Uttar Pradesh: News
25 Feb 2018
HaryanaUP CM Yogi Adityanath, Haryana CM celebrated Holi in Barsana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday celebrated the festival of colors Holi along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Barsana.
24 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiFIR against four for objectionable remarks on PM, Hindu Gods
An FIR has been lodged against four persons for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Hindu Gods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social networking sites, police said on Saturday.
24 Feb 2018
ExamsMass cheating racket busted in Aligarh, 62 arrested
Stringent anti-cheating measures in the UP boards have made 10L students skip the exams, but frauds are still managing to operate.
23 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: World's largest 1.8-kg tumor removed from man's brain
A team of doctors from Mumbai removed a staggering 1.8-kg tumor from a man's brain, hailing from Uttar Pradesh.
23 Feb 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP Investors' Summit: Rs. 66cr was spent on Lucknow's beautification
The beautification of Uttar Pradesh's capital for the 2-day Investors Summit-2018, which concluded yesterday, cost over Rs. 66cr to the state exchequer.
23 Feb 2018
IndiaProducers of Rs. 500cr 'Ramayana' film signed MoU with UP-govt
One of the producers of a planned Rs. 500cr film on 'Ramayana' signed an MoU with the UP government's cinema arm, Film Bandhu.
23 Feb 2018
IndiaTeenage girl burnt to death in UP village
An 18-year-old girl was allegedly burnt to death on Thursday night by some unidentified persons in Uttar Pradesh's Satni Bala Kheda village of Unnao district, police said on Friday.
22 Feb 2018
IndiaExpelled BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui joins Congress
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui who was once the close aide of party chief Mayawati, on Thursday formally joined the Congress party, along with some other former Uttar Pradesh ministers.
22 Feb 2018
Madhya PradeshCBSE's student-helpline gets 5,600 calls in 21 days
A tele-helpline launched by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on February 1 to help Class 10-12 students better deal with the pressure of Board exams, has received 5,600 calls in 21 days.
21 Feb 2018
Mukesh AmbaniUP Investors' Summit 2018: Yogi says UP shedding "BIMARU" tag
Lucknow is hosting the two-day Uttar Pradesh Investors' Summit, which is the first such event to be held by CM Yogi Adityanath's government.
21 Feb 2018
Yogi AdityanathGreater Noida's Gautam Budh Nagar police to get 41 superbikes
Greater Noida's Gautam Budh Nagar area police will soon be receiving 41 superbikes that are also known as police response vehicles (PRVs).
21 Feb 2018
ExamsUP Science, Physics board exams cancelled after multiple paper leaks
Hit by multiple paper leaks, the UP school examination board has now cancelled the Class 10 Science exam in Maharajganj and Physics-I and II in Chandauli.
21 Feb 2018
Road AccidentsBijnor BJP MLA Lokendra Singh killed in car accident
BJP MLA from Bijnor's Noorpur in UP, Lokendra Singh, died yesterday when the car he was in rammed into a truck in Sitapur.
20 Feb 2018
DelhiHigh-speed rail between Delhi-Meerut to save Rs. 6,300 crore
The high-speed rail corridor that will cut the travel time between Delhi and Meerut to just 62 minutes will also double up as a local metro for the people of Meerut.
14 Feb 2018
IndiaValentine's Day: Truly madly still exists. These people prove it
We live in the age of Tinder, one-night stands and harmonious break-ups, a time when the mention of happily-ever-afters and forevers get smirks and eyerolls.
12 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai mechanic steps on broken glass, bleeds to death
A Mumbai-based man recently bled to death on a footpath near Mumbai's Oshiwara Park after he accidentally stepped on a glass shard. According to Mumbai police, the man's body was found at a spot where traders sell mirrors.
11 Feb 2018
VaranasiSyringes, cotton left inside woman's stomach during Varanasi hospital surgeries
Doctors at Sir Sunderlal Hospital (Varanasi) left syringes inside a patient's stomach during a surgery in 2017, reports say.
11 Feb 2018
Education10L students skip UP exams due to strict anti-cheating measures
Over 10L students, or 15% of the registered candidates, have skipped the UP school board exams in the first four days.
09 Feb 2018
IndiaHaryana win Khelo India Games
Haryana have been the sports hotbed of India for years now and the youth of the state have proved it, yet again, by winning 102 medals in the Khelo India School Games.
08 Feb 2018
DelhiDelhi residents face water shortage problem as ammonia level spikes
Residents of different parts of Delhi have been facing water shortage problems for the past nine days.
08 Feb 2018
Education1.8L students skip UP board exam due to anti-cheating measures
Left red-faced after a mass cheating fiasco in recent years, the UP education board has taken steps to ensure there's no copying in the Class 10 and 12 exams this time.
08 Feb 2018
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath government to present UP's biggest ever budget
Following Budget 2018, which featured ambitious schemes and a pro-farmer tilt, UP's BJP government is also planning something historic.
06 Feb 2018
Health & WellnessUP: 21 affected by HIV after quack uses same syringe
Officials in UP's Unnao were worried: reports of a "high number of HIV cases" in the area had been coming in.
04 Feb 2018
Zakir NaikUP school in trouble for teaching book on Zakir Naik
A UP school is in trouble for allegedly teaching students books where controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is hailed as a "hero."
03 Feb 2018
Yogi Adityanath15 police encounters in two days in Yogi's UP
As many as 24 criminals were arrested and one gangster was killed in 15 police encounters across 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh.
03 Feb 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP liquor shops to now introduce cashless payments
It is now mandatory for all liquor retailers in Uttar Pradesh to install point of sale (PoS) machines to enable electronic payments through credit/debit cards, as per the new state excise policy.
02 Feb 2018
LucknowDays after major bureaucratic reshuffle, UP transfers 26 IPS officers
The UP government has transferred 26 IPS officers, including the additional director general (ADG), inspector general (IG), deputy inspector general (DIG) and superintendent of police (SP).
29 Jan 2018
IslamMuslim women shouldn't watch football, says new fatwa
Another fatwa has been issued from Uttar Pradesh's Deoband, trying "to discipline women and save them from turning immoral."
29 Jan 2018
Sexual HarassmentUP: Girl sets herself on fire after molestation attempt, dies
A Class 12 girl in UP's Deoria set herself on fire after allegedly being sexually assaulted by the son of her school's principal. She succumbed to her injuries.
25 Jan 2018
DelhiDelhi: Minor student kidnapped from school-bus amid tight security
The capital is under a strict security cover due to the ASEAN Summit, Republic Day and Padmaavat protests.
22 Jan 2018
FarmersFarmer crushed under tractor in scuffle with loan recovery agents
The plight of farmers caught in vicious debt cycles has come to the fore with a chilling incident.
21 Jan 2018
KanpurUttar Pradesh: Kanpur teacher forces student to strip as punishment
In a disturbing incident, a teacher of a school in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur has allegedly punished a Class-III student by forcing him to strip in front of the class and instructing 40 classmates to slap him.
20 Jan 2018
Crime Against WomenPregnant woman out to relieve herself gets gang raped
A 32-year-old pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang raped by a few unidentified men when she had gone to relieve herself in the fields near Kachula village in the Badaun district.
20 Jan 2018
Road AccidentsWorried their vehicle would get 'dirty', cops let teens die
In a shocking incident, three policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur refused to take to hospital two unconscious teenagers bleeding on the road, fearing that their blood would spoil the patrol car. The teens died later.
12 Jan 2018
Sexual Harassment14-year-old sets herself ablaze after being harassed, gangraped since months
A 14-year-old girl in UP set herself on fire allegedly after being harassed by four men since months and recently gangraped.
11 Jan 2018
Yogi AdityanathAkhilesh Yadav: Alliance with Congress is a waste of time
It seems former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has taken his 2017 assembly polls' loss quite hard. The SP chief had teamed up with Congress for the polls.
09 Jan 2018
GujaratBootleggers may now get death penalty in UP
Bootleggers dealing in illicit liquor might soon face the death penalty or life imprisonment in Uttar Pradesh after the governor cleared a bill for the same.
08 Jan 2018
SPMughalsarai: Angry mob thrashes two men for stealing cows
An angry mob in Mughalsarai thrashed two men for allegedly stealing cows. The duo was later arrested.
03 Jan 2018
Narendra ModiBJP soon to be largest party in Rajya Sabha too?
PM Modi has consistently thundered about wanting a "Congress-mukt Bharat." Though he is slowly inching towards this dream, in Parliament, he might soon be very close to this objective.
30 Dec 2017
IndiaWorld Bank pledges $40 million for UP tourism project
The World Bank has offered $40 million (Rs. 260 crore) credit to the Uttar Pradesh government for implementing a tourism project in the state.
