Uttar Pradesh: News
24 Mar 2018
IndiaUP: Woman's husband beats her in public on Panchayat's order
A 28-year-old married woman, who had reportedly eloped with a youth, was publicly flogged on the orders of a Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Longa village.
23 Mar 2018
WhatsAppUP youth arrested for objectionable message on WhatsApp
A youth from Uttar Pradesh was arrested on Thursday after a BJP leader filed a complaint against him alleging that an objectionable message was posted on a WhatsApp group of which the youth is an admin, the police said on Friday.
23 Mar 2018
Samajwadi PartyRajya Sabha polls: BSP MLA hints he voted for BJP
Uttar Pradesh BSP MLA Anil Singh on Friday indicated that he had cross-voted in favor of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls, saying "I am with Maharaj-ji," referring to UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
22 Mar 2018
ShahjahanpurUttar Pradesh: Three held for alleged cow slaughter
In Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 3 persons were arrested after cow meat weighing nearly three quintals was recovered from them.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaBlackmailed by woman, UP man commits suicide
A 28-year-old man has committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district over the alleged blackmailing by a married woman he was in a relationship with, police said on Thursday.
22 Mar 2018
Yogi AdityanathYogi government initiates the process to withdraw 131 riots cases
UP CM Yogi Adityanath's government has started the process of withdrawing as many as 131 cases lodged against Hindus in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
22 Mar 2018
Lajpat NagarGhaziabad: Bike-borne assailants open fire at pharmacy employee
A 25-year-old man was on Wednesday hospitalized after he was shot at by three bike-borne assailants outside a pharmacy in Sahibabad in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said yesterday.
21 Mar 2018
IndiaUP: Man kills wife over suspicion of illegal relationship
A 35-year-old woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and her brother over suspicion of her having an illicit relationship in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, said police on Wednesday
20 Mar 2018
Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghUttar Pradesh: British-era railway station Robertsganj renamed to Sonbhadra
The Robertsganj railway station in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed Sonbhadra, said an official.
18 Mar 2018
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)Yogi government removes top cop after Gorakhpur defeat
Continuing its transfer spree after the shocking defeat in the parliamentary by-election, the Uttar Pradesh government has now removed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Satyarth Aniruddh Pankaj.
18 Mar 2018
HaryanaSkeletal remains recovered in Sonepat chemical factory fire
At least one worker was burnt to death early Sunday and skeletal remains were found while seven others sustained injuries in a major fire which broke out in a chemical factory in Sonepat, police said.
18 Mar 2018
Madhya PradeshRegardless of recent losses, BJP confident of winning Maharashtra bypolls
Undeterred by recent setbacks in byelections in some states, the BJP is confident of retaining the Bhandara-Gondia and Palghar Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra bypolls.
17 Mar 2018
DelhiMan poses as Piyush Goyal's secretary; dupes youngsters of lakhs
A 56-year-old Delhi man has been arrested for cheating youngsters by posing as Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's personal secretary.
15 Mar 2018
West BengalGanga Cleaning Drive: Over Rs. 3,600cr in last 3 years
The Minister of State for Water Resources Satyapal Singh informed the Lok Sabha that the government has released Rs. 3,633 crore between 2014-15 and 2016-17 for cleaning the Ganga river and beautifying its ghats.
15 Mar 2018
NoidaGreater Noida tragedy: Truck rams into car, 3 kids dead
A tragic accident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida late on Wednesday night when a speeding truck rammed into a car killing five and critically injuring another five.
14 Mar 2018
Madhya PradeshUttar Pradesh tops the list of communal violence hit states
Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with maximum communal violence incidents in the country last year, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
14 Mar 2018
ExamsUP's crackdown on cheating has left an entire region helpless
Left red-faced over widespread cheating during exams, UP has clamped down on the copying mafia this time.
13 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUttar Pradesh: Woman, daughter write to President for passive euthanasia
Days after the Supreme Court legalized passive euthanasia, a woman and her 33-year-old daughter, both suffering from muscular dystrophy, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking permission for it.
13 Mar 2018
Samajwadi PartyWith assets of Rs.1,000cr, Jaya Bachchan could become richest MP
Jaya Bachchan, Samajwadi Party MP from Uttar Pradesh, recently filed her nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state.
12 Mar 2018
Ashok KumarUttar Pradesh youth commits suicide after marriage snub
A youth is said to have committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh after the family of a girl, with whom he was in love with, rejected their marriage, the police said on Monday.
12 Mar 2018
Emmanuel MacronPM Modi, French President Macron inaugurate UP's largest solar plant
Taking a step forward in the direction of green energy, PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated 75 MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur.
11 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi: Man held for killing school principal and her brother
A 21-year-old man allegedly killed a school principal and her brother over a property dispute.
11 Mar 2018
IndiaIndian shooters hit the bullseye at ISSF World Cup
Indian shooters are making our country proud at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara in Mexico.
11 Mar 2018
JhansiBizarre: Jhansi hospital uses patient's severed leg as pillow
Creating a major controversy, a hospital in Jhansi used a road accident victim's severed leg as a pillow to prop his head up.
11 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi: Father kills daughter, files missing complaint to mislead police
Suspecting his 13-year-old daughter of having an affair, a man in Delhi's Karawal Nagar allegedly killed the minor.
10 Mar 2018
GorakhpurPeople of UP no longer want Aurangzeb's government, says Adityanath
While campaigning for Gorakhpur bypolls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath likened the previous Samajwadi Party government to Mughal dynastic rule.
09 Mar 2018
DalitUttar Pradesh: Dalit woman set ablaze; 2 arrested
A Dalit woman was injured after some people allegedly set her on fire in a bid to realize a loan from her in UP's Jajauli village. Cops have arrested two men in this regard.
09 Mar 2018
IndiaUttar Pradesh: Fake madrasas cost Rs. 100 crore to govt
During its drive to register minority institutions online, Uttar Pradesh's government found that "fake" madrasas are costing over Rs. 100cr annually to the state exchequer.
08 Mar 2018
Lord HanumanNow, Lord Hanuman's statue desecrated in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia
Amid an ongoing spate of incidents targeting statues and busts of known figures across the country, a statue of Lord Hanuman was also desecrated in Uttar Pradesh's Kharuav village of Ballia district, triggering tension in the area.
08 Mar 2018
IndiaAnuj Tiwari: From a small-town Sanksrit-speaking boy to an English-novelist
Having studied in a Sanskrit-medium school and watching other children read English books, life has come a full circle for small-town author Anuj Tiwari, who now has four novels in the language to his credit.
07 Mar 2018
Indian Overseas BankMan posing as engineer steals Rs. 18 lakh from ATM
Posing as an engineer, a man allegedly stole more than Rs. 18 lakh from an ATM of the Indian Overseas Bank in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district.
05 Mar 2018
IndiaUttar Pradesh: Deranged woman burnt to death in Holika bonfire
A 35-year-old deranged woman was burnt to death in a bonfire on "Holika Dahan" on Thursday after she hid inside it in Gulauli village in Uttar Pradesh.
04 Mar 2018
MuzaffarnagarBJP leader dies during election victory celebration
A district-level BJP leader in Muzaffarnagar, UP died of cardiac arrest while preparing to celebrate the party's impressive performance in the assembly polls in three North-Eastern states.
01 Mar 2018
GorakhpurUttar Pradesh: Couple ties knot on a moving train
In what seemed like a bid to be on the right track, a couple tied the knot on board a flower-bedecked train, with the ceremony solemnized by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
01 Mar 2018
Indian ArmyUttar Pradesh: Army jawan gets life term in murder case
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar has sentenced an Army jawan to life imprisonment for killing a shopkeeper over some financial dispute in 2010, a prosecution lawyer said on Thursday.
01 Mar 2018
IndiaUttar Pradesh: Cops involved in illegal mining dismissed from service
Two policemen were dismissed from service for their alleged involvement in illegal mining and extortion in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district.
27 Feb 2018
IndiaIITKGP researcher taps microwave radiation to create clean energy
Researchers at the IIT Kharagpur have tapped microwave radiation to create clean energy from nitrogen-rich non-food, Sunn Hemp plants.
27 Feb 2018
DelhiDelhi: Chase to nab pickpocketers gets man killed, wife injured
A brave act got overshadowed by a tragedy, when a woman chasing down four thieves resulted in her husband getting killed.
26 Feb 2018
India"People who don't say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' are Pakistanis"
Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh has once again created controversy just days after declaring that India would become a Hindu nation by 2024. He said that those people who desist from saying "Bharat Mata ki Jai" are Pakistanis.
26 Feb 2018
IndiaCISF headless since January 22; government yet to appoint DG
CISF, the country's front line security force against terror threats at civilian airports and strategic nuclear and aerospace installations, has been functioning without a regular chief for over a month now as the Centre is yet to appoint a Director General (DG).
