Uttar Pradesh

India: Facility of air service extending for passengers from Kanpur

Kanpur: It is a big accomplishment of the city that it has now been connected with direct air service to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi respectively.

Cities like Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, and Bareilly, remains available from Kanpur as well. The service has repeatedly begun on September 15, this year.

Passengers say they are happy with the new arrangement of the air service. If the facilities are increasing day by day it should be welcomed with a good gesture.

India: Waterlogged areas worsen situation in Kanpur

Kanpur: Since the past three days the city residents are witnessing heavy rains. There were some districts where more than 100 mm of rain has been recorded.

The torrential rains have waterlogged the roads in such a way that the roads are closed and people are finding it difficult to even get out of their homes.

Some are seen levelling the trenches. The car owners are not minding if the road users are getting dirtier by the dregs of the stagnant logged water splashing on their clothing. In such a grim and awkwardly situation, problems are going to increase.

India: Four held with five gold biscuits & jewellery at Central Station

Kanpur: Four youths from Rajasthan have been held with 3.5 Kg gold-containing five gold biscuits and jewellery at the Central station here at 8 a.m.

The GRP suspecting upon them searched their bags when they came down  Brahmputra Express.

According to the news report, Deepak alias Deepu of Dholpur, Ramesh Saini and Manoj Saini of Jhunjhunu, and Surendra Kumar Sain of Bada Gaon in Jhunjhunu were caught.

India: New cases of dengue bring tally to 108 in Kanpur

Kanpur: Five new cases of dengue were reported on Wednesday thereby making the tally to 108 active cases across the district.

As per a report released by Kanpur Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the district reported five new dengue cases on Wednesday.

Out of the total 108 cases, 84 cases have been reported in the rural areas of the district.

The report further stated that 224 and 1125 tests were conducted for dengue and malaria and respectively across the district.

Two patients tested positive for malaria.No deaths were reported due to dengue in the district.

India: Is 'abba jaan' an unparliamentary word, asks Adityanath

Lucknow, Sep 15 (PTI) Is abba jaan an "unparliamentary word", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked on Wednesday, questioning why those who want Muslim votes are shy of using it.

"I have not taken any names. They want Muslim votes, why should they shun it? Is it an unparliamentary word? It is not. No one should have any problem with it," asserted the UP chief minister, facing the Oppositions' ire over his 'abba jaan' remark on Saturday in Kushinagar.

India: Schools conduct online classes due to showers on Thursday

Kanpur: Whether it is the city areas or Jajmau area or other adjoining regions, rains has dampened every corners. It remains the third day on Thursday that the residents have been enduring the showers.

At about 2.30 the rains has been a little bit slow but it again starts. The cloudy sky has caused darkness in Jajmau area. Bikers are hesitating to runn on the roads. Though waterlogging remains every where.

Even the information from the school authorities was received of online classes due to waterlogging in several localities.

India: UP DGP asked to remain present in HC on Thursday too

Allahabad, Sep 15 (PTI) Calling a Mainpuri school girl, found hanging in her classroom in a suspicious condition in 2019, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday asked the UP police chief to remain present before it on Thursday too to apprise it of the details of the case.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice A K Ojha ordered the DGP to present before it after he spent the day in the court to go through the records of the case.

India: Husband strangles his wife to death with dupatta

Kanpur: A case of strangulation has surfaced on Sunday while the wife was allegedly strangled to death on Saturday.

It was reported that the crime was done soon after the two had sex.  

The man allegedly strangled his wife with her dupatta.

The incident came to light when the woman's family members approached the cops and a complaint was filed.

India: NCRB finds better conviction figures by Kanpur police

Kanpur:  What remains better in Kanpur in accordance with the availability of the reports of the National Crime Records Bureau brought out recently.

It was definitely about the conviction figures in economic offences as was presented by the National Bureau.

According to the NCRB data, as many 383 accused were booked that remains more than the numbers given by the Delhi Police and Jaipur police respectively.

India: One dies, another injured in a crane-bike whack

Kanpur: A young employee of Private Pharma Company died and his friend suffered serious injuries when a speedy Crane hit their motorcycle in Naubasta area on Tuesday afternoon.

The employee got stuck near the Crane's wheel thereby colliding with the divider. He was dragged a few metres that caused his tragic death.

Reported to be a manager in the firm he was on his way to Naubasta from Bidhnoo. 34-year-old Puneet Pal got stuck into iron angle of the wheel while his friend Satwik was badly injured.

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