Lucknow: 51 girls rescued from Madrasa, one arrested
Dec 31, 2017, at 04:16 am
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, at least 51 girls were rescued from a Madrasa in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow city.
UP govt launches free power scheme for poor in the state
Dec 26, 2017, at 08:12 pm
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh government launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state in honour of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's birthday, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Uttar Pradesh Police nab two accused in Lucknow cancer survivor rape incident
Dec 11, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh police have arrested two people involved in the alleged rape of a minor late on Saturday night in Lucknow's Sarojini nagar area, media reported on Monday.
Tourists attacked in UP's Mirzapur, eight arrested
Dec 11, 2017, at 04:52 pm
Mirzapur, Dec 11 (IBNS): Eight people have been arrested for harassing a group of French tourists who were on their visit to a waterfall in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Narendra Modi meets UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, newly elected mayors
Dec 05, 2017, at 10:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and newly elected mayors from the state.
Yogi Adityanath meets PM Modi in Delhi
Dec 02, 2017, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IBNS): A day after the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won a majority in the civic polls in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the national capital on Saturday.
BJP scripts massive victory in Uttar Pradesh civic polls
Dec 02, 2017, at 12:29 am
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Giving moments of celebration for the BJP ahead of the Gujarat polls, the ruling party clinched 14 mayoral seats in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls.
BJP leads in UP civic poll, BSP appears second
Dec 01, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Within one year of capturing power in the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has got another reason to celebrate as the saffron brigade is leading in majority of the civic bodies in which polls were conducted in late November, media reports said.
UP civic poll result comes out, BJP takes early lead
Dec 01, 2017, at 04:27 pm
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IBNS): Bringing a relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took an early lead in the civic poll of the state, media reports said.
UP: 2nd phase of civic polls underway, Lucknow, Varanasi vote today
Nov 26, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IBNS): Twenty five districts of Uttar Pradesh including Varanasi, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, are voting in the second phase of the civic polls in the state on Sunday.
Did a town in UP celebrate Hafeez Saeed's release?
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:23 pm
Allahabad, Nov 25 (IBNS): Tense scenes prevailed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur city on Friday morning, where green flags were allegedly raised along with slogans like "Hafeez Saeed Zindabad" and "Pakistan Zindabad", celebrating the release of the Mumbai terror attack mastermind, reports said.
Indian Railways: Four accidents in 12 hours kill at least seven
Nov 25, 2017, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in four separate train accidents within 12 hours in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Vasco Da Gama Express: At least 3 dead as train derails in UP
Nov 24, 2017, at 03:12 pm
Allahabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries after the Patna bound Vasco Da Gama Express derailed near Manikpur Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Civic polls underway in Uttar Pradesh
Nov 22, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IBNS) : The first phase of Uttar Pradesh civic polls began on Wedenesday with five municipal corporations including Ayodhya and Gorakhpur going to vote along with 71 municipal boards and 154 nagar panchayats, reports said.
Days after attack on Swiss couple, German tourist assaulted in UP
Nov 05, 2017, at 05:47 pm
Sonbhadra, UP, Nov 5 (IBNS): Just two weeks after a Swiss couple was brutally assaulted in Uttar Pradesh, a German tourist was on Saturday attacked in Sonbhadra district, located in the eastern part of the city, media reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath visits hospitals to enquire about people injured in NTPC blast
Nov 04, 2017, at 11:27 pm
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited the hospital in Lucknow city where the injured people of the boiler blast at the NTPC unit in Rae Bareli are undergoing treatment.
Mathura: Police arrest bank manager for raping Russian woman
Nov 04, 2017, at 07:30 pm
Mathura, Nov 4 (IBNS): Police have arrested the manager of a nationalised bank for allegedly raping a Russian woman after befriending her on Facebook, reports said.
Toll in NTPC boiler explosion rises to 32
Nov 03, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Raebareli, Nov 3 (IBNS): The toll in the NTPC boiler explosion in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli has risen to 32, media reports said.
UP Chief Secretary puts death toll at 30 in NTPC tragedy, PM declares compensation
Nov 02, 2017, at 06:53 pm
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IBNS): The NTPC tragedy has claimed the lives of 30 people, the media quoted the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh as saying, on Thursday.
NTPC blast: At least 25 killed, Rahul to visit accident site today
Nov 02, 2017, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 2 (IBNS): The death toll in the NTPC boiler blast in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district has reached 25, reports said on Thursday.
Boiler blast at NTPC power plant in UP kills 8
Nov 02, 2017, at 12:10 am
Raebareli, Nov 1 (IBNS): A boiler explosion at a state-run NTPC power plant in Raebareli of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday has killed at least eight people and injured 100 others, media reports said.
Boiler pipe bursts at NTPC plant in UP, several feared dead
Nov 01, 2017, at 11:13 pm
Raebareli, Nov 1 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a boiler pipe burst at a National Thermal Power Corporation power plant in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, media reports said.
Five people arrested for attacking Swiss couple in Agra
Oct 27, 2017, at 05:29 pm
Agra, Oct 27 (IBNS): Five people have been arrested on the charges of attacking a Swiss couple in Fatehpur Sikri of Agra, an incident which took place on Sunday, media reports said.
Strict actions must be taken against those who attack tourists: Yogi Adityanath
Oct 26, 2017, at 11:21 pm
Agra, Oct 26 (IBNS): Reacting to the incident where a Swiss couple were attacked in Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanth, on Thursday, said strict actions must be taken against those who commit such crimes against tourists.
Union Tourism Minister writes to UP CM condemning attack on Swiss travellers in Fatehpur Sikri
Oct 26, 2017, at 08:53 pm
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IBNS): K.J. Alphons, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, on Thursday, expressed concern about the attack on two Swiss travellers at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh.
Yogi Adityanath visits Taj Mahal, takes part in cleanliness drive
Oct 26, 2017, at 04:37 pm
Agra, Oct 26 (IBNS): Amid the recent controversy surrounding the mausoleum, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Taj Mahal on Thursday and took part in the cleanliness drive outside the monument along with several other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders.
Taj Mahal was built by traitors: BJP leader Sangeet Som triggers controversy
Oct 16, 2017, at 07:47 pm
Meerut, Oct 16 (IBNS): BJP leader Sangeet Som has triggered a controversy by saying that Taj Mahal was built by 'traitors'.
BJP president Amit Shah in Amethi, says UP will be as developed as Gujarat by 2022
Oct 10, 2017, at 08:56 pm
Amethi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party President (BJP) Amit Shah, accompanied by Union Minister Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Yogi Adityanath, arrived in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to unveil a series of projects, according to media reports.
Amit Shah to hold rally in UP, Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat
Oct 10, 2017, at 05:11 pm
Lucknow/Gandhinagar, Oct 10 (IBNS): The political battlefield will be heated up on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will visit Uttar Pradesh to hold a rally at a time when Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Gujarat.
Six people drown in Uttar Pradesh river, CM expresses grief over incident
Oct 07, 2017, at 10:25 pm
Lucknow, Oct 7 (IBNS): Six people, including four children, drowned in the Saryu river in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, according to media reports.