Saharanpur

Three of a family among four killed as car catches fire

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013

Three members of a family were among four persons charred to death when a car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a tree on Ambala-Barara road, police said.

Life sentence to two for killing sister

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013

A local court has sentenced two brothers to life term for hacking their sister to death in a honour killing case.

Akhilesh transfers cops for 'unacceptable' comments

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 10, 2012

Two senior UP cops in the past two days allegedly made extremely callous remarks about missing girls in separate incidents. And today, the Akhilesh Yadav government took action and both the policemen - Saharanpur's Deputy Inspector General of Police ...

Cop's comments unacceptable, says Akhilesh, but no penalty yet

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 10, 2012

When the father of a missing teenager asked a policeman in Uttar Pradesh to help locate her, the cop shared what he would do under the same circumstances. "Kill her or commit suicide," said Satish Kumar Mathur, the top cop in Saharanpur, suggesting t...

Shocking remarks made by UP cops: 'I would have killed her' and more

NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday May 9, 2012

The Congress has suggested that cops in Samajwadi-Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh be re-trained. That would seem like good advice after two senior cops in the past two days allegedly made extremely callous remarks about missing girls in separate incidents....

UP elections: Polling in sixth phase begins

NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday February 28, 2012

Polling for the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has begun. This phase covers 68 seats spread over 13 districts - Saharanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam-buddh Nagar, Aligarh, Muzaffarnagar, Mathura, and Agra.

UP polls: Parties go full throttle for final stretch

NDTV Correspondent | Sunday February 26, 2012

The battle for Uttar Pradesh is in its final stages and all the parties are going full throttle to win the confidence of voters. The Gandhi clan will be on campaign trail today with Sonia Gandhi addressing a rally in Saharanpur while Rahul Gandhi wil...

Rahul Gandhi to hold rally in Saharanpur today

NDTV Correspondent | Friday December 30, 2011

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Saharanpur in Western Uttar Pradesh today. The rally comes after Mr Gandhi's foray into BJP leader Varun Gandhi's territory of Pilibhit and neighbouring areas over the last two days.

Saharanpur Suicide case: Police order probe

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday July 31, 2010

On one hand, when the country is talking about the Right to Education Act as a mean to transform the lives of millions of people, the shocking Saharanpur suicide case has thrown out many challenging questions. Are we prepared for this change? After all, the Right to Education Act cannot exist in iso...

Made to clean toilets at school, teenager kills herself

Anant Zanane | Friday July 30, 2010

Laxmi, 13, was such a bright student that one of the few photos of her shows her receiving a trophy for topping her exams. Laxmi's academic success seemed a clear example of what encouragement and support can do - her mother is a daily wage labourer in UP's Saharanpur district, so district officials...

Gandhi vs Gandhi: Varun arrives in Rahul turf, UP

NDTV Correspondent | Monday March 29, 2010

The first chapter of the Gen Next Gandhi vs Gandhi saga in Uttar Pradesh is being scripted today, with newly-appointed BJP secretary Varun Gandhi arriving in Saharanpur with the blessings of the RSS to go forth and take on his older cousin Rahul Gand...

BJP denied permission to hold Varun's rally

NDTV Correspondent/Agencies | Tuesday February 23, 2010

The BJP has been denied permission to hold a rally of its leader Varun Gandhi in Saharanpur next month, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Lucknow: 12 men get 7 years on jail for raping minor

Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2009

A Saharanpur court has sentenced 12 people to seven years imprisonment for gangraping a teenaged girl in a 16-year-old case.

Tendulkar kidnap plot led to arms recovery

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 22, 2009

The HUJI terrorists, including three Pakistan nationals, led police personnel to a place at Saharanpur in UP from where arms were recovered.