Kanpur: With the commencement of offline classes and joining of four Nigerian students, the newly constructed ‘Student Hostel cum Guest House’ was opened on Monday in a simple ceremony presided by Director, National Sugar Institute, Prof. Narendra Mohan. The new hostel which has been constructed in two years at an expenditure of Rs 550 Lakhs […]
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Vikas Dubey’s mother apologises to massacre victims
Kanpur: Sarla Devi, the mother of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, has apologised for the deeds of her son during a visit to her ancestral village Bikru, earlier this week. Vikas Dubey, accused of killing eight policemen in an ambush on July 3 last year, was killed in an encounter with the police, a week later. “I […]
Author Divya Prakash Dubey revisits the romance of Mumbai’s lifeline
New Delhi: With Mumbai’s lifeline, the local train, coming back to life after the lockdown, leading Hindi author Divya Prakash has written and narrated a free-of-cost, nostalgic and relatable audioshow. ‘Dil Local’, an Audible Original is presented and narrated by Divya Prakash Dubey and written by Rakesh Kayasth, and as the name suggests, it takes […]
Minor rapes woman, uploads video on social media
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): A 17-year-old boy allegedly raped a woman in her thirties and made a video of the act which he posted on the social media. The victim’s in-laws saw the video and threw her out of the house. “A 17-year-old boy, hailing from a locality in Sadar police circle limits, had allegedly raped a […]
Dalit woman raped at gunpoint by 2 men in UP
Kanpur: A Dalit woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint by two men, including a former village head, in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat. Although the incident took place a week ago, the police were informed about it on Sunday. Superintendent of Police (Kanpur Dehat) Keshav Kumar Choudhary said: “According to a complaint filed by the victim’s parents, […]
3 cops suspended after rape victim’s nephew goes missing
Kanpur: Three police personnel deployed in the security of family members of Unnao rape victim, who died after being set ablaze by upper caste men last year, have been suspended after her six-year-old nephew went missing. Inspector general (Lucknow range) Lakshmi Singh, who went to investigate the matter on Saturday, has ordered the suspension of gunner […]
National Sugar Institute develops broad spectrum chemical from bagasse
Kanpur: National Sugar Institute-Kanpur has received yet another success in deriving a value added product from bagasse which is a fibrous material obtained as a result of sugarcane crushing. Every year, Indian Sugar Industry produces about 80-90 million metric tonnes of bagasse which is used mostly as fuel in boilers. “For making sugar industry economically […]
Vikas Dubey’s sons to be interrogated now
Kanpur: The two sons of slain gangster, Vikas Dubey, will now be interrogated, said police on Friday. Both of Dubey’s sons reportedly visited Bikru village along with their mother Richa Dubey to attend the marriage of Amar Dubey on June 29. Amar Dubey, who was one of the accused in the July 3 massacre in […]
Family collects gangster Vikas Dubey’s ashes
Kanpur: Richa Dubey, widow of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, collected the ashes of her late husband from the Bhairon Ghat on Tuesday, where he was cremated almost five weeks ago. Richa and her sons then immersed them in the Ganga. The ashes had been kept at the crematorium since July 10 when the mortal remains […]
Man goes missing, returns to find he is ‘dead and buried’
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): When Ahmad Hassan quarrelled with his wife Nagma a week ago and went missing for a few days thereafter, little did the couple or their family know they would soon be faced with a mystery over an unidentified body. On August 2, Ahmad Hassan of Colonelganj area of Kanpur went missing after […]