Uttar Pradesh

India: 9-year-old girl raped in UP's Bareilly

Bareilly (UP) Sep 29 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl here, police said on Wednesday.

An FIR was registered against the accused based on a complaint by the minor's father at the Izzatnagar police station, they said.

According to the complaint, the man raped the girl in a drunken state at his home on Saturday, Senior Sub Inspector Swadesh Pal Singh said.

The incident came to light after the minor fell sick, he said.

India: UP govt's river ranching plan also covers Kanpur District

Kanpur: This district has been included among all the 12 districts where the Ganga Task Force takes the initiative of cleaning the river from nitrogen content. As many as 15 lakh fish of different varieties will be released every day into the stream of the river.

As the course of the river covers UP districts, the state government has made an effort.

We are making all-out efforts to clean the river and improve groundwater conservation. This endeavour is also a part of the plan, said Chief Secretary of Namami Gange.

India: Six cops suspended in relation with Kanpur realtor's death

Kanpur: A businessman from Kanpur was found dead following a police raid at a hotel in Gorakhpur.

As many six policemen have been suspended informs the SSP on Tuesday night.

The Gorakhpur police said that the 36-year-old Manish Kumar Gupta slipped during the routine police checking and injured himself. He was staying at the hotel with two friends from Gurugram in Haryana.

While deceased’s friend Hardeep Singh Chauhan, staying with him in the hotel, alleged that the police brutally thrashed him.

India: Kanpur Metro three rakes reach city from Gujarat

Kanpur: For the Kanpur Metro Project, three rakes of the coaches have reached here from the Savli Plant in Gujarat.

The rakes were taken to the polytechnic depot via Bypass and G.T. Road.

The UP Metro Rail Corporation officials will conduct the compiling process of the trains at Polytechnic Depot here.

Three different trailers brought the coaches through Jaipur and Agra and Etawah. After a five-day trip, the rakes eventually reached here.

The priority corridor connects IIT Kanpur to Motijheel that stretches along with a total of 9 stations.

India: Two girls gang raped in cyber cafe in UP

Kannauj (UP), Sep 27 (PTI) Two girls were allegedly held hostage and gang raped in a cyber cafe in this district when they had gone to get some documents photocopied, police said on Monday.

Four men took hostage of the two girl students at the cafe on September 13 and one of the accused also recorded the act, police said. The accused also extorted Rs 10,000 from the girls, threatening to circulate the video.

India: Jitin Prasada gets technical education minister in UP govt

Lucknow, Sep 27 (PTI) The charge of the Uttar Pradesh technical education department has been given to Jitin Prasada who was inducted into Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's council of ministers on Sunday after crossing over to the BJP from the Congress in June.

The allocation of the department to Prasada was announced on Twitter by Adityanath on Monday. The portfolio was earlier held by Kamal Rani Varun who succumbed to Covid on August 2 last year.

India: Maurya offers financial help to dead girl's family

Kanpur: Not only financial help but assurance of severe punishment to the accused was also given to the family members of the deceased girl by the UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya here.

He has visited the girl's village on Monday evening. He handed over a cheque of ten lakh to the victim's family.

He also assured the family of security. 

The girl was allegedly molested by a dairy operator in the Kalyanpur area.

India: Road in Agra renamed after late VHP leader Ashok Singhal

Agra (UP), Sep 27 (PTI) A road in Agra, known till now as 'Ghatia Azam Khan', has been renamed after late Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal, who was born in a house located on the same stretch, the city mayor said on Monday.

Agra Mayor Naveen Jain said the proposal to change the name was proposed by Jagdeesh Pachori, a corporator from Shaheed Nagar ward in Agra, and it was accepted during the 13th session of the executive committee of Agra Nagar Nigam organised in the Smart City, Agra office premises.

India: Success of Bharat Bandh has unnerved BJP

Lucknow, Sep 28 (PTI) Accusing the BJP of working in the interest of capitalists who had helped it come to power, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said the "success" of the farmers' Bharat Bandh has unnerved the ruling party.

The Bharat Bandh was called on Monday by farmer unions to protest against the Centre's three agri laws.

In a tweet in Hindi on Monday night, the SP chief also charged that the BJP was working for those who hold its reins in their hands.

India: Life remains normal despite farmer's bandh call

Kanpur: Despite the bandh call by the farmers, the life in this business city remains normal.

They have given a bandh call to protest the farm laws.

The heavy vehicles are running on the high ways. Even the roads are not thoroughly vacant of the vehicles. The shops are also not shut down.

The online examinations of the schools were conducted in the forenoon. The students were happy at their respective answers. They have enough time to answer as many as 40 questions. Though each question has many questions.

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