Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: Air quality dips to 'very poor' as people burst crackers past midnight

A thick blanket of smoke was noticed over the state capital and its neighbouring districts, as a result of the rampant burning of firecrackers.

Nov 8, 2018

Statue of Lord Ram will be built in Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

With a height of 151m, mounted on a 51m pedestal, the statue will be taller than the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Nov 7, 2018

Days after man-eater T1's death, villagers kill 10-year-old tigress in Uttar Pradesh

The Maharashtra Forest Department had last week shot down man-eating tigress Avni for allegedly killing 13 people.

Nov 5, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 7 dead, 3 injured in explosion at firecracker factory

CM Yogi Adityanath has assured to provide relief funds to the affected.

Oct 26, 2018

Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet cancelled as CM Yogi Adityanath leaves for poll-bound Chhattisgarh

UP cabinet cancelled on Tuesday as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath leaves for Chhattisgarh to canvass support for the BJP candidates.

Oct 23, 2018

Self-styled godman Rampal sentenced to life imprisonment in two murder cases by Hisar court

The first one was lodged on the complaint of Shivpal of Mithapur near Badarpur in Delhi, while the second one was lodged by Suresh of Jakhora village of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

Oct 17, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Girl raped in hospital by ward boy on pretext of running medical tests

The victim's sister, who was attending on her, had gone out to get tea. The attackers overpowered the patient and raped her after taking her to the emergency room on the pretext of running some tests.

Oct 16, 2018

Allahabad renamed Prayagraj as Yogi's proposal gets UP cabinet approval

Congress has vehemently opposed the proposal, saying the name change would affect history.

Oct 16, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 17-yr-old girl gang raped, killed in Shamli district

The girl's body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the house, the officer said.

Oct 12, 2018

Ghaziabad: AAP worker charred to death by gay live-in partner out of jealousy

The mystery of his death deepened when the car key was not found inside the car, which finally led to the cracking of case.

Oct 11, 2018

Two killed, 15 injured in Odisha road accident

Two persons, including the driver of the bus, died in the accident, around 15 others suffered injuries.

Oct 7, 2018

Indian Air Force microlight aircraft crashes in Uttar Pradesh; pilots eject safely

The ML-130 microlight plane had taken off from Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad and was reportedly participating in a drill for Air Force Day.

Oct 5, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Woman thrown from culvert over dowry, no arrests made so far

A complaint was registered by the victim's mother at the city police station, accusing her son-in-law and his family members of the incident as their dowry demand was apparently not met, the officer said.

Oct 4, 2018

Uttar Pradesh cop sodomizes minor boy inside police station; booked under POCSO Act

The victim is an orphan and was working at a road side eatery when constable Sanjesh Yadav, 45, operating on PRV 1119 went there to eat and befriended him.

Oct 3, 2018

Apple executive killed for evading checkpost; UP police probe constable's self-defence claims

The victim, Vivek Tewari was driving a car when he crashed it into police constable Prashanth Kumar's motorcycle in Lucknow.

Sep 29, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Bank manager arrested for withdrawing Rs 18 lakh from ATM

The manager of Bantikheda village branch was found to be involved in the theft of Rs 18 lakh from an Overseas Bank ATM in Shamli on March 4.

Sep 29, 2018

Gorakhpur horror returns? 71 children dead within 45 days at Uttar Pradesh govt hospital

The incident comes a year after 60 infants died in Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College, allegedly due to lack of oxygen supply.

Sep 21, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Girl's father chops off her lover's genitals with pair of scissors

The incident occurred in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Following the incident, the three men were arrested on Wednesday.

Sep 20, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 'Unknown fever' claims 79 lives in six weeks; medical teams on high alert

Death audit is being conducted in all the cases and an active surveillance has been initiated in the rural and urban areas to prevent the spread of the disease, the spokesman said.

Sep 20, 2018

Honey-trapped BSF jawan shares defence details with Pakistan's ISI; gets arrested by UP anti-terrorism squad

Misra, who is married and has two children, was interrogated by ATS and BSF officials on Monday and Tuesday in Noida. Prima facie, there is enough evidence to prove that he has committed a crime under the Official Secrets Act, Singh said.

Sep 19, 2018