Uttar Pradesh

Yogi likely to reshuffle Cabinet on Monday

Half a dozen new ministers will be sworn in and legislators from western Uttar Pradesh are likely to get a place in the Ministry.

Aug 18, 2019

Uttar Pradesh: Only 25% complaints got redressed through Yogi's helpline

A report by the department showed that only 25 per cent of the complaints lodged with the Chief Minister's helpline have been solved.

Aug 12, 2019

Yogi Adityanath transfers 26 IAS officers in UP

Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar was transferred to the Transport Department and Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Awanish Awasthi was given additional charge of the Home Department.

Jul 31, 2019

Azam Khan apologises in Lok Sabha, Rama Devi not happy

Azam Khan apologised after the House assembled and Speaker Om Birla asked Khan to speak.

Jul 29, 2019

Bid to kill Unnao survivor? Victim who accused BJP MLA of rape hit by truck, kin die

While the Unnao rape survivor's relatives succumbed to injuries, her lawyer is in a critical condition.

Jul 29, 2019

Congress gives compensation cheques to Sonebhadra victims's families

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had said after meeting the victim that her party will pay Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those killed.

Jul 28, 2019

Was 'Gumnami Baba' actually Subhash Bose: Not really

The findings of the Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission's report which will now be tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, reportedly only draw parallels between Bose and the Baba.

Jul 24, 2019

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Mayawati's brother in trouble? IT Dept seizes assets worth Rs 400 crore in Noida

The provisional order for attachment of the plot was issued on July 16 by the Delhi-based benami prohibition unit (BPU).

Jul 18, 2019

BJP MLA enrols school students as party members in UP

The membership drive was carried out during school hours and classes were suspended for the event.

Jul 18, 2019

UP villagers set madrassa on fire after claims of cow slaughter

A case has been registered under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act. The police are now looking for two men named Mushtaq and Munnu Shah.

Jul 16, 2019

Muslims with 50 wives and 1,050 kids possess 'animalistic tendency', says BJP MLA

BJP MLA Surendra Singh is known for making controversial statements. In July 2018, he had said that every Hindu couple must have at least five children for Hindutva to remain intact.

Jul 15, 2019

Grandfather teaches A for alcohol B for Beedi, makes minors drink beer and smoke

In a YouTube video which has now gone viral, an old man is seen teaching his two minor grandchildren 'A for alcohol and B for beedi'.

Jul 12, 2019

Cow transporters to get certificates in Uttar Pradesh, move to curb lynching

The CM said that the safety of cows is of utmost importance and the cow shelters should be made financially self-reliant.

Jul 9, 2019

Bizarre! Muslim woman from UP's Aligarh joins BJP, asked to vacate house

The victim, identified as Gulistana, claimed that she was abused by her landlady before being asked to vacate the place.

Jul 8, 2019

29 killed as bus falls off Yamuna Expressway into canal near Agra

An ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh was announced for the families of the deceased by the UP roadways.

Jul 8, 2019

BJP candidate shoots supporter during Panchayat by-elections in Meerut

Tensions erupted in the area after Amit's death. Several groups pelted stones at vehicles and additional forces were deployed in the area.

Jul 7, 2019

UP man commits suicide after murdering wife and three kids in Masuri

According to the police, the preliminary investigations suggest that Pradeep was addicted to drugs and suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair.

Jul 5, 2019

CBI court acquits Mukhtar Ansari in BJP leader's murder case

Talking about the absence of a witness protection programme during the trial, a special CBI court said that the outcome of the trial could have been different if the witnesses had not turned hostile.

Jul 4, 2019

Dalits not allowed to touch water, tankers servicing upper caste villages in UP's Bundelkhand

Water tankers are being sent to upper caste settlements, conveniently sidestepping the Dalit villages.

Jul 3, 2019

Body of woman found stuck between 2 buildings at 120 feet in Noida

According to the Noida police, the body was disfigured, swollen and bore injury marks.