Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): Shamshad, the main accused in the murder of his live-in partner and her daughter in Partapur area in Meerut, has been arrested after a brief encounter with the police. Shamshad had been absconding after the police dug up his house and recovered the skeletons of his partner and her 10-year-old daughter on Wednesday. […]
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Perfect match: UP bride, groom both 3 feet tall
Meerut (UP): Their wedding was simple and frugal and yet it was the talk of the town. The marriage, held at Meerut’s Dhawai Nagar in Nauchandi area, was unusual in the sense that the groom stood three feet in height and his wife was of the same stature. The ‘nikaah’, on Saturday, was attended by […]
40 baby snakes emerge from AC in farmer’s house
Meerut (UP): In a bizarre incident, 40 baby snakes emerged from an air-conditioner in a village in Meerut district, creating a scare in the area. The incident took place on Monday night in Pavli Khurd village under Kankarkhera police circle. Shradhanand, a farmer, went to his room and saw a baby snake on the floor. […]
BSP leader’s son booked for power theft
Meerut: A case of power theft has been registered against Farman Ali, the son of Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) Uttar Pradesh President and Rajya Sabha MP Munquad Ali. The case was registered after a vigilance team raided a college in Meerut’s Kithor area. The team led by the Power Department’s Vigilance Inspector Bharat Kumar Rathi and […]
6 pilgrims drown, 4 critical in UP accident
Meerut: Six persons drowned while four were in a critical condition after their vehicle fell into a canal in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district on Saturday, police said. Two families were going to Haridwar on a pilgrimage when the front tyre of their speeding SUV burst, leading to the driver losing control and the vehicle falling […]
EC mobile app helps over 300 cast vote in Meerut
Meerut: The Election Commission’s ‘Voter Helpline’ mobile app came to the rescue of many in UP’s Meerut who found their names missing from the voter list. The app, launched in February, helped many to get the requisite details for casting their votes. At the polling station of Taxila Public School in the Shradhapuri area, polling […]
Ghost voters crowd electoral rolls in Meerut
Meerut: When millions of people across the country were excited to become part of the world’s largest electoral exercise with the commencement of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, Meerut resident Braj Mohan could not cherish the moment. He was bewildered to see his late father featuring in the voter list, but not him. […]
Modi calls SP-RLD-BSP alliance ‘saraab’
Meerut: Prime Minister Narendra on Thursday dubbed the alliance of the Samajwadi Party (SP), Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh as ‘saraab’, saying it is harmful for one’s health and the state. The Congress and the Samajwadi Party promptly slammed the Prime Minister for likening the opposition parties with […]
Soldier arrested in Meerut for spying for Pakistan’s ISI
Meerut : A soldier has been arrested from the Cantonment area here in Uttar Pradesh on charges of passing on military information to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, an official said on Wednesday. Informed sources said the man was passing on “confidential and vital information” related to the Western Command. He used end-to-end encrypted messages on […]
BJP will win 74 LS seats in UP in 2019 polls: Shah
Meerut : BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said the party will win 74 of the 80 parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections. It is possible to achieve this target on the basis of the “good work” done by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre and of Yogi […]