Uttar Pradesh

Yamuna pollution: Adityanath takes dig at Delhi govt; says committed to clean river

11:28 pm February 14, 2021

Mathura : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expressed his commitment to make the Yamuna river pollution-free if the Delhi government ensures its cleanliness under its area. “If the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government ensures clean Yamuna, the holy river will be made pollution-free in our state to such an extent that besides bathing, one could freely perform ‘Āchamanam’ (sipping water) in its […]

SC seeks replies of Centre, states on delay in payment of dues of Rs 15,683 cr to sugarcane farmers

10:10 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and 16 sugarcane-producing states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra on a plea seeking a direction for immediate release of Rs 15,683 crore dues in a time-bound manner to the farmers, the delay of which was allegedly leading many to commit suicides. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A […]

COVID: 112 new cases, two more deaths recorded in UP

8:44 pm February 12, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 8,698 on Friday with two more fatalities, while 112 new cases took the infection tally to over 6 lakh, a health bulletin issued here said. “In past 24 hours, 112 fresh cases were reported in the state. The total number of active cases in the […]

UP: 30 buffaloes rescued from truck, 2 men held for animal cruelty

11:09 pm February 11, 2021

Noida: Thirty buffaloes being transported in a truck have been rescued and two people arrested on charges of animal cruelty in Uttar Pradesh‘s Greater Noida, police said on Thursday. The truck, registered in Rewari district of Haryana, was intercepted near the Eastern Peripheral Expressway by a team of officials from Ecotech 1 police station following a tip-off, they said. “Two men, identified as Abbas and Furkan, were in […]

Murder accused found hanging from tree

2:31 pm February 9, 2021

Sambhal (UP): The body of a murder accused was found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Tuesday morning, police said. Ramveer (45) was found hanging in Kel village in Gunnaur area, Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said. Ramveer was named in an FIR at Islamnagar police station in Budaun for allegedly […]