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Mazdoor Panchayat backs May 20 strike

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- A Mazdoor Panchayat held in Lucknow on Monday extended its support to the nationwide general strike announced for May 20, with leaders of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) ... Read More


Three held for murder of two daily wagers in Lucknow

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Accused of breaking into a house to commit a burglary, two men were brutally assaulted with a cricket bat and sticks before they were smeared with black paint and left for dead ne... Read More


PWD min orders action against contractor, official over project delays

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Minister of state for PWD Brijesh Singh, on Monday instructed officials to take strict action against contractors and staff responsible for project delays. During a review meetin... Read More


SP MP sparks row again, remark on Dalit girl's rape draws flak

Agra, April 22 -- Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman's alleged remark on the rape of a 12-year-old Dalit girl in Agra has drawn flak from the BJP's Agra Cantt MLA and former Uttar Pradesh ... Read More


Operator of hospital in Sambhal dargah booked

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- The operator of an illegally operated hospital at Janeta Dargah Sharif in Sambhal was booked on Sunday after he failed to provide valid documents to health department officials. ... Read More


17 cops face action for Agra custodial killing

AGRA, April 22 -- At least 17 policemen, including an inspector, have been held responsible for the custodial death of 30-year-old Raju Gupta in Agra. The Uttar Pradesh crime investigation department ... Read More


Henna artist's death: Police formally arrest three accused

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Three days after the murder of a henna artist while resisting an alleged molestation bid on her and her cousin in a moving car, Banthra police on Monday formally arrested three ac... Read More


UP bureaucrat wins PM's Award for using solar power in Jal Jeevan projects

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Uttar Pradesh has won a Prime Minister's Award for successfully tapping solar power to run water-based schemes under the Jal Jeevan Mission projects in the country's most populous... Read More


Tribal communities deprived of all rights before 2017: CM

LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the tribal communities got all their rights in UP, including housing, water and power, among others, after the BJP government came to... Read More


Frequent polls major obstacle to country's growth: Bansal

KANPUR, April 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Sunil Bansal on Monday reiterated the need for a nationwide consensus on the proposed 'One Nation, One Election' (ONOE), cal... Read More