Two robbers were arrested after a police encounter in Bijnor. One miscreant was shot in the leg and was admitted to the hospital. Police recovered the stolen bike, looted mobile and pistol. Many criminal cases are already registered against the arrested criminals Akash and Manthan. They had first stolen the bike and then looted the mobile phone from it.
An elderly couple in Meerut became a victim of cyber fraud. The swindlers lured them to earn huge profits by promising them 'work from home'. Won trust by making small payments initially, then instigated larger investments. The couple lost a total of Rs 40.53 lakh by taking loan from the bank. Cyber police station has registered the case and started investigation.
Shamli District Consumer Commission found Aggarwal Nursing Home guilty of gross negligence in the delivery operation. The nursing home and New India Insurance Company have been ordered to jointly pay Rs 23.60 lakh to the victim Shaili Sharma. Shelly became seriously infected after her intestine was cut during the operation and is still bedridden. The commission decided compensation for treatment, compensation for motherhood and mental distress.
A case of alleged rape of a woman has come to light in the district hospital of Moradabad. It is alleged that the crime was carried out by injecting intoxicants to a woman admitted in the children's ward. However, the hospital administration has refused to consider it a rape. After the woman's husband described the accused as an acquaintance and refused to take any action, the matter was quietly hushed up, raising serious questions on the security arrangements of the hospital.
The soon to be implemented OTS Scheme-2026 will provide great relief to the defaulters of Uttar Pradesh. The authorities-council are expected to get the dues of Rs 8-10 thousand crores. At present, there is an outstanding of more than Rs 11 thousand crore on more than 19 thousand properties. In the new scheme, only simple interest will be taken by waiving off the penal interest, due to which allottees will come forward for payment.
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University has warned students against getting cheated by fake websites. The university administration has advised to use only the official website www.mjpru.ac.in. This alert has been issued after the operation of another fake website, which resembles the link of the university. An arrest has already been made in the case of a similar website.
After getting married one and a half year ago, a married woman is adamant on living with her boyfriend whom she met on social media. The woman alleges that her husband beats her. She ends up at her boyfriend's house, causing an uproar. On the complaint of the husband, the police interrogated all three. The woman is adamant on marrying her lover, and the police are investigating the matter.
A leopard attacked and killed an eight-year-old boy, Arun, in the Katarniaghat forest area of Shravasti. While playing outside the house in Nishad Nagar village, the leopard picked up the child, but when the villagers raised an alarm, it left it and ran away. The injured child was taken to a private doctor, where he was declared dead. There is panic in the village due to the incident and the Forest Department has given financial assistance of Rs 10,000.
Loni MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar intervened when no action was taken against women in Gokuldham Colony of Hasanpur on the charges of making obscene videos. The women had demonstrated carrying posters of 'Death Wish'. Following pressure from the MLA, the police registered an FIR against kiosk operator Rihan and his two brothers. This case highlights the safety of women and inaction of the police.
The fire department has given notice to close the cloud kitchen running in the basement of Jaipuria Sunrise Greens Society, Indirapuram. Illegal cylinder storage and violation of fire safety standards are the reasons for this. The action comes after continuous protests by residents and earlier fire incidents. So far, notices have been issued to 25 kitchen operators, who have been asked to shut down operations until safety standards are met.
The auction of VIP vehicle numbers in Noida is mired in controversy. Despite bids as high as Rs 49 lakh for numbers like 0001, they were sold for Rs 2.22 lakh due to non-payment. Similarly, number 0007 was also sold for Rs 2.44 lakh after a bid of Rs 22 lakh. Due to this, the transport department is losing crores of rupees in revenue and it is suspected that there is an organized game of fake bidding. Honest buyers are feeling cheated.
Dharmendra Malik, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union Apolitical, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed his gratitude on the approval of Rs 261.91 crore for the modernization and expansion of Morna Muzaffarnagar Sugar Mill. This decision is historic for the sugarcane farmers of Western Uttar Pradesh, which will increase crushing capacity, provide timely payments to farmers and create employment opportunities at the local level.
A person named Vinod Rathore made indecent remarks on Maharana Pratap on Facebook, against which Kshatriya Mahasabha President Omendra Singh filed a case in Faridpur police station. After the FIR, the accused tried to crush the complainant with his car, due to which many people were injured. The police have sent the injured for medical treatment and are preparing to register another case of murderous attack against the accused. The accused is also accused of being a fake lawyer.
Due to bad road in Parsadwa Ka Dera of Hamirpur, a woman gave birth in a bullock cart. This incident happened while being taken to the hospital amidst rain, which exposed the poor system of the administration. This is the second such incident in three and a half months. Both mother and child are healthy. The village head said that the road construction work has stopped due to rain.
There is a plan to build 19 helipads for VIP movement in Unnao. The district administration has arranged land for 15 helipads, while the process for the remaining four is underway. Each helipad will cost approximately Rs 40 lakh. These permanent helipads will prevent wastage of government money due to repeated temporary construction. District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi is monitoring this project.
There was a dispute between two groups of students in BHU's Rajaram Hostel over a Facebook post. OBC student Adarsh Kumar was brutally beaten up, leaving him with serious injuries for sharing a video in support of UGC. Lanka Police has registered a case against four named and unidentified persons including Abhay Chaturvedi. This incident has raised questions on the security of the university campus.
People are troubled by waterlogging and mud on many villages and link roads of Garhmukteshwar tehsil. Due to lack of proper drainage and storage system, dirty water is flowing on the roads, due to which deep potholes have increased further. Thousands of pedestrians and students from 20 villages at Harora More in Simbhaoli are forced to wade through the filth, which puts them at risk of injury. SDM has assured a solution.
Ambedkar Nagar Superintendent of Police Abhijeet R. Shankar has made changes in the work area of many police stations, police stations and outpost in-charges. Cyber police station in-charge Rajkumar Verma was sent to the crime branch, while Rantha Singh Yadav got the responsibility of the cyber police station. The in-charges of Jalalpur and Jahangirganj were also changed. Bhiti Police Station Head Amit Kumar Pandey was made SP Warden. This reshuffle has been done with the aim of strengthening the police system.
Smart meter fee on new electricity connection in Pratapgarh has been reduced from Rs 6000 to Rs 2800. Earlier this fee was Rs 8000, due to which consumers were hesitant in taking the connection. This cut will provide great relief to those seeking new connections and the electricity system will be strengthened. Superintending Engineer Chhail Bihari said that this initiative will provide a lot of convenience in taking new connections.
February in Agra is as cold as January. There was dense fog on Wednesday morning, due to which the Taj Mahal was also hidden and visibility was affected. Due to cold winds, a drop in maximum temperature was recorded, which increased melting. The weather department had predicted fog in the morning. Now the temperature is expected to change as the effect of western disturbance subsides.