Uttar Pradesh

Meerut, Oct 8 (PTI) A 17-year-old student who had allegedly been raped after making her have some intoxicants died during treatment in the Meerut Medical College here on Friday.

Police, however, said the medical examination of the victim did not confirm rape.

Family members of the girl belonging to a village under the Nauchandi police station area in the district, however, claiming that miscreants first raped the girl after administering some stupefying substance to her and later tried to kill her.

Kanpur: Both IIT Kanpur and the University of Queensland (UQ) have worked together on path-breaking global research in chronic inflammatory disease.

A protein receptor, C5aR2, plays a vital role in the moderation of many immune and inflammatory processes and explores its use as a potential therapeutic target for treating multiple chronic inflammatory diseases. 

Prof Arun Shukla, IIT Kanpur, India with researchers Asuka Inoue, Tohoku University, Japan and Stéphane A Laporte, McGill University, Canada worked on the research.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 9 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman was gang-raped by two youths and the ordeal was also recorded on a mobile phone in a village under Bhopa police station here, police said on Saturday.

On the pretext of securing her a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the victim was induced into going with -- Yogesh Kumar and Bablu -- to an agricultural field where they took turns to rape her.

One of the accused filmed the act on their phone.

Kanpur: In view of the approaching festivals, the adulterated items are being brought into the market.

But the Food and Drug Administration department remains aware of the dubious activities of the fake factory owners. 

In this regard, a raid was executed by the Department team that seized a factory in the Yashoda Nagar area here.

The factory owner and his son were arrested by the Naubasta police.

The investigation team seized as many as 20 quintals of fake Kashmiri chilly powder, acetic and monosodium glutamate worth Rs one lakh.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 8 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl here in a village under Budhana area here, police said on Friday.

Station House Officer Rajiv Kumar said a case was registered against Gulab Singh on Thursday and he has been arrested.

A medical examination confirmed rape.

The girl was produced before a magistrate and gave her statement under Section 164 of CrPC.

Kanpur: The saddlery traders have partnered up with the Police Commissionerate to promote their goods in the global market.

The Police Department horses are to come to be the brand ambassadors of the city's saddlery trade in the wide world.

City accounts for 75% of the total export of saddlery from India and the export goods are evaluated to be worth ₹1000 crores every year.

Europe, America, Australia and others have been importing saddlery goods from the city for a long time.

Kanpur: Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has invested in a start-up supported by IIT-K. It converts floral waste into charcoal-free luxury incense products.

Using its 'flower cycling' technology, the start-up has also launched 'Fleather' -- an alternative to animal leather made with flowers.

Lucknow, Oct 7 (PTI) BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday posted a video purportedly of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said the protesters cannot be silenced through murder asking for accountability for the farmers.

"The video is crystal clear. Protestors cannot be silenced through murder. There has to be accountability for the innocent blood of farmers that has been spilled and justice must be delivered before a message of arrogance and cruelty enters the minds of every farmer," the Pilibhit MP said in a tweet.

Mathura (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) A 20-year-old nursing student allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel room in this district on Wednesday, police said.

Rashmi was a second year student living in Nivedita Nurses Hostel run by the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Hospital, Vrindavan. She belonged to Agra, they said.

"It is prima facie a suicide case. However, all angles are being looked into," SP (City) Martand Prakash Singh said.

Kanpur: As many as 13 more cases  reported afresh have pushed tally to a total of 298 dengue cases in Kanpur.

Out of the total registered numbers, 237 patients have been recorded in rural areas of Kanpur.

On the remaining 61 infections were identified in the urban regions of the district.