Uttar Pradesh

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. […]

19 coronavirus deaths in UP, toll climbs to 8,196

7:43 pm December 20, 2020

Lucknow: With 19 fresh coronavirus-related deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh, the death toll due to the viral disease in the state has risen to 8,196 on Sunday, official data showed. The total COVID-19 cases in the state rose to 5,74,631 with as many as 1,247 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Of the […]

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Elderly man killed at his house in UP’s Shamli

7:38 pm December 20, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 60-year-old man was allegedly murdered using sharp weapons by some assailants at his home in a village in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shamli district, police said on Sunday. The elderly man identified as Jasvir was killed by unidentified miscreants in his house in Kheda village under Jhinjhana police station area on Saturday night, SHO […]

Two arrested for abducting, trying covert woman in UP

7:35 pm December 20, 2020

Shahjahanpur: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two men for allegedly abducting and trying to convert a 21-year-old woman here. Mohsin and Sadiq, who were arrested under the new anti-conversion law, had also made arrangements for her ‘nikaah’ (marriage), they said. The woman has been found and the two men have been sent to […]

UP food & civil supplies dept to be given Digital India Award by Prez on Dec 30

2:26 pm December 20, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Department has won the Digital India Award 2020 which will be given to it by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 30, officials said. The chief minister’s office said in a tweet on Saturday the department has been recognised for its e-POS (Points of Sale) based food distribution, GPS […]