Lucknow, Jan 24 : In a shocking incident, an aged woman and her son were shot dead in broad daylight in a Meerut village in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. The assailants pumped eight bullets in less than a minute into the woman who was seated outside her house with another woman. The incident has […]
Category: Lucknow
Security stepped up in UP ahead of ‘Padmaavat’ release
Lucknow, Jan 24 : The Uttar Pradesh Police has stepped up security in the state on the eve of the release of controversial Bollywood film “Padmaavat”. Anand Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (law and order), in a missive to all district police chiefs has asked them to step up security around multiplexes, single screen theatres […]
Modi to lay foundation of Purvanchal Expressway
Lucknow, Jan 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway in March to connect Lucknow with Ballia, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Wednesday. During the inauguration of the UP Diwas here, Adityanath said the project, costing Rs 23,000 crore, was expected to be completed […]
UP celebrates its first birthday at 68
Lucknow, Jan 24 : Uttar Pradesh celebrated its first birthday at the age of 68 on Wednesday as Vice President M. Venkaiah Nadu inaugurated the first ‘UP Diwas’ to begin the two-day celebrations here. Naidu lit the ceremonial lamp in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Tableaux of […]
SP leader booked for objectionable remark about UP CM
Lucknow, Jan 24 : A case has been filed against senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Kamla Prasad Rawat for making an objectionable comment about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said on Wednesday. The case was filed on a complaint by members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), founded by Yogi Adityanath, in Barabanki. According […]
Neelanchal Express scrapes stationary truck in UP, none injured
Lucknow, Jan 23: A train accident was averted on Tuesday when the New Delhi-Puri Neelanchal Express brushed past a loaded truck parked close to the tracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, officials said. No one was injured. According to a Northern Railway official, the truck loaded with sand was parked close to the tracks when […]
Bose’s kin meet UP CM
Lucknow, Jan 23 : Several family members of Subhas Chandra Bose on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on the freedom fighter’s 121st birth anniversary, officials said. They included Bose’s brother Sharat Chandra Bose’s granddaughter Jayanti Bose Rakshit, her husband Amiya Kumar Rakshit, grand-nephew Arya Bose and grand-niece Tapti Ghosh. The Chief […]
UP hospitals to provide free CT scan
Lucknow, Jan 23: In a major step towards improving healthcare, the Uttar Pradesh government will kickstart a project on Wednesday to provide free CT scan service in government hospitals, an official said on Tuesday. The project is being undertaken jointly with the National Health Mission (NHM). Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the initiative […]
Youth sets girlfriend on fire after spat
Lucknow, Jan 23 : An 18-year-old girl sustained serious burn injuries on Tuesday when her lover set her on fire after a spat in Banda in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Police official Tara Chandra said the girl has been admitted to the district hospital. He said the parents of the girl are working as daily […]
After 22 days, UP gets police chief in O.P. Singh
Lucknow, Jan 23 : After a gap of 22 days — the longest in the history of the Uttar Pradesh Police — the state got a new Director General of Police (DGP) on Tuesday as O.P. Singh took over the charge in the presence of senior officials of the department. The 1983-batch IPS officer was […]