The Uttar Pradesh ATS on Tuesday arrested two Babbar Khalsa terrorists, from Lakhimpur Kheri district. The terrorists were wanted by the Punjab Police for their connection is separate cases. According to Aseem Arun, IG, UP ATS, Jitendra Singh Toni was wanted for allegedly supplying arms to the accused who fled[Read More…]
Rail accidents seem to have become a recurring phenomenon in the country. Monday evening witnessed another mishap, where the engine of Burhwal-Balamau passenger train derailed at Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The railway and police officials rushed to the spot. However, no casualties have been reported. Three wagons of a goods train[Read More…]
In another incident that questions the safety of children inside schools, a student of class nine student died after she was allegedly pushed off the third floor of her school building in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria. The girl, a student of Modern City Montessori School in Nehru Nagar, died while being[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Monday took oath as a member of the state Legislative Council, meeting the compulsory six-month deadline to get elected to either house of the state after assuming office. Deputy chief ministers, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were also administered the oath by[Read More…]
An overloaded boat capsized in the Yamuna River on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, killing at least 22 people and many still feared drowned. The boat, which was carrying 60 people, capsized and 22 persons drowned, said district magistrate, Bhawani Singh. Officials have fished out 22 bodies while 10 others[Read More…]
The Congress Party accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not respecting any religion a day after Uttar Pradesh government barred 46 madarsas from getting a grant. Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the saffron party does not respect any religion. “The basic difference between our and BJP’s ideology is[Read More…]
A Muslim woman openly announced to take “khula” (divorce) from her husband after she failed to get it done through Islamic seminaries. In Islam, while a man can take “talaq”, a woman can separate from her husband through “khula”. Shajada Khatoon, wedded to Juber Ali, signed a letter for “khula”[Read More…]
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have got farm loan waiver ranging from Re 1 to Rs 18. This comes as a rude shock to the farmers as they got a waiver of Re 1, to Rs 1.80, Rs 1.50 and Rs 18. The move comes as the Yogi Adityanath government announced[Read More…]
The head of Anesthesia department at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur, Dr Satish Kumar, surrendered before the court in connection with the death of many children due to a shortage of oxygen supply. Dr Satish surrendered on Monday and has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody.[Read More…]
Deaths of 96 children have been confirmed by the vice chancellor of the Medical University in Uttar Pradesh. Vice-Chancellor, T. Prabhakar, said that the children died because of excessive workload and malnutrition. He cited the shortage of beds and doctors at the hospital as the main reason for the death[Read More…]
Jawed Habib salon in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district was attacked and vandalised on Saturday by an angry mob over the use of a caricature of Hindu gods in one of his advertisements. Police said the mob was influenced by workers of the Hindu Jagran Manch. They attacked the salon situated[Read More…]
The medical college CMS office clerk, Sudhir Pandey, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College tragedy that killed more than 70 children. Uttar Pradesh health minister, Siddharth Nath Singh, had earlier said that it was a clear case of criminal negligence if someone[Read More…]
Another technical glitch was experienced by Lucknow Metro on Friday evening as the train did not move from Charbagh metro station for at least 25 minutes. As the train was stuck on the platform, the passengers had a tough time waiting as the authorities made no announcement about when the[Read More…]
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has criticized Uttar Pradesh government for not giving compensation to more than 190 families displaced after 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots even four years after the communal incidents. “Communal riot survivors (190 families) are yet to receive compensation and continue to stay in squalid conditions in resettlement[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Friday said that the Kanpur airport will be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and Panki railway station would be renamed to Panki Dham railway station. He was in Kanpur today where he laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth Rs 850 crore[Read More…]
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, 17 September that falls on Sunday, all primary schools will remain open in Uttar Pradesh. Although it is Sunday, it has been made mandatory for all students to join the celebrations. “About 1.60 lakh government primary schools across the state will celebrate PM’s birthday,”[Read More…]
Seven coaches of Shaktipunj Express derailed in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh in yet another train accident in just three weeks. However, no casualties have been reported so far. Train number 11448 HWH-JBP derailed in the morning at 6:13 am between Obra and Phaphrakund stations. All stranded passengers have been moved[Read More…]
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that the state government will dedicate the Kumbh Mela 2019 to the farmers. While speaking in Allahabad, Adityanath said, “We are preparing for this event. The land of Prayagraj is important to us. We want to dedicate this Kumbh Mela to[Read More…]
On its first day of commercial operations, more than 500 passengers were stuck inside the second Lucknow Metro train on Wednesday morning. It was stuck for over an hour at the Mawaiya’s special span. Light and air conditioner went off due to technical problems. Even the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation[Read More…]
Home minister, Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath jointly flagged off 8.5 km stretch of the first phase of metro train in Lucknow on Tuesday. The metro services will be opened for public use on Wednesday from Transport Nagar to Charbagh from 6 am to 10 pm[Read More…]
Selfie deaths are not an uncommon phenomenon in the country. In a recent incident, an eight-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head while clicking a selfie, in Ghaziabad. Junaid, the victim, and some of his friends were taking a selfie while holding a gun, when the child accidentally pulled[Read More…]
The 150 gram of white powder found in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on 12 July was just silicon dioxide and not PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate), said a report by National Investigation Agency. The UP government suspended director of the forensic science laboratory (FSL) for giving false information. On the basis of[Read More…]
Union home minister, Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath will flag off the Lucknow Metro on Tuesday, 5 September. The first train will be flagged off by Singh, who represents the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, and the chief minister from the Transport Nagar metro station. However, the[Read More…]
Ferumal Verma, an 83-year-old man, frustrated with the working of the corrupt system has penned down a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, saying he wants to commit suicide. A resident of Ghaziabad’s Rajpur area, Verma said that in 1972 he worked in the Sugarcane department of Meerut[Read More…]
Nearly 49 children died in a month in a government-run hospital in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, reported CNN-News 18. A first information report (FIR) has been filed against the chief medical officer (CMO) post the incident. The District Magistrate (DM) ordered an investigation into the incident after the children allegedly died[Read More…]