Uttar Pradesh: News
26 Jul 2021
AmazonTwo men arrested for duping Amazon of lakhs: UP police
The Uttar Pradesh police has arrested two Haryana-based men who allegedly duped e-commerce giant Amazon of lakhs of rupees, officials said on Monday.
26 Jul 2021
AligarhUP: Child trafficking racket busted; six kids rescued, 16 arrested
Uttar Pradesh police has busted a child trafficking racket rescuing six kids and arresting sixteen persons including nine women in an overnight operation, officials said on Monday.
22 Jul 2021
MurderUttar Pradesh: Teenager thrashed over insistence to wear jeans, dies
A teenage girl died after she was allegedly thrashed by her family members over her insistence to wear jeans at a village in Deoria, police said on Thursday.
22 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshI-T raids on Dainik Bhaskar group; 'attempt to stifle democracy'
The Income Tax (I-T) department is conducting raids at the offices of one of India's largest media houses, Dainik Bhaskar, along with Uttar Pradesh-based news channel Bharat Samachar.
21 Jul 2021
Narendra ModiFormer UP CM Kalyan Singh's health condition critical, says hospital
Kalyan Singh, 89, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is in a critical condition and has been put on life support system.
21 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaProfessor jailed for derogatory comments against Smriti Irani on Facebook
A professor from Uttar Pradesh has been jailed for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on social media earlier this year.
18 Jul 2021
UttarakhandUP cancels Kanwar Yatra amid fears of COVID-19 third wave
The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday canceled the annual Kanwar Yatra a day after the state was asked to reconsider the pilgrimage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 Jul 2021
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)UP Congress chief accused of misbehaving with party's woman worker
Congress leader Urusa Rana, the daughter of poet Munnawar Rana, alleged on Friday that the Uttar Pradesh Congress President, Ajay Kumar Lallu, misbehaved with her during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's dharna at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Lucknow.
16 Jul 2021
LucknowFormer Shia Board chief booked for allegedly raping ex-employee's wife
Wasim Rizvi, the former chief of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board, has been booked for allegedly raping a woman.
16 Jul 2021
Yogi AdityanathAdityanath government turned UP into a leading state, claims Nadda
Crediting the Yogi Adityanath government with turning Uttar Pradesh into one of the leading states in the country, BJP National President JP Nadda on Friday exhorted party leaders and workers to ensure that welfare schemes and programs reach people.
16 Jul 2021
LucknowKalyan Singh's health condition improving, says hospital
The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted at the Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute (SGPGI) of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, is improving and he is much better now, the hospital said on Friday.
15 Jul 2021
MathuraGovardhan's Giriraj Parikrama canceled due to COVID-19
The Giriraj Parikrama at Mudiya Poono fair in Govardhan has been banned in view of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Thursday.
15 Jul 2021
Narendra ModiVaranasi: PM Modi to inaugurate Rs. 1,500cr-worth development projects today
PM Narendra Modi is on a visit to his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday to inaugurate numerous development projects related to tourism, health, education, and road and water transport worth over Rs. 1,500 crore.
13 Jul 2021
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Want electricity? Swear you voted for BJP,' MLA tells villager
A video has gone viral in which an Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA is purportedly shown asking a villager to allegedly swear that the man had voted for the saffron party when the legislator was requested to install lights at his home.
12 Jul 2021
Yogi AdityanathBreakdown of governance in UP: Ex-civil servants write open letter
A group of former civil servants, called the Constitutional Conduct Group, has written an open letter expressing their concern over the "complete breakdown of governance" and "blatant violation of rule of law" in Uttar Pradesh.
12 Jul 2021
LucknowKalyan Singh showing signs of improvement, says hospital
The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted to Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, is better and he is showing signs of improvement, the hospital said on Monday.
12 Jul 2021
MathuraMathura on high alert following arrest of terrorists in Lucknow
Security has been beefed up in Mathura following the arrest of two operatives of the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwatul Hind in Lucknow, who were planning to attack several places across the state including the temple town, police said on Monday.
12 Jul 2021
Narendra Modi68 killed in lightning strikes; PM Modi announces ex-gratia assistance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced ex-gratia assistance for the families of those who were killed in lightning strikes across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh during heavy rains on Sunday.
11 Jul 2021
Lucknow2 Al Qaeda terrorists nabbed from Lucknow by UP ATS
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested two Al Qaeda terrorists near state capital Lucknow.
11 Jul 2021
Yogi AdityanathViolence erupts during UP panchayat polls as BJP claims win
Widespread violence erupted across Uttar Pradesh during the elections for panchayat block chiefs Saturday, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed a "historic victory."
10 Jul 2021
IndiaUP proposes population control law. What does it say?
The Uttar Pradesh law panel has prepared the draft of a proposed law aimed at controlling the population of the state.
09 Jul 2021
IndiaUttar Pradesh reports 2 cases of Kappa COVID-19 variant
Uttar Pradesh has reported two cases of the Kappa variant of coronavirus, the state government said today in a statement.
09 Jul 2021
MurderGhaziabad: Man opens fire at lover's family, kills her sister-in-law
A man allegedly stormed into his lover's house in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on Thursday and opened fire on her family members, killing her sister-in-law, as he was enraged after they fixed her marriage with someone else, the police said.
07 Jul 2021
Indian ArmyUP: Four held for duping people by promising Army jobs
Four men were arrested in the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday for allegedly duping people on false assurances of getting them jobs in the Army, police said.
05 Jul 2021
COVID-19COVID-19: Cinema halls allowed to open in UP from today
The Uttar Pradesh government has allowed the opening of cinema halls in the state from Monday, further easing the curbs imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
30 Jun 2021
MurderMan arrested for gunning down uncle and cousins in Ghaziabad
A man was arrested for killing his uncle and two cousins and injuring his aunt in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday.
29 Jun 2021
ShahjahanpurShahjahanpur suicide: Video shows family complaining about threats from lenders
Nearly a month after four members of a family died by suicide due to financial problems in Shahjahanpur, a video posted on social media showed them begging for help as a moneylender was allegedly threatening them, police said on Tuesday.
29 Jun 2021
XUP: Twitter India MD booked over distorted map of India
An FIR has been filed against Twitter India Managing Director (MD) Manish Maheshwari in Uttar Pradesh over a distorted Indian map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country.
26 Jun 2021
IndiaUP: Newly-wed woman alleges gangrape by husband, brothers-in law
A newly-wed woman, battling critical injuries in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun, has alleged that she was gang-raped by her husband and two brothers-in-law and brutally tortured by other members of his family over demands for dowry, police informed today.
25 Jun 2021
IndiaFIR against 'The Wire' over documentary on mosque demolition
The Uttar Pradesh Police has filed an FIR against news portal The Wire, and its two journalists and two others over a documentary on the demolition of a mosque in Barabanki which, the administration said, was built illegally.
23 Jun 2021
Delhi PoliceRunaway 12-year-old wannabe TikTok star reunited with family
Fed up with being scolded constantly by her mother and pestered to study, a 12-year-old wannabe TikTok star left from home in South Delhi, but was later reunited with her family with the help of Delhi Police.
22 Jun 2021
Yogi AdityanathNoida shooting range to be named after Shooter Dadi: Adityanath
As a mark of respect to woman power, the shooting range at the Noida stadium will be named after "Shooter Dadi" Chandro Tomar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.
21 Jun 2021
Maneka GandhiMan arrested for hurting dog after 'call from Maneka Gandhi'
In an audio clip that surfaced on social media, MP and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi is purportedly heard telling a police officer to register a case in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur and slap a man for breaking a dog's leg.
15 Jun 2021
Editors' Guild of India (EGI)Police treating journalist's mysterious death in cavalier manner: Editor's Guild
Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday accused Uttar Pradesh Police of passing off TV journalist Sulabh Srivastava's death as being caused by an accident in Pratapgarh, claiming that they did not pay any heed even though he had informed them about the danger to his life.
14 Jun 2021
MurderGhaziabad man kills parents after being denied share in property
A 40-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his parents after he was denied a share in the family property.
11 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiYogi Adityanath meets PM Modi amid friction in UP BJP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence in Delhi.
10 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiYogi's meeting with Amit Shah amid pre-election anxiety in UP
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections early next year, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi.
09 Jun 2021
MurderTanker driver carrying liquor robbed, killed by unknown persons
A tanker driver carrying liquor in his vehicle from a distillery was allegedly killed after being robbed by some unknown persons near under construction Faridpur toll plaza in Bareilly, police said on Wednesday.
09 Jun 2021
KanpurKanpur-Allahabad Highway accident toll climbs to 17
The death toll in the head-on collision between a double-decker bus and a loader ferrying factory workers on the Kanpur-Allahabad Highway has climbed to 17.
09 Jun 2021
Yogi AdityanathTwo held over doctored audio clip defaming UP CM
Two social media promoters were arrested in connection with a case registered over a doctored audio clip allegedly defaming the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and the state government, police said on Tuesday.
