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'UP accounted for 14.8% of all crime cases against women'

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)'s "Crime in India 2023" report, while showing the sheer scale of the challenges faced by Uttar Pradesh, also contained a critical data point... Read More


Lko women get added safety with night escort service

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- Lucknow police have launched a night escort service under Mission Shakti 5.0, giving women travelling alone between 10 pm and 6 am the assurance of a safe ride home by a police resp... Read More


Thanks to stamp duty rebate, women own 55% of UP houses

Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- A small but significant policy change introduced two decades ago has steadily emerged as a big tool of socio-economic empowerment of women in Uttar Pradesh, where more than 55% of h... Read More


Police bust interstate gangof gadget thieves; 5 held

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- Lucknow police have busted a notorious interstate gang of gadget thieves and arrested five accused from Lucknow, all hailing from Tamil Nadu's Vellore. The gang targeted students in... Read More


New excise policy attracting investors to the state: Minister

Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- Uttar Pradesh minister of state (independent charge) for excise and prohibition, Nitin Agarwal, has stated that investments worth Rs.6,747.88 crore have been recorded in the excise ... Read More


UPITS conducted with smart policing, tech support: Govt

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- The five-day mega UPITS-2025 in Greater Noida was a major success due to smart policing, use of advanced technology, traffic management, and public safety measures, said the state g... Read More


Ex-min Gayatri Prajapati attacked in Lucknow jail, Hospitalised

LUCKNOW, Oct. 1 -- Incarcerated former Samajwadi Party minister Gayatri Prajapati was reportedly injured after he was attacked by another prisoner at hospital inside the Lucknow district jail here on ... Read More


Ex-SP MLA Irfan Solanki released after 33 months

GORAKHPUR, Oct. 1 -- After 33 months in prison, former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Irfan Solanki was released from Maharajganj Jail on Tuesday evening. His wife Naseem Solanki, two sons, and party office... Read More


SP panel not allowed to visit Agra village

Agra, Oct. 1 -- The planned visit of a delegation comprising leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) to a village in Agra district was foiled by the Agra police on Tuesday. Police did not allow the leader... Read More


Student suicides up 65% over last 10 yrs

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The number of student suicides in India climbed to 13,892 in 2023, marking a 6.5% rise from the preceding year, according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records... Read More