Uttar Pradesh

KANPUR: City reels under intense pollution shock ever since one week. Its air quality index stays at the most unsafe level.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the pollution has almost crossed the redpoint. Side by side, the nitrogen dioxide was also registered at 104.87 per cubic metre on November 3.

KANPUR: In view of the approaching Diwali festival, the Food safety department launched a drive against the sale of adulterated items in city areas.

As many as seven teams conducted raids on the sweet shops and the eateries respectively. There were also collected samples in the course of the drive. Besides, as many as 65 kgs of khoya were also trashed at Ghantaghar area.  

Sambhal (UP), Nov 2 (PTI) Om Prakash Rajbhar, a BJP ally and member of the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, Friday termed the Ram temple debate an "election drama" played every time the polls are near.

Amid a push from Hindutva groups for legislation which allows the building of a Ram temple on the disputed Ram Janmabhoombi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, Rajbhar's remarks seemed to challenge Adityanath.

"Whenever elections are near, the issue of the Ram temple crops up, said the Syheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief.

Lucknow, Nov 2 (PTI) District judge N K Jauhri on Friday rejected the bail plea of Nishant Agrawal, a senior system engineer of BrahMos Aerospace in Nagpur, arrested for allegedly providing technical information to Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.

Turning down his plea, the court said that it is a serious matter relating to the safety and security of the country and since investigation in the case is still going on, he is not entitled to bail as of now.

KANPUR: Expressing dismay at the progress of development works in Kanpur Division, the divisional commissioner Subhash Chandra Sharma directed the officers to complete the works on the war footing.

In the review meeting here, it was found that there were pending development works of Rs 4.97 crore in Kanpur Nagar. Only 149 development works have been completed so far.

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) The following is the chronology of events relating to 1987 Hashimpura Massacre case leading up to the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sentencing 16 ex-policemen to life imprisonment for killing 42 people of a minority community in Uttar Pradesh.

- May 22, 1987: 50 Muslims picked up allegedly by Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel from Hashimpura village in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

- Victims later shot and bodies thrown into canal. 42 persons declared dead.

Noida, Oct 31 (PTI) A fake call centre was busted here and 18 men were arrested for allegedly duping several people on the pretext of getting them jobs, police said Wednesday.

The action comes close on the heels of the busting of at least three similar bogus call centres in a fortnight -- two of them duping US, Canadian citizens and other foreigners with "tax benefit" schemes while the third offered people "cheap holiday packages" across India.

Deoria (UP), Nov 1 (PTI) A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in a village under Rudrapur police station area here, police said Thursday.

She was raped by four minor boys of the village on Wednesday night, Deoria Police Superintendent N Kolanchi.

An FIR has been lodged in connection with the incident, he said, adding the victim has been sent for medical examination.

31 years ago; 42 Muslims were rounded up by Uttar Pradesh PAC and taken to Ganga canal. They were lined up and shot. Their dead bodies were thrown in the canal.

Incident took place just after Meeruth riots in 1987. 42 victims were picked up from their homes and ordered to march with their hands up. Police vehicle took them to the canal where they were shot in cold blood.

KANPUR: Roadways girds up its loins to ply the saffron coloured buses on the roads. These special buses were assembled at Central workshop here.

As many as 25 buses were allotted for Kanpur region. According to the Regional Manager Atul Jain, a total of 100 buses have been assembled at Ram Manohar Lohia Workshop and Central Workshop here. The buses’ registration has also been completed.