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UP: Autorickshaw carrying 26 passengers stuns cops, vehicle seized

The auto was first spotted near the Bindki Kotwali area of Fatehpur when the cops checked the speed gun. The over-speeding auto was chased down by police.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: HC to hear bail plea of minister's son today

In the hearing before the Lucknow bench of the high court on Friday, the victims' side had cited the rejection of the bail pleas of co-accused Ankit Das and others in the case

Mulayam Singh Yadav's wife Sadhna Gupta dies after prolonged illness

SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's wife Sadhna Gupta passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on Saturday after a prolonged illness

Lightning strikes at different places in UP kill 5, 8 others injured

Five people were killed and eight others injured in incidents of lightning strike that occurred at different places in Uttar Pradesh, an official statement said on Saturday

Droupadi Murmu seeks support for July 18 prez polls in Uttar Pradesh

NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu sought the support of BJP legislators and its alliance partners for the July 18 presidential elections citing her humble background and work for weaker sections

SC grants interim bail to Alt News' Zubair for five days in UP case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Alt News' co-founder Mohammad Zubair

UP: BJP assigns tasks to office-bearers in view of Lok Sabha polls

With an aim to strengthen the party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP on Friday fixed responsibilities of its legislators and office-bearers in Uttar Pradesh. They were assigned tasks here at a meeting in which state office-bearers and legislators participated. According to the party's plan, ministers will be travelling to the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies where BJP lost the elections last time. According to a party release, state BJP general secretary (organization) Sunil Bansal told the leaders that meetings will be held at district-level till July 20. During the meeting, party leaders were apprised of the resolutions passed in the National Working Committee meeting of the BJP in Telangana. Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP presently has 64 MPs, its ally Apna Dal (S) two, BSP 10, Samajwadi Party three and Congress one. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, party's state president Swatantra Dev Singh, national vice-president Radha Mohan Singh, national

Samajwadi Party loses Leader of Opposition post in UP Legislative Council

The Samajwadi Party has lost the post of the Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council after its strength dropped below the required 10 MLCs in the 100-member House.

UP jail inmate dies day before release, family claims he was beaten up

A 32-year-old inmate lodged at the Sultanpur Jail died a day before his release, police said on Friday even as his family alleged that he was beaten up inside the prison. According to police, Irshad was lodged in the prison in a theft case 15 days ago. He was to be released on Friday but died on Thursday night. The family members of the inmate alleged that Irshad was beaten inside the jail and had injury marks on his body. They said that they are waiting for the post-mortem report. Station House Officer (SHO) of Sadar Police station, Ram Ashish Upadhyay, said the exact cause of death will be ascertained after the post-mortem report. He added that police have not received any complaint from the family members of the inmate.

Over 1,100 hectare land acquired for logistic, transport hub: UP minister

As much as 1,143 hectares of land has been acquired in Noida and Greater Noida near Delhi to set up multi-modal logistic and transport hubs, Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi'

Samajwadi Party loses leader of opposition's post in UP Vidhan Parishad

Ten members of the council retired on Thursday, bringing down the strength of SP

Uttar Pradesh police arrests man for threatening to behead Nupur Sharma

The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested one person for allegedly threatening to behead suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, who kicked off a controversy last month

Adityanath tells officials to be vigilant in view of upcoming festivals

According to an official statement, he was apprised of the preparations, action plans and arrangements in view of upcoming festivals

Security beefed up in UP's Muzaffarnagar for Kanwar Yatra: Official

Authorities in Muzaffarnagar have made elaborate security arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, officials said on Thursday

Alt News co-founder Zubair moves SC for bail, plea to be heard on Friday

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case registered against him in Uttar Pradesh

UP, Gujarat ask Centre to restore wheat quota under two food schemes

States raise matter in central government's meeting on food security, say beneficiaries complaining

Odisha tops state ranking for implementation of National Food Security Act

Odisha has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through ration shops, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, the government said on Tuesday. Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal released the 'State Ranking Index for NFSA' 2022 during a conference of state food ministers on food and nutrition security in India. Among the special category states (the North Eastern states, Himalayan states, and the Island states), Tripura has obtained the first rank. Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim are at the second and third positions. Despite the logistical limitations in these areas, they displayed a high degree of accomplishment in competing with the general category states as well, the report said. As per the government's ranking, Odisha is at first position with a score of 0.836, followed by Uttar Pradesh (0.797) and Andhra Pradesh (0.794). Gujarat is at fourth place, followed by Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, Madhya ..

Zee News' Rohit Ranjan detained for airing misleading video of Rahul Gandhi

Zee News TV anchor Rohit Ranjan was detained on Tuesday from his home near Delhi after the channel reportedly broadcast a misleading video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Adityanath presents report card of 100 days of his 2.0 govt in UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday presented a report card on the completion of 100 days of his government in his second tenure.

4 killed, 7 injured in lightning strike incidents in Uttar Pradesh

Four persons were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district