Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Nov 21 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh launched the party's "booth sadasyata abhiyan" (booth membership campaign) from Ghaziabad on Sunday.

Under the campaign, new members will be enrolled into the party by reaching out to every household under all the polling booths, state BJP's co-media in-charge Abhay Singh said, adding that on November 27 and November 28, a special booth membership campaign will be held in which the party's office-bearers, public representatives and workers will participate.

Lucknow, Nov 20 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday observed "Kisan Vijay Diwas" in Uttar Pradesh, terming the repeal of Centre's three farm laws as the victory of farmers' struggle and paid homage to those who lost their lives during the agitation.

The party observed 'Kisan Vijay Diwas' all over the state to mark the victory of the farmers' struggle against the three laws, a party spokesman said.

Kanpur: Kanpur ranks as the fifth most polluted city in Uttar Pradesh, when it comes about the contaminated air.

The impact of this is declared every morning when the district is encircled by a blanket of smog.

This fog of pollution, according to the air quality monitoring system, does not disperse as the day grows larger.

The sky is usually clear throughout the day, but visibility is hindered once again with the nightfall.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 21 (PTI) A senior official of a district cooperative bank resigned from the BJP and joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) here.

Sandeep Malik, director of Muzaffarnagar District Cooperative Bank and a former Zila Panchayat member, resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party and joined the RLD.

Malik made the announcement on his political move during a rally by RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary at Baghra here on Saturday.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 21 (PTI) A 24-year-old woman was allegedly held captive, beaten up and raped for three days here, police said on Sunday.

According to the complaint lodged by the woman with the police, she was forcibly taken to a hotel by a man where she was made to consume beverages laced with sedatives and raped for three days, they said.

The woman also alleged that the man beat her up whenever she tried to defend herself, police said.

They said the woman and the man knew each other.

Kanpur: The District Magistrate has undertaken the task of revamping the face of rural schools, with modular fits and upgrade.

Notably, schools from each development block have been chosen for the program to ensure wide reach and development.

All construction work carried here will be attached with students and will be performed to improve a child-friendly atmosphere on the premises.

Around 30 master trainers from UNICEF have been deployed to complete the task.

Shahjahanpur (UP), Nov 19 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by a quack and his accomplice here in the Allahaganj area, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl was going to market, Superintendent of Police S Anand said, adding when the girl was passing by the quake's clinic, he and his accomplice dragged her into the clinic and gang-raped her.

Kanpur: The tickets for the first match of the upcoming Test series between India and New Zealand at Green Park here are currently available online.

The offline facility is yet to begin, informs the news

The ticket range starts from ₹600 for a girls-only area.

It goes as high as ₹6000 for VIP Pavilion and Pavilion Balconies on BookMyShow.

The tickets will also be obtainable at various branches of ICICI Banks as well.

Agra, Nov 19 (PTI) The staff at the district hospital here found themselves in a baffling situation on Friday, when a priest came wailing with a request to bandage the broken arm of an idol of Lord Krishna.

The staff was faced with a priest who came distraught to the hospital urging them to attend to the deity's idol, whose arm he accidently broke while giving it a bath in the morning.

Kanpur: Devotees took a bath at Sarsaiya Ghat here on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.

Prakash Parv was celebrated when God Ram returned back to Ayodhaya after defeating Ravana, said a devotee.

This festival is celebrated with great joy on the banks of river Ganga in Kanpur, Banaras and Prayagraj, he enlarged.

Kartik Purnima is also celebrated as Dev Deepawali and marks the fifteenth lunar day of the Hindu month of Kartik.