Uttar Pradesh

Journalists held captive at UP hospital during CM Yogi Adityanath's visit

The journalists allege that despite several requests to district magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh, they were held inside the emergency ward with the police guarding the door.

Jul 1, 2019

Resentment in UP bureaucrats: 9 am order not 'flexible'

The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government ordered on Thursday, that all officers should reach their office by 9 am following a complaint which said that the District Magistrates and Police chiefs were unavailable for the common man.

Jun 28, 2019

Uttar Pradesh becomes Bollywood's new favourite destination for good reasons

Officials say that the film-friendly policies and favourable conditions have envinced interest in shooting in the state.

Jun 25, 2019

Top UP officials tamper with computer systems to manipulate e-tenders

The e-tender racket raised questions over the Yogi Adityanath government's claim of transparent governance.

Jun 24, 2019

PM writes personal letter to village pradhans on saving rainwater

The letters, signed by the PM, have been hand-delivered to the pradhans through respective District Magistrates and Collectors in the districts.

Jun 15, 2019

Amit Shah likely to remain BJP President till December

Sources have indicated that there is every possibility that Amit Shah will continue as President till December this year to oversee important state elections in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand where BJP is the incumbent.

Jun 13, 2019

UP cops arrest 4 people in 2 days for allegedly 'defaming' Yogi Adityanath on social media

A person was detained for allegedly defaming Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social networking site. With this arrest, the Uttar Pradesh Police have now taken 4 people into custody in the last two days.

Jun 10, 2019

WATCH | Hit govt employees with shoes if they don't respect you: BJP MLA tells party workers

The BJP leader was addressing a gathering of party workers during a 'Karyakarta Sammelan Samaroh' at Lalitpur.

Jun 7, 2019

UP Police constable injured in encounter with cow smugglers in Sambhal

Ashish Kumar, a police constable from Nakhasa police station, was injured when the smugglers started firing at the police in Sambhal district.

Jun 3, 2019

2 Samajwadi Party leaders shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh

Two Samajwadi Party leaders were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, May 31. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of personal enmity and not any political rivalry.

Jun 1, 2019

Teen Dalit girl gang-raped and set ablaze in Muzaffarnagar

The girl used to work at a brick kiln and stayed at a makeshift room. The autopsy report suggested that the girl died of asphyxiation and burn injuries.

May 29, 2019

UP Muslim woman names newborn 'Narendra Modi', says 'my son will become as successful as PM'

Mainaz Begum came up with the idea of naming her newborn after Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his euphoric win in the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

May 27, 2019

Robertsganj: Stalker holds Bhojpuri actress Ritu Singh at gunpoint threatening her to marry him

The youth, who has now been identified as Pankaj Yadav, forcibly entered into Ritu Singh's hotel room with a pistol and took her as a hostage and threatened her to marry him.

May 26, 2019

Rahul Gandhi trails in Congress bastion Amethi, leads in Wayanad as BJP continues dominance

Rahul Gandhi is trailing by over 6,000 votes. It seems that Smriti Irani has so far secured over 37,885 votes.

May 23, 2019

IPS officer accused of torture over dowry by wife, FIR filed in Uttar Pradesh

Namrata Singh and Amit Nigam hail from Meerut and got married in November 2015. She says a few days after marriage, her in-laws started demanding dowry of Rs 1 crore.

May 22, 2019

Caught on cam: Man rapes 7 cows at cattle shelter in Ayodhya, arrested

The incident took place at Kartaliya Baba Ashram where the accused Rajkumar was caught red-handed by the volunteers of the cattle shelter after he was seen getting physical with several cows.

May 22, 2019

BJP women netas don't want their husbands to meet PM: Mayawati takes potshot at Modi

BSP supremo Mayawati alleged that women legislators in the Bharatiya Janata Party fear that if Modi meets their husbands, they will leave their wives as PM did.

May 13, 2019

PM Modi targets Mayawati over Alwar gang rape, questions BSP's support to Congress in Rajasthan

Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked BSP leader Mayawati over the gang rape of a Dalit woman in Rajasthan.

May 12, 2019

Massive clash breaks out in UP's Jaunpur after man wipes shoes with BJP flag

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur saw a cloth lying on the ground when he picked it up to wipe his shoes. The cloth turned out to be a BJP flag and this led to clashes on Sunday morning.