Uttar Pradesh

Man killed as SDM’s vehicle hits his moped

7:47 pm January 4, 2021

Amethi: A 60-year-old man died allegedly after a sub-divisional magistrate’s vehicle hit his moped in Uttar Pradesh‘s Amethi district on Monday, police said Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, the SDM of Gauriganj, was on his way to Lucknow around 11 am when his government vehicle hit the moped near Tetarpur, leaving Mohammed Sarvar seriously injured, Jagdishpur Station House Officer […]

COVID-19 vaccination dry run in UP from Tuesday

11:21 pm January 3, 2021

Lucknow: A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive will be undertaken in six sites of Uttar Pradesh from January 5, the state government said on Sunday. In a statement, the government said the dry run will start at 10 am in three urban and […]

15 dead in roof collapse at Ghaziabad cremation ground

5:00 pm January 3, 2021

Ghaziabad: Fifteen people were killed when the roof of a shelter at a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh’s Muradnagar collapsed on Sunday, police said. The roof collapsed when over 25 people had taken shelter at the structure. Most of them were relatives of Ram Dhan, who was being cremated at that time. Hours later, rescue workers were still […]

Criminal shot dead by associate in UP: police

3:32 pm January 1, 2021

Ballia : A suspected criminal was allegedly killed by his associate in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ballia district, police said on Friday. Sonu Singh (25) had a heated debate with his Abhishek Singh over some issue at Chand Diar village on Thursday night, following which the latter opened fire on him and fled, Bairiya police station incharge […]

14-year-old fatally shoots classmate after dispute over seats in UP school

4:39 pm December 31, 2020

Bulandshahr : A Class 10 student of a school in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly shot a classmate dead with his uncle’s licensed pistol after a dispute over seats, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at the Surajbhan Saraswati Inter College of Shikarpur, they said, adding that the weapon used […]