Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur: A rare species of white Himalayan vulture has been found again. A white vulture was wandering around the district to find its mate kept by the forest department.

Reportedly it has been caught in the forest of Kayamganj, 150 kms away from here.

Following the catch, the white vulture has been brought to the Kanpur zoo and kept in a cage next to its companion. 

Earlier, a white vulture was also caught in the city. It was exactly found on January 7.

Kanpur: A moving car fell 40 feet after colliding with the railing after a tire burst on the Govindpuri bridge under the Fazalganj police station area here.

Three people were traveling in the car at the time of the accident. They have suffered minor injuries. Harsh Trivedi, son of Anurag Trivedi, r/o Pandu Nagar at about 2.30 a.m.was leading towards Yashoda Nagar. He was accompanied with his brother Harsh Dwivedi and sister in law Shruti Dwivedi.

Kanpur:: A man was found dead in a forest in Gangaganj Part-II, in the Panki police station area, the police said.

The man’s head was broken and the body ditched in the forlorn forest, the police said, adding that they sent the body for a post-mortem.

A police team reached the spot after receiving information that a man had been found dead in the forest, with his skull smashed.

According to the police, while the identity of the victim is yet to be ascertained, he is believed to have been 26 years of age.

Kanpur: After the recent day grab of the extinct vulture, a small white owl has now been found in Kanpur. It was spotted in the Navin market here.

None knows where it came from. When people saw that a white owl was sitting in the window of the shop, the crowd started gathering to see this unique owl.

Forest officer Lallu Singh says that the owl is considered a protected bird. We will hand it over to the zoo. Where did it come from, at the moment we are trying to find out about it.

Kanpur: The leather traders are in a big worry owing to a feared fall in exports of leather items to foreign countries.

It is mainly due to the reported emergence of Covid's new variant in the USA and China.

It has been reiterated by the traders that they are in anguish fearing a 40% drop in exports of leather products from this city.

The leather traders are noticing challenges in their business, and exports to countries, like China, America, United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Iraq as the trends in exports are decreasing.

Kanpur: A lot of murmur gathers following grabbing of a rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture by locals from the Eidgah cemetery in Colonelganj area here. It was later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, as reported.

Kanpurites could not prevent their extreme excitement after the rare capture of one of the biggest bird species based in the cold Himalayan regions.

The excited youths did not lose their chance to pose with the scavenger bird. They were even seen towing its wings to a full stretch to demonstrate their grab.

Kanpur: Owing to the north-westerly winds, the impact of the icy winds coming from the mountains was more than expected. On Sunday the low temperature has been recorded at 7° Celsius.

As a result, the shivering hangs around for the past several days. Though schools have been closed, the senior students react are they not coming into the grip of cold?

People also face problems in driving two-wheelers on the road.

Kanpur: The cold wave turns fatal with every passing day here. On January 06, as many as 25 persons died due to a heart attack and brain stroke as well.

Seventeen of these reportedly died even before they could be provided any immediate medical aid.

The sudden increase in blood pressure and blood clotting in the intense cold temperatures is causing heart and brain attacks, as doctors maintain.

Kanpur: Harvinder Singh Lord, president of the Gurudwara Committee here, has been allegedly accused of misappropriating the donations of the gurudwara for years.

The Income Tax department has begun an inquiry into this serious matter.

According to the news sources, more than a dozen properties in the city were bought with money donated to the Gurudwara.

The matter surfaced only after several complaints alleging misappropriation of Gurudwara money were brought in.

Kanpur:  A speeding truck driver hit the car strongly from behind fue to fog in Fatehpur. After the collision, the driver abandoned the truck and fled from the spot.

Injured are teacher Aditya Tiwari, 45, resident of Kashiram Colony, teacher Mithilesh Kumar, 48, resident of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sarkandi, Pinki, and Shrikant Chaurasia, 38, resident of Purani Bindki.

Passers-by informed the police who reached the spot and admitted the three injured to the nearest CHC in 108 ambulances. Late they were referred to Hallet here.