Mayawati questions exclusion of Muslims from CAA
Lucknow/UNI: Citing Constitution, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday questioned the exclusion of Muslims from the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Muslim population increased manifold because they got special rights: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow/IBNS: Bringing out a contrast between the two neighbouring countries, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Muslim population increased manifold in India since Independence because the community is given special rights unlike in Pakistan, media reports said.
Over 32,000 refugees identified in Uttar Pradesh for CAA: Minister Shrikant Sharma
Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Minister Shrikant Sharma has claimed over 32,000 refugees have already been identified for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in 21 of 75 districts of the state, media reports said.
Change in policing system won't control crime: Mayawati
Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has questioned the change in the policing system in Lucknow and Noida and blamed the political system for deterioration of law and order in the state.
Kolkata/IBNS: Courting yet another controversy, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has recently said people who have damaged the public properties in West Bengal while protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, must be killed following the footsteps of Uttar Pradesh and Assam.
Uttar Pradesh road mishap leaves 20 dead
Lucknow/IBNS: A double-decker bus and a truck collided near Chhibramau area in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh left 20 people dead on Friday, media reports said.
Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of CAA protest victim in Kanpur
Kanpur/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met the family members of the deceased who was killed in the violence during the CAA protest here on December 20.
Uttar Pradesh: Rape victim hangs self in Barabanki: Reports
Lucknow/UNI: A 21-year-old rape victim hanged self from ceiling of her room in Barabanki district, a report said on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh: Fire in engine of Frontier Mail in Saharanpur
Saharanpur/UNI: A major rail mishap was averted when engine of Mumbai bound Frontier Mail caught fire due to Chinese string of a kite near Alampura yard in Sekhpura area on early Tuesday morning.
Uttar Pradesh: Eight constables suspended for negligence
Jaunpur/UNI: Four head constables and four constables, posted with the judicial summons cell, were suspended with immediate effect for alleged negligence in duty by the Superintendent of Police, Jaunpur Ashok Kumar on Saturday.
I was strangulated: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accuses UP police of manhandling her
Lucknow/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh police of manhandling her while she was on her way to meet the family members of former IPS officer SR Darapuri and party colleague Sadaf Jafar who were arrested while they were protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Priyanka Gandhi stopped by Lucknow Police from meeting family of actor-activist Sadaf Jafar
Lucknow/IBNS: Congress general secretary(UP East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Saturday stopped by Lucknow Police from visiting the family of a protester arrested during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests earlier this month, media reported.
Uttar Pradesh to get India's first transgender university
Kushinagar/IBNS: The country's first transgender university will be set up in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
Example for the country: Yogi Adityanath praises crackdown on anti-CAA protesters
Lucknow/IBNS: Praising his own government's crackdown on all people who in the name of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act-protest vandalised public properties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the actions against the agitators have set an example for the country.
Go to Pakistan: Meerut police officer caught on camera telling anti-CAA protesters
Meerut/IBNS: In a video which went viral on social media, a Meerut police officer was caught on camera asking some people to go Pakistan for protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment), Act, 2019.