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UP train tragedy: President, PM Modi, Rahul offer condolences

New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed condolences to the grieving kin of the victims who lost their lives in the derailment of the Puri-Haridwar-Kalinga Utkal Express, which took place near Khatauli railway

Published 19-Aug-2017 22:03 IST

Congress slams Adityanath's 'picnic spot' statement on Rahul's visit

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remark that people in Delhi are trying to make Gorakhpur a picnic spot, terming it an insult to the children who died in hospital due to lack of oxygen. Senior party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that

Published 19-Aug-2017 21:21 IST

Man registers false police case of son's abduction

Ghaziabad: A man who was under constant pressure by his relatives to pay back a sum of money he had borrowed from them, allegedly registered a false case of his son's abduction here, in a bid to save his face. The accused, identified as Dheeraj Raghav, is posted in Shakur Basti in Delhi as a

Published 19-Aug-2017 20:58 IST

Two minor brothers drowned in flood waters

Motihari (Bihar): Two brothers, both teen agers, got drowned on Saturday in flood water in Motihari town area of East Champaran district, police said.

Published 19-Aug-2017 19:44 IST

Gorakhpur deaths 'govt-made tragedy', CM should not cover up: Rahul

Gorakhpur (UP): Terming the deaths of scores of children at a state-run hospital here as a "government made tragedy", Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should not try to cover up the matter. "All those whom I met told me that oxygen shortage

Published 19-Aug-2017 19:42 IST

Jaypee customers hold protest on delayed delivery of homes

New Delhi: Homebuyers in Noida who booked properties with the real estate firm Jaypee Infratech on Saturday staged a protest against the company at Jantar Mantar and demanded the government to set a deadline for the delivery of their booked units. Scores of protesters raising slogans against the

Published 19-Aug-2017 19:31 IST

Kanpur Operation to rescue bull trapped in 10-feet dig underway

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): A rescue operation into saving a bull trapped in a 10-feet deep dig is underway in Kanpur.

Published 19-Aug-2017 19:05 IST | Updated 20:19 IST

23 dead, 72 injured in UP train tragedy

Muzaffarnagar: At least 23 people were killed and 72 injured in a major derailment when 14 coaches of the Kalinga Utkal Express bound for Haridwar in Uttarakhand went off the tracks with one of the coaches mounting on another near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening. More casualties are

Published 19-Aug-2017 18:45 IST | Updated 22:50 IST

Rahul meets bereaved Gorakhpur families

Lucknow: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met some bereaved families of children who died at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College last week and expressed his sympathies. Extending his condolences, he told the families that the Congress party was with them in this hour of crisis.

Published 19-Aug-2017 18:13 IST | Updated 20:46 IST

Man booked for making 'derogatory' comments against Adityanath on social media

Shahjahanpur (UP): A man has been booked here for allegedly making derogatory comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the social media, the police said on Saturday. Updesh Yadav Samajwadi, a resident of Kilapur in the district here, allegedly posted derogatory comments

Published 19-Aug-2017 16:58 IST | Updated 17:44 IST

Construction worker killed in accident in Noida

Noida: A worker was killed after he fell from a height at an under-construction metro site in sector 34 here on Saturday, police said.

Published 19-Aug-2017 16:54 IST

Mother, daughter poisoned to death in Kaushambi

Kaushambi: A mother and her daughter were poisoned to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law in the Usraina village of the district, the police said on Saturday. The woman's another 14-year-old daughter Neetu, who also consumed the drink, was taken ill, a police official said.

Published 19-Aug-2017 16:10 IST

Police constable sexually harasses teenage girl, arrested

Ballia: A police constable allegedly sexually harassed a teenage girl in Reoti area here with the family alleging that the father died of shock after coming to know about the incident, police said on Saturday.

Published 19-Aug-2017 14:28 IST

Adityanath targets Rahul, says Gorakhpur not a 'picnic spot'

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hits out at Rahul Gandhi on Saturday over his planned visit here saying the "yuvraj (prince) sitting in Delhi" cannot be permitted to make Gorakhpur "a picnic spot". The chief minister, who inaugurated a cleanliness campaign in the district to

Published 19-Aug-2017 12:47 IST | Updated 13:14 IST

Non bailable warrants against two BJP MLAs

Muzaffarnagar: A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against two BJP MLAs for not appearing in court in connection with a case of disrupting train services here. According to prosecution, Chief Judicial Magistrate Gopal Tiwari issued non-bailable warrants against Kapil Aggarwal from

Published 19-Aug-2017 12:46 IST

4 arrested for looting Rs 22 lakh from timber trader

Muzaffarnagar: Four persons were arrested for allegedly robbing Rs 22 lakh from a timber trader here in July, the police said on Saturday. Rs 16 lakh of the looted cash and a motorcycle used in the crime were seized, they said.

Published 19-Aug-2017 13:07 IST

UP power shortage adds to humidity woes

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute shortage of power as the demand for electricity has peaked due to humid conditions, an official said on Saturday. The power demand has touched a high of 20,275 MW while the maximum availability for now is 17,700 MW, leaving a gap of 2,575 MW.

Published 19-Aug-2017 10:15 IST

UP trying to protect guilty in Gorakhpur deaths: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government of trying to protect the guilty in the deaths of over 70 children, including infants, at a hospital in Gorakhpur. "BJP government in UP is trying to protect the guilty. They should have done post-mortem first

Published 18-Aug-2017 22:11 IST

Oxygen supply interrupted on August 10 night: IMA report

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday said that its fact-finding team had found oxygen supply was interrupted for a short while on the night of August 10 at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur, leading to more deaths. The IMA, which had called a suo motu inquiry

Published 18-Aug-2017 21:41 IST

CBI registers case in UP illegal mining

New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against a former Assistant Geologist and others in connection with illegal mining of minerals in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district and conducted raids in this connection, an official said on Friday. "The case was registered against nine accused, including then

Published 18-Aug-2017 21:33 IST

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