Uttar Pradesh

India: Be punctual in reading Quran, urges Imam on Taraweeh's end at Jajmau

Kanpur: "Develop a habit of reading verses of the Holy Quran every day," said the Imam of the mosque in Jajmau here on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering of the devouts who attended extra prayers (Taraweeh) till the completion of the whole 30 chapters of the revealed book, the Imam dwelt at length on the importance of understanding the real spirit of the Holy Quran.

He made it clear that the devouts should learn properly and find time to read the book at their homes.

India: Killers of former MP and MLA Atiq Ahmed - Bajrang Dal leader, unemployed and druggists

Prayagraj; 16 April 2023 (UMMN): Lovlesh Tiwari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya, the three killers of Former MP and MLA  Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf are Bajrang Dal leader, jobless and addicted to drugs, it has been revealed by UP Police and their families.

India: Former MP and MLA Atiq Ahmed murdered, police patrolling across UP, "Jungle Raj in UP” says Yechury

Prayagraj (Allahabad); 16 April 2023 (UMMN): A former MP and MLA Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, surrounded by a large police force, were shot dead at point blank on Saturday night, while being taken for medical tests in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. The killing was caught on live television as Atiq and Ashraf were talking to reporters.

India: BJP leader among 2 held with illicit liquor worth Rs 10 lakh

Pilibhit (UP), Apr 14 (PTI) A BJP leader was among two persons allegedly arrested with illicit liquor worth Rs 10 lakh in the Barkheda police station area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the Superintendent of Police (SP), a team from Barkheda Police Station, along with the joint team of the excise department recovered a large amount of illicit liquor from a vehicle and arrested two accused.

India: Kanpur residents feel the heat of summer intensely

Kanpur: Residents find it very warm with clouds and hazy sun with 70% cloud cover.

A partly cloudy sky and no rainfall for the next couple of days are expected.

Furthermore, the minimum temperature in the city stays at around 23°C and the maximum temperature at 41°C.

The industrial city is likely to receive winds as fast as 16 kilometres per hour along with zero chances of precipitation and 20% humidity to the weather report.

India: Man kills self after strangulating mother to death

Kanpur:  A newly married man killed his mother before hanging himself to death allegedly due to a family dispute, police said on Thursday.

They said that 28-year-old Vivek Verma alias Nikhil running coaching classes was found hanging with a ceiling hook on Wednesday.

While 60- year old Rajkumari Verma was lying dead on the floor of their house at R K Nagar under the Nazirabad police station area.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Pramod Kumar told PTI the exact reason behind the suspected murder-suicide case was yet to be ascertained.

India: Hot Sun brings discomfort to Jajmau Residents

Kanpur: Wednesday weather hints at very warm with hazy sun and the maximum temperature maintaining at 39° Celsius. It gives the feeling of hot weather to the residents of Kanpur's jajmau area.

The sun 🌞 gives discomfort to the students returning from school in the afternoon. As they started: We feel a bit more uneasiness under the sunny afternoon.

The traffic looks low during the afternoon hours as people are avoiding moving out. They point out that it was far better to stay in the covered space. The chilly weather is obstructing them. 

India: Woman carrying newborn from hospital caught in Kanpur

Kanpur: The woman who was seen on CCTV carrying the infant and leaving the hospital, was caught after her identification. As the news regarding missing of the baby girl came up an alert was sounded.

Reacting on the matter, SP Kanpur Dehat, BBTGS Murthy said that the timely action by alert persons helped in tracing the baby girl.

CO Traffic Priyanka Singh confirmed the woman seen in the CCTV footage was the same person with whom the newborn baby was found.

India: Jajmau residents call for proper hassle-free power supply

Kanpur: There is no respite from frequent power cuts in the Jajmau area here. The power supply seems to be like playing hide and seek. The disruption begins during the day and continues up to the night hours.

What most disturbs the residents is the sudden fault in the water purifying machine, the fridge and the ceiling fans. 

The women in the house told that they are annoyed with this persisting problem.

Due to shortage of power supply cosumers are forced to switching off the electricity-driven gadgets till the evening. 

India: Fire completely doused at garments complex in Kanpur

Kanpur: The firefighters have brought the leaping fire under nearly absolute control, after five days of their relentless effort, in a garments complex in the Bans Mandi area here. 

At least 50 teams of the fire department were put into service to control the blaze, which broke out on Friday, officials said.

They added that a team from State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force was also pressed into service to extinguish the fiery flames.

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