Gorakhpur: News
12 Mar 2025
NepalWhy Adityanath's poster at Nepal king's rally is causing stir
A poster of UP CM Yogi Adityanath has created a political storm in Nepal.
06 Mar 2025
GhaziabadUP holds 1st phase of e-lottery for 27,000 liquor shops
The Uttar Pradesh Excise Department has started the first phase of its e-lottery for retail liquor shops.
13 Feb 2025
Uttar Pradesh'Forgive me...': Teen ends life after failing JEE exam
An 18-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide after she failed the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), results of which were declared a day before her death.
20 Jan 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'12th Fail' actor Anant Joshi to play young Yogi Adityanath
Anant Joshi, who appeared in 12th Fail and Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery, has been roped in to play the younger version of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a biopic.
28 Nov 2024
Air IndiaPilot's suicide: Family claims boyfriend pressured her to quit non-veg
A 25-year-old Air India pilot, Srishti Tuli, was discovered dead in her rented apartment in Mumbai on November 25.
27 Oct 2024
Diwali9 injured in stampede at Bandra Terminus amid Diwali rush
A stampede at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus station on Sunday morning left nine injured.
05 Sep 2024
Akhilesh YadavExplained: Yogi Adityanath-Akhilesh's war of words over use of bulldozers
A verbal clash has broken out between Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding the contentious use of bulldozers to demolish illegal structures linked to crime suspects in the state.
05 Oct 2023
Kafeel Khan'Jawan': Dr. Kafeel Khan hails SRK as 'beacon of hope'
Dr. Kafeel Khan, ex-assistant professor at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, has penned a note on X praising Shah Rukh Khan and has hailed him as a "beacon of hope."
16 Jan 2023
Bharti AirtelAirtel launches 5G Plus in Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Prayagraj
Bharti Airtel has launched 5G Plus in five major cities of Uttar Pradesh including Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, and Prayagraj.
22 Oct 2022
Madhya Pradesh15 laborers travelling home for Diwali die in bus-truck collision
At least 15 persons died and 40 others were injured after a bus ferrying them crashed into a stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district.
19 Jul 2022
Uttar PradeshForget global warming, farmer blames 'Indra Dev' for delayed rains
Troubled by the deficit of rains over the last several months, a farmer in the rural hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh has filed a complaint against Lord Indra.
10 Jul 2022
Sexual HarassmentGorakhpur: Man rapes wife with friends, films act to blackmail
In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, a man, along with his friends, allegedly raped his wife and filmed the act, the police said on Friday.
30 Apr 2022
Yogi AdityanathGorakhnath temple attack case: Police find link between accused, ISIS
The Gorakhnath temple attack case has taken an unexpected turn.
04 Apr 2022
Yogi AdityanathGorakhpur: Armed assailant arrested after attempting to enter Gorakhnath temple
A man armed with a sharp weapon attempted to forcibly enter the Gorakhnath temple in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening, injuring two police officers.
20 Jan 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP elections: Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has decided to contest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the upcoming assembly elections in the state from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat.
30 Sep 2021
KanpurUP businessman death: Wife alleges cover-up, questions cops' role
The wife of Kanpur-based businessman Manish Kumar Gupta, who allegedly died in a police raid, alleged that her husband was killed by police officers.
17 Sep 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Sub-inspector arrested for sexually harassing and beating wife
A police sub-inspector has been arrested from Gorakhpur district for allegedly forcing his wife to have unnatural sex and assaulting her several times, a police officer said.
12 Jul 2021
Kidnapping CaseUP: Woman sells her baby, cooks up a kidnap story
A woman allegedly sold her three-month-old son for Rs. 50,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and fabricated the story of his kidnap to cover up the incident, police said on Monday.
02 Jun 2021
Uttar PradeshMan shot dead, brother injured over political enmity in Gorakhpur
A 22-year-old man who had contested the recent panchayat election in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead and his brother injured over political enmity in Gorakhpur district, police said on Tuesday.
17 Feb 2021
ThaneMany cities now want low-cost Metro Lite, Metro Neo: Report
Several cities in India are reportedly considering cheaper alternatives to the Metro rail.
04 Feb 2021
Narendra ModiPM Modi inaugurates Chauri Chaura centenary celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated via video conference the centenary celebrations of the historic Chauri Chaura incident, a landmark event in the country's fight for independence.
27 Sep 2019
Allahabad High CourtGorakhpur tragedy: Dr. Kafeel Khan gets clean-chit. Will Adityanath apologize?
In August 2017, 63 kids died at a government hospital in Gorakhpur, the "bastion" of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Quickly, the blame was put on Dr. Kafeel Ahmad Khan for not being aware of the shortage of oxygen cylinders.
04 Apr 2019
Yogi AdityanathUnderdog, who won Gorakhpur, joins BJP after ditching SP-BSP alliance
Praveen Nishad, who did the unthinkable by defeating BJP in Gorakhpur in by-polls, joined the saffron party on Thursday.
30 Mar 2019
Yogi AdityanathParty which won Gorakhpur leaves gathbandhan, may join BJP
In a major jolt to SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the politician who did the unthinkable by defeating BJP in Gorakhpur in 2018 bypolls may switch to saffron party.
29 Mar 2019
Narendra ModiYogi, not Modi, tasked with repeating 2014 success in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been tasked with leading Bharatiya Janata Party in the state in the run-up for upcoming elections.
31 Jan 2019
NepalMinor girls burnt, fed human waste over affair with boys
In Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, two minors girls, who are cousins, were tortured by their own family for dating two boys who studied in their school.
21 Dec 2018
Uttar PradeshCongress walks out of UP Assembly over Gorakhpur encephalitis deaths
The Congress walked out of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly today alleging that the state government had imposed an "emergency" in BRD Medical College to hide actual figures of encephalitis deaths in Gorakhpur from the media.
12 Dec 2018
Chhattisgarh#AssemblyElections: Star campaigner Yogi Adityanath gets BJP heartbreak in heartland
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was the trump card which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoped would help it win Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, but the results brought only sad news for the saffron party.
20 Oct 2018
Yogi AdityanathAdityanath advises to follow Lord Ram to destroy Naxalism, terrorism
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, said yesterday that people need to follow the path of Lord Ram to destroy those promoting terrorism and Naxalism, embrace 'Harijans' and conserve the tradition of seers.
24 Sep 2018
Kafeel KhanUP: Gorakhpur hospital tragedy-accused Dr. Kafeel Khan arrested again
Dr. Kafeel Khan, who is an accused in the case of the death of infants at a state-run hospital in Gorakhpur last year and is currently out on bail, was arrested along with his brother Adeel Khan on Sunday in a nine-year-old fraud case.
23 Sep 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Dr. Kafeel Khan released on magistrate's order after arrest
Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was arrested yesterday for allegedly arguing with doctors and "disturbing" treatment being given to patients at the district hospital in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, was released hours later on orders of a magistrate, cops said.
15 Sep 2018
Atal Bihari VajpayeeUP govt to set up special research centers in universities
To maintain the quality of higher education and provide a conducive environment for research work, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up special research centers in universities, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma said.
27 Aug 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP: Sub-inspector deployed for CM Yogi's security ends life
A sub-inspector (SI), drawn for UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's security, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver at his residence in Gorakhpur, UP, apparently over a domestic dispute, the police said today.
18 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Son kills mother, pierces eyes, for not giving money
In a horrific incident, a 30-year-old man allegedly killed his mother late on Monday night in Sonbarsa village, about 20 km from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, for not giving him money.
18 Jun 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP STF arrests 16 for cheating in police recruitment exam
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested at least 16 people in connection with cheating in the UP police constable recruitment examination.
06 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshSP dares BJP to hold UP-assembly, LS-polls together in 2019
Buoyed by opposition victory in key Lok Sabha by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today dared the BJP government at the Center to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state in 2019.
30 May 2018
IndiaGita Press Mahabharata in Telugu to release in 15 days
Gorakhpur based the Gita Press has decided to publish the Mahabharata in Telugu to benefit non-Hindi and non-Sanskrit speaking people.
03 May 2018
Other Backward Class (OBC)3 categories for UP's OBC quota, minister calls it 'Brahmastra'
Considering the caste based challenges posed by the SP-BSP alliance, the UP government aims to distribute 82 OBC groups into 3 categories.
