Gorakhpur

Actor Govinda meets UP CM at Gorakhnath temple

6:48 pm December 29, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): Bollywood actor Govinda met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Gorakhnath temple here on Sunday morning and also performed a puja. During the meeting that lasted for around half-an-hour, the chief minister and the actor, who is also a former Congress MP, discussed various issues, including the development of Uttar Pradesh. […]

Anti-CAA stir: Death toll in UP violence rises to 11

1:44 pm December 21, 2019

Lucknow: At least 11 people, including an 8-year-old boy, have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in the state, officials said on Saturday. After Friday prayers, protesters clashed with police at several places in the state and hurled stones and torched vehicles, they said. While […]

Anti-CAA protest: SP workers detained in Gorakhpur

8:37 pm December 19, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): Hundreds of protesters, including Samajwadi Party workers and leaders, were detained in Gorakhpur and other cities of eastern Uttar Pradesh during anti-citizenship law protests on Thursday after they defied prohibitory orders, police said. In Gorakhpur, a large number of SP workers demonstrated at Laxmibai Park and many of them were shirtless. Police detained […]

One dead, 12 injured as families of bride & groom spar over music at wedding venue

8:32 pm November 29, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a clash between families of the bride and groom over the choice of songs being played at the wedding function in Ashokpur village under Duboulia police station area of Basti district, police said on Friday. There was a clash between members […]

Proclaimed offender arrested from UP’s Rudrapur: Police

9:21 pm November 28, 2019

New Delhi: A 29-year-old man, wanted in multiple murder and attempt-to-murder cases, was arrested from Rudrapur in Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi Police said on Thursday. Avdesh Tiwari, a resident of Delhi’s Budh Vihar, was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on information leading to his arrest, the police said, adding that he was held on […]