Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday posted a cryptic tweet highlighting the country's "unity in diversity", on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the "Bhoomi Pujan" ceremony of Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
Ayodhya/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh Police has wrapped the city in security cover ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ramjanmabhoomi Temple on August 5.
Uttar Pradesh Crime: Four held on charges of kidnapping in Jaunpur
Jaunpur/UNI: Four arrested on alleged charges of kidnapping a BSc student from near the Shekhpur mohalla in the Line Bazar area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Saturday.
UP: Road accident claims two lives in Kaushambi
Kaushambi/UNI: Two brothers were killed when a car rammed into a stationary truck in the Kokhraj area here on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Crime: 48-yr-old gang-raped in Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr/UNI: A 48-year-old widow was allegedly gangraped by five people in the Biwi Nagar area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police sources said on Friday.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath appeals Ram bhakts to watch Bhoomi pujan from home
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday appealed to the Ram bhakts to watch the live Bhumi pujan programme from their houses rather than taking risk by going to Ayodhya during this Covid-19 pandemic.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questions UP govt's decision to hold B.Ed entrance exam on Aug 9
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Tuesday questioned the decision of the government to hold B.Ed entrance exams during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Uttar Pradesh: Police rescue abducted boy, 5 held
Gonda/UNI: Uttar Pradesh police and STF, in a swift act, arrested 5 people including a couple and rescued from their possession a 6-year-old kidnapped boy of a trader family here on Saturday early morning.
UP: Most wanted criminal shot dead during n encounter
Barabanki/UNI: Special Task Force(STF) of Uttar Pradesh police has gunned down a most wanted criminal Tinku Kapala alias Kamal Kishore in an encounter here on late Friday night, senior police official said on Saturday.
Yogi Adityanath announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for family of journalist killed in Ghaziabad
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for the family of journalist Vikram Joshi who died on Wednesday after being shot by miscreants near his Ghaziabad home.
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh police have suspended four policemen, including SHO of Jamo police station in Amethi, along with three others after a mother-daughter duo from Amethi allegedly set themselves on fire in front of the UP Assembly in Lucknow's Hazratganj area on Friday, citing police inaction in their complaint.
Opposition targets Yogi government over gangster Vikas Dubey encounter
Lucknow/IBNS: The opposition parties targeted the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly having a nexus with gangster Vikas Dubey, who was encountered on Friday following his attempt to flee from the police's grip, after one of the vehicles of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) overturned.
Ujjain (MP)/UNI: After a five-day-long dramatic chase, Vikas Dubey, the mastermind of Kanpur bloodbath in which eight cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police were killed, was finally arrested on Thursday morning along with accomplices Bittu and Suresh in a comparatively low-key episode in this divisional headquarters’ Mahakal Chowki limits.
Amid COVID-19 cases spike, UP govt announces lockdown from Friday night till Monday morning
Lucknow/IBNS: With the coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh spiking up, the state government will impose lockdown across the state for three days, starting at 10 pm on Friday.
UP police raise Vikas Dubey's bounty to Rs 5 lakh
Lucknow/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh police increased the bounty on the most-wanted criminal Vikas Dubey to Rs 5 lakhs on Wednesday.