Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Sep 28 (PTI) Accusing the BJP of working in the interest of capitalists who had helped it come to power, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said the "success" of the farmers' Bharat Bandh has unnerved the ruling party.

The Bharat Bandh was called on Monday by farmer unions to protest against the Centre's three agri laws.

In a tweet in Hindi on Monday night, the SP chief also charged that the BJP was working for those who hold its reins in their hands.

Kanpur: Despite the bandh call by the farmers, the life in this business city remains normal.

They have given a bandh call to protest the farm laws.

The heavy vehicles are running on the high ways. Even the roads are not thoroughly vacant of the vehicles. The shops are also not shut down.

The online examinations of the schools were conducted in the forenoon. The students were happy at their respective answers. They have enough time to answer as many as 40 questions. Though each question has many questions.

Bareilly (UP), Sep 26 (PTI) A special POCSO court has sentenced two persons, including a woman staff of a nursing home, to life terms in a four-year-old rape case of a minor girl in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

Special Judge Ram Dayal sentenced the main accused, Abhishek Sharma, and woman staff Soni of the nursing home who helped him in the crime.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on accused Sharma and Rs 50,000 on Soni while ordering the payment of half of the fine amount to the victim's parents.

Kanpur: Flaying the political parties for using Muslims as just a vote bank, Asaduddin Owaisi, MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president said that his community has no leader in Uttar Pradesh despite having 19 % of the Muslim population.

Addressing a massive crowd at the Aqueel Ground here, he said, "The condition of Muslims has become like a 'band Baja party' in a marriage procession where they (Muslims) are first asked to play music but are made to stand outside on reaching the wedding venue.

Kanpur: A total of 11 scientists received the country's highest science award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and technology 2021 on the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The Indian scientists below the age of 45 for outstanding research get this outstanding award in seven different fields like Biology, Chemistry, Environment Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics respectively.

Lucknow, Sep 25 (PTI) The Congress party on Saturday extended by a fortnight the date for its leaders and workers to apply for party tickets to contest the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu, in a letter sent to the party leaders and office bearers, said the date for submission of applications earlier was September 25 but it has now been extended to October 10.

Kaushambi (UP), Sep 25 (PTI) A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped here in Sarai Akil police station area, officials said on Saturday adding that a case has been registered against unknown persons in this regard.

Currently, the girl is undergoing treatment at the district hospital.

Lucknow, Sep 26 (PTI) The Council of Ministers headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be expanded on Sunday evening, officials said.

A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled at the Gandhi auditorium in Raj Bhavan at 5:30 pm, they said.

The officials, however, remained tight-lipped about the number or the names of ministers who will be inducted in the cabinet, barely months ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly elections in the state.

Kanpur: As the Metro Rail Corporation is determined to erect a cross-arm inter-section at the Motijheel Station of the Priority Corridor, this construction will extend till Monday morning.

All the vehicles passing through this location will change their course.

Traffic heading towards the Motijheel Station from Mall Road will be diverted towards the left turn before the Motijheel Avenue Road.

Vehicles will be deflected to the road cutting on the right-hand side towards Tree House Lane.

Kanpur: The BJP schedules its micro-management rehearsals for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in six regions like Kashi, Gorakhpur, Awadh, Kanpur, Bundelkhand, Braj, and Western UP.

The party will also focus on the nomination of charges and the assistant in charge.

They will be stationed at different locations, each with varied responsibilities.

Captain Abhimanyu has been assigned to the Western UP zone, while Arjun Ram Meghwal will be in charge of the Braj zone.

Shobha Karandlaje will be in charge of Awadh. Saroj Pandey will be in command of Kashi.