Uttar Pradesh
- Hyderabad
SIR in Hyderabad: Non-tech-savvy BLOs may pose challenge during exercise
Hyderabad: Hyderabad and all other districts of Telangana are going to see Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in April, and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are going to play a crucial role in the…
- India
Holi clash in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki leaves 11 injured
Barabanki: At least 11 people were injured after a dispute over playing with colours on Holi escalated into a violent clash between two groups in a village in Barabanki, police said. The…
- India
Austrian tourist suffers eye injury after Holi mishap in Vrindavan
Vrindavan: An Austrian tourist’s Holi experience in Uttar Pradesh‘s Vrindavan derailed after someone threw ground colour mixed with stones directly into her eye, resulting in serious damage to her cornea. While Holi is…
- Hate Crime
Women who painted ‘Muslims not allowed’ on road become Hindutva icons
Meerut: Shradha Rajput and Sandhya Rajput, the women who had painted anti-Muslim graffiti on a crash barrier along the Uttarakhand-Delhi highway, have since become local Hindutva icons. On the night of February…
- India
UP: 13-year-old fasting boy shot point-blank by friend in birthday party
Lucknow: A 13-year-old Unaiz Khan was shot dead during a birthday party in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow district on Monday evening, March 2, due to “accidental firing.” Speaking to Siasat.com, the Lucknow South…
- India
Woman shot dead by ‘molester’ in UP’s Basti
Basti: An 18-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in a village here by a man who had earlier molested her, police said on Tuesday, March 3. The class 12 student was sleeping…
- India
Prominent temples in UP closed during lunar eclipse
Lucknow: Prominent temples across Uttar Pradesh, including the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple and the Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur, were closed on Tuesday, March…
- India
No records on whether Jama Masjid built over ruins or vacant land: ASI
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Central Information Commission that it does not have any records indicating whether the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was constructed…
- Top Stories
Over 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin in UP’s Sambhal ahead of Holi
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal have put in place elaborate security arrangements ahead of the Holi festival, with more than 10 mosques covered with tarpaulin sheets, officials said on Monday, March…
- India
Girl administered injection at medical store in UP’s Gorakhpur, dies
Gorakhpur: A nine-year-old girl died allegedly after being administered an injection at a medical store in the Uruwa area here, police said on Monday, March 2. The incident took place on Sunday…
- India
UP: People protest against Ayatollah Khamenei’s assassination
Lucknow: Large-scale protests led by Shia Muslims broke out in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, including the state capital Lucknow, on Sunday, March 1, to condemn the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader…
- India
UP village mourns Khamenei’s death, recalls link to his mentor Ayatollah Khomenei
Barabanki: A doleful shadow hung over the Kintur village of Barabanki district on Sunday after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid strikes by the US-Israel. Locals say Kintur…
- News
UP: BLO ends life in school after leave denied for daughter’s wedding
Kanpur: Apparently upset over being denied leave for daughter’s wedding, a 50-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) on Special Intensive Revision duty allegedly died by suicide inside a government primary school in UP’s…
- Telangana
Telangana HC dismisses second plea to quash criminal case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has made it clear that relief in a criminal case cannot be sought in a piecemeal manner based on grounds that were already available earlier. The court…
- India
Video: Several women harassed in broad daylight during Braj ki Holi
With Holi just around the corner, celebration are in full swing, most prominently in North India’s Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, which includes cities and towns of Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon, and…