Uttar Pradesh

Etah (UP), Feb 15 (PTI) A 19-year-old woman was allegedly killed for dowry in Shastri Nagar locality under Jaithra police station area here, police said on Monday.

Jaya got married to Rajesh two years ago and was being tortured for not getting a motorcycle and Rs 2 lakh cash and gold in dowry, the victim's mother, Manju Devi, told police.

On Sunday, Rajesh called her mother-in-law and claimed that Jaya had committed suicide by hanging herself, police said quoting the complainant, who is a resident of the national capital.

Kanpur: On Basant Panchami day the cloudy sky gives the feeling of winter once again after days of yellow glowing sun.

There blows damp cold air which compels us to wear woollen clothes again. Those who have already discarded the clothes keeping them warm and comfortable are now not forgetting to put on at least half sweater in order to counter the low temperature of the festive day.

Although the minimum temperature was recorded at 14° Celsius, yet it is enough to feel cold.

The policemen were also seen wearing their jacket while driving two-wheeler.

Kanpur: Traffic rules are important for us but youngsters do not seem to follow the guidelines. They were overheard saying what if the jam occurs by wrong parking.

Though the crowd surges during the time school leaves and the students care a little less in following the rules needed to maintain even flow of traffic.

One said park your bike on one side. Other stated let the crowd happen. Why do they show indifference attitude towards the traffic rules?

Kanpur: Every multi-storey building has the facility of lift for residents' comfort. But some boys develop naughty ways to enjoy the ride several times.

A boy was found sleeping in a building's box type of lift. What was interesting was that he was taking relief in standing posture.

In the morning time, when there was lesser use of the automatic lift he thought it fit enjoy sleep and pushing the 'G' and 5th-floor button in that particular posture.

Kanpur: Society is changing fast. Is it owing to the drastic shift in culture? Strange outcomes are noticable going opposite of the good old norms.

Recently an elder sister living in a high-rise building approached her younger sister, to know the method of preparing pickles.

She happens to be above 18 years old. But she does not learn the method. The younger one has learnt of the simple process of preparing pickles from her next-door neighbour.

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) A Delhi policeman was injured after he was allegedly beaten up by some people at the Tikri border where he went on Friday to paste posters of missing farmers, officials said.

The policeman, identified as Jitender Rana, is posted at Nangloi police station. He received injuries to his head and other body parts, they said.

Srinagar, Feb 12 (PTI) The Body of a Kashmiri engineer, who had gone missing following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, was recovered on Friday, officials said.

The body of Basharat Ahmed Zargar, a resident of the Soura area of the city, was recovered near the Rishi Ganga power project where he was working, they said.

The officials said his family members, who were in Uttarakhand, have expressed the desire to bring the body here for last rites.

Kanpur: How has inflation frightened the common man is clear from the fact that a nail sells at Rs 5 per piece and a lollipop also sells at Rs 5 in the open market.

It reminds us of the famous traditional tale saying taka ser khaja taka ser bhaji. 

Ghaziabad, Feb 10 (PTI) Punjabi singer Babbu Maan reached the Ghazipur protest site on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Wednesday, met the farmers and extended support to their protest against the contentious agriculture laws.

Maan, who has earlier supported the farmers protest through his posts on social media, said he was ready to debate with Bollywood artists who think the movement was wrong.

Kanpur: Superstitious values seems to have overwhelmed an old rural woman to attain release from the cycle of death.

Belonging to Sajeti Madha village of Ghatampur in the district one 50-year-old woman thought of taking a samadhi. The  family members and villagers appear to have energized her to take this odd step.

A pit is as deep as four-feet was dug up in the open space of her village house. Chanting the hymns, she jumped into it. The people put a cot over the trench and covered it with the layers of soil. They even started chanting some hymns.