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17 killed in drowning, road accidents in state

KANPUR/PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI, Aug. 18 -- 17 people, eight of them Kanwariyas, were caught in separate tragedies in Uttar Pradesh over Sunday night and Monday, with four devotees killed in road accidents ... Read More


Rose petals showered from helicopter over Shiva devotees in Vns

VARANASI, Aug. 18 -- Rose petals were showered from a helicopter on Shiva devotees and Kanwariyas who had gathered to seek blessings and offer prayers at Baba Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the third Mond... Read More


UP Board 10th, 12th compartment result out

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 18 -- Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) declared the results of the 2026 high school compartment/improvement and intermediate compartment examinations on Monday. The ... Read More


Indefinite sit-in for renaming SRNH suspended on 13th day

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 18 -- The indefinite sit-in staged for renaming of Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital (SRNH) after revolutionary martyr Amar Shaheed Thakur Roshan Singh, was suspended on its 13th day followi... Read More


Man whose pistol went off 'accidentally' at Varanasi airport gets bail

VARANASI, Aug. 18 -- A man whose licensed pistol allegedly went off "accidentally" during security screening at Varanasi airport on Sunday, injuring two screening staff, was released on bail on Monday... Read More


Growing mafia culture biggestthreat to UP's youth: Adityanath

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 18 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday warned that the growing mafia culture and mindset across any field posed one of the biggest threats to the youth of Uttar Pradesh and sai... Read More


Judge who ordered Gyanvapi survey awards 22 death sentences in 4 months

Meerut, Aug. 18 -- Muzaffarnagar's additional district and sessions judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who shot into the national spotlight in 2022 after ordering a videographic survey of the Gyanvapi mosque c... Read More


Court summons IO over plea tode-freeze accused's pension a/c

LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- In the ongoing probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ram temple, one of the eight accused, Subhash Srivastava, has approached the special judge, Prevention of Corrupt... Read More


Yogi announces jobs for 500 more medal-winning athletes

GORAKHPUR, Aug. 18 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said more than 500 sports persons who had won medals for the country had been provided government jobs in Uttar Pradesh, and announced th... Read More


Semi-urban villages to be targeted, rooftop panels planned for every house

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 18 -- As part of a pilot project, the state government has decided to focus on relatively developed semi-urban villages for implementing its ambitious solar energy programme. Once the ... Read More