Lucknow: With 2019 all set to bid goodbye, Lucknow witnessed an abnormally low temperature of 0.7 degree Celsius on Tuesday early morning. It was the second lowest temperature recorded in the history of the state capital. The lowest temperature recorded in Lucknow is 0.5 degree Celsius on December 13, 1973. Bahraich also broke an 106-year-old record […]
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One dead as Rampur, Kanpur on the boil again over CAA
Rampur: One protester died in police action against the violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Rampur and Kanpur on Saturday. Several vehicles were set ablaze in Rampur. The Rampur district administration has not yet confirmed the death of the protester. In Rampur, the protesters pelted stones, set several bikes on fire and […]
Man rapes, poisons girl; consumes poison himself
Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old man allegedly poisoned a 17-year-old girl before sexually assaulting her and then consumed the poison himself. Both, the victim and the accused have been admitted to different hospital where their condition is said to be stable. According to reports, the incident took place in a village under the […]
Modi reviews Namami Gange project, takes a boat ride
Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday reviewed the progress of the Namami Gange project at the first National Ganga Council (NGC) meeting and got a first-hand experience of the programme’s impact on the river. He also took a 45-minute boat ride, reviewed the work on now closed Sisamau nala and visited the selfie point […]
Yogi clicks his first ever selfie
Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday clicked his first ever selfie during a programme in Kanpur. The chief minister was inaugurating a selfie point in Sisamau on the banks of Ganga when he got down from a steamer and clicked a selfie. Adityanath is said to be personally rather conservative in the use […]
Kanpur: Policewoman thrashes man with shoe for eve-teasing
Kanpur: A man, caught eve-teasing school girls here on Tuesday, was adequately punished by a woman constable. In a video that has gone viral on the social media, the woman police constable is seen taking off her shoes and hitting the man 22 times in the 33-second clip. She is seen catching him by the collar […]
Three coaches of passenger train derail at Kanpur, none injured
Kanpur: Three coaches of a Kanpur-Lucknow passenger train derailed while switching tracks on platform number three of Kanpur Central Railway station on Wednesday morning. Though no one was injured in the incident, the derailment caused a chaos like situation at the railway station as several pillars and a part of the platform were damaged. Railways officials […]
UP: Teen shoots himself dead after getting poor marks
Kanpur (1 MIN READ): Slapped and scolded for getting poor marks, a Class 12 student from Uttar Pradesh here committed suicide by shooting himself in the head using his father’s licensed revolver, police said. Anshuman, 17, took the extreme measure on Saturday in Govindnagar area after being reprimanded by his father, Public Works Department (PWD) contractor […]
3-year old girl raped in Kanpur, accused arrested
Kanpur: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Pem village in Kanpur on Saturday, said the police. The acccused Radhey Shayam has been arrested and booked under the POCSO Act. Assistant Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar said: “The child had come to the village to visit her grandparents and […]
Kanpur tanneries to reopen but conditions apply
Kanpur: Putting an end to a seven month closure of tanneries in and around Kanpur and Unnao, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to allow them to restart on condition that they will follow norms laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) . The government has also decided to set up a separate 20 MLD […]