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UPERC clears state's biggest firm renewable power deal with NTPC

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited's (UPPCL) proposal to procure 1,530 mw of firm and dispatchable renewable ... Read More


No marital rape on minor wife conviction in cases before 2017

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 17 -- The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court... Read More


India sees 'jumbo drop', but small rise in UP's count of elephants

LUCKNOW/LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Oct. 17 -- Even as the country saw a reduction in the population of tuskers, Uttar Pradesh is now home to 257 elephants, up from 232 in 2017, as per India's first DNA-based ce... Read More


65-yr-old man hacked to death over minor dispute in Bijnor

MEERUT, Oct. 17 -- A 65-year-old man was brutally hacked to death following a minor dispute in Kiratpur village, under Chandpur police station area of Bijnor district, on Thursday morning. The victim,... Read More


Body of missing history-sheeter found in Hapur canal; murder case filed

MEERUT, Oct. 17 -- The 10-day mystery over the disappearance of 46-year-old history-sheeter Sartaj Ali from Jisora village under Mundali police station limits ended after his body was found in a canal... Read More


NSA invoked against violence 'mastermind'

MEERUT, Oct. 17 -- The police have invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against Mulla Afroz, the alleged mastermind behind last year's communal violence in Sambhal over a court-ordered survey of a ... Read More


Mayawati outlines 2027 strategy, plans next show of strength on birthday

LUCKNOW, Oct. 17 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday outlined the party's 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election strategy as she emphasised the need to consolidate the party's co... Read More


Wolf that spelt terror in Bahraich villages shot

BAHRAICH, Oct. 17 -- A wolf that had been terrorising Majhara Taukli and adjoining villages under the Kaiserganj forest range under Bahraich division was shot dead by a forest department team around 4... Read More


Two sentenced to death for minor girl's gangrape and murder

Agra, Oct. 17 -- The Court of Special Judge (POCSO Act), Agra, on Thursday, awarded death sentence to two accused for the kidnapping, gangrape and murder of a five-and-a-half-year-old girl. The Judge ... Read More


Sajjan Kumar moves HC against conviction

India, Oct. 17 -- Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction in the murder of a father and son in Saraswati Vihar during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. T... Read More