Twenty-four girls were rescued from a shelter home in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, and three people arrested following allegation of sexual exploitation of the inmates. Eighteen inmates , however, were missing, , police said on Monday. “Twenty-four girls were rescued on Sunday from the shelter home on station road in the name of Ma Vindhyawasini Mahila Prakishan Evam Samaj Sewa Sansthan […]
» Read moreGangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi was shot dead inside the Baghpat district jail in Uttar Pradesh early on Monday. Following the incident, the State government has suspended the Jailor, Deputy Jailor, Warden and Head Warden and ordered a judicial inquiry. Barely a week ago, Bajrangi’s wife Seema Singh alleged at a press conference that the Special Task Force […]
» Read moreThe brother of doctor Kafeel Khan, who is out on bail in connection with the BRD Medical College incident, was shot at by unknown assailants in his hometown Gorakhpur late on Sunday. Two men on a scooty allegedly fired at Kashif Jameel at around 11 p.m. and fled from the scene leaving him grievously wounded, his family said. Kashif was […]
» Read moreThe terribly humid weather did not deter supporters of the Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RLD) Begum Tabassum Hasan (48) from beating drums and bursting crackers. Ms. Hasan had defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Mriganka Singh by over 50,000 votes in the Lok Sabha by-election here. The result was declared on Wednesday. With her symbolically important victory, Ms. Hasan, the widow […]
» Read moreThe Provincial Civil Services (mains) exams-2017 will be conducted from June 18 to July 6. Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on Wednesday announced the schedule adding that the timetable may subject to change. Earlier, the exams which were slated to be held on March 17, has been postponed two-times for various reasons. The examination, officially known as “Combined State […]
» Read moreA 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a juvenile in Baberu area in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Tuesday. According to a complaint filed by the victim’s father, their 17-year-old neighbour abducted the girl on Sunday and raped her, they said. An FIR has been registered in the case, the police said, adding efforts are on to trace […]
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