due to floods so far: Home Ministry
Over 1,400 people, including 488 in Kerala, have lost their lives due to rains, floods, and landslides in 10 states so far in the monsoon season, the Home Ministry said today.
UP: Man held for raping 16-year-old girl
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
UP: 16 dead and 12 injured in rain-related incidents
As many as 16 people died and 12 were injured in rain-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh since Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with the meteorological department predicting rainfall throughout the northern state for the next two days.
Raj Babbar says Rahul Gandhi is Congress's PM candidate
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Raj Babbar, on Saturday, said INC President Rahul Gandhi is the party's natural Prime Ministerial candidate, but the citizens of the country will decide who will be the PM after 2019 general elections.
Special arrangements for stray cows, dogs at Nagar Nigams: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said special arrangement for the upkeep of stray cows, dogs, monkeys, and birds would be made at every Nagar Nigam of the state.
Jain monk Tarun Sagar dies, PM Modi remembers his contributions
Jain monk Tarun Sagar passed away on Saturday at Radhapuri Jain temple, Krishna Nagar, Delhi at about 3 AM. He was 51.
'Dead' woman, living happily with new husband, nabbed, courtesy Facebook
In what is a gross misuse of laws, a woman faked her own death to live with her lover, but not before her family slapped a case of dowry on her first husband.
UP: Cops stop laborer from selling son, fund pregnant-wife's treatment
In a heart-warming incident, the Uttar Pradesh police stopped a daily wage laborer from selling his one-year-old son. Instead of taking action against him, they helped him.
Village in RaGa's constituency to be digitized by Smriti Irani
In 2014, Smriti Irani contested the Lok Sabha elections from the constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, but lost to Rahul Gandhi by over one lakh votes.
River Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation program was going.
UP: One killed as children's fight turns into adults' brawl
A 22-year-old man, who was injured during a clash over a cricket match at a village in Greater Noida, succumbed to injuries today.
UP: 3,000+ PhD holders apply for job that requires 5th-Pass
In a grim reminder of job scarcity in the country, over 3,000 PhD holders have applied for the position of a messenger in Uttar Pradesh police's telecom wing, the minimum qualification for which is Class V.
WhatsApp to take training classes for fake news awareness
WhatsApp has already taken several steps to combat misinformation on its platform. And now, the messaging service is going to conduct training classes at specific locations in a bid to spread awareness about the menace of fake news.
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Noida: Two women, including a journalist, sexually assaulted in Sector-24
Two women, including a journalist, were allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Sector 24 in Noida. One of the complainants claimed the police delayed action which allowed the accused to escape.
UP: Five arrested with firearms, daggers in Greater Noida
With the arrest of five men in Greater Noida, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police claimed yesterday to have busted a gang of auto-lifters active in the Delhi-NCR.
UP: Sub-inspector deployed for CM Yogi's security ends life
A sub-inspector (SI), drawn for UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's security, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver at his residence in Gorakhpur, UP, apparently over a domestic dispute, the police said today.
UP: 17-year-old girl sexually harassed by youth in Muzaffarnagar
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly sexually harassed by a youth, who also tore her clothes when she was going to a shop in Muzaffarnagar, police said today.
Law and order in UP, best in 15 years: Adityanath
The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is the best the state has seen in the last 15 years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed today.
Delhi: DJ kills his girlfriend, makes it look like accident
Suspecting her of unfaithfulness, a 29-year-old man shot dead his girlfriend in North Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, and attempted to make it look like an accident.
Uttar Pradesh: Police busts sex racket in Mathura; three held
Police today claimed to have busted a sex racket in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh with the arrest of three persons and said they were trying to identify other members of the gang.
UP Chief Secretary meets investors for projects worth Rs. 10,000cr
The implementation of projects worth over Rs. 10,000 crore was agreed upon during a meeting of investors with Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, Anup Chandra Pandey, in Noida yesterday, according to an official statement.
UP: Gurudwara watchman hits girl selling rakhis; communal clash begins
A day before Raksha Bandhan, tension prevailed between the Hindu and Sikh communities outside a Gurudwara in UP's Shahjahanpur district.
UP: CBI arrests Railway Engineer while taking Rs. 5L bribe
The CBI has arrested an Executive Engineer (Constructions) of North Central Railway for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 5L from a contractor for processing payments and granting other favors, officials said today.
UP: Three, including parents, held guilty for killing 3-year-old girl
Three people, including the parents, were held guilty for murdering a three-year-old girl by a court in Muzaffarnagar district of UP.
Uttar Pradesh: Another man loses eyesight after consuming spurious liquor
One person has lost his eyesight after consuming spurious liquor at Bidoli village under Jhinjhana police station in UP's Muzaffarnagar, a day after another man was hospitalized with a similar complaint.
UP: Police questions gang rape victim's character, she kills self
In a shocking incident, a teenage gang rape victim took her own life on Wednesday night, after the police allegedly questioned her character, in Uttar Pradesh's Badayun district.
UP: Man loses eyesight after drinking spurious liquor in Shamli
A man was admitted to a hospital as he complained of losing his eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Kamalpur village under the Jhinjhana police station in UP's Shamli district.
#MeetTheMedalists: All about shooting star Shardul Vihan
India's 15-year-old teenager Shardul Vihan added another medal to India's tally at the ongoing Asian Games 2018, being held at Indonesia.
UP: Alleged 15-year-old gangrape victim commits suicide in Badaun
A 15-year-old girl committed suicide in Sainjini village of UP's Badaun district today after being allegedly gang-raped by three men, police said.
UP: Man rapes 3-year-old girl; gets 20 years' imprisonment
A special court in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to 20 years in jail for raping a three-year-old girl.
#AsianGames: 15-year-old Shardul claims silver in men's double trap shooting
Shardul Vihan has clinched the silver medal in the men's double trap shooting event at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia today.
Madrasa stops children from singing 'national-anthem', Yogi government cancel recognition
Taking a serious view of alleged opposition by the principal and teachers of a madrasa (Islamic seminary) to the singing of the national anthem during Independence Day function, the Uttar Pradesh government has canceled its recognition.
UP-shocker: Cops force Muslim-man to pick meat using mouth
In a horrible incident, an injured Muslim man was forced by Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) Police to pick meat from his mouth, a few days ago.
Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji announces film on alleged disguise of Netaji
Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji is set to helm a project centered on 'Gumnami Baba', an ascetic spotted in Uttar Pradesh in the 1970s who many believed was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in disguise.
NEET aspirant from UP stabbed to death in Kota
A 17-year-old student, who was preparing at a Kota institute for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), was stabbed to death by a youth following an argument, a police official said today.
UP: 1 student dies of food poisoning, 12 hospitalized
A student of Kasturba Gandhi Awasiye Balika Vidyalaya in Bahuar village in UP's Mirzapur district died of food poisoning, while 12 other girls, who were taken ill, had to be hospitalized.
Center orders withdrawal of 7,000 CRPF troops from four states
The Home Ministry has directed the withdrawal of over 7,000 CRPF personnel from their long drawn deployment in four states.
Lucknow: HC stays construction of heritage hotel in posh locality
In a jolt to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's plans to build a heritage hotel in Lucknow's posh Vikramaditya Marg, the Allahabad HC's Lucknow bench put a stay on further construction on three plots owned by either SP, Janeshwar Mishra Trust, or the Yadav family.