Muzaffarnagar

15-Year-Old Girl Raped By 3 Men In UP's Shamli

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 8, 2017

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by three men in neighbouring Shamli district, police said.

Eyewitness In Murder Case Killed In Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 7, 2017

A 26-year-old woman, an eyewitness to her sister's murder, was killed after her throat was allegedly slit in a village in Shamli district, police said today.

Man Meets Ex-Wife To Resolve 'Family Issues', Slits Her Neck

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday August 25, 2017

A 35-year-old woman was hospitalised after she suffered injuries allegedly in an attack by her ex-husband in Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.

Khatauli Station Master Had Asked For Repair Of Track: Railway Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2017

The station master of Khatauli had at least twice requested the Delhi-based railway control room for a "block" to repair the tracks but was denied permission which delayed the repair work, a senior railway official claimed today.

Utkal Express To Resume Services Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 21, 2017

Kalinga Utkal Express train would resume services from Puri tomorrow and from Haridwar on August 25 after remaining cancelled for a day due to derailment near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh.

Railways In Process Of Using Modern Technology To Plug Accidents: Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

The railway ministry has already initiated measures like inducting modern coaches, creating a safety fund as well as incorporating new technology to not only plug accidents due to derailments, but also to reduce casualties, a senior ministry official said today.

Was There A 'Repair On, Stop Train' Note? Station Officials Say 'No Idea'

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 20, 2017

Preliminary responses from various divisions of the railways today indicated that human error might be at the bottom of a train accident that claimed 20 lives in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. It now appears that some repair work on the tracks was in progress, of which the station master of Khatauli, the nearest station, claimed to have been unaware.

4 Railways Officials Suspended After UP Train Accident: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Abhishek Singh, Snigdha Basu, Edited by Arun Nair | Monday August 21, 2017

Four railway officials have been suspended over the train accident on Saturday that left over 22 dead and injured over 200 in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district. Three others have been transferred and one has been sent on leave. Thirteen coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express ran off the tracks around 5:45 pm in Khatauli, about 100 km from ...

Utkal Express Derailment: Trains On Meerut Line Cancelled Or Diverted Till 6 PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

Trains passing through the Meerut line of the Northern Railway have been either cancelled or diverted till 6 pm today, in the wake of the tragic accident at Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, a senior railway official said.

UP Teen Who Allegedly Set Herself On Fire After Sexual Assault, Dies

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

A 16-year-old girl, who allegedly set herself on fire after she being sexually assaulted by two persons in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, died in a hospital on Saturday. One of the accused has been arrested, police said.

Human Error Behind Uttar Pradesh Train Accident That Killed 23, Say Locals: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Mohammad Dilashad, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 20, 2017

At around 5:46 pm on Saturday evening, residents of Khatauli in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district heard a loud crash when at least a dozen carriages of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express ran off the tracks. Two of the coaches crashed into a residential area, hitting a house and a school building. At least 21 people have been killed and mo...

At Least 23 Killed, Over 60 Injured As Utkal Express Derails In UP's Muzaffarnagar

India News | Reported by Mohammed Dilshad, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday August 20, 2017

At least 23 people have died and over 72 injured after 14 coaches of the Utkal Express ran off the tracks in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening.

Anti-Terrorist Squad Gets Transit Remand Of Suspected Bangladeshi Terrorist

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 7, 2017

A local court today granted the transit remand of a suspected Bangladeshi terrorist to Uttar Pradesh police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), a day after his arrest in Muzaffarnagar.

Bangladeshi Terror Suspect Arrested From Muzaffarnagar

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 6, 2017

A Bangladesh national, who investigators say was recruiting young men for terror activities and providing them with logistical support, was arrested today from Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. The man, identified as Abdullah, is suspected to be linked to the Ansarullah Bangla Team -- a Bangladesh-based extremist group inspired by the Al Qaed...

4 Years After Muzaffarnagar Riots, Hindu-Muslim Couple's Birthday Tragedy

Muzaffarnagar News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Wednesday July 19, 2017

On Monday evening, Naseem Ahmed went out to buy a birthday cake for his baby boy, not knowing he would not live to see the party. On his way back with the cake, the 23-year-old was attacked at his village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, allegedly by the family of his Hindu wife.

Out To Buy Son's Birthday Cake, Man Shot Dead, Allegedly By In-Laws

India News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Tuesday July 18, 2017

Back home in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar for his son's first birthday, a Muslim man was shot dead, allegedly by his in-laws. Nazeem Ahmed, 23, was shot from point-blank range when he was out to buy a birthday cake for his son.

1 Kanwaria Killed, 4 Injured In Two Separate Accidents in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 12, 2017

A Kanwaria was killed and four others were injured in two separate accidents in the district, police said today. Ranjit, a 27-year-old Delhi resident, was run over by a vehicle near Bhensi village on the Delhi-Haridwar Highway yesterday.

Chennai Couple Shot At By Bike-Borne Men In UP's Muzaffarnagar

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday June 18, 2017

A newly married couple from Chennai was shot at by two bike-borne men on National Highway-58 in Uttar Pradesh yesterday. The couple were touring North India and had hired Royal Enfield bikes to visit Haridwar from Delhi. Aditya Kumar and Vijaya Lakshmi, residents of Ramapuram in Chennai, were returning from Haridwar when they were shot at in Muzaff...

Bhim Army Activists Booked For Allegedly Collecting Funds In Uttar Pradesh, Say Police

India News | Monday June 5, 2017

Several Bhim Army activists were booked for allegedly collecting funds for the Dalit group at Shukartal in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today. Bhim Army is a group formed by Dalit activists to fight for their rights.

Tension In Muzaffarnagar Village Over Cow Slaughter Allegations

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday June 2, 2017

Tensions flared in western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district after allegations of cow slaughter in a village.

Hindu Inmates Join Muslims In Observing Ramzan Fast In Uttar Pradesh Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 30, 2017

Some 32 Hindu inmates in a jail in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar city are observing "roza", the dawn-to-dusk fast during Ramzan, along with over 1,100 Muslim prisoners, jail officials said.

Missing Delhi-Based Chartered Accountant Commits Suicide By Jumping In Front Of Train

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 17, 2017

A Delhi-based chartered accountant, who had been missing for the past four days, allegedly ended his life by jumping in front of a moving train near Rashu Vihar railway crossing in Muzaffarnagar, police said today.

Delhi Police Takes Probe In Honey-Trapping Case To UP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 5, 2017

A Delhi Police team, accompanied by the woman accused of honey-trapping a BJP MP and demanding Rs 5 crore from him, reached Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh yesterday in connection with its probe in the case.

Fresh Case Filed Against Prashant Bhushan For His Lord Krishna Remark

Muzaffarnagar News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday April 6, 2017

Another complaint has been filed against lawyer-politician Prashant Bhushan for hurting religious sentiments over his "offensive" remarks against Lord Krishna. The case was registered yesterday at the Civil Lines police station in Muzaffarnagar on the basis of a complaint by Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha president Yogendra Verma, police said.

70 Girls Allegedly Stripped In UP School, For Menstrual Blood 'Check'

Muzaffarnagar News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday April 1, 2017

Specs of blood in a bathroom at a residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar made the warden so furious that she allegedly forced some 70 girls to strip to check who was menstruating. The girls were allegedly also made to sit in the classroom naked.

'Will Break Limbs Of Cow Killers': Legislator Accused In Muzaffarnagar Case

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday March 27, 2017

As uncertainty weighs down traders running slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh, a legislator of the ruling BJP allegedly stirred the pot with a threat to "break the limbs" of those killing cows. The comment of Vikram Saini, one of the accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar violence case, comes as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warned his followers to stay ...

Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi's Claim Of Secularism Exposed

Opinion | Rana Ayyub | Thursday February 16, 2017

There are many documents that highlight the plight of the women and displaced children of Muzaffarnagar, and it is highly unlikely that both Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav are not privy to them. So when both leaders who are looking at a possible assembly victory as their big ticket for 2019, look the other way while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh, h...

UP Elections 2017: Muzaffarnagar, So Brutally Hit By Riots, Decided Its 6 Seats Today

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Saturday February 11, 2017

Standing in a long line of voters, Barkat Ali says his choice has been decided by one issue: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sudden demonetisation move that pulled 86 per cent of the cash in circulation in one go.

UP Elections 2017: BJP Lawmaker Sangeet Som's Brother Detained For Carrying Pistol Inside Polling Booth

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday February 11, 2017

BJP lawmaker Sangeet Som's brother, Gagan Som, was detained this morning in Uttar Pardesh's Faridpur for carrying pistol inside a polling booth, a police officer said.

Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Ajit Singh Hangs His Comeback Hopes On Jats Dumping BJP Tomorrow

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Friday February 10, 2017

Ajit Singh and his son, Jayant Chaudhary, are trying to regain lost ground in what is seen as their fight to stay relevant when the region votes on Saturday in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.