Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jan 22 (PTI) BSP supremo Mayawati Tuesday demanded that the upcoming Lok Sabha polls be held using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The demand comes after a self-proclaimed US-based Indian cyber expert Monday made a sensational claim that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged" through the EVMs, which, he said, can be hacked.

Balrampur (UP), Jan 22 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men in Hompur village here, police said Tuesday.

The incident took place on Sunday evening when the girl was returning from her agricultural field.

Vijay (30) and Mitrasen (28) allegedly raped the girl in the jungle, SP Amit Kumar said.

On the complaint of the girl's family, an FIR has been filed and both arrested, the SP said.

The girl has been sent for medical examination.

Chandauli,(UP) Jan 20 (PTI) After courting controversy over her remarks against BSP supremo Mayawati, BJP MLA Sadhana Singh Sunday issued an apology, clarifying that she did not mean to hurt anyone.

Singh, a legislator from Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai had Saturday called the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief a "blot on womankind" and "worse than a transgender".

Varanasi, Jan 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described NRIs as India's brand ambassadors and said they were the symbols of the country's capabilities.

The prime minister was inaugurating the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas convention in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

"I consider NRIs India's brand ambassadors. They are the symbols of our capacities and capabilities," he told the gathering.

"People of Indian origin are in leadership roles in countries such as Mauritius, Portugal and Ireland," he said.

KANPUR: Long-lasting controversy over construction of the hockey turf between the Nagar Nigam and the Sports Directorate at Green Parks seems to end now.

The Divisional Commissioner's recent inspection of Green Park has brought new expectation. Though the Kanpur Municipal Corporation sanctioned an amount of Rs 2 crores for the astroturf. The construction work got put off on account of variation in the ground size.

KANPUR: Police caught as many as eight pairs red-handed in a hotel near Ghanta Ghar here on Monday. All were taken to the police station. The girls were let go while the action was being carried on others after filing a report.

According to the news reports, there was a complaint about this hotel on the state government portal. The police were continuously keeping watchfulness on this hotel. A lady police officer gathered detailed information about the movement in the hotel.  

KANPUR:  Encroachers have got their hands on the green belt assigned from Yasoda Nagar to Kidwai Nagar crossing in the city’s south area. It now looks more as the pollution belt. The residents around the roads blame on them for the problems.

They were bringing in use vacant space for servicing vehicles, dumping building materials and running a shop selling pan masala and tobacco pouches. The Kanpur Development Authority provided as many as 30-feet space for the development of the green belt.

KANPUR: In a raid at the centre of Uttar Pradesh Civil Court Staff Centralised Recruitment Examination in Govindpur area here on Sunday, the Special Task Force team has caught two solvers along with the linchpin.

Agra January 20 (PTI) Prime Minister of Denmark Lars L kke Rasmussen visited the Taj Mahal with his wife and 20 visiting dignitaries on Sunday.

The delegation spent more than an hour at the Taj Mahal and around 40 minutes at the Agra Fort, showing great interest in the architecture and history of the monuments.

The dignitaries reached the Taj Mahal early and had to wait for some time for the fog to clear up. Both monuments remained closed for tourists for around three hours.

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 20 (PTI) A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife with the help of her paramour, police said Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday night when the man, identified as Sunil Kumar, was sleeping in his house at Shahpur town here, Circle Officer Hariram Yadav said.

A case was registered against Kumar's wife Sudha and her paramour, and they both were arrested, he said.