Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi takes SP, BSP head-on; to lead Congress movement on farmers' issues in UP

Under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress will organise 'Kisan Jan Jagran Abhiyan' at the village level every month.

Jan 23, 2020

Two kids over 100 years old? Birth certificate reveals; court orders probe

Sanket, two-year-old and Shubh, four-year-old in Uttar Pradesh were registered as 102 and 104 in their birth certificates, allegedly because their parents did not pay a bribe to officials.

Jan 22, 2020

Ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan detained at UP's Prayagraj airport

Kannan Gopinathan was on his way to deliver a two-hour symposium on the issue of 'Nagrikta Bachao, Samvidhan Bachao, Loktantra Bachao' (save citizenship, save constitution and save democracy).

Jan 19, 2020

Man kills pregnant wife; burns, chops body in Rae Bareli

The couple's elder daughter witnessed the crime, reached her maternal grandmother's house and narrated the incident.

Jan 16, 2020

Citizenship Act row: Loopholes in Yogi govt's drive to identify CAA beneficiaries

The maximum number of about 35,000 illegal immigrants have been identified in Pilbhit, where the survey began last month, even before the bill was notified.

Jan 16, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow and Noida to get Police Commissioners, announces Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath also said that two women officers of Superintendent of Police (SP) and Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ranks each is being deployed to curb crimes against women in the new police commissionerates.

Jan 13, 2020

Akhilesh Yadav will not be allowed to contest elections if he defies NPR: BJP leader

A BJP minister has said that there is a rule of law in Modi and Yogi raj and people trying to create menace will be treated accordingly.

Jan 12, 2020

20 feared dead after bus carrying 50 catches fire in UP's Kannauj; PM Modi expresses grief

The accident occurred between a private sleeper bus and a truck near Chiloi village under Chhibramau police station area of UP. There were about 50 passengers on the bus.

Jan 11, 2020

Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, family declared absconding in Uttar Pradesh

The family's properties will be attached if they fail to appear before the court by January 24.

Jan 10, 2020

Uttar Pradesh govt to introduce Police Commissioner system for effective policing

Despite stiff opposition from the influential IAS lobby, CM Adityanath has decided to introduce the Police Commissioner system, initially in the capital Lucknow and UP's upscale metro town Noida.

Jan 10, 2020

Bijnor youth was shot in eye from close range during CAA protests, reveals post-mortem

The 25-year-old Anas was killed during the violence. He had gone out to buy milk when he was shot.

Jan 8, 2020

Shias protest in Kanpur against killing of Qassem Soleimani, Sikhs in Lucknow against Nankana Sahib attack

Hundreds of Shia Muslims took to the streets to protest against the killing of Iran's General Qassem Soleimani. Sikhs, on the other hand, protested against the attack on Nankana Saheb Gurdwara in Pakistan.

Jan 6, 2020

UP becomes first state to kickstart implementation of Citizenship law, shortlists migrants

The presence of migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh has been found mainly in Lucknow, Hapur, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Noida and Ghaziabad.

Jan 5, 2020

CAA stir: India welcomes New Year 2020 with protests against Citizenship Act

The protests have rocked India since Dec. 12, when the government passed legislation easing the way for non-Muslim minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to gain Indian citizenship.

Jan 1, 2020

Section 144 in UP: 55 Sikh devotees booked for defying prohibitory orders

The Sikh devotees carried out a religious procession from Kiratpur Gurdwara in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district to commemorate the Shahidi Diwas (martyrdom of the sons of Guru Govind Singh).

Dec 30, 2019

Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as CAA protests continue

At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the law continue.

Dec 29, 2019

As expelled leaders hold parallel foundation day, battle for 'real' Congress begins in UP

Congress had expelled ten senior party leaders after they held a meeting to voice their resentment over the present state leadership and its style of functioning.

Dec 29, 2019

Amid anti-CAA protests, Hindus form human chain to escort Muslim 'baraat' in UP

When the Kanpur city was engulfed in flames of violence over the anti-citizenship laW, a Hindu boy decided to form a human chain with his friends and escorted the Muslim baraat to the wedding venue.

Dec 27, 2019

CAA protests: Another spell of internet shutdown in UP ahead of Friday prayers

Violence broke out in many parts of Uttar Pradesh between December 19 and 21, claiming as many as 21 lives.