Uttar Pradesh

UP woman hangs self after dispute with mother-in-law

6:37 pm May 4, 2021

Ballia (UP): A 23-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling of her house in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. Rani was found hanging in her room in Sonvani village in Haldi area, police said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem. The deceased, who has a 1.5 year-old-son, […]

UP reports 167 COVID-19 deaths, highest in a day so far

10:32 pm April 19, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rose by 167, the highest daily rise so far, to reach 9,997 while 28,287 fresh cases pushed the tally of infection in the state to 8,79,831, according to a health bulletin. The number of recoveries has increased with over 10,978 patients discharged in a day, it stated. […]

Roshan Jacob appointed acting DM of Lucknow

9:05 pm April 17, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Mining Department Secretary Roshan Jacob as the acting district magistrate of Lucknow, an official said on Saturday. The decision came after current DM Abhishek Prakash tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Prakash said his test report arrived at 9.30 pm on Friday night […]

Four die of Covid, 362 infected in Muzaffarnagar

9:47 pm April 16, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A total of 362 people, including four Muzaffarnagar jail inmates, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday while four others died of it in the district, an official said. With the discovery of new patients, the total number of cases in the district rose to 11,101, while the death toll reached 132, Muzaffarnagar Chief Medical […]

16-year-old kidnapped girl rescued from UP

9:35 pm April 16, 2021

New Delhi: The police have rescued a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district a week after she was kidnapped allegedly by her neighbour here, officials said on Friday. The 40-year-old accused has been arrested and booked under IPC sections pertaining to rape, kidnapping and various provision of POCSO Act based on the victim’s statement, […]