Pratapgarh

Two held for gang-raping woman in UP

7:47 pm December 20, 2020

Pratapgarh: Two men were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 40-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, police said on Sunday. The arrests were made on Saturday, they said. Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya said the police received information on Saturday that two men had raped the woman and threatened to kill her on December 13. […]

14 people arrested in UP’s Pratapgarh for gambling

3:30 pm December 5, 2020

Pratapgarh: Fourteen people have been arrested on charges of gambling here, police said on Saturday. They were caught gambling on Friday and a pack of cards, 13 motorcycles, 13 mobile phones and Rs 84,560 in cash were seized, according to a statement issued by the office of the Superintendent of Police. A case has been […]

Adityanath reviews Ganga Expressway project

11:12 am November 21, 2020

Lucknow: After Purvanchal and Bundelkhand expressways, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Friday to start work on the Rs 36,410-crore Ganga Expressway from Meerut to Allahabad by next year, according to a statement. Reviewing the preparations for the construction, Adityanath has directed the departments concerned to work in “mission mode” to start […]

14 people, including seven children, dead as car collides with truck in UP’s Pratapgarh district

12:02 pm November 20, 2020

Lucknow/Pratapgarh: Fourteen people, including seven children, died when their car collided with a stationary truck on the Lucknow-Allahabad highway, around 70 km from Pratapgarh district headquarters, an official said on Friday. The road accident took place late Thursday night when the victims were returning from a wedding function in the Nawabganj area of Pratapgarh, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, […]

3 booked for celebratory firing in UP’s Pratapgarh

6:44 pm November 18, 2020

Pratapgarh (UP): Police here booked three people in connection with alleged incidents of celebratory firing at two places in the city. Purported videos of the incidents had surfaced on social media after which the action was taken, according to police. Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya on Wednesday said in one of the videos Prince Singh […]