Lucknow |Β The principal and staff of a private school have been booked for abetment to suicide after a girl student ended her life by hanging. In his complaint, the father of the Class 11 girl stated that he got a call from a female teacher. “The teacher said that my daughter was caught copying and […]
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UP: ‘Murdered’ woman found ‘alive’, DNA test ordered
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) |Β A woman, who had allegedly been kidnapped and murdered seven years ago, has now been found alive and living with her husband and two children in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, 40 km away, police said. Her alleged killer is languishing in jail. The matter came to light after the mother of the accused […]
UP Government frames SOPs for dignified cremation, bans placing bodies on road
Lucknow |Β The Uttar Pradesh government has framed standard operating procedures (SOPs) regarding bodies of those killed in criminal incidents or accidents. People will no longer be allowed to place bodies on roads and block traffic in protest. This will be a punishable offence. According to a home department spokesman, the SOPs comes on the orders […]
Shocking! UP man posts wife’s bathing pics on FB to increase followers
Firozabad | In a shocking incident, a man uploaded photographs of his wife taking a bath on his Facebook account, because he wanted to increase the number of followers. The wife lodged a complaint with the police which then got the Facebook account deleted. Police in Jasrana of Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district have also registered […]
Major administrative reshuffle in UP, 16 IAS officers transferred
Lucknow |Β In a major administrative reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transferred 16 senior IAS officers. The most significant transfer is that of Navneet Sehgal, who has been divested of the information, Khadi and MSME portfolios and has now been posted as additional chief secretary sports. Sehgal’s transfer comes a day after additional […]
Five held for stripping girl, thrashing couple in UP
Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) |Β Five of the six persons accused of stripping and beating a girl in Hamirpur have been arrested after a video clip of the incident went viral on social media. Three persons were arrested on Thursday night and two on Friday morning. According to reports, the girl was sitting and talking at a […]
3 UP IAS officers seek voluntary retirement within a week
Lucknow |Β After three senior IAS officers of Uttar Pradesh cadre sought voluntary retirement from service (VRS) within one week, the bureaucracy is abuzz with speculation. This is probably the first time that three senior IAS officers have sought to quit the service within days of each other. The three officers are Renuka Kumar (1987 batch), […]
SC seeks affidavit from UP govt on plea against ‘bulldozer action’
New Delhi |Β The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file a detailed affidavit within three days on the plea of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind to ensure that no further demolitions are carried out without following due process of law. Asking the government to file its response, the apex court bench headed by Chief […]
UP: Thief dances after robbing shop, video goes viral
Chandauli |Β A jig is probably the last thing that would be on the mind of a thief on the job. However, this thief in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district was obviously enjoying his moment when he sneaked into a hardware shop over the weekend. The thief, according to a viral video, entered the shop , stole […]
After viral video, 7 held for making Class 10 UP student lick feet
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh) |Β Seven persons have been arrested after a video, that showed a Class 10 Dalit student being assaulted and made to lick feet of rivals, went viral on social media. Soon after the video went viral on social media on Monday, the district police chief swung into action and set up five […]