Uttar Pradesh

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Three IPS officer prematurely retired in UP

8:12 pm March 23, 2021

Lucknow: Three IPS officers have been prematurely retired in Uttar Pradesh, including the one who has been at loggerheads with the state government. An officer of the 1992 batch, Inspector General Amitabh Thakur, on Tuesday disclosed his retirement on Twitter, attaching a copy of the orders issued by the Union government. He was currently posted […]

PM to launch ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign on Monday

3:54 pm March 21, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain” campaign on the World Water Day on Monday. The historic MoU to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project, the first project of the national perspective plan for interlinking of rivers, will also be signed by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh chief […]

Four fresh virus cases in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

8:29 pm March 20, 2021

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, taking the infection count in the district to 8,714, according to an official. So far, 110 people have died from the infection in the district. Chief Medical Officer Dr SK Aggarwal said they had received results of 918 samples, four of which […]

Man bludgeoned to death in UP

4:38 pm March 20, 2021

Bulandshahr (UP): A young man was bludgeoned to death by the family of a girl he had a relationship with in Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. A case has been registered against the girl’s father, brother and two of his associates, Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said. According to […]

Ludhiana police bust drug racket, arrest 15

9:51 pm March 19, 2021

Ludhiana: Police here on Friday claimed to have busted an inter-state drug racket with the arrest of 15 people. According to police, over 67 lakhs intoxicating tablets, injections and syrups were seized from the 15 accused. Police said the seized intoxicants were worth several crores. Police have also recovered Rs 5.44 lakh in cash from […]