Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Aug 16 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has extended by three months the detention of physician Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act for his alleged provocative speech during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests.

Khan was arrested in January for delivering the speech at Aligarh Muslim University on December 10, 2019. It is the second time his detention under the stringent law has been extended by another three months, this time beyond August 13.

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu condoled the death of Uttar Pradesh minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan on Sunday.

Kanpur: Strangely enough the residents have to confront with disruption in electricity supply multiple times on today being a very, very special day.

If the continuation of power supply in Jajmau was reviewed it showed a trend of power failure continuously. 

Residents have been experiencing the power cuts for the past several days though it was quite regular in earlier days, as they told.

Hapur (UP), Aug 14 (PTI) A man evading arrest for over a week after allegedly raping a six-year-old girl was nabbed on Friday by police after a shootout in a jungle near here, an official said.

The police said the accused, a resident of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, was on the run for over a week after raping the girl in Gadh Mukteshwar town of Hapur distrct.

The police had also announced a reward on his arrest.

Noida (UP), Aug 14 (PTI) A 25-year-old man working for a telecommunication company in Uttar Pradesh's Noida was arrested on Friday over an allegation of rape from a colleague, officials said.

In a complaint made at the Sector 20 police station, the 22-year-old woman alleged that she was raped by her colleague on Thursday when a group of employees of their firm had gone out for a party at a local hotel, they said.

Kanpur: What remains worth noting today is the children's total freedom from online classes even. They passed the day in hitting the canvas ball with the bat on whatever space they managed to procure in the precincts of their residential area.

Talking to so many children between the age group of 10 and 13 years, what has been clearly learnt from their intermittent reactions was that they wanted to enjoy fully on this day. 

Lucknow, Aug 14 (PTI) Over 650 villages in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh are affected by floods and 384 of them have been cut off from other parts of the state, an official said on Friday.

The Sharda river at Lakhimpur Kheri's Palliakalan and the Saryu at Barabanki's Elgin Bridge, Ayodhya and Ballia's Turtipar are flowing above the danger mark, Relief Commissioner Sanjay Goyal told reporters.

KANPUR: Sudden arrival of police on the wide road in Jajmau area on Friday afternoon remained a matter of surprise for the people present all over the place.

The police came in its designated vehicle with hooting siren and started warning people. They were also tossing sticks on the road. Some riders started running fast while a few others were standing by the side of the shops.

Their faces revealed to some extent as to why the police suddenly came into strict action on the road.

KANPUR: On mobile replies the young son of the house attendant that 'Papa is cleaning the guest house momentarily.' So it is not feasible for him to attend your call.

The house lady kept the phone on the table after switching it off with a grin. 

She mumbled how could he be free when there is fixed a programme at the guest house. The whole of the day gets ruined this, she thought. 

The servants are not as much humble these days. They count for every minute of the labour exerted in the easier or more difficult work, added the lady.

KANPUR: Crowded localities force residents to find residential spaces in newer colonies which are more often situated in remote areas. People had to move for a cleaner, safer and peaceful places.

But, what they have to face at first hand is the non-availability of basic things required in their daily lives.