Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad, Nov 20 (PTI) At least five people died and several others were hospitalised after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in a village here on Friday, police said.

The incident took place in Amliya village under Gangapar Phulpur Police Station in the district, according to police.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Sarvashreshtha Tripathi, told PTI that five people have died while others were admitted to Swarooprani Nehru Hospital as a precautionary measure.

Lucknow, Nov 18 (PTI) Ahead of Chhath Puja, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has urged the people of the state to try to celebrate the festival from the confines of their homes as they had done in the previous festivals in the times of the coronavirus pandemic.

A letter from the state's Home department to the police and district administration officials, stated that in view of the Chhath festival, which is on November 19-20, women should be encouraged to celebrate the festival within their houses itself.

Lucknow, Nov 18 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of ruining the agricultural economy with its policies.

Akhilesh in a statement here said farmers are in a crisis due to the government's attitude rather than the nature's wrath.

Mathura, Nov 18 (PTI) A district court here on Wednesday fixed December 10 as the next date for hearing into a petition seeking the removal of a mosque near a temple which the devouts believe marks the birthplace of Lord Krishna.

The court pushed the hearing to next month after a "vakalatnama" was filed on behalf of three of the four defendants in the case, District Government Council (Civil) Sanjay Gaur said.

Fatehpur (UP), Nov 19 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 14-year-old boy in a village in the Bindki police station area here, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening, and the boy has been detained, Assistant Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said.

An FIR in this connection has been lodged and the victim admitted to a government hospital, where her condition is said to be serious, he said.

Kanpur:  Paucity of medicines at Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital will soon come to an end as a big order worth crore has been placed.

Giving this information, the GSVM principal Dr BR Kamal disclosed as many as 119 types of medicines like antibiotics injection, pain killer tablets, etc have been ordered. 

He added advance has also been initiated. A total amount of Rs 1.30 crore would be spent on the purchase of the medicines.

It was being expected that the consignment would reach between 15 and 20 days.

Lucknow, Nov 17 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the BJP rigs elections and urged people to stay vigilant in the 2022 assembly polls.

He also accused the BJP of not letting free and fair polls happen.

The SP chief's statement has come in the wake of his party's poor show in the bypolls to seven assembly seats in the state. The BJP had bagged six seats while the SP won one. He had earlier too accused the BJP of rigging elections.

Allahabad, Nov 17 (PTI) The granddaughter of Allahabad MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi has died of burns received during bursting of crackers, a close aide of the BJP leader said on Tuesday. She was six-year-old.

The MP's aide said Kiya died around 2 am on Tuesday at the city hospital where she was admitted following the incident on Monday afternoon.

He said the Bahuguna's granddaughter was bursting crackers with a couple of other children when the accident took place.

Fatehpur (UP), Nov 17 (PTI) The bodies of two Dalit sisters were found with eye injuries in a pond in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, with their families alleging that they were killed after an unsuccessful rape bid, police said.

The bodies of the girls, aged 8 and 12, were retrieved from the pond late Monday evening, ASP Rajesh Kumar said.

Both the bodies had injury marks on the eyes, he said.

The girls had gone to the field in the afternoon to get vegetables but did not return, the police said.

Kanpur (UP) Nov 15 (PTI) A six-year-old girl, who had gone missing on Diwali night, was found killed in a jungle near her house in Ghatampur area on Sunday morning, police said.

The police, which earlier suspected that the child was killed by some people practising black magic , later, after the arrest of two youths, said she was killed by the duo for resisting their attempt to outrage her modesty.