Uttar Pradesh

Man beaten to death over love affair in UP’s Ballia

6:51 pm September 28, 2020

Ballia: A 21-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by the family members of a woman with whom he was in a relationship in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, police said on Monday. Three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident which took place in Gopalpur village in Rasra area here on Sunday night, […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

Hathras rape survivor shifted to AIIMS, Delhi

2:35 pm September 28, 2020

Aligarh: The 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district, was shifted to AIIMS, Delhi on Monday after her condition showed no signs of improvement. The woman was gangraped a fortnight ago, following which she was admitted to the AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital. The accused had also tried to strangulate her to […]

Priests’ body condemns moving court on Lord Krishna birthplace dispute

11:27 pm September 27, 2020

Mathura: A body of priests has condemned the filing of a petition in a Mathura court for the removal of Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna in the holy city. The Akhil Bhartiya Tirth Purohit Mahasabha condemned the legal move two days after a group of people filed a petition in a […]

Property rates soar in Ayodhya after Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’

7:09 pm September 27, 2020

Ayodhya (UP): Real estate prices in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh have doubled since the Ram temple ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony with scores of people wishing to own a property in the holy land. Property rates started rising in the district last year after the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple at […]

Grand Deepotsav celebrations start in Ayodhya

No Ram Leela in Ayodhya this year, virtual Deepotsav to be held

11:57 pm September 26, 2020

Ayodhya: The Ayodhya administration has refused to allow the staging of Ram Leela in the district amid the COVID-19 spread. The district administration, however, has begun preparations to organise a grand celebration of virtual Deepotsav on the occasion of Diwali in the city. The permission to stage Ram Leela in the city was sought by the ‘Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan’, the government […]