Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Oct 24 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday decided to continue with the services of all home guards personnel who were removed from duty.

"In view of the coming festival season, the present arrangement of deployment of home guards will continue as before," a government order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avinesh Awasthi said.

Their payment will be made from the budget of the Home Department and till the fund permits, the order said.

Shahjahanpur, Oct 22 (PTI) A local court on Tuesday dismissed a petition from BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand, who is accused of rape by a law student, demanding that the Gangster Act should be slapped on the woman and three others for trying to blackmail him.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Omveer Singh dismissed the petition saying it was not in his jurisdiction.He directed that it should be moved before the relevant court, Chinmayanand's lawyer Pooja Singh told PTI.

Muzaffarnagar, Oct 23 (PTI) A woman was allegedly burnt to death by her husband over a family dispute, following which the man was arrested, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on October 13 in Khatoli district, SHO Santosh Kumar Tyagi said.

Anuradha was rushed to a hospital here, where she succumbed to injuries, police said.

A case was registered against her husband Dinesh in connection with the mater, the SHO said.

Lucknow, Oct 21 (PTI) Just over 47 per cent of eligible voters exercised their franchise in the bypolls to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Polling began at 7 am amid tight security, officials said, adding that 47.05 per cent of electors exercised their franchise.

Gangoh in Saharanpur district saw the highest turnout with about 60.30 per cent voters exercising their franchise.

In Lucknow Cantonment, only 28.53 per cent of eligible electors cast their vote.

Sitapur; 21 Oct 2019 (UMM): Family of the assasinated KamleshTiwari met Chief Minister Adityanath and demanded justice.

Tiwari’s mother said the family wasn’t content with Yogi’s promises, and Tiwari’s son told the media he doesn’t trust the UP administration and wants NIA to probe the matter.

"My son was killed by a local BJP leader Shiv Kumar Gupta due to a temple land dispute in village. But I am alive and I will kill him,"

Lucknow, Oct 20 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met the family of Kamlesh Tiwari, chief of a little-known Hindu outfit who was murdered two days ago.

Tiwari's mother, his wife, and three sons spent some 30 minutes with the chief minister at his official residence here.

Banda, Oct 19 (PTI) Six persons have been booked in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman, police said on Saturday.

Station Hose Officer (SHO), Karwi, Anil Kumar Singh said the case was registered on Friday.

The woman was raped around two weeks ago. Four men took the woman to an unknown place on the pretext of dropping her from her college to village. She was gang-raped for two days, the SHO said.

Sitapur; 19 Oct 2019; (UMM): Kamlesh Tiwari’s mother has accused BJP leader Shiv Kumar Gupta for the assassination of her son.

Kanpur: Fear of helmet checking among the two-wheeler scooterists was so severe as one scooty driver left her little daughter on the road during traffic checking drive on Motijheel crossing here on Friday night. 

Pilibhit; 19 Oct 2019; (UMM): Around 30 students, none in uniform, walked out of the school premises protesting their Head Master’s suspension, raising slogans, “Desh ki Raksha kaun karega? Hum karenge (Who will protect the country? We will)”, and “Kaise karenge? Tann se karenge, mann se karenge, dhan se karenge (We will do it with our mind, our and body and our wealth).”