In a recent shocking incident, a man, 52-year-old, resident of Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly beheaded his 50-year-old wife on Monday in a fit of rage. The police said that the man then went to a nearby police station with his wife’s severed head and surrendered himself. As per police[Read More…]
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UP: This village in UP to be renamed as “PoK”, know why!
Lacking most basic facilities and with very little of the government’s attention, a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district have found an innovative way to protest against the ignorance. They have decided to rename Simmranpur as PoK or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying their situation is no better. Villagers complain Simmranpur, which[Read More…]
Fasting Muslims to participate in International Yoga Day with PM Modi
On the International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow, PM Modi will be performing asanas. And over 300 Muslim men and women under the banner of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch will be among the 55,000 participants at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan. “More than 1,000 Muslims had contacted us about participating in[Read More…]
Yogi approves New Industrial Policy, aimed towards underdeveloped regions
According to a UP government spokesperson on Friday, the new industrial policy of Uttar Pradesh has been approved by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The policy promises ease of doing business, tax relief and continuous power supply to the people. It also aims at promoting industries in the underdeveloped regions of[Read More…]
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar arrested at Dalhousie
On Thursday, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar was taken under arrest from Dalhousie at Himachal Pradesh. He was arrested by Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police. Chandrashekhar, a lawyer, is arrested for his alleged role in the Saharanpur violence. Chandrashekhar led his group Bhim Army during the protests in the[Read More…]
Whole family murdered in Uttar Pradesh
A tragic murder of a family is the latest addition in the list of crimes in Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened on Tuesday night, when a family of three members was shot by unidentified assailants. The incident happened at around 9.30 pm when businessman, Sunil Jaiswal (60), returned to his[Read More…]
UP: Cattle smuggling and slaughter punishable under National Security Act and Gangsters Act
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday issued a warning which said that those involved in cow slaughter and illegal transport will be charged under the National Security Act and Gangsters Act. This order has been carried to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh.[Read More…]
Ten people die due to extreme heat wave in Uttar Pradesh
The unbearable heat waves took 10 lives in just 24 hours. Reportedly, at least 10 people have died due to the heat wave in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday. The number of patients with heat stroke conditions, diarrhoea, vomiting and high fever has augmented in[Read More…]
No plans to have Amar Singh in the SP front led by Mulayam Singh: Shivpal Yadav
On Sunday, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav said that he has no plans to take Amar Singh in his proposed Samajwadi Secular Front and that he had also opposed his rejoining the party last year. “I was not in favour of Amar Singh joining SP again. I knew he will[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Over 1.5 lakh police posts remain vacant
In Uttar Pradesh, over 1.5 lakh police posts lay vacant due to lack of training facility. The present strength of training for every batch is roughly for 28000 constables and for 2000 sub-inspectors putting together all the police training colleges as well as other training centres. Last month the Apex[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 14 men molests two women, posts video; 1 held
A video of a group of 14 men harassing and molesting two women in Uttar Pradesh’s Tanda district has surfaced. Post the incident, one of the accused, Shahnawaz Qadri from Kuwan Kheda village of Tanda, was arrested by the police. Search teams are hunting for the others. Besides, the officials[Read More…]
Azam Khan slams UP government over increasing crime in the state
On Sunday, former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led government over the Rampur molestation case. He said that the situations are as such that men should try and keep their women indoors. He further added that the state is so unsafe that women should stop going to suspicious[Read More…]
UP govt to include dalia, halwa in Anganwadi menu
After several reports of mishaps related to the quality of food in Anganwadi centres in India, the UP government is planning to include items such as like dalia, laddoo, halwa and khichdi in the menu. This menu is meant for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers from an economically unstable[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi denied permission to visit violence struck Saharanpur
On Friday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has been denied permission to visit violence struck area of Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh. “No permission has been given for Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the district,” said ADG (law and order) Aditya Mishra, adding that the district administration has banned the visits[Read More…]
Saharanpur unrest: BSP chief Mayawati calls Bhim Army a product of the BJP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, while addressing a press conference responded to the allegations of BSP links with Bhim Army. She cleared that the party members in Saharanpur believed that the apparent ‘Dalit Army’ was a product of BJP. Condemning the allegations, she said that her brother and other[Read More…]
Another Samajwadi Party leader killed in Uttar Pradesh
Two unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia have killed a Samajwadi Party leader on Sunday evening. According to police, Sumer Singh (48) and his friend Manoj Mishra were going to Gopalpur village on a bike to attend a function. But, they were attacked outside Bahuwara village under Lalganj police station.[Read More…]
No law and order in state: Congress over IAS officer’s murder
On Friday, the Congress Party alleged that the death of Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari was a case of murder in a “VVIP” area. Slamming the state government over the situation of law and order within the state. Taking a jibe at UP government for having blamed the Congress party[Read More…]
HC stalls Irani’s move to shutdown vocational centre for women
Just when the Union Textile Affairs Minister Smriti Irani and the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh Government was trying to shut down the Jais vocational centre, the High Court of Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), on Thursday passed interim orders that will allow the Vocational Training Centre in Amethi, to continue its activities. The[Read More…]
‘Deceased IAS officer was to expose big scam in Karnataka’
UP minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said at the state assembly on Thursday that the decreased Karnataka-cadre IAS officer was on the verge of exposing scams worth thousands of crores. He further claimed that the scam was related to the Congress-led government in Karnataka. This response came amid allegations from opposition[Read More…]
Over 2000 people fined in UP for using tobacco products
As per an official, the Uttar Pradesh government has fined a total of 2,250 people and collected Rs 1,98,096 during 2016-17 for using tobacco products in public places. The reports revealed that the government fined 12,444 people and collected Rs 14,28,261 between April 2013 and March 2017 for violating Section[Read More…]
Betrayed woman abducts lover at gunpoint from his wedding
Smashing the stereotypically submissive image of Indian women, a young lady in Hamirpur district’s Maudaha city abducted her ex-lover from his own wedding, at gunpoint. This incident of role-reversal took place on Tuesday surprising the whole town. Notably, no trace of the abducted man was found. Following the rumours, the[Read More…]
UP CM’s house visit row: This is disrespect to slain jawan, says Cong, SP
The Congress and Samajwadi Party has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying that ‘removing air-conditioner and sofas from slain BSF jawan’s house after CM’s visit was a ‘mockery and disrespect’ of the soldier. “This is disrespect to the slain jawan. What the administration has done is not right.[Read More…]
Mayawati asked why Muslims did not vote BSP; calls ‘traitor’: Naseemuddin Siddiqui
A day after being sacked from Bahujan Samaj Party, senior leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui has broke his silence about Mayawati on Thursday. Siddiqui has said that the former Uttra Pradesh CM had called and asked him as to ‘why the Muslim community did not vote for BSP’. He alleged that Mayawati[Read More…]
Triple Talaq, a violation of equality: Allahabad HC
Alongside the continuous debate on triple talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday acknowledged that women’ s basic human rights cannot be violated under the shield of a personal law. As per the HC judgement, triple talaq was termed as a violation of equality. It added that the Muslim men[Read More…]
My training has not taught me to be weak: IPS Charu Nigam
Gorakhpur IPS officer Charu Nigam retaliates after the verbal conflict with BJP MLA Radha Mohan Agrawal on Sunday, where she burst out into tears. After the video of her being shouted at by Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA Radha Mohan Das Agrawal went viral; IPS Charu Nigam on Monday said that[Read More…]