Uttar Pradesh

India’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 92 lakh; no. of active cases increases by 6,079

11:22 am November 25, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 86.42 lakh, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of total coronavirus cases rose to 92,22,216 in the country, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 1,34,699 […]

Violence against girls and women in UP rose from 23.5 pc in 2015-16 to 51 pc in 2018-19: study

11:15 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: Violence against girls and women in the country’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh rose from 23.5 per cent in 2015-16 to 51 per cent in 2018-19 while the sexual violence increased from 30 per cent to 48 per cent in the same period, according to a new study based on a survey of […]

UP Cabinet approves ordinance against conversions for marriage

8:12 pm November 24, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which BJP leaders refer to as “love jihad” An official spokesperson said the approval for the ordinance was given at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi […]

Fed up with his in-laws’ interference, man kills wife

11:00 pm November 23, 2020

New Delhi: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife in northwest Delhi‘s Shalimar Bagh area as he was fed up with undue interference from his in-laws in their married life, police said on Monday. The accused, Ramakant, who is a labourer, was arrested on Monday, they said. He was staying with his wife and their […]

UP chief minister worships cows on Gopashtami

7:28 pm November 22, 2020

Mirzapur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday worshipped cows on the occasion of Gopashtami at Tanda Falls here. He also inspected the cow shelter where he offered the prayers. On the occasion, Adityanath said, “Stray cows should be kept in cow shelters and then should be distributed among farmers. Every farmer rearing […]