Uttar Pradesh

Baghpat (UP), Oct 1 (PTI) A state-level wrestler was shot dead and his friend seriously injured in Luhari village here, police said on Thursday.

Akash (19) and Bharat (21) were shot at by four people on Wednesday night, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh said.

While Akash died, Bharat was rushed to a hospital where is condition is stated to be serious, he said.

The duo had a dispute with Atul, Akshay, Vishal and Sumit, who called them for talks and shot them, Singh said, adding that the four accused are absconding.

Kanpur: The district administration is serious to provide ample quantity of oxygen cylinders to the covid hospitals.

With the increase in the number of oxygen cylinders, a proposal to purchase as many as 300 cylinders has been prepared on the directives of the district magistrate Alok Tiwari.

Meanwhile, Dr Dinesh Sachan, CMS, Kanshiram Hospital, said: The DM has issued a directive to purchase as many as 320 oxygen cylinders in view of the rising requirement. He has extended budget to buy the cylinders from the Covid Fund. It would take one month in delivery.

Lucknow Sep 30 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday constituted a three-member SIT to probe the Hathras gang-rape incident which has sparked outrage.

A senior government official said the chief minister has also asked for conducting the trial of the case in a fast track court.

A 19-year-old woman was brutally gang-raped in a village in Hathras district two weeks ago. She died of her grievous injuries at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday, prompting outrage, protests and calls for justice.

Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site. A timeline:

- 1528: Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur.

- 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district court seeking permission to build a canopy outside the disputed structure. Court rejects the plea.

Lucknow, Sep 30 (PTI) All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, were on Wednesday acquitted by a special CBI court here.

The court said there was no conclusive proof against the accused.

The case relates to the razing of the disputed structure in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.

Kanpur: Metro Project in the city moves with its fast momentum but it gets setbacks owing to illegal constructions coming in its routes. 

Though the Project officials insist on providing metro rail with 34 metro stations up to the year 2024, the narrow width of the road extending from Rawatpur tri-crossing to Bada Chauraha vexes them.

They decided to approach the Municipal Corporation authorities for the dismantling of illegal houses and shops But the Nigam authorities reminded them that the GT Road comes under the PWD.

Kanpur: What precisely was faulty? This is a matter of study and scrutiny. This is what the Nagar Nigam Zone-3 executive engineer Ranvir Singh has told and talked about the enquiry into the whole matter.

Does it not indicate of some anomaly in the start of the work before opening of the tender regarding the laying down of interlocking tiles in a street of Babupurwa locality coming under Ward number 105.

The work was estimated to be of Rs 9.98 lakh; three tenders were also issued. Without finalisation of the tender, the materials like sand started downloading at the site.

Banda, Sep 28 (PTI) A CRPF jawan was arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, police said on Monday.

According to a complaint lodged by the minor on July 12, CRPF jawan Brijesh Kushwaha (39) allegedly thrashed her and raped her on June 5 when she had gone to his house looking for a room on rent.

Lucknow Sep 28 (PTI) UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu and other party workers were held while staging protest against the new farm laws in the state capital on Monday, a party leader said.

Led by the UPCC president, Congress workers from all over the state converged at the Parivartan Chowk here and staged a protest against the "anti-farm" laws, party's media convenor Lalan Kumar said.

While trying to move towards the Raj Bhawan, party workers and its chief were held, Kumar said.

Ayodhya (UP), Sep 27 (PTI) Real estate prices in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh have doubled since the Ram temple 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony with scores of people wishing to own a property in the holy land.

Property rates started rising in the district last year after the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of the temple at the site where devout Hindus believe god Ram was born. And the prices have shot up since the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony in August this year.