Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday attacked the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the probe into killing of a policeman during mob violence in Bulandshahr, saying over 25 days have passed, but no concrete action has been taken, and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.

Mob violence broke out near Chingrawathi police post on December 3 after cattle carcasses were found strewn in a field near Mahaw village. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and 20-year-old Sumit Kumar were shot dead as the mob attacked police.

KANPUR: One married youth died after his scooty collided with JCB vehicle in Maharajpur here on Friday. He was on the way to his shop in Lal Bangla area.

He along with his father was driving the scooty in the morning.

26-year-old Pramod alias Rahul Verma died on the spot while his father Rajendra was seriously injured in the accident. His mother and wife Preeti stayed at the residence.

KANPUR: Two travel agents have been arrested from two separate travel agencies in Kidwainagar here. Despite running the travel agencies they avoided using vendor’s identity card. They were indulged in black-marketing of railway e-ticket on large scale. The Railway Police Force has recovered e-ticket worth above rupees two lakh from their possession.

KANPUR: Kidwainagar-based Girls’ degree college manager has been arrested in the molestation case of an undergraduate student. The girl studying in B.A. Part (I) class alleged that the manager entered the bathroom and molested her.

Kanpur (UP) Dec 28 (PTI) A minor girl was allegedly gang raped by four students at an apartment in here, police have said.

The accused persons -- a bachelor of business administration and three engineering students -- were detained, Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjiv Suman said.

They will be put under arrest after their interrogation is completed, he said Thursday.

The girl alleged that on Tuesday, she had gone with her friends for shopping when she met one of the accused persons, he said.

New Delhi, December 27; GANASHAKTI: The CPI(M), Delhi State Committee condemns the Noida administration for banning namaz in public parks. This is a deliberate attempt to deprive people belonging to the Muslim minorities of their right of freedom of religion guaranteed by Constitution of India. This step is in fact nothing but the implementation by the Noida administration of the public declaration of Yogi Adityanath that namaz should not be allowed in public places.

Noida (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) A 30-year-old woman received severe burn injuries after she was allegedly set on fire by her in-laws over dowry in Greater Noida, police said Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday at Kalupura village under Rabupura police station limits, a police official said.

"A complaint was made by the woman's brother, who has alleged that her in-laws tried to kill her for dowry," the official said.

KANPUR: Since the flooring of Astroturf on Green Park ground for playing hockey, it has turned into a bone of contention. Previously it was opposed for its non-compliance of the standard set for the size of the hockey field. Now the Football Federation has taken up the cudgel.

KANPUR: Two cases of swindling have been reported. One man was swindled in Maharajpur of Sarsaul Block while a Munshi’s bag was divested of money in Cooper Ganj here.

KANPUR: Two touts were arrested with dozens of reservation tickets here on Tuesday. The Railway Police Force team confiscated 15 reservation tickets, 20 thousand cash, 30 e-ticket, one laptop and three mobiles from their possession.