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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to make it mandatory for all dog owners to get licences for their pets. It began with Lucknow and will soon be extended to all cities in Uttar Pradesh. In case of no licence, a fine of Rs 5,000 will be imposed on the owner and the dog […]
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Kanpur: Brides in Uttar Pradesh are getting bolder and more demanding. In the past few weeks, brides have turned away their groom because either he came drunk or was bald. Now a bride has refused to marry because the groom forgot to bring along a photographer. The incident was reported from a village in Kanpur […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s foresight and efficient management of the power sector has virtually made the State a neighbours’ envy. While several States are reeling under power shortage and have been declaring power holidays this summer season, Telangana, contrary to doomsday predictors, has been supplying 24×7 quality and uninterrupted power to all sections of consumers. At a […]
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New Delhi: Continuing to raise the issue of unemployment, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday said over 60 lakh sanctioned central and state government posts are vacant in various sectors when joblessness is at its highest level in three decades. The MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh Saturday tweeted a chart mentioning government jobs sector-wise. […]
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Warangal: Inavolu police arrested a three-member interstate cybercrime gang and recovered Rs 10.07 lakh cash from them, said Warangal Police Commissioner Dr Tarun Joshi here on Thursday. The arrested were Manoj Jaiswal, Gnanendra Yadav of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Raj Kumar of Warisaliganj in Bihar. He said that the gang had cheated one Bontha […]
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Hyderabad: The Centre’s lacklustre policies continue to affect the poor, depriving them of an honourable livelihood under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The BJP government at the Centre, which reduced the man-days in Telangana under the scheme from 16 crore to 10 crore impacting the livelihood of labourers in the State, […]
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Kanpur: Fake ornaments gifted to a bride in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur nearly broke up the marriage. The incident took place in Birhar village in Saadh police area of Ghatampur town. The bride saw the ornaments gifted to her by the groom’s family and sensed something was wrong. She spoke to one of her father’s friends, […]
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Siddhartha Nagar: Eight persons were killed and four others seriously injured when an SUV rammed into a stationary trailer on the Naugarh-Bansi road in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddhartha Nagar district on Sunday. All the passengers in the SUV, a Bolero, were a part of a marriage party. According to reports, the passengers were returning after attending a […]
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Unnao: Half of the ceremonies of a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao had been completed and the main ritual were scheduled for early morning when the entire scenario changed. The groom, before walking into the mandap, felt dizzy and fainted. As he fell to the ground, his wig came off and everyone saw that he […]
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Bijnor: A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district has been arrested for allegedly shooting his elder brother, who tried to stop him from carrying a gun to the fields. Dharamveer Singh, Bijnor Superintendent of Police, said the accused Brajveer Singh was taking his licensed double-barrel gun to the fields to scare away stray cattle. His […]
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Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is apparently back to its name changing spree. A tweet by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sparked off speculations about the name of Lucknow, the state capital, being changed in the coming weeks. In the tweet welcoming Prime minister Narendra Modi to Lucknow on Monday evening, Yogi […]
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Amroha: A groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district put his marriage on hold to ‘save’ his cousin, who had been arrested following a scuffle with the bride’s relatives during a pre-wedding function. On Saturday, the groom, Nanhe Singh, was scheduled to lead the ‘baraat’ to the bride’s house for the wedding. However, Nanhe stopped the ‘baraat’ […]
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New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a “severe heatwave” warning for the national capital over the weekend as Delhi reports temperatures ranging from 40-46 degrees Celsius. “Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in isolated pockets very likely over Punjab and Haryana Delhi on May 14 and 15; over Uttar Pradesh on May 14 with […]
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New Delhi: After gaining electoral success in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the BJP has started believing that the “bulldozers” will also ensure victory in more states in the coming polls. Several BJP-ruled states followed the successful ‘bulldozer’ style of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and tried to send a strong message on the issue […]
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New Delhi: It can’t be just a coincidence but seems to be a well-chosen effort to stir the calm waters in the mountains, just ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh. Just imagine this: Khalistan flags tied at outer gate of state Legislative Assembly, Dharamshala, pro-Khalistan slogans appearing on its boundary walls, […]
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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged the ruling BJP government has “bulldozed” law and order, and has made Uttar Pradesh a “rape state”, where women are not safe. The state government under the BJP has proved to be insensitive towards women, Yadav said in a statement here. “The BJP government in […]
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Karimnagar: The Uttar Pradesh cooperative team were all praises for the Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) and Karimnagar Dairy for making good profits following the non-interference by the state government at any level in their business activities. Appreciating the functioning of the KDCCB and Karimnagar Dairy with good team work and dedication, the UP […]
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Aurraiya: Male students in a Navodaya school in Uttar Pradesh’s Aurraiya district have written a letter to their principal complaining about girls in their class bullying them. In the letter, the boys studying in class 7 wrote that they would like the girls to apologise to them for calling them names. They girl students use […]
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New Delhi: Coming from a small village in Uttar Pradesh and setting a record in long jump for Delhi, the story of Shivani Soam has drama, emotion and the determination to overcome all odds, including the barriers erected by the male chauvinistic society. Hailing from a village in Moradabad district, choosing sports was not easy […]
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Firozabad: An elderly woman died after being assaulted by a police team at her home here, her family members alleged on Sunday. They alleged that 60-year-old Radha Devi was “violently shaken” following which she collapsed and died. The woman’s husband, Fauran Singh, was also admitted to the hospital apparently due to trauma of his wife’s […]
