UP poll campaign : Sheila Dikshit begins three-day bus tour for mass contact
Jul 23, 2016, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS) : Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Congress for Uttar Pradesh elections, began a three-day bus tour to Kanpur on Saturday as her party launched the poll campaign, reports said.
Modi visits Gorakhpur, pitches for development of eastern India
Jul 23, 2016, at 02:58 am
Gorakhpur, July 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Gorakhnath Mandir in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi mourns loss of lives in Etah hooch tragedy
Jul 18, 2016, at 04:07 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday mourned the loss of lives in the Etah hooch tragedy of Uttar Pradesh which left at least 23 people killed.
Man dies while repairing 11000 volt electricity line in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 22, 2016, at 05:44 pm
Jhansi, June 22 (IBNS) : Two persons were electrocuted on Wednesday morning while carrying out repair work on a 11000 volt electricity line in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi.
Kairana controversy : BJP lawmaker backtracks, says no communal issue
Jun 14, 2016, at 05:54 pm
Kairana, Uttar Pradesh, June 14 (IBNS) In an abrupt backtracking from his earlier statement that triggered a political row, BJP lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh Hukum Singh has said theat the people's exodus in Kairana is not a communal issue, NDTV reports.
Second day of BJP's National Executive meeting on election strategy
Jun 13, 2016, at 06:55 pm
Allahabad, June 13 (IBNS) The second day's meeting of BJP's National Executive is underway in Allahabad on Monday with the leadership chalking out strategy for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states and deciding on the Chief Ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Ghulam Nabi Azad named Congress party's in-charge in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 12, 2016, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has been named as the party's in-charge in Uttar Pradesh.
Mathura violence leader Ram Vriksh Yadav killed in clashes, says police
Jun 05, 2016, at 04:23 pm
Mathura, Jun 5 (IBNS): The leader of the cult violence in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, Ram Vriksh Yadav, was killed in the violence, media reports quoted the police as saying.
Mathura violence: Death toll touches 24
Jun 04, 2016, at 01:16 am
Mathura, June 3 (IBNS) The death toll in the violence that hit Uttar Pradesh's Mathura area has touched 24, forcing Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to order probe into the incident.
UP govt orders high level inquiry into Mathura's park-encroachment clash
Jun 03, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) Around 366 people have been arrested following the clash between police and the people encroaching Mathura's Jawahar Bagh park, a 260-acre facility, which resulted in the death of 22 people (24 according to some), including two police personnel, the media reported on Friday.
Mathura anti-encroachment drive: At least 21 killed as clash intesifies
Jun 03, 2016, at 04:17 pm
Mathura, Jun 3 (IBNS) At least 21 people, including two policemen, lost their lives as agitations intensified following an anti encroachment drive in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.
Uttar Pradesh: Gang-raped and murdered, teen's body hung from a tree
May 30, 2016, at 05:16 pm
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, May 30 (IBNS) A 15-year-old girl was gang-raped and murdered by a gang of men in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Saturday night, who later hung her body from a tree to make it look like a suicide, reports said.
UP: Minor raped, murdered, body tied to tree
May 30, 2016, at 05:08 am
Bahraich, May 29 (IBNS): The body of minor girl was found tied to a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich area, reports said on Sunday.
UP: PM Modi launches free cooking gas scheme in Ballia, says govt is for poor
May 01, 2016, at 08:39 pm
Ballia, UP, May 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched free cooking gas scheme in Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.
Constable killed in celebratory firing in UP
Mar 07, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Mainpuri, UP, Mar 7 (IBNS) A constable was killed in celebratory firing in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh celebrates 3-day Pravasi Divas, signs 13 MoUs
Jan 24, 2016, at 06:51 pm
Agra, Jan 24 (IBNS) The youngest chief minister of the most populous state of India, AkhileshYadav, earlier this month inaugurated the first ever three-day Uttar Pradesh Pravasi Divas (UPPD) , a joint venture of the NRI department of Uttar Pradesh government and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in tune with the week-long Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated by the Government of India in January every year.
Uttar Pradesh: Road crash kills 12
Jan 02, 2016, at 08:16 pm
Lucknow, Jan 2 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a jeep rammed into a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district on Saturday, reports said.
Dadri lynching chargesheet filed
Dec 24, 2015, at 06:30 pm
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IBNS) The Uttar Pradesh police have filed the chargesheet in the Dadri lynching case against 15 persons including son of a local BJP leader, reports said
21 arrested in Uttar Pradesh violence over cow slaughter rumour
Oct 10, 2015, at 04:02 pm
MaIpuri, Uttar Pradesh, Oct 10 (IBNS) At least 21 people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district after a mob went on rampage allegedly after rumours of cow slaughter, reports said.
Doctorates, engineers among 23 lakh candidates for peon's job in Uttar Pradesh
Sep 16, 2015, at 10:14 pm
Lucknow, Sept 16 (IBNS) In a stark revelation of the job crisis in India, 2.3 million candidates, including those holding doctorate and enginerring degrees, have applied for peon's job in Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Uttar Pradesh couple claims Indian girl in Pakistan as their missing daughter
Aug 08, 2015, at 06:24 pm
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IBNS) A couple from Uttar Pradesh has claimed that the deaf and mute Indian girl stuck in Pakistan for about 14 years is their daughter.
Posters put up in UP offering reward for finding 'missing' Rahul Gandhi
Mar 25, 2015, at 04:41 pm
Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's month long sabbatical, posters have been put up in the state of Uttar Pradesh declaring the Congress Vice President 'missing'.
Girl alleges rape by cops in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun
Jan 02, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS) A teenaged girl of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh has allegedly been raped by two police constables inside a car on Wednesday night, said police.
Meerut on edge after report of gangrape, forced conversion
Aug 05, 2014, at 10:10 pm
Meerut, Aug 5 (IBNS) Meerut region in Uttar Pradesh is on the edge after a teacher from the outskirts of the town alleged that she was kidnapped, gang-raped and then forced to be converted by her village chief, according to reports on Tuesday.
SP halts train to protest rail fare hike
Jun 21, 2014, at 06:02 pm
Allahabad, June 21 (IBNS): Workers of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday halted a train to halt to protest the rail fare hike announced by the Centre.
Teenager raped in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 16, 2014, at 05:41 pm
Sitapur, June 16 (IBNS): A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Sitapur town in Uttar Pradesh, reports said on Monday.
Two cops shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
Jun 16, 2014, at 04:52 pm
Lucknow, June 16 (IBNS) Two policemen were allegedly shot dead by miscreants at Firozabad city in Uttar Pradesh, said reports on Monday.
UP: Another girl found hanging from tree
Jun 12, 2014, at 05:24 pm
Lucknow, June 12 (IBNS) A 19-year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh, said reports on Thursday.
UP rapes: Akhilesh reviews law and order situation
Jun 10, 2014, at 06:18 pm
Lucknow, June 10 (IBNS) In the wake of protests over rising rape cases in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday reviewed the law and order situation in the state.
UP: Doctor molests patients; arrested
Jun 10, 2014, at 06:10 pm
Kannauj, June 10 (IBNS): The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a doctor for allegedly molesting three women at a hospital in Kannauj.