Uttar Pradesh

PM inaugurates, lays foundation stone of development projects for Varanasi

1:16 pm November 9, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects for Varanasi, including those related to agriculture, tourism and infrastructure. The total cost implication of these projects is Rs 614 crore, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. The prime minister also interacted with some of the beneficiaries […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UP Animal Husbandry scam: Another key accomplice held

10:16 pm November 8, 2020

Lucknow: The UP STF has arrested the son of a senior Rajasthan Congress leader for allegedly duping an Indore businessman of Rs Rs 9.72 crore on the pretext of awarding him a tender of the UP animal husbandry department. The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested Sunil Gurjar alias Monty Gurjar, another key accomplice in […]

UP STF busts drug smuggling gang, 4 held

6:42 pm November 7, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday claimed to have busted a gang involved in smuggling narcotics with the arrest of four people from the state’s Sonbhadra district. A total of 800 kg of ganja worth Rs 1 crore was recovered from the accused who have been identified as Biran Singh, Pravesh […]

Five jaggery units penalised in UP for causing pollution

10:42 pm November 6, 2020

Muzaffarnagar : Five jaggery-making units have been sealed and fined Rs 1 lakh each on Friday for allegedly not adhering to anti-pollution norms in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, authorities said A team led by sub-divisional magistrate raided several units and found five of them burning polythene and tyres in Khedi Firozabad village, Regional officer of […]

COVID-19: UP records 2,187 fresh cases, 25 more deaths

10:25 pm November 6, 2020

Lucknow: With 2,187 fresh cases, the total COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh went up to 4,93,527 while the death toll rose to 7,155 with 25 casualties on Friday. The number of active cases in the state stood at 23,132 of which 10,218 are in home isolation, said Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, Alok Kumar. So […]