Insects, pests damage sugarcane crop in Meerut DistrictMEERUT - Sugarcane farmers are facing a double-edged sword of a prolonged drought and pesticides damaging about 50 per cent of their standing crop. Students participate in ‘Save Ganga Mission’ in VaranasiVARANASI - Hundreds of school students took part in a unique rally staged at Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district, to motivate the local residents in keeping River Ganga clean, on Tuesday. Sonia Gandhi visits Sadauli village in Rae BareillySADAULI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited Sadauli, a village in her parliamentary constituency of Rae Bareilly in on Monday. Violence in Mau after 7 crushed by truckMAU - People in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau town resorted to violence after a speeding truck crushed at least seven people to death and injured a dozen on Wednesday. Farmer robbed of Rs.10 mn in Greater NoidaGREATER NOIDA - A farmer was robbed of Rs.10 million (Rs.1 crore) here Tuesday while he was on his way to execute a sale deed of a property, police said. ‘Ishtiqa’ prayers seeking rains performed at Aligarh UniversityALIGARH - A large number of people of the Muslim faith on Saturday offered ‘Ishtiqa’ or, special prayers seeking an end to the prolonged dry spell from the God, which is affecting general life here. Aligarh schoolgirl leaves for US for NASA student programmeALIGARH - Palak Agrawal, one of the two schoolgirls selected from India to visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency for training in space shuttle designing, left for the US on Friday late night. One dead, five injured in stampede during Army recruitment rally in UPCHANDAULI - One person was killed and five others were injured in a stampede during Army recruitment rally here on Sunday. A Hindu temple where Muslims also prayRAMPUR - A temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in a village here counts many Muslims among its devotees. Not only do they take part in some rituals but also donate for community feasts during every festival. Joshi gets bail, accuses Mayawati of ‘political conspiracy’ (Second Lead)MORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, charged with denigrating Dalits, was Saturday granted interim bail till July 29 by a Moradabad court. After her release from jail, Joshi charged the state government with hatching a “political conspiracy” against her. Defiant Rita Joshi blames Mayawati for burning of her houseMORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was released from a Moradabad jail on Saturday, categorically blamed state chief minister, Mayawati for burning her house. Joshi released on bail, says ready for jail againMORADABAD - Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, charged with denigrating Dalits after a speech last Wednesday, was released from jail here Saturday after beinjg granted interim bail. Rahul Gandhi says Joshi’s remarks against Mayawati unfortunate, but Mayawati also at faultAMETHI - Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday told reporters at a impromptu press conference here that remarks made by Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi against state Chief Minister Mayawati were unfortunate, but at the same time understandable because of the lack of development in the state. 30 child labourers rescued in Agra and FirozabadAGRA / FIROZABAD - Around 30 child labourers were rescued by police and officials of state Child Labour Department from Agra and Firozabad cities in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh body builder keenly awaits Taiwan championshipBULANDSHAHAR - It isn’t unusual for people in the country to expect medals from sportspersons contesting competitions, especially those being held in abroad. U P Police files chargesheet against Varun Gandhi for hate speechesPILIBHIT - Uttar Pradesh Police filed a chargesheet against Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi at a Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Pilibhit on Wednesday for his alleged hate speeches in March during campaign for Lok Sabha polls. Ambekar Village least developed in Uttar PradeshPANDEYPUR - Pandeypur village has been declared Ambedkar village in Uttar Pradesh that entitles it to additional government funds for development, but it remains abandoned and underdeveloped. Uttar Pradesh shrine draws possessed people of all faiths for cureHARDOI - A Muslim shrine in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district has earned popularity for curing people believed to be possessed by evil spirits. Diarrhoea claims four lives in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district
Annual fair at Goverdhan endsGOVERDHAN - Nearly 10 million pilgrims offered prayers and circumambulated the Goverdhan hill in this holy town of Uttar Pradesh as part of the three-day annual Mudiya Poonau fair that culminated with Guru Poornima celebrations Tuesday. Agra continues to simmer under intense heat waveAGRA - Soaring temperature has made life miserable for people in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra city, as the city continues to reel under intense heat wave situation on Tuesday. Farmers protest against acquisition of land for international airport in KushinagarKUSHINAGAR - Farmers in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh have staged a protest against the acquisition of their land for an international airport. Monsoon woes continue in Uttar PradeshMADNA - Delay in Monsoon in Uttar Pradesh, is upsetting villagers and farmers of Madna village, as they are going through a tough time as the fields in the region have almost dried up. Grooms wait, brides come ridingJAHANGEERABAD - We’re seriously not horsing around. In an Uttar Pradesh village, the groom sits and waits for his bride who, dressed in fine bridal wear and a pagri, comes riding on a white mare to marry her man. When government contributes to its cash crisisRAMPUR - Guess who is contributing to the cash crunch of the Uttar Pradesh power department! The state government itself. Leopard killed by villagers in Uttar PradeshBALLIA - Angry villagers on Tuesday killed a leopard, which had been creating havoc for quite some time in Rasra area of Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. At least two injured during an anti-encroachment drive in Uttar PradeshGHAZIABAD - At least two people were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, on Sunday, as an anti-encroachment drive in a slum locality in the area went haywire. Fire in cracker godown engulfs commercial complex in AgraAGRA - A massive fire engulfed a firecracker godown in Jatni Bagh commercial complex of Agra in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi’s birthday celebrated across Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW/KANPUR/ALLAHABAD - Large number of supporters and activists of Congress party celebrated the 39th birthday of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Notorious dacoit Ghanshyam killed in ChitrakootCHITRAKOOT - Notorious dacoit Ghanshyam Kewat alias Nanhu was shot dead by Uttar Pradesh police during a fierce three day gun battle in Jamauli village of Chitrakoot district. |