Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 15 PTI A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an acquaintance of her family after he laced their beverage with an intoxicant here, police said.

The incident took place at the victim's residence under Kotwali police station limits in the district on Sunday, they said.

Police have named the accused as Munna, who is absconding, police said.

Kanpur: Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad has said that the city has reported a total of 123 cases of Zika virus so far.

He added that out of these cases, 96 cases are currently active in Kanpur.

One case of Zika virus was recently reported in Kannauj while three cases were reported in Lucknow respectively.

He further pointed out that a total of 123 cases of Zika virus have been reported in Kanpur district so far, out of which 96 cases are active.

One case of Zika virus was reported in Kannauj and three in Lucknow.

Kanpur: The shaher qazi refused to conduct a 'nikah' (marriage), saying that the DJ band and fireworks at the ceremony were against the 'Sharia' laws.

He agreed to perform the 'nikah' only after the groom's family apologised for their conduct and stopped the DJ and the fireworks. The high-voltage drama lasted for nearly two long hours.

According to reports, the marriage of the son of a businessman from the Talaq Mahal area was to be solemnised with a girl in the Jajmau area two days ago.

A band accompanied the marriage procession and there were fireworks too.

Kanpur: The municipal corporation has started to shine the routes through which the convoy of President will pass.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will stay here on November 24 and 25. 

In a spot inspection on Sunday the Nagar Ayukt Shivsaran Aiyappa GN found various anomalies. He ordered authorities to rectify the encroachments, insanitation scattered all around the roads and footpaths. 

Kanpur: In the morning hours the students look in discipline but after school is over a kind of indiscipline surrounds them. They are seen standing in groups on the not so wide road and cause problems.

This spectacle remains noticeable at the front side of a very posh school here. Why do they become so indisciplined?

They appear to be relaxed moving out of the school gate. They indulge in conversation, pass remarks and giggle, spare little space for the moving vehicles despite continuous horns.

Kanpur: Six medical colleges in the state have been provided with super-speciality blocks of 200 beds under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.

Reportedly, each of these blocks has been built at a cost of around ₹300 crores.

Notably, these super-speciality blocks were launched in certain cities including Jhansi and Prayagraj earlier as well.

Even though the functioning of these blocks was affected by the lack of specialist doctors, these units are all set to run again.

Kanpur: Setting a new record, the state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday crossed the 14-crore Covid vaccination mark.

UP continues to be at the top among all states in terms of most Corona virus vaccinations.

Meanwhile, health officials on Saturday stated that 50 districts in UP had become free from Covid-19 infection with active cases touching the zero mark.

They said despite the decline in the number of cases, there was a need to adhere to prevention protocol as the risk of infection and complications due to it including that of death was still existent.

Kanpur: There has now been reported 13 new positive Zika cases, ANI reports quoting the city's chief medical officer on Nov 12. With this, the Zika virus tally in Kanpur has now increased to 90.

On the other hand, 31 people recovered and tested negative for Zika virus infection, CMO Dr Nepal Singh informed.

Earlier on Wednesday, the city had crossed the 100 case mark after 16 fresh infections were detected.

Budaun (UP), Nov 12 (PTI) A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her relative in a village under Ujhani police station area of the district here, police said on Friday.

The accused has been arrested, police said.

The victim was playing outside her house on Thursday evening when the accused, aged 22, took her away to a nearby forest and allegedly raped her, police said.

On finding the girl missing, the parents searched for the girl and traced her to the forest on being told by villagers that they had seen her going with the accused that side.

Kanpur: Moradabad has reported a total of 22 new dengue cases on Friday, informed Dr Nanak Saran, Chief Medical Officer at District Hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad.

He also said that around 350 dengue cases have been reported from October 22 till now in the district.

Meanwhile, Kanpur has reported 13 new Zika virus cases on Friday, while 31 people have also recovered from the virus.

"At present, the active caseload of Zika virus stands at 90," said Dr Nepal Singh, Chief Medical Officer of Kanpur.