Congress austerity drive a political stunt, says ManekaLUCKNOW - Terming the austerity drive of the Congress as a “political stunt”, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Maneka Gandhi Friday said it would have been better if the Congress government focused on strategising ways to fight corruption. Criminal shot dead while trying to escapeLUCKNOW - A man under trial for a string of criminal offences was shot dead by police in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district early Friday when he jumped off a running train in a bid to escape, officials said. Mayawati slams Congress party’s austerity driveLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ridiculed Congress party’s austerity drive, terming it as a ploy to steer attention away from the steep price rise. Now licensed, English-speaking guides for Agra, VaranasiLUCKNOW - Smartly dressed, English-speaking, licensed tour guides will now be seen in northern India’s tourist hubs like Agra and Varanasi, marking a departure from touts who are often known to fleece visitors, particularly foreigners. Did not violate court order on construction: MayawatiLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday denied her government had defied the Supreme Court order on halting all construction activity in the state. Kidnap, rape accused flees from courtLUCKNOW - A music teacher in a Gorakhpur school accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, Thursday fled from police custody from the district court, officials said. Four arrested for woman professor’s murderLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh police Thursday claimed to have solved the murder of a woman professor, in a Kanpur university campus, with the arrest of four people. ‘Mini vacation’ for Uttar Pradesh government employeesLUCKNOW - It’s a long, long weekend for the employees of the Uttar Pradesh government. Starting Thursday, it’s a five-day break for the government officials due to various religious festivals. Till shoes do us part… love saga ends on sad footnoteLUCKNOW - A village council in Uttar Pradesh forced a love-struck couple to slap each other with shoes after they were caught sitting together in a park. Bandit arrested in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - A bandit wanted in over a dozen criminal cases, including murder, was Wednesday arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district, police said. IAS officer’s domestic help commits suicideLUCKNOW - A domestic help employed with a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer committed suicide by hanging himself in the government bungalow of the official, police said Wednesday. Spurious liquor racket: one more heldLUCKNOW - A man who supplied the rectified spirit allegedly used to make the spurious liquor that killed 29 people in Uttar Pradesh last week has been arrested, police said Wednesday. 42 cops suspended in LucknowLUCKNOW - As many as 42 policemen were suspended here Tuesday for dereliction of duty, officials said. Engineering student commits suicide in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - A first-year engineering student committed suicide Sunday by jumping from the fourth floor of her college building here, police said. Chopper with French tourists makes emergency landingLUCKNOW - A private helicopter carrying two French tourists Tuesday made an emergency landing in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district after it developed a technical snag. No one was injured. Man kills self after poisoning his four kidsLUCKNOW - A Dalit man committed suicide after giving poison to four of his children in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Two kids are dead, police said Tuesday. Headmaster accused of molesting employee in Uttar Pradesh schoolLUCKNOW - A headmaster of a government-run primary school in Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh has been accused of molesting an employee, police said Tuesday. Aarushi’s missing mobile finally recoveredNEW DELHI/LUCKNOW - Investigators can hope of finally solving the Aarushi Talwar murder case as the Noida teenager’s mobile phone, a crucial piece of evidence that was missing for over a year, has been recovered from an Uttar Pradesh town, Delhi Police said Monday. Farm university professor shot dead on campusLUCKNOW - An assistant professor of the Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University in Kanpur was shot dead on the campus Monday evening, police said. UPA to match NDA’s 5-year road making in an year: MinisterLUCKNOW - Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways R.P.N.Singh Monday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will undertake, within an year, the total road construction work done by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government during its five-year tenure. Village council heads meet to register support for honour killingLUCKNOW - Representatives of various village councils from Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi met to express their support for the traditional honour killing of couples who marry in the same gotra (clan). Teachers cut hair of Class 5 students for bunking classesLUCKNOW - Two teachers of a private school in Uttar Pradesh forcibly cut the hair of four Class 5 students after catching them bunking classes, an official said Monday. Rampur floods leave MP and actress Jayaprada in tearsLUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur and actress Jayaprada was left in tears when her bullock cart got stuck in a river in her constituency. Two young men held with illegal firearms in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Two young men were arrested after an hour-long gunfight with police and charged with illegal possession of several firearms in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said Monday. Four killed in Lucknow accidentLUCKNOW - Four people were killed and six critically injured when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) jumped over the road divider and hit a car near here Sunday evening, police said. Uttar Pradesh spends more on elephants statues than live onesLUCKNOW - Scores of elephants statues are to come up in a memorial park here in the Uttar Pradesh capital city at a cost of tens of crores of rupees. But for creation and maintenance of a special elephant reserve, the state government can spare only Rs.50 lakh. Young man kills three in Uttar Pradesh, arrestedLUCKNOW - A young man killed the former headman of his village in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district and fled, but returned the next day and gunned down two members of his family who advised him to surrender, police said Sunday. Hooch toll rises to 29 in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - As many as 11 more people died after drinking spurious liquor in Saharanpur district Saturday and Sunday, taking the death toll from hooch to 29 in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Teachers block traffic to protest rape-murder of colleagueLUCKNOW - About 150 teachers blocked the main Lucknow-New Delhi highway to protest the alleged rape and murder of a colleague in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, police said Sunday. Durga Puja at ‘White House’ - right here in Lucknow!LUCKNOW - How about offering prayers at the ‘White House’ this Durga Puja? A massive marquee, modelled on the grand official residence of the American president, is about to make that happen right here in Lucknow. |