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46 killed in rain-related incidents in UP

11:30 pm July 12, 2021

Lucknow: Forty-six people have died in separate rain-related incidents including lightning strikes in parts of Uttar Pradesh in the 24 hours ending 6 am on Monday, an official said. Twenty-three people were also injured in incidents of lightning strike, he said. While 42 people were killed after being struck by lightning, three drowned and one […]

Body of man found near railway tracks in Nadia

UP: Five jump off moving train, 1 dead

9:40 pm June 24, 2021

Jhansi (UP): Panicked over boarding the wrong train, five people jumped off a moving train in Jhansi district which killed one of them while four others were injured, officials said on Thursday. The deceased, Ajay Kumar (35), a resident of Devkali village in Gorakhpur, had come to Jhansi along with his brother Vijay, uncle Jagmohan […]

Gangster shot dead by UP STF in Gorakhpur: official

11:06 pm June 6, 2021

Gorakhpur: An alleged gangster involved in a BSP leader’s murder over two years ago and operating from neighbouring Nepal was shot dead by UP STF sleuths on a visit here on Sunday, an official said. STF’s Gorakhpur unit DySP Dharmesh Kumar Shahi said sharpshooter Pervez Ahmed had escaped to Nepal after killing BSP leader Jugaram […]

Covid: 140 more deaths, 1,908 new cases in Uttar Pradesh

8:14 pm May 30, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 20,346 on Sunday with 140 more fatalities, while 1,908 new cases pushed the infection tally to 16,90,016, an official statement issued here said. Of the new fatalities, Gorakhpur reported 15 deaths, followed by 12 each in Allahabad and Kushinagar, the state government said in the […]

Gita Press president Radheshyam Khemka passes away at 87; PM, CM condole his demise

10:49 pm April 4, 2021

Varanasi: The president of Gita Press, Radheshyam Khemka, passed away in Varanasi following a brief illness, his family members said on Sunday. He was 87. Khemka died on Saturday afternoon and his last rites were performed at the Harishchandra Ghat, they said. He was under treatment at a private hospital in Ravindrapuri. Prime Minister Narendra […]

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