Gonda

Not Far From Lucknow, Mountains of Garbage In India's Dirtiest City

Cities | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 2, 2017

Flies throng over piles of faeces, drains overflow with sewage and the foul smell in the air is inescapable. This is Awas Vikas, one of the most exclusive parts of Gonda, an Uttar Pradesh city that has the ignominy of being branded the dirtiest in India.

Groom, Horse Fall Into Well During Wedding Celebration, Rescued

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday July 14, 2017

A wedding celebration in the Kaji Tarhar village of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, took an unfortunate turn when the groom and the horse fell into a well.

Yogi Adityanath Picks Up Broom After UP City Ranked Last In Swachh Survey 2017

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday May 6, 2017

After the Swachh Bharat survey revealed that Indias most populous state Uttar Pradesh is also the filthiest, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to take the matter into his own hands, literally. Armed with a broom, the chief minister headed to a congested pocket of Lucknow and swept the streets along with his ministers.

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Cleanest Cities In Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh- 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Nishant Saxena | Thursday May 4, 2017

Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India's cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest, the government said today as it revealed the "Swachh Survekshan" survey scoring cities on various counts related to cleanliness and sanitation. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the rankings are on the basis of feedback taken from people in 434 cities. St...

UP Election 2017: On Train From Mumbai, Young Men Who Didn't Find Jobs In State Return To Vote

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday March 2, 2017

By the time the Lokmanya Tilak - Gorakhpur Express, a daily train from Mumbai to eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town, pulls up at Gonda, 19-year old Rajesh Kumar Gupta has already spent 27 hours in it, a long ride back to his village in Gorakhpur for Thursday's voting. He lives and works in Mumbai along with his two older brothers, while their p...

UP Elections 2017: 57.4% Voter Turnout In Phase 5

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday February 27, 2017

Uttar Pradesh is voting for the fifth of its seven-phase elections today. The voting held across 11 districts, including five bordering Nepal, has recorded a voter turnout of 57.4 per cent till 5 pm. The districts going to polls in this phase are Balrampur, Gonda, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nag...

12-Year-Old Allegedly Gang-Raped, Murdered in Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 7, 2016

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and murdered by two men in a village in Gonda's Katra Bazar area, police said today.

Ensure Toilet In Home To Get Salary: Uttar Pradesh Collector To Staff

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 31, 2015

In a move to curb open defecation in Gonda, District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Upadhayay today said government employees and officials without a toilet in their homes will be denied salaries from next month.

Rain Continues to Lash Uttar Pradesh, School Vacations Extended

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 1, 2015

Rains continued to lash most parts of Uttar Pradesh today, bringing relief from the hot and humid temperature of the past week.

Second Prisoner Who Escaped Tihar Jail Caught by Delhi Police in UP

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 1, 2015

Two days after escaping from the high-security Tihar prison, the second undertrial was arrested from Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh by Delhi Police.

19 More Die in Flood-Hit Parts of Uttar Pradesh, Death Toll Crosses 80

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 20, 2014

Flood situation remained grim in Uttar Pradesh where the toll rose to 82 today with reports of 19 more deaths even as authorities feared outbreak of disease in the worst affected eastern parts of the state.

Uttar Pradesh Floods: Death Toll Rises to 48

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 19, 2014

The toll in Uttar Pradesh floods today increased to 48, with reports of 20 more deaths in the state where several rivers were flowing above danger mark posing threat to more than 1,000 villages.

Engine of Gonda Express Catches Fire, Passengers Safe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 15, 2014

A fire broke out in the engine of the Gonda-Bareilly Gonda Express between Risia and Matera railway stations last night, following which some panic-stricken passengers jumped off the train.

Key Contestant: Beni Prasad Verma

Elections News | NDTV.com | Tuesday May 6, 2014

The Union minister who has built a reputation for wading into controversies with his remarks is aiming to enter the Lok Sabha for the sixth time.

Beni Prasad Verma files nomination from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 17, 2014

Union Minister and Congress candidate Beni Prasad Verma today filed his nomination for Gonda Lok Sabha seat and claimed that BJP leader Narendra Modi would be "sent to jail for his entire life" after a Congress-led government is again formed at the Centre.

Three children killed in cylinder blast in Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 15, 2013

Three children were killed and their mother was injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their house in Deva Pasia village in Gonda, police said today.

Woman delivers twins on train - for the second time!

Lucknow News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 6, 2013

A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train - the second time in four years that she has delivered twins in a train!

Three cops sentenced to death in fake encounter case in Uttar Pradesh

India News | Reported by Anant Zanane; edited by Mala Das | Friday April 5, 2013

Three cops, including a serving police officer, have been given the death sentence by a special CBI court in Lucknow in connection with a fake encounter case in 1982. Five others have been awarded life imprisonment.

Sack Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma, demands Mulayam Singh Yadav

India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday March 18, 2013

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today demanded that Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma should be sacked after the Congress leader alleged that Mr Yadav had links with terrorists.

Akhilesh Yadav reinducts minister benched for abducting govt doctor

India News | Reported by Anant R Zanane, edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday February 7, 2013

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today expanded his Cabinet by inducting 12 ministers. His new cabinet now includes a controversial MLA who is facing charges of kidnapped a Chief Medical Officer in 2012.

Uttar Pradesh judge accused of molesting teen to be questioned in the next two days

India News | Anant R Zanane | Thursday January 24, 2013

A judge in Uttar Pradesh who has been accused of molesting a 13-year-old in his chambers will be questioned within the next two days by a senior judge at Gonda, a three-hour drive from the state capital of Lucknow. The session is to be recorded on camera, said sources.

Uttar Pradesh judge accused of molesting teen in his office

India News | Reported by Anant Zanane; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday January 24, 2013

A judge in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of molesting a 13-year-old in his chambers at a court in the Gonda district, a three-hour drive from the state capital of Lucknow.

Fire in goods train disrupts Lucknow-Howrah rail route

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 7, 2012

More than 16 bogies were gutted when a major fire broke out on Friday on a goods train carrying petrol and headed for Gonda from Lucknow, officials said.

Train carrying fuel wagons catches fire in Uttar Pradesh

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday December 7, 2012

A massive fire has broken out on a train carrying fuel wagons near Jarwal station in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far.

NMDC, SAIL, NTPC to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Gonda power plant

Raj Kumar Sahu | Friday November 2, 2012

Miner NMDC, with a 26 per cent stake, will lead the consortium, while the remaining 74 per cent will be owned by the other two companies.

Chief Medical Officer's abduction: After minister's resignation, top officials transferred

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 14, 2012

A day after a minister was forced to resign on allegations of intimidating and kidnapping the chief medical officer (CMO) in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, the state government on Saturday shifted out the district magistrate, district police chief, chief development officer and the CMO.

UP kidnapping scandal: Chief Medical Officer re-joins work

India News | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday October 12, 2012

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, who was allegedly abducted by a minister on Tuesday and went missing after that, has re-joined office. He returned to work in the presence of the local Superintendent of Police and other officials.

Probe ordered into alleged abduction of Gonda Chief Medical Officer

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 11, 2012

The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the alleged abduction of the Chief Medical Officer of Gonda, S P Singh, by Minister of State for Revenue and Rehabilitation.

Did an Akhilesh minister abduct a government doctor?

India News | Reported by Anant Zanane, edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday October 10, 2012

The Chief Medical officer of Uttar Pradesh's Gonda District, S P Singh, has alleged that he was abducted by the state's minister of Revenue and Rehabilitation from his residence.

No right for the dead in Uttar Pradesh?

India News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday July 20, 2012

It is the responsibility of the state to perform the last rites of unclaimed bodies but in the Gonda and Basti districts of Uttar Pradesh, bodies are dragged, kicked around and dumped in the open and in some cases, eaten away by the dogs.