The Uttar Pradesh government declared Vrindavan and Barsana in Mathura district as pilgrimage sites on Friday. While Vrindavan is popular as the birthplace of Lord Krishna where he and his elder brother Balram were raised, Barsana is the birthplace of Radha. As lakhs of devotees and tourists visit these two[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, air balloons with ‘I love Pakistan’ written on it were seized from Govind Nagar police station area in Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur. Notably, no arrests have been made in this case so far and police are investigating the matter. More details are awaited.
The Uttar Pradesh government late on Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the police, transferring 28 Indian Police Service officials, including several district police chiefs. Akhilesh Kumar has been named as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kanpur while Pushpanjali Devi is the new Superintendent of Police (SP)[Read More…]
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of promoting RSS ideology. Addressing a public rally here, the second of her series of 11 public interactions, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said BJP governments in states were out[Read More…]
A delegation of US businessmen called on Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath to explore investment opportunities in the state. Adityanath told the visiting delegation of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum that India was emerging as a growing economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The state’s strong economy will[Read More…]
The Samajwadi Party will contest five Assembly seats in Gujarat and will back the Congress in the other seats, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday. Akhilesh also told the media that the party had decided not to weaken other strong contenders in the state. Taking a[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh is committed to promoting religious tourism in the state, said chief minister, Yogi Adityanath on Monday after undertaking a five-kilometre-long ‘parikrama’ of the Kamadgiri temple at Chitrakoot. On the second day of his visit to Chitrakoot, CM Adityanath took many by surprise when he decided to walk the[Read More…]
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker and local journalist, Rajesh Mishra, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne assailants at his shop on Saturday in Karanda area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. Mishra’s brother was also with him and has been badly injured in the incident. The incident comes just four[Read More…]
At least two persons died and over 18 were injured on Wednesday morning in a collision between two Roadways buses in Gunnaur area of Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh. The victims have been taken to hospitals of Aligarh and Badaun districts. The District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Sangeet Som, has stirred controversy after saying that the Taj Mahal was built by traitors and therefore, cannot be included in the Indian history. He said this during an event at the Sisoli village in Meerut district on Sunday. “Many people were disappointed that the[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai railway station has been renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station on Saturday. Noted Jan Sangh leader, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was found dead in a mysterious situation near Mughalsarai station in February 1968. Mughalsarai is one of the oldest railway junctions in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Minister, Adityanath[Read More…]
Around 90 students fell sick in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district after consuming the contaminated meal. Initially, they complained of abdominal pain and vomiting after eating following which they were admitted to the Vindhyachal health center. Around 45 students’ condition turned serious and they were referred to another hospital. “Some students[Read More…]
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday will announce its judgement in the Aarushi Talwar murder case and decide the fate of the late girl’s parents and doctor couple, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. They are currently serving life imprisonment in Ghaziabad’s Dasna Jail after they were convicted for the gruesome murder[Read More…]
At least 200 students were taken ill after inhaling fumes of toxic gas from a nearby sugar mill in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. They were students of Saraswati Vidya Mandir and Saraswati Junior High School. Reportedly, they inhaled the gas that was used to treat garbage at the plant. They were[Read More…]
Days after Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi accused the saffron party of claiming credit for schemes launched by Congress, BJP chief, Amit Shah questioned Gandhi on the lack of growth in his own parliamentary constituency, Amethi, on Tuesday. “Rahul Gandhi, whose party has ruled the country for 60 years, is asking[Read More…]
In a heinous crime, two men allegedly killed a woman after she resisted rape and then had sex with her body. The incident happened in Bareilly’s CB Ganj area on 3 October. After the duo committed the crime, they left her body in a paddy field. They have been arrested.[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath-led state government has proposed the construction of a 100-meter tall statue of Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on Saryughat. Besides the statue, other structures of public utility will also be built in the town. Funds for these projects has been partly sanctioned by the Centre. The proposal[Read More…]
Two brothers were murdered after a quarrel broke out in the Barola village of Sector 49, Noida. The deceased brothers have been identified as Umesh and Yogesh, students of Class XI and X respectively, who were strangled to death. When taken to the hospital, the doctors declared them brought dead.[Read More…]
Fueling the Taj Mahal controversy even further, a cabinet minister of the state, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary has said that the famous monument was rightly kept out of the tourism booklet of Uttar Pradesh and it should instead be replaced with the Guru Gorakhnath peeth. The minister in charge of religious[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh minister, Om Prakash Rajbhar threatened that parents who would not send their children to schools will be imprisoned in police stations without food and water. Addressing a party gathering, the ‘Divyangjan’ empowerment minister can be heard saying in a viral video, “I am going to enact a law[Read More…]
A student of class 5 boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar suffered an injury in one eye after he was slapped by a school teacher on Thursday. The superintendent of police told ANI that Saffan Khan was slapped by the teacher when he left his seat to get a book from[Read More…]
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up nearly 5,000 English medium primary schools. Anupama Jaiswal, minister of state for basic education, said on Saturday while claiming that they may become functional from the next academic session. Five or more such schools will be set up in over 820[Read More…]
Muzaffarnagar traffic police have come up with a unique campaign aimed at ensuring the long life of men on the occasion of Karva Chauth. The officials have released posters asking women to keep fast, but also gift their husbands who drive two-wheelers a helmet. “Women observe the fast of Karwa[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday said that the Taj Mahal is an integral part of our heritage. His statement comes a few days after controversy was raked over non-inclusion of the Taj Mahal in a UP government booklet released to mark six months of the BJP government[Read More…]
A massive temple worth Rs. 30 crore will be built to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. It will be built in Sardhana area of Meerut where a 100-foot statue of Prime Minister Modi would be installed. The ‘Bhumi Pujan’ and the stone laying ceremony[Read More…]
