Uttar Pradesh

Former Head Of UP Village Shot Dead By Bike-Borne Men: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

The former head of Dhanaura Silverpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district was shot dead by three motorcycle-borne men, police said on Wednesday.

After Seniors Ragged 150 UP Medical Students, Vice Chancellor Said This

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday August 21, 2019

The Vice-Chancellor of a prestigious Uttar Pradesh university, at which 150 junior medical students were forced to shave their heads and "bow in reverence" to their seniors in an alleged case of ragging, has appeared to defend the practice

UP Cop Challenges Charges Against Him For Unnao Teen's Father's Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

An Uttar Pradesh Police constable on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging framing of charges against him for the alleged murder of the Unnao rape survivor's father and framing him in a case of possession of illegal arms.

In Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet Expansion, A Promotion For Riot-Accused MLA

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday August 21, 2019

Chief Minister Yogi Aditayanath's Uttar Pradesh government carried out its first cabinet reshuffle today, more than two years after the BJP took charge of the state. A total of 23 ministers were administered their oaths

Heads Shaved, 150 UP Medical Students March On Road On Seniors' Orders

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday August 21, 2019

A group of 150 first-year medical students were forced to shave their heads and salute their seniors, in an alleged case of ragging that took place at a university in Saifai village in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday

Yogi Adityanath Cabinet To Get First Reshuffle Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

The first reshuffle of Yogi Adityanath's cabinet in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Wednesday, a Raj Bhavan official said.

UP Woman Given Triple Talaq For Refusing Chewing Gum From Husband: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

A man allegedly gave ''triple talaq'' to his wife inside the civil court premises in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow in the presence of her advocate after she refused to accept a chewing gum from him, police said on Tuesday.

Haryana Woman, Waiting For Bus In UP, Allegedly Gang-Raped In Car

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A 35-year-old woman who was waiting for a bus to her home in Haryana was allegedly raped by three men who offered her a lift in their car in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Tuesday.

IITs, IIMs In UP To Include Yoga In Curriculum

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Sources said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's yoga guru Dr H.R. Nagendra is being asked to create a yoga package for these institutes.

Pregnant Woman Allegedly Killed For Dowry In UP

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A pregnant woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws at their house in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar over demand for dowry, police said on Tuesday.

Hike In Fuel Prices A Cruel Step, Will Increase People's Misery: Mayawati

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today slammed the hike in petrol and diesel prices in Uttar Pradesh, saying it would further increase the "misery" of people hit by inflation and unemployment.

UP Woman Fed Husband Laddoos Day And Night. He Wants A Divorce

Meerut News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A resident of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district has sought divorce on grounds that his wife, under the influence of a 'tantrik' (shaman), was giving him only 'laddoos' to eat.

UP Woman Delivers Baby In Hospital Corridor, Watched By Everyone

Cities | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday August 20, 2019

In what appears to be a case of criminal negligence by doctors and staff at a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh, a woman was forced to deliver a baby in the corridors of the hospital on Sunday evening because doctors and nursing staff on duty allegedly turned her away, saying there were no beds available to admit the woman after the deli...

Petrol, Diesel Prices In Uttar Pradesh To Go Up As Government Raises VAT

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Petrol and diesel prices in Uttar Pradesh will go up by Rs 2.5 and Re 1 respectively from Monday midnight as the government increased VAT.

UP Woman Allegedly Beaten To Death By In-Laws For Refusing Triple Talaq

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and in-laws and the body set on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Shrawasti, police said on Monday, as her family claimed she was killed because she had refused to accept talaq given to her on phone.