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UP government plans to use AI-based technology, tools for crowd management in Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

Jun 26, 2024, at 10:42 pm

The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to use Artificial Intelligence-based technology and tools to manage the crowd during the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.

Girl dies after consuming poisonous substance in Prayagraj

Mar 25, 2024, at 02:02 am

A girl died whereas a youth was taken ill after consuming some poisonous substance in Kaundhiyara area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Sunday.

Uttar Pradesh: Couple charred to death after house set on fire in Prayagraj

Mar 19, 2024, at 06:59 pm

Prayagraj/UNI: An elderly couple was charred to death after a house was set on fire in the Mutthiganj area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Tuesday.

Prayagraj: Engineering student arrested for attacking bus conductor

Nov 25, 2023, at 11:28 pm

An engineering student accused of attacking the conductor of a city bus was arrested after an encounter with the police in Naini area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Saturday.

Atiq Ahmed's aide arrested in police encounter in Prayagraj

Nov 23, 2023, at 06:35 pm

Prayagraj/UNI: An aide of slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was arrested after an encounter with police in Nawabganj area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Thursday.

Prayagraj: Youth arrested with live bombs

Jun 19, 2023, at 01:17 am

Prayagraj: A 21-year-old youth was arrested with six live bombs by the police from Khuldabad area of Prayagraj district here in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police sources said.

Atiq Ahmed and brother Ashraf buried in ancestral cemetery with high security

Apr 17, 2023, at 06:57 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: Gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, who were killed on Saturday in a caught on live firing by three gunmen while they were being escorted by police for a medical check-up, were laid to rest in their ancestral Kasari-Masari cemetery in the Chakia region of Prayagraj.

Prayagraj incident: Judicial commission formed to conduct investigation

Apr 17, 2023, at 06:51 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday formed a judicial commission to probe the caught on live killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother while cops were escorting them for a medical examination in Prayagraj. 

Shooters confess they killed Atiq, Ashraf to make a mark in the underworld: Report

Apr 16, 2023, at 10:22 pm

Prayagraj: The three shooters, who killed Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed on Saturday night, have been identified as Lovelesh Tiwari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya.

Atiq, Ashraf killing: Internet services paused, heavy security deployed as tension grips UP's Prayagraj

Apr 16, 2023, at 09:55 pm

Prayagraj: Internet services were suspended on Sunday to prevent rumours and any untoward incident after Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by three assailants posing as media persons on Saturday night.

UP: Ghulam Hasan, who was killed with Asad Ahmed, buried

Apr 16, 2023, at 08:13 am

Prayagraj/UNI: Ghulam Hasan, one of the shooters involved in the Umesh Pal murder case and who was killed in an encounter by the Special Task Force, was buried in the a graveyard at Mehndori in Shivkuti area on Prayagraj on Saturday.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls emergency meeting, sets up three-member team to probe Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf's killings

Apr 16, 2023, at 07:16 am

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called a meeting with senior officials of the state police, including the Director General of Police (DGP) and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), after the shocking on camera killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj by unidentified attackers despite police security.

UP: Atiq, brother shot dead in Prayagraj; Yogi Adityanath calls emergency meeting

Apr 16, 2023, at 06:19 am

Prayagraj/UNI: Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother and former MLA Ashraf were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were being taken to the Colvin hospital for a regular check-up in police custody on Saturday night, police sources said here.

Gangster Atiq Ahmed gunned down two days after son killed in encounter in UP

Apr 16, 2023, at 04:34 am

Prayagraj (UP): Atiq Ahmed, the Uttar Pradesh gangster politician, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while on their way to a medical check-up in Uttar Pradesh.

Asad Ahmed buried in Prayagraj amid heavy police deployment; some relatives and locals allowed to attend last rites

Apr 16, 2023, at 03:15 am

Prayagraj (UP): The funeral of gangster Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad took place at Kasari Masari graveyard in Prayagraj on Saturday, with over 200 police personnel deployed at the site, media reports said.

Uttar Pradesh: One coach of Kashi Express derails in Prayagraj

Jan 03, 2023, at 11:53 pm

Prayagraj: One coach of Gorakhpur bound Kashi Express derailed at Prayagraj Junction railway station on Tuesday, railway sources said here.

Prophet remark row: After violence, UP admin rolls down bulldozers for 2nd day

Jun 12, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Prayagraj: The house of the alleged mastermind of the violence that erupted after Friday prayers in Prayagraj's Khuldabad police station area was demolished with a bulldozer on Sunday.

Yogi Adityanath to fight from Gorakhpur in UP Elections 2022

Jan 15, 2022, at 07:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and firebrand Hindutva icon, Yogi Adityanath, will be fighting from Gorakhpur (Urban) in the upcoming state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Saturday.

'Daughters wanted time to pursue studies': PM Modi on raising marriage age of women

Dec 22, 2021, at 04:28 am

Prayagraj/UP/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday showcased his government's contributions towards women's welfare and defended Centre's big plan to raise the marriage age for women and put it on par with men.

PM Modi visits Prayagraj and participates in a programme attended by lakhs of women

Dec 21, 2021, at 10:10 pm

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi visited Prayagraj and participated in a programme being held to empower women, especially at the grassroot level.

Four members of family in UP's Prayagraj killed, teen allegedly gangraped

Nov 27, 2021, at 03:55 am

Lucknow/IBNS:  Four members of a family in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, including a 16-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were found murdered at their home on Thursday morning, media reports said.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to meet family members of murdered labourer and his family in Prayagraj today

Nov 26, 2021, at 04:42 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will be reaching Prayagraj on Friday to meet a family of a labourer, whose four members were murdered recently.

PM Narendra Modi dedicates six-lane Varanasi-Prayagraj highway to nation

Nov 30, 2020, at 10:32 pm

Varanasi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the six-lane highway project from Prayagraj to Varanasi on Monday during a visit to his parliamentary constituency on the occasion of Dev Deepawali.

Uttar Pradesh: Wanted criminal held post-encounter in Prayagraj

Jul 20, 2020, at 10:38 pm

Prayagraj/UNI: A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head was arrested following an encounter in the Ghoorpur area, police sources said here on Monday.

COVID-19 +ve woman gives birth in UP's Prayagraj

May 21, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Prayagraj/UNI: A woman affected by the novel coronavirus gave birth to a girl child at the Swaroop Rani hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Nodal Officer said on Thursday.

30 people, including AU prof and 16 foreigners linked to Tablighi Jamaat, held in Prayagraj for hiding travel history

Apr 21, 2020, at 03:50 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday night arrested 30 people, including an Allahabad University professor and 16 foreign nationals, for hiding their travel history and flouting lockdown norms, said a media report.

Youth shot dead in Prayagraj after criticising Tablighi Jamaat for spreading coronavirus

Apr 05, 2020, at 11:41 pm

Prayagraj/IBNS: A group of unidentified assailants killed a 29-year-old youth on Sunday after he allegedly blamed the members of a community and the Tablighi Jamaat for spreading coronavirus in the country, media reports said.

It is the responsibility of the government that every person is benefited, every person gets justice: PM Modi

Feb 29, 2020, at 04:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In the biggest ever “Samajik Adhikarta Shivir”, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed Assistive Aids and Devices to nearly 27,000 Senior Citizens & Divyangjan at a mega distribution camp at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Ganga, Yamuna continue to rise in UP's Prayagraj, thousands left homeless

Sep 19, 2019, at 04:40 pm

Prayagraj, Sep 19 (UNI) In view of the intermittent rains in the plain areas of Uttar Pradesh, over 150 villages have submerged due to the floods in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj while thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and move towards safer areas.

Criminal shot dead in Prayagraj

Jul 07, 2019, at 06:46 pm

Prayagraj, Jul 7 (UNI) Some unidentified criminals gunned down another gangster in Ghurpur area, police said here on Sunday.