Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya, Apr 1 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday booked a senior journalist over comments on Twitter claiming that the day Tablighi Jamaat held its event in Delhi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had insisted that a Ram Navami fair will take place as usual.

The FIR against The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan also mentioned his remark, questioning Adityanath's participation at a religious ceremony at the Ramjanmabhoomi site in Ayodhya during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Noida (UP), Apr 2 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government has shunted out the chief medical officer (CMO) of Gautam Buddh Nagar Anurag Bhargava, according to an official order.

Bhargava is the second high-level officer to be shifted in Noida after the district magistrate was shunted out earlier this week after a meeting with chief minister Yogi Adityanath on the coronavirus situation.

KANPUR: Though the vegetables' prices have been fixed, the vendors are making hay of the scary situation. 

As the residents are fearing to go out in pursuance of the lockdown norm, one or two or three sabziwallahs are entering into the premises of the building in Jajmau on Thursday. So, they easily buy vegetables just within their premises.

Lucknow, Apr 1 (PTI) The association of ambulance employees in Uttar Pradesh has called off their strike following negotiations with the administration over their demands for timely wages and protective gear to guard against coronavirus.

Hanuman Pandey, a senior office bearers of the drivers' body, said they went on strike on Tuesday afternoon but it was called off in the night following negotiations.

KANPUR: The recent disruption in our everyday life and its merits is new to us. On Wednesday afternoon three of a family shaved off their heads by calling a barber at the house in tannery town of Jajmau area here. Strangely enough, all the three belonged to three respective generations.

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 1 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in a village here, police said on Wednesday.

The accused took the girl to his house and raped her on Tuesday, following which her family members lodged a complaint, Station House Officer Yogesh Sharma said.

Gorakhpur, Apr 1 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh reported its first coronavirus-related death on Wednesday after test reports of a 25-year-old man, who died two days ago, came COVID-19 positive.

The man was admitted to the BRD Medical College here on Sunday and he was suffering from kidney and liver problems, the institute's principal Ganesh Kumar said.

KANPUR: Corona Virus has done a good too. Students from class 1 to 8 have been promoted en masse. Those who failed to perform better in examinations felt happy at this decision. Even the parents too heaved a sigh of relief. 

As the results have been declared online on Tuesday, the mobile message was received by the and the students with high elation.

Reacting on the announcement of the final result a few parents who were unsure of their wards' success lost no time in exchange of congratulations to one another on knowing the result.

Agra; 30 March 2020 (UMM):  A 38-year-old man has died on his way home from Delhi to Badfara village in Madhya Pradesh. He collapsed due to exhaustion and died of a heart attack Saturday in Agra, well over 100 km still to go.

Ranveer Singh worked as a delivery boy with a restaurant in Tughlakabad, Delhi.

Lucknow, Mar 29 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh has reported a total of 68 coronavirus cases with around half of them from Gautam Buddh Nagar district which includes Noida, officials said on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration said five new cases were reported taking the total cases to 31.