Uttar Pradesh

‘Here to demand what is ours’: Farmers protesting at Delhi-Ghazipur border

11:26 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: “We are not here to fight. We are here to demand what is ours,” says Gulzar Singh, a farmer from Uttar Pradesh who is camping at the Delhi-Ghazipur border here with nearly 350 others from his state and neighbouring Uttarakhand against the Centre’s new farm laws. “We never wanted these laws in the first place, […]

Farmers sit-in at Noida-Delhi border, key route to Delhi closed for vehicles

2:04 pm December 2, 2020

Noida (UP): Farmers protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day on Wednesday, leading to closure of a key route that connects Uttar Pradesh with the national capital. The Noida Traffic Police has advised commuters travelling to Delhi to avoid using the Chilla route and instead […]

Yogi Adityanath on 2-day visit to Mumbai

10:23 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to arrive in the financial capital late on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will be meeting industrialists as well as Bollywood personalities. The chief minister is also expected to attend a listing ceremony for municipal bonds issued by the Lucknow civic body at […]

UP reports 24 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,036 new cases

8:15 pm November 29, 2020

Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh reported 24 more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the death toll to 7,742, while 2,036 new cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 5,41,873. Seven deaths were from state capital Lucknow and two from Gorakhpur, the Health department bulletin issued here said. As far as new infections are concerned, Lucknow recorded […]

Road accident in Bharatpur leaves 4 dead

4:01 pm November 29, 2020

Jaipur: Four people were killed and seven others injured when a pick-up vehicle collided with a dumper in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred in Deeg police station area when the victims were on their way to Haryana from Uttar Pradesh. The deceased were identified as Ghanendra (33), Uma (30), Jamuna Prasad (56) and pick-up […]