Uttar Pradesh

KANPUR: Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) was prepared for the parliamentary polls, said Shivpal Yadav, its chief at a meeting here on Tuesday. Adding his point, he also stated that the party workers were working confidently at the booth level. The party activists were devoting their time whole-heartedly on the ground level. 

Meanwhile, it was also declared that membership drive of the party was also in full swing. The party was even attracting the SP workers in its fold. 

KANPUR: As many as 3123 candidates have not appeared at the TET held at 64 examination centres here on Sunday. The examination was conducted in two shifts. This is a teacher eligibility test.

This entrance examination remains mandatory for securing teaching jobs in government schools from class 1 to class 8. Satish Tiwari, the Nodal officer told a total of 59,683 examinees turned up at the test in both the shifts.

KANPUR: Insanitary conditions in long-distance trains like North-East Express and Patna-Anand Vihar Special train enraged the passengers so much that they pressurised the railways' authorities to make cleaning instantly on Sunday.

On passengers’ deep distress at the poor state of toilet cleanliness in North-East Express the train was delayed for half an hour. All the sleeper and air-conditioned coaches were properly cleaned.

KANPUR: Several trains like Kalindi Express, Chauri Chaura Express and Ajmer-Sealdah Express remained late for more than an hour owing to breakage in the GMC fourth line on Sunday. GMC is a railway station code. Even this kind of break was also reported earlier on Saturday. Luckily Licchavi Express and Poorva Express passed on the track safely. The movement of the trains started only after the damaged track was changed.

KANPUR: Astroturf is a necessity for the hockey game. Keeping this point in view the Kanpur Municipal Corporation has planned to arrange Astroturf ground for hockey in the prominent Green Park stadium of the city.

What has drawn the attention of the hockey veterans towards this proposal is on its size. It is being told that the hockey’s artificial ground would be a little shorter in size than the standard dimension.

Agra (UP), Nov 17 (PTI) A right-wing group has threatened to perform a puja inside the Taj Mahal, alleging that some Muslims have defied an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) notification banning namaz except on Fridays.

A CISF commandant said an inquiry was being conducted into the reported incident of namaz being offered on Wednesday.

The locals are insisting that they be allowed to go inside for prayers daily. Muslim leaders blamed the ASI for fomenting communal trouble on false pretexts.

KANPUR: Police recovered a handgun from a student studying in a famed school at Civil Lines under Kotwali police station here.

Upon getting information on dial 100, the police reached the school and recovered the gun from the student's scooty’s dickey.

When the police interrogated the student about the gun, he could not answer properly regarding the availability of the arm. A report under the arms act has been registered against the student.  

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 17 (PTI) A 38-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed and his body dumped outside his house here, police said Saturday.

Manoj Kumar had gone to work and did not return home. Later, his body was dumped outside his house at Hareti village under Purkazi police station in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, a case has been registered against three people -- Surender, Yashpal and Sukhbir -- based on a complaint by the brother of the deceased.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 17 (PTI) A fast-track court has sentenced a man to 10 years' imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry in 2013.

According to the prosecution, judge Balraj Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on Mithun after holding him guilty under IPC Section 304 A on Friday.

Mithun's father and mother were acquitted in the case due to lack of evidence.

Bahraich, Nov 17 (PTI) Two cases were registered against former MLA Dilip Verma and his supporters for allegedly beating up a tehsildar in his chamber, police said Saturday.

Dilip Verma is the husband of sitting BJP MLA from Nanpara Assembly constituency Madhuri Verma.

In protest, the staff at the tehsil office locked its gate and abstained from work.