Uttar Pradesh

Special teams sent to two UP districts amid surge in COVID cases; aims to curb spread [details]

A surge of 28 new Covid cases in Sitapur district and 20 new cases in Sultanpur have become a cause of worry for the Uttar Pradesh government, especially since Covid cases in all other districts are showing an appreciable downtrend.

Jul 13, 2021

IAS official who attacked UP journo apologises, makes peace with victim

Divyanshu Patel, the chief development officer (CDO) who allegedly assaulted a journalist, Krishna Tiwari, during panchayat polls here, has now accepted a truce with him.

Jul 12, 2021

38 killed as lightning strikes UP districts; 11 tourists killed in Rajasthan at Amer Fort

On Sunday evening, 38 persons were killed in eleven districts of Uttar Pradesh after being struck by lightning, thunder, and rain, while 11 tourists lost their lives in neighbouring Rajasthan.

Jul 12, 2021

BJP and SBSP at odds over AIMIM chief Owaisi's dargah visit in UP

Asaduddin Owaisi's visit to the Bahraich Dargah Sharif has sparked a big controversy, resulting in charges being traded between the BJP, the AIMIM, and the SBSP.

Jul 9, 2021

Widespread violence in UP on nomination filing day for Block polls [details]

Various districts, including Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, and Sambhal, reported widespread violence on Thursday, the filing day for Block polls.

Jul 8, 2021

UP man held for beating mother after video goes viral

A 40-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly threw his 65-year-old mother out of the house and repeatedly hit her with a slipper in full public view.

Jul 7, 2021

Another target killing module of Khalistani terrorists busted by Punjab Police; four arrested [details]

The arrests have been made within days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested some Khalistani terrorists involved in target killings and extortion.

Jul 6, 2021

UP: Man shoots dead his teenage daughter, her friend after spotting them together on terrace

The horrific killing took place in the Badhauli village and was reported to the police by neighbours in the locality

Jul 5, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind boarding the Presidential Saloon

Presidential Saloon back after 15 years to ferry President Kovind to his hometown, revives memory lane

The Presidential Saloon, discontinued more than a decade ago, is back on track to take Ram Nath Kovind on a nostalgic journey to his home town

Jun 26, 2021

Lucknow police arrest man for marrying woman after faking his identity

The Lucknow police have arrested a man for hiding his religious identity, marrying a woman and later forcing her to convert.

Jun 25, 2021

2 men changing punctured tyre on road run over in UP

In a freak accident, two men, who were changing a punctured tyre of a loader, were run over by an unidentified vehicle near the Gadan Khera crossing in Unnao district.

Jun 24, 2021

Shooter Dadi: Noida shooting range to be renamed after Chandro Tomar; Who's she [Details]

The shooting range in Noida will be named after international shooter Chandro Tomar, commonly known as 'Shooter Dadi.'

Jun 22, 2021

Jilted lover takes a shot at groom but kills cousin instead in UP

In an attempt to kill the groom, a bride's jilted lover opened fire at the wedding and ended up killing the bride's cousin instead.

Jun 17, 2021

UP: Boyfriend, two others kill student for resisting rape

After resisting a rape attempt, a first-year B.Sc student was stabbed 24 times by her boyfriend and two pals. The police have also arrested Akash Yadav and Vishal Kashyap, as well as Mohammed Kaif, the deceased's friend.

Jun 15, 2021

UP Congress chief put under house arrest ahead of protests against petrol price hike

Ajay Kumar Lallu, the president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress, was placed behind house arrest just hours before the Congress planned to organise protests at all gas stations to protest the constant rise in fuel prices.

Jun 11, 2021

Dalit youth seeks police protection to ride horse at wedding

UP Dalit youth's dream of riding horse on his wedding faces "minor" hurdle

The wedding of a Dalit youth who had sought police protection to ride a horse to his bride's house, has run into fresh trouble after the bride was found to be a minor.

Jun 11, 2021

Doctor, five others held for stealing Covid, black fungus injections in UP

A qualified doctor and five others were arrested in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly stealing black fungus and Remdesivir injections from various hospitals and selling them to the kin of patients at higher rates.

Jun 10, 2021

Politics forever: The curious saga of handpump in a UP market continues

A handpump in the Saharanpur district has lately been uprooted by officials at the request of a shopkeeper, Pandit Murari Jha, who wished to reopen his shop. The pump was put in front of the shop.

Jun 9, 2021

UP girl refuses to marry as groom chews 'gutka'

Families in the Ballia district decided to return gifts they had received from each other after the bride refused to marry the groom because he chewed 'gutka.'