Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Nov 5 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday a Diwali bonus for 14.82 lakh state government employees, an official said.

There has been a lot of speculation over the declaration of bonus amid the economic situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the Adityanath government chose in favour of it, the official said.

Banda (UP), Nov 6 (PTI) A 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Marka area here, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on November 3 when the girl was alone at her house and her family had gone to the field, they said.

An FIR was lodged on Thursday in this regard, following which the accused was arrested, police said, adding that an investigation into the matter is underway.

Bulandshahr (UP), Nov 4 (PTI) A junior engineer of the development authority here went missing with an electronic voting machine (EVM) during the bypoll held on the Sadar Assembly seat in the district, an official said on Wednesday.

The additional EVM was later seized by the police from the office of the junior engineer identified as Mahesh Agrawal and returned to the district administration, they said.

Bulandshahr (UP), Nov 4 (PTI) A court in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district sentenced a man on Wednesday to seven years of imprisonment in the case of suicide by a 17-year-old girl.

The district court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused who was harassing the student.

On August 2 last year, a resident of Khurja area had lodged complaint that Sushil, who lived in the neighbourhood, was harassing her daughter, who committed suicide. The accused was later arrested.

Bulandshahr (UP), Nov 4 (PTI) A court in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district sentenced a man to 20 years in jail on Wednesday for raping a 5-year-old girl.

The additional district and sessions judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the accused.

Sanjeev had raped the girl in Agota area, following which he was arrested under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

Kanpur: If a fire incident remains unattended by the fire tenders, the leaps of fire damage additionally. Such instance surfaced in the city's Barra area on Tuesday late night.

Despite immediate information to the nearby Fire station, the tenders reached the spot two hours late as was reported. It was also told that there was a big loss due to this fire in the medical shop.

A medical store at the World Bank Sector D caught fire fiercely. The owner tried to inform the Fire Station but the phone was not picked up in his initial attempts.

Kanpur: It is certainly not a fresh initiative by the CBSE. Students were earlier also provided tips to lessen their tension from the study during the Board examinations.

At this time of Covid-19 when both the online and offline classes are on, the Board has taken a fresh step to decrease mental tension.

This module is known almost as mental tension & its remedy. Just before the beginning of the Board exams, the examinees were provided with useful tips by the experts to keep them fit and fine. The latest inclusion is also beneficial.

Kanpur: What has been seen in the bye poll of Ghatampur assembly seat was the enthusiasm of elder voters and the youths. Voting continued from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

One 92 years old voter was noticed in the queue to cast his vote at a polling booth in Ghatampur. He reacted that he arrived at the booth early because he believed in the voting first and then other work.

One 70 years old voter and another 69 years old lady voter also followed just the same message. 

Kanpur: Continuous fall in the number of students at the district' s Govt Secondary Schools remains stunning matter.

As many as seven schools have found no registration for class IX Board examinations. 

Taking this matter seriously the DIOS has issued a show-cause notice to the principals of the goverment secondary schools.

He even got checked the website of the UP Board. What was disclosed was not worth believing? There was no registration for Class 9. 

Mathura, Nov 2 (PTI) Police arrested a man and booked three others after a video clip showing members of their group offering namaz on the premises of a temple here surfaced on social media, officials said.

According to Mathura SP (Rural) Shrish Chandra, one of the accused--Faizal Khan--was nabbed in Delhi and being interrogated.

The other three accused in the case have been identified as Chand Mohammad, Alok Ratan and Neelesh Gupta.