Uttar Pradesh

Ballia (UP), Aug 24 (PTI) A journalist working with a Hindi news channel was on Monday night shot dead in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

He has been identified as Ratan Singh (45).

"A journalist working with a Hindi news channel was shot dead on Monday night in Phephana. He has been identified as Ratan Singh (45), Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav said.

Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said four people, Dinesh Singh, Arvind Singh, Suneel Singh and Moti Singh, have been arrested in this connection.

Kanpur: It is nothing strange as it can be seen in the city earlier known as the  Manchester of East. This prestige has been a matter of the past, as denizens say.

The roads are no longer free of cavities on every side. Strangely enough, the roads of Civil Lines are still far better than the other roads here.

In Jajmau, a broad, deep, wide and incredibly several feet genuine trench sway the passers-by with fear. 

Kanpur: The admission room for B.Com first year was definitely not crowded at DAV Degree College in Civil Lines area here on Monday. 

It was a big room but the strength of the staff sitting on the precincts of a large room was not ample. The instruction on very use of mask and distancing was very strict.

A few girls seeking admission as the fresh student in the Commerce stream this session was either getting some necessary indication or told to complete the form.

Bareilly, Aug 23 (PTI) In a gruesome incident, a man with the help of his second wife allegedly killed his seven-year-old daughter and buried her in his house, police said here on Sunday.

Izzatnagar police station SHO K K Verma said Ravi Babu, a resident of Aalok Nagar, had married Ritu after the death of his first wife almost two years ago.

Bareilly, Aug 22 (PTI) Around 14 cows were run over by a goods train in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Saturday, an official said.

Sub-divisional magistrate, Aonla, KK Singh said around 14 cows were run over by a goods train near Bisharatganj station on the Bareilly-Chandausi rail line in the morning.

The SDM also said two seriously injured cows have been sent for medical treatment while the dead cows have been buried.

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 23 (PTI) Two employees of an inter-college in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district were arrested for allegedly raping a woman colleague and making a video of the crime to blackmail her, police said on Sunday.

They were arrested after the woman lodged a police complaint, Station House Officer (SHO) Karmvir Singh said.

The woman has alleged that the two men had raped her and were blackmailing her with the video, police said.

The incident took place at Kandhla town in the district.

Banda, Aug 23 (PTI) Six stray cattle were killed and as many injured after a speeding truck ran over them at a village here, police said on Sunday.

The truck driver has been arrested and a case registered, they said.

The incident occurred on the Banda-Tanda road in Sahinga village on Saturday, Station House Officer of the Tindwari police station Neeraj Kumar Singh said.

He said veterinary doctors have buried the dead cattle after conducting post-mortem.

Kanpur: It rained heavily for a short time in Jajmau on Saturday afternoon.

As the rains came heavily upon the people drenching them within a few seconds, they did not feel it unpleasant.

What the residents of tannery town were waiting for the past days patiently, it happened at about 2 p.m.

Rain-soaked people and roads on the Ganga bridge in Jajmau were worth looking.

Kanpur: These days unnecessary traffic jams on the Highways are proving to be a headache for Traffic police.

The problem arises owing to fatal pits on the Highways passing through the city.

There is no dearth of pits, trenches on the roads extending from Jajmau Pul to Ramadevi. The bridge is also covered with an awful view.

Almost every day there remain jams on the road extending from Jajmau to Rama Devi. The smaller stones are scattered all over the road. Waterlogging into the pits can also be seen.

Barabanki (UP), Aug 21 (PTI) Barabanki Superintendent of Police Arvind Chaturvedi on Friday suspended a policeman and ordered an inquiry after pictures of policemen allegedly beating up a 'purohit' were being shared on social media.

Sarvesh Kumar Misra, the priest, has alleged that he and his associates suffered injuries when police beat them up over an issue in Bansa village under Masauli police station area of the district.