Uttar Pradesh

Hamirpur (UP), Dec 30 (PTI) A 70-year-old man was arrested for raping a four-year-old girl in Bharua Sumerpur area of district here, police said on Thursday.

However, the case is 24-days old, and the accused was arrested from his house on Wednesday only.

Earlier, the police had registered a case of molestation but after the medical examination and confirmation of rape and also the victim's statement in the court, the rape section has been added, SHO Ramendra Tiwari said.

Lucknow, Dec 30 (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Thursday said all political parties in Uttar Pradesh want the Assembly elections to be held according to schedule while ensuring Covid protocol.

The CEC also asked the state to step up coronavirus vaccination.

The number of polling booths will be increased and the voting time enhanced by an hour, he said, adding polling officials will be vaccinated and those eligible will be given a booster dose.

Banda (UP), Dec 29 (PTI) A debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Khaptiha Kalan village here, police said on Wednesday.

Ramswaroop Yadav (38), who farmed on five bighas of land, had taken a loan of Rs 46,000 from the Pailani branch of Aryavart Bank under the Kisan Credit Card and he had received a notice for recovery of the loan recently, police quoted his uncle, Ghasita Yadav as saying.

The crop sown on the agricultural land had dried up and that might be the reason he committed suicide, the uncle told police.

Mathura, Dec 29 (PTI) A 36-year-old Ukraine national allegedly committed suicide here in a temple where he was staying by hanging from a wooden hook in his room, police said on Wednesday.

The incident happened in Govind Kund area on Tuesday night, SP Rural Shrish Chandra said.

A suicide note with a request to perform his last rites in Brijbhumi was also found on him, he said.

His room was found open in the morning when he was found dead, he said.

Kanpur: Akhilesh Yadav- led Samajwadi Party Corporators endured a big jolt when its few members joined Congress party in the presence of State Congress Chief Ajay Kumar Lallu.

Those are Suhail Ahmad, leader of the Samajwadi Party corporators in Kanpur Municipal Corporation House, Shibbu Ansari, Shashi, Rakesh Sahu, Abid Ali and Mahendra Pratap Singh.

Congress MLA Suhail Ansari was present on the occasion when Suhail Ahmad and others took membership of the Congress Party in Lucknow.

All these corporators belong to the Sisamau Assembly seat.

Kanpur: Four persons have been arrested for vandalising a car with PM Narendra Modi's poster on it.

The four arrested persons have been accused as Mulayam Singh Youth Brigade spokesperson Sukant Sharma, National Secretary of the SP students' body Sachin Kesharwani, city secretary of the youth brigade Abhishek Rawat, and Nitesh Kumar.

An FIR was registered against 8-10 persons in Kanpur after Samajwadi Party workers allegedly went on a rampage, following the departure of PM Modi's convoy on Tuesday. They allegedly vandalised a car with PM Modi's poster on it.

Kanpur: The whole of the day passed amid cloudy weather. There was absolutely no sign of sun. Though showers also brought a colder feel. 

The showers did take place as was forecast. 

Nature's fury was in full impetus as colder conditions and showers kept up Tuesday's temperature harsher. 

However, the highways remained occupied with heavy vehicles.

As the schools remained closed during these harsh days the little ones did not dare to cross the door of their respective homes.

On the roads, vehicles did move on as the sound of horns.

Etah (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) A 55-year-old Etah businessman was shot dead on Monday evening in Aligarh, police said.

SHO Vijay Singh of Aligarh's Kwarsi police station said businessman Sandeep Gupta was gunned down at 8 pm by two motorcycle-borne sharpshooters who intercepted the trader's car at Centre Point on Samad Road in the city and pumped several bullets into the vehicle.

After the shootout, the trader was rushed to a local hospital here, where he was declared brought dead, the SHO said.

Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi started off his address at the 54th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur here today with a quip, "Is it necessary to be this serious at a convocation?" He launched blockchain-based digital degrees at the ceremony.

UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the function as guests of honour.

Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project today. He boarded the metro train at IIT Kanpur metro station and thus becomes the first VVIP passenger of the service.

He was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Kanpur Metro Rail Project comprises two corridors and has a total length of 32.5 km.

The first corridor from IIT- Kanpur to Naubasta is 23.8 km long. The second corridor is 8.6 km long from Chandrashekar Azad Agriculture University to Barra- 8.