Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) A deaf and mute girl was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said.

The 18-year-old girl was sleeping when Pintu Prasad entered her house at a village in Chauri Chaura area on Monday afternoon. He covered the girl's face and raped her, according to the police.

Kanpur: The efforts to control air pollution in the city through various measures are a welcome move indeed. 

A Whatsapp group of experts coming from IIIT, Kanpur University and Pollution Control Board will put up their respective suggestions.

Realising the gravity of the issue, the Nagar Ayukt A Tripathi has made arrangements for the sprinkling of water on dusty roads, garbage removal punctually, pruning of trees, preparation of route map for disposal of garbage, and others.

Mathura (UP), Oct 5 (PTI) An 11-year-old boy was allegedly murdered and his body dumped in a bush near Jawahar Bagh in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, as a ransom of Rs 5 lakh was not paid in time by the father, police said on Monday.

A 26-year-old accused identified as Lokesh alias Pillu was arrested in connection with the case on Sunday, they added.

Sitapur (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) A man allegedly set on fire a married woman with whom he had been living after she insisted him to marry her in Sitapur district, police said Tuesday.

The woman, around 25, has been referred to a Lucknow hospital with serious burn injuries, Superintendent of Police RP Singh said.

Pratap, a resident of Shahjahanpur, and his accomplice Kaushal set the woman on fire in Devkali village on Monday evening after she insisted that he marry her, Singh said.

Pratapgarh, Oct 6 (PTI) A Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh following which the accused was arrested, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Sunday when the 17-year-old girl was sleeping in her house and the accused, identified as Chandrakesh verma, entered her room through the terrace and raped her, they said.

According to police, the girl was alone in the house at the time of the incident.

Aligarh (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) Even before the outrage over the gang rape-murder case of a Dalit woman in Hathras settled, a six-year-old girl from the district, who was allegedly raped by her relative, died during treatment at a hospital in Delhi, police said Tuesday.

The minor was held captive at a relative's house in Iglas area of Aligarh district and was rescued on September 17, Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj G said.

Kanpur: Online study has its own benefits in the corona time but viva-voce for the junior class students is quite a burden upon them.

It is an absolutely novel idea as some or most of the students think. They find themselves a bit confused at answering the answers.

Recently one school invited the whole of class on online viva. They were quite scary as to what would the subject teacher ask? Though the teacher was putting comparatively simpler questions. 

Bhadohi, Oct 4 (PTI) A 44-year-old married Dalit woman was allegedly raped here by four men, of whom two have been arrested, police said on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said a case has been registered against the two men based on a complaint lodged by the woman's husband.

The incident took place in Gyanpur area of the city, police said.

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 5 (PTI) A woman was allegedly raped by a man at gunpoint in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar following which the accused was arrested, police said on Monday.

Kanpur: City side of Central station will be redeveloped. Substantiating this vital information, VP Sood, project manager, said that Kanpur Central redevelopment plan would equip with various facilities. The plan has been sent to the Railway Board.

About 80% of the development work will be done on the city side. The numbers of the  passengers entering the station remain more than the Cantt side. It also becomes a reason to consider redevelopment works on this spacious side.