Uttar Pradesh

October 14, 2024 4:53 PM

Bahraich violence: Protestors torch shops, hospitals after man killed during idol immersion clash

Bahraich violence: Protestors torch shops, hospitals after man killed during idol immersion clash Protestors vandalized shops and set fire to hospitals and pharmacies in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district on Monday, following violent clashes between two communities during the immersion of Durga idols in the Mahasi area the previous day. According to police, 30 people have been taken into custody in connection with the violence, and authorities have launched a manhunt for the main accused. Ut...

September 16, 2024 3:56 PM

Uttar Pradesh: Eight railway stations in Lucknow division renamed

The names of eight railway stations in Uttar Pradesh have been changed according to an order issued by the Northern Railways on Tuesday. The Competent Authority has accorded its approval for the change in names of 8 stations that fall under the Lucknow division of the Northern Railways. The stations with new names are Kasimpur Halt, Jais, Misrauli, Bani, Nihalgarh, Akbarganj, Wazirganj Halt, and Fursatganj. The names of eight railway stations in the Lucknow division have been changed are: Kasi...

September 16, 2024 4:34 PM

Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple witnesses scores of devotees offering prayers on third Monday of ‘Sawan’

Prayers were offered at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on the third Monday of 'Sawan'. On the occasion, Bhasma Aarti was also performed at the temple. Prayers were also offered at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Uttar Pradesh and Gauri Shankar Mandir in the national capital. On Friday, scores of devotees thronged Mahakaleshwar temple to offer prayers on the occasion of 'Sawan Shivratri'. On this occasion, the devotees also took a dip in the Ganga river. Sawan month is considere...

September 16, 2024 5:53 PM

UP: Restoration work underway at Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment site in Gonda

The restoration work is underway at the site of the accident after the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Gonda, claiming the lives of three people and injuring 30. Several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda on Thursday. Three passengers died in the incident, while around 30 were injured. The train derailed near Gonda station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway at about 2:37 pm. A...

July 8, 2024 10:28 AM

IMD forecasts heavy rain along west coast, north-east, east India, Uttar Pradesh

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain along the West Coast, in many parts of northeast and east India, and in Uttar Pradesh over the next five days. Met department said Bihar and Odisha can expect isolated extremely heavy rainfall today, July 8. Assam and Meghalaya are likely to experience similar weather on July 10 and 11. Over the next five days, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, and Coastal Karnataka will likely see fai...

July 2, 2024 7:27 PM

Around 50-60 killed in UP’s Hathras stampede, PM Modi expresses condolences

In a tragic incident, a stampede at a private event in Hathras has claimed 50-60 lives, Hathras DM Ashish Kumar confirmed. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of New Delhi, where authorities said a large crowd had gathered on an area of open ground in response to a call from a local religious leader. "District administration is investigating the matter. The injured are being taken to the hospital and people are still being recovered. A figu...

September 16, 2024 6:33 PM

PM Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh & Bihar on June 18-19, to release 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on June 18 and 19 (Tuesday and Wednesday). According to PMO, the Prime Minister will participate in PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi at around 5 pm today (Tuesday). During the event, he will grant certificates to more than 30,000 women from self-help groups (SHGs) Krishi Sakhis. PM Modi, after being sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time, signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th inst...

May 14, 2024 8:41 AM

Prime Minister Modi to file nomination from Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh. Before filing the papers, the PM will offer prayers at Dashwamedh Ghat and will take a dip in the River Ganga before boarding the cruise ship. PM Modi also posted on X about his relationship with Kashi. "My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable... all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!" PM Modi is the sitting MP and candidate from Varanasi...

May 8, 2024 9:26 AM

Mayawati removes nephew Akash Anand as BSP national coordinator and her ‘successor’

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati announced on Tuesday the removal of her nephew Akash Anand from the position of national coordinator and her 'political successor'. Mayawati said she is taking the decision in the "larger interest" of the party and Anand is being removed from the positions till he attains "full maturity." "It is known that BSP, besides being a party, is also a movement for self-respect and self-esteem of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao A...

May 8, 2024 9:07 AM

Lok Sabha elections: Voter turnout recorded at 64.4% in phase-3 amid peaceful polling

The voter turnout for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election held on Tuesday in 93 constituencies recorded at 64.4 per cent as per the Election Commission's update until 11:40 pm on Tuesday. The highest voter turnout of 81.61 per cent was recorded in Assam where four constituencies went to the polls in this phase and the lowest, 57.34 per cent, was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, where 10 constituencies went to the polls. The numbers are provisional and will be updated by the field-level officers....