Ensure urban amenities in rural areas, Kalam tells studentsLUCKNOW - Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday asked students in Uttar Pradesh to emulate a development model he had successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu years ago to bring urban amenities to rural areas. Jailed gangster, cops nabbed enjoying luxuriesLUCKNOW - A jailed gangster who audaciously checked into a government guest house with the connivance of policemen and was having a good time has been caught in the act. Gangster Ateeq Khan is headed back to prison while four guilty policemen have been suspended. Tension in Uttar Pradesh town after desecration at Sikh shrineLUCKNOW - Tension gripped Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district Monday as hundreds of Sikhs carried out violent protests over desecration of their holy scripture, police said. Uttar Pradesh students to be picked for science programmeLUCKNOW - The Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) will select students from Uttar Pradesh for the national award programme ‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research’, an official said Monday. Muslim body seeks justice over Babri mosque demolitionLUCKNOW - The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has sought action against those responsible for the demolition of Babri mosque. VHP launching helpline for Hindu pilgrimsLUCKNOW - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is to start a toll-free helpline service in India for Hindu pilgrims and tourists to help them in booking low-cost accomodation, hiring vehicles and medical services during pilgrimages. Uttar Pradesh farmers take up cultivation of lucrative pulsesLUCKNOW - A majority of farmers in Uttar Pradesh diversified from their traditional crops and took up cultivation of pulses not only for self-consumption but also capitalise on the yield since the markets offered good prices. Policeman suspended for beating girlLUCKNOW - An Uttar Pradesh policeman has been suspended after he and a colleague thrashed a 12-year-old girl accused of committing a theft, police said Saturday. Magh Mela to attract 20 million, amenities not ready yetLUCKNOW - Around 20 million devotees are expected during the more than month-long Magh Mela that begins Dec 31 in Allahabad, but civic amenities to handle such a massive crowd, including hospitals, are not ready yet, officials have admitted. Get ready to cross swords with Rani Lakshmibai - at museum!LUCKNOW - Rani Lakshmibai, the fiery queen of Jhansi, had taken up arms against the mighty British in 1857 to free her country, and now she might cross swords with you - in an action-packed computerised game at a museum. Six Bangladeshi men arrested in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Six Bangladeshi men have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket, police said Friday. Three killed in Uttar Pradesh pharma firm fireLUCKNOW - At least three people were burnt to death, while eight others were injured when a fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Friday. Two killed in Uttar Pradesh pharmaceutical company fireLUCKNOW - At least two people were burnt to death, while eight others received injuries when a fire broke out at a pharmaceutical factory in Uttar Pradeshs Muzaffarnagar district, police said Friday. Antique clocks, vintage car, copper pitchers…tucked away in a homeLUCKNOW - An antique five-feet tall brass clock, a 1929 model Ford car, 150-year-old hookah, a collection of silver and gold coins from the Mughal dynasty - you are not inside any museum, but the house of an Uttar Pradesh resident who has a rich collection of antiques. Dalai Lama says he is son of IndiaLUCKNOW - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said that he is a son of India. Addressing the two-day 58th conference of the Neurological Society of India at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Thursday, he said: “I’m student of Nalanda masters of thinking therefore I also describe that I’m son of India.” Youths turn violent over BSF recruitment driveLUCKNOW - Hundreds of young men aspiring to join the Border Security Force (BSF) turned violent in Uttar Pradesh when they realized that no recruitment had been planned, police said Thursday. Demonstrating Lucknow teachers baton chargedLUCKNOW - Lucknow witnessed violent scenes when the police resorted to baton charge teachers staging a protest rally through the city’s streets on Wednesday. Four coal wagons catch fire in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Panic gripped a railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district when four wagons of a train laden with coal caught fire, police said Wednesday. Man loses wife to fellow gambler in card gameLUCKNOW - A man in western Uttar Pradesh allegedly gave away his 32-year-old wife to a fellow gambler after he lost a card game, police said Wednesday. HAL official duped of over Rs.3 lakh in net bankingLUCKNOW - A senior manager posted at the local unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has been duped of Rs.3.16 lakh through net banking. Mayawati writes to PM, demands PurvanchalLucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 13 (ANI): The Centre’s decision to initiate the process for the formation of the Telangana state has stirred up a hornet’s nest, with people from different regions coming forward to demand a separate states. ‘Bands at marriages could mean fines, boycott’LUCKNOW - A community council in an Uttar Pradesh town has banned loud music and bands at marriage functions, saying they violate the provisions of the Shariat (Islamic law) and are a waste of money. 12 killed, 24 injured in Uttar Pradesh accidentLUCKNOW - At least 12 members of a marriage party were killed and 24 others critically injured when their vehicle collided with a bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district, police said Saturday. College student fires at girls, kills oneLUCKNOW - A student shot at two girl students of a college, killing one of them, in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, the police said Saturday. Mayawati demands creation of Bundelkhand, Paschim Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday strongly demanded the Centre to create separate states of Bundelkhand and Paschim Uttar Pradesh. Maoists behead man in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Maoists have beheaded a 25-year-old man after branding him a police informer in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district, police said Friday. Bomb found in Uttar Pradesh hospitalLUCKNOW - Panic gripped an Uttar Pradesh hospital Thursday after a bomb was recovered from its premises, police said. CBI confirms bureaucrat made false declaration of ageLUCKNOW - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has confirmed that a senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in Uttar Pradesh made a false declaration of age. Three held with 150 kg explosives in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Three men were arrested with nearly 150 kg of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. Man kills wife, three children, commits suicideLUCKNOW - A man allegedly killed his wife and three children before committing suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, police said Tuesday. |