Uttar Pradesh

KANPUR: It appears that the metro rail will run quite timely in the city areas. The work is going on fast and fresh construction technique is being applied by the engineers in lending a boost to the work on a completely new track for the daily ride.

As the news goes, a change in construction techniques have been brought into a priority for the project. The concourse slab will now be prepared in advance at the casting yard and later placed at the map's designated location. This will not only reduce the time but also safety concerns. 

Sonbhadra (UP) Feb 21 (PTI) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits to the tune of around 3,000 tonnes in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times India's current reserve of the yellow metal, officials said on Friday.

The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer K K Rai said.

KANPUR: Recently, there was rain with thunderstorms leading the minimum temperature to a low level. 

According to the weather reports, the minimum temperature stayed at 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday. 

There were cold winds blowing all around making the situation quite cumbersome as enough sunrays fail to keep us warm.

Taking to residents it becomes clear they are not sure of coming out of the agonizing situation quite early. Even the met department has not indicated at the relief from colder conditions.

Muzaffarmagar, Feb 20 (PTI) A special court here on Thursday convicted a man for raping his 14-year-old daughter while the grandfather, grandmother and uncle of the victim were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court judge Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari has fixed February 24 for quantum of punishment in the case.

NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ahead of the much-awaited visit of US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania to Agra next week, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has mounted a massive image makeover of the Taj city.

According to reports, over 500 cusecs of water have been released by the state irrigation department into the Yamuna after the sorry plight of the river was highlighted by media and activists of the River Connect Campaign.

Kanpur: Board exams are going on in different allotted centres of the city areas. A strange sight is seen at the time of the end of the examination. One, two or three representatives of the varied coaching institutes taking the brochures remain busy in distributing either to the examinees or the guardians.

As these young men come a little earlier at the centres they do not forget to first hand over the brochures to the guardians. If we minutely study at the guardians' face they sometimes do not fathom the content. But they prefer to take the copy.

Noida (UP), Feb 19 (PTI) Scores of young men held a shirtless protest here on Wednesday as part of an ongoing farmers' agitation against the Noida Authority.

The protest, which began on February 10, is being headed by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangathan (BKS). The farmers have been pressing for demands, including additional 64 per cent compensation for their land acquired by the Noida Authority over the years and a plot of 10 per cent the size of the total land acquired.

Noida (UP), Feb 20 (PTI) A trader has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly sharing a Facebook post deemed "offensive" against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Chand Quraishi, is a resident of Jewar town and was arrested on Wednesday evening, they said.

When contacted, Quraishi said he shared the post by "mistake".

Bareilly (UP), Feb 20 (PTI) A law student was allegedly raped by a lawyer and his accomplice inside his chamber in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district last week, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened on February 15 in Bahedi area of the district, Bahedi SHO Pankaj Pant said.

Muzaffarnagar, Feb 19 (PTI) A 16-year-old Dalit girl has alleged she was sexually harassed by three youths when she was on her way to a brick kiln at a village in Shamli district, police said on Wednesday.

They said the incident happened at Bhabisa village under Kandhla police station on Tuesday when the girl was going to the brick kiln site with lunch for her kin.