Uttar Pradesh

Barabanki (UP), Mar 18 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by four people while she was returning from school in a village here, police said on Thursday.

Her father, who is contesting the upcoming panchayat elections, has alleged that the incident, which took place on Tuesday, was aimed at dissuading him from entering the poll fray, they said.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Manoj Pandey said the victim was sent for a medical examination, and a case was registered based on a complaint lodged by her father.

Chitrakoot (UP), Mar 17 (PTI) A case has been registered against five people for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said on Wednesday.

The woman lodged a complaint on Tuesday, alleging that a youth and four of his friends reached her house in the night of March 5, took her to a field, and raped her, police said.

The case against the five was registered at Bharatkoop police station based on the woman's complaint, they said.

Agra (UP), Mar 17 (PTI) The blood-soaked body of a priest was found in a temple in a forest here, police said on Wednesday.

An axe, which was allegedly used to kill the priest, was also found lying near the body in Pathwari temple on Mau road in Khandari area here, they said.

Banda (UP), Mar 17 (PTI) A 45-year-old farmer allegedly hanged himself at his home in the Matundh area here on Wednesday, with his family members claiming he was facing severe financial problems.

The deceased, Ranvijay Singh, lived in Muderi village in the district, police said, adding that according to his family members, he might have killed himself over financial issues.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and the matter is being investigated, the police added.

Ghaziabad, Mar 17 (PTI) The government and the BJP are not trustworthy, BKU president Naresh Tikait alleged on Wednesday, as he hit out at the Centre over the contentious agriculture laws.

Tikait made the remark as he participated in a monthly meeting of his farmers' union at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border.

Noida (UP), Mar 17 (PTI) Police in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday invoked section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) till April 30, prohibiting unauthorised protests and warning of action against people not following COVID-19 protocols like social distancing and wearing face masks at public places, according to an order.

Kanpur: The real difference between the blue-collar job and the white-collar job can be perceived in humble duties.

A maid-servant, however, unlettered she may be, remains aware of her hefty payment. The amount increases with the growth in household works. She measures the charge in line with the various responsibilities. 

Her simple way is more work more salary. One maid-servant said: How could she lower the charge in case of enough work to do.

If the nature of work remains in the category of blue-collar job, the demand is never lesser.

Lucknow, Mar 17 (PTI) Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati called for providing coronavirus vaccine to the poor free of charge, ahead of a meeting between the prime minister and chief ministers on the pandemic situation and the ongoing inoculation drive on Wednesday.

In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said that if the coronavirus vaccination is expedited by the central and state governments as a national policy, it would be better.

Shahjahanpur (UP), Mar 16 (PTI) A Class 5 girl was allegedly molested by the principal of her school here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Jagatiyapur village on Monday.

A case was lodged against Shameem Ahmed under relevant sections of the law for child abuse on the basis of the complaint received from the victim's mother, Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Bajpai said.

The victim told her mother that she was playing outside her house when Ahmed took her away and molested her.

Ballia (UP), Mar 16 (PTI) A 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped in a village under Reoti police station area here, police said on Tuesday.

The girl was allegedly kidnapped by a man on Monday and raped, Superintendent of Police Vipin Tada said.

On the complaint of the girl's mother, an FIR was filed against the accused and he was arrested on Tuesday, the SP said.

The girl has been sent for a medical examination and further investigations are on, the SP added.