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Deputy director of information department found dead in drain

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 20 -- Sudhir Kumar, 56, deputy director of the information department working in the Fatehpur district, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Prayagraj on the intervening ni... Read More


Rai demands audit, crackdown on illegal mines in Sonbhadra

LUCKNOW, Nov. 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday demanded that all mines operating illegally and without meeting safety standards in the state be shut down and strict action taken against t... Read More


Man sentenced to death for raping, killing 8-yr-old girl

VARANASI, Nov. 20 -- A court in Varanasi on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for allegedly kidnapping, raping, and murdering an eight-year-old girl here in Ramnagar last year. The court also imposed a... Read More


Ekta Yatra organised to mark Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniv

VARANASI, Nov. 20 -- UP BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary said that Sardar Patel was the architect of a united India. It was due to his efforts that all the princely states merged to form a unif... Read More


Younger son, two friends nabbed for killing farmer

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 20 -- The police on Wednesday sent a farmer's younger son and his two friends to jail for the gruesome murder that took place late at night on November 15. The 42-year-old farmer, Shiv... Read More


No further demolition, says state; HC disposes petition

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 20 -- The Allahabad high court on Monday disposed of a petition concerning the over 185-year-old Noori Jama Masjid in Fatehpur district after the state government informed that no furt... Read More


FIR filed against 30 for obstructing Dal Mandi lane widening work

VARANASI, Nov. 20 -- An FIR has been lodged against 30 people, including two identified individuals, for allegedly obstructing government work during the Dal Mandi lane widening project, police said. ... Read More


Security stepped up at Sambhal mosque after 'padyatra' call

Meerut, Nov. 19 -- A mahant has announced a foot march (padyatra) around the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on Wednesday. After the declaration by Mahant Rishiraj Giri of Maa Kailadevi Dham, police pers... Read More


Caught filming in courtroom,two men jailed for 10 days

Meerut, Nov. 19 -- A special court here has sentenced two men to 10 days of imprisonment after they were caught recording court proceedings on their mobile phones. Additional district judge (POCSO) Sh... Read More


Pharmacist dies in car crash

Agra, Nov. 19 -- Tarun Baghel, 30, a pharmacist, employed at the district hospital in Firozabad died early Tuesday when his car crashed into a Mainpuri canal while returning from a wedding. Four passe... Read More