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Lakhimpur Kheri rape-murder: 6 held, last rites of Dalit sisters performed

Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage Dalit sisters who were found hanging from a tree in sugarcane field here, police said. The girls' burial took place in a field near their home as their community buries the dead rather than carrying out the cremation if they are children. For several hours their family members had refused to carry out the last rites, demanding compensation and the "death sentence" to the six accused. After several hours of persuasion, they agreed. Police sources said the post-mortem report revealed that the girls, aged 15 and 17, were raped and then strangled. The bodies were found hanging about a kilometre away from their home on Wednesday. The Opposition has slammed the state's BJP-led government over law and order, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday saying, "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists and welcoming them." The former Congress chief was .

Mayawati questions UP govt after bodies of 2 girls found hanging from tree

BSP Chief Mayawati slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over the law and order situation in the state after the bodies of two minor sisters were found hanging from a tree in Lakhimpur Kheri district

HC asks UP police to file FIR with petitioner's version of 'fake encounter'

The Allahabad High Court has directed the senior superintendent of police (SSP), Jhansi to ensure that the FIR of a petitioner, whose husband was killed in a police encounter in 2019, be lodged with her version that the man was killed in a fake encounter. The court has directed the SSP and the station house officers (SHOs) of the Gursahay and Moth police stations in Jhansi to ensure that the FIR of petitioner Shivangi Yadav be lodged with her version that her husband was killed in a fake police encounter. Passing the order, the court directed that a copy of the FIR be placed before it on September 29, the next date of hearing in the matter. The petitioner had requested the court to order the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct the probe into the killing of her husband, Pushpendra Singh Yadav, on October 5, 2019 in a fake encounter under the Moth police station. In its order passed on Monday, the bench comprising justices Suneet Kumar and Syed Waiz Mian observ

Noida's demolished twin towers' debris to be used to make bricks, tiles

Supertech's Emerald Court twin towers were demolished on August 28 and generated 80,000 tonnes of debris which will be recycled for further use

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi govt thwarts Samajwadi Party's dharna at Vidhan Bhawan

The SP had announced that its MLAs would hold a four-hour dharna from Wednesday to Sunday in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue in the Vidhan Bhawan

UP becomes the first state to cross 380 mn mark in Covid-19 vaccine doses

Uttar Pradesh has crossed the 38-crore mark of administering Covid-19 vaccine doses and has become the first state in India to have achieved this figure

UP Assembly to have day reserved for women members during monsoon session

Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said the decision has been taken in view of complaints that the women MLAs do not get appropriate opportunity to speak in the house

Rs 11,000-crore investments lined up to create industrial hubs in UP

Meanwhile, UPSIDA has created an industrial land pool of more than 12,000 acres to facilitate faster allotment to private companies

UP top milk producer in India, 9 new dairy plants to be ready by 2024: CM

Uttar Pradesh is India's largest milk producer and nine new greenfield dairy plants will get functional in the state in the next two years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. He sought the National Dairy Development Board's further support for the dairy sector in the state and assured all cooperation from his government. Adityanath said UP now has 319 lakh metric tonnes of annual milk production and contributes 16 per cent of India's dairy production and is the top milk-producing state in the country. He made the appeal and shared the figures during his speech at the inaugural session of the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022, being held in Greater Noida. The four-day summit, last held in India in 1974, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "UP is the largest state in India in terms of population. It is also at the top in the country in milk production, having 16 per cent of the country's dairy production. "Today UP produces 319 lakh met

Construction cost of Ram temple in Ayodhya might go up from Rs 1,800 crore

The cost of construction of the grand Ram temple is expected to be around Rs 1,800 crores

Court's verdict in Gyanvapi Mosque case today: All you need to know

District Judge A K Vishvesh had last month reserved the order till September 12 in the communally sensitive matter

Section 144, tight security in Varanasi ahead of verdict on Gyanvapi case

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in Varanasi, ahead for the verdict by the district judge on the maintainability of the suit seeking worshiping right in Gyanvapi mosque

Lucknow hotel tragedy: UP CM Adityanath orders action against officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action against 19 current and former officials, taking congnisance of a probe report into the death of four people in a fire tragedy at a hotel here. The 19 people are accused of irregularities and negligence in the report submitted by a high-level inquiry committee set up by the state government to probe into the tragedy that took place in the Hazratganj area on Monday. A spokesperson said the CM gave the instructions after receiving the investigation report of Lucknow Commissioner of Police SB Shiradkar and Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob. The spokesman said departmental action, including suspension, will be taken against officials of the Departments of Home, Energy, Appointment and Personnel, Housing and Urban Planning and Excise. The official said action will be taken against those who retired according to prevailing rules. Four people were killed and 10 others injured in a fire at Hotel Levana Suits on Monday. Poli

BJP will win all 80 Uttar Pradesh seats in 2024: Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak

The BJP will win all 80 seats from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 parliamentary elections, wiping out the vote share of all opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak claimed Saturday. "Akihlesh Yadav has confined himself to Twitter and social media, while BJP leaders and workers are carrying out the message of welfare schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he told the media at the Circuit House here, attacking the Samajwadi Party chief. His statement came hours after a banner emerged at the SP headquarters in Lucknow with this message: "UP + Bihar = Gayi Modi Sarkar (If Uttar Pradesh and Bihar join hands, the Modi government will be ousted." Pathak said the Samajwadi Party's vote share would be obliterated in 2024. "The BJP has defeated Opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party in 2014, 2017, 2019. And in 2024, we will get all 80 seats," he said. In a reply to a question, Pathak also said there is no need to be apprehensiv

Exports of products from UP under ODOP scheme record significant rise

Government data said that the total value of exports of ODOP products from the state increased from Rs 58,000 crore in FY17-18 to Rs 96,000 crore in FY21-22

SC grants bail to Kerala journo Siddique Kappan in Hathras conspiracy case

Observing that every person has a right to free expression, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who is in jail for almost two years after he was arrested while proceeding to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and later died. "Till now you have not shown anything provocative," a bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit and also comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and P S Narasimha told the UP government. The court also took note of the submissions of the UP government and laid down several conditions for bail, including that he will have to remain in Delhi for the next six weeks after release from a prison in Mathura and report to Nizamuddin police station in Delhi on Monday every week. Kappan's wife Reaiheanath said she is very happy to hear the news of him getting bail and thanked everyone who supported the family. "For the past two years, we have been physically, mentally and economically affected. But, n

UP joins lottery lobby as West Bengal pushes for 28% GST on online gaming

West Bengal, a state with a flourishing lottery business, has been joined by Uttar Pradesh, where there is a lottery ban, to push for a 28 per cent GST for online skill gaming

UP govt plans 300 km 'immune belt' to check lumpy virus spread in animals

To check the lumpy virus disease among animals in the state, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is planning to create a 300 km-long 'immune belt' from Pilibhit to Etawah

Domestic drone industry in Uttar Pradesh gets 'Make in India' push

According to reports, India's drone sector is projected to clock a turnover of Rs 12,000-15,000 crore by 2026

BSP Chief Mayawati urges UP govt to help farmers affected by scarce monsoon

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to help farmers affected by a weak monsoon this season. "Farmers of Uttar Pradesh are already in distress as they are not getting sugarcane arrears and remunerative prices for their produce. A weak monsoon now has increased their worries even more," the BSP supremo said in a tweet in Hindi. "The government should immediately start helping these farmers to get them out of such a dire situation. This is the demand of the BSP," she said. In another tweet, Mayawati said, "Also, in a state having a huge farmer community like Uttar Pradesh, the latest announcement of spending Rs 192 crores over the next five years, which is only about Rs 38 crores per year, for crop protection and storage appears meagre. The government should stop ignoring them too." In Uttar Pradesh, 62 districts of the total 75 have received less rainfall this season, and the state government has ordered a survey to assess the groun