Uttar Pradesh

Mathura, Dec 5 (PTI) The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal , which was lit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last year marking the beginning of the 50th anniversary celebrations of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, reached Mathura on Sunday.

It received a grand reception from hundreds of Army personnel gathered at Yodha Gate, when it was taken from the Gunners Gate.

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 4 (PTI) A Special POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for raping his 15-year-old niece, court officials said here on Saturday.

Special Judge Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari also imposed a fine of Rs 27,000 on the accused, Jitendra, convicting him under section 363, 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Agra, Dec 4 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping and killing a girl here, police said on Saturday.

The accused has been identified as Sanjay, SSP Sudhir Kumar Singh said.

During the course of investigation, the police became suspicious of the man and started inquiring about him.

He was arrested on Friday night, the SSP added.

Kanpur: A mild third wave of new variant Omicron of Covidvirus-19 is likely to peak in India between January and February next year, claimed Professor Manindra Agrawal of IIT here.

This will be around the Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur respectively.

Cautioning the citizens he said that they must remain careful.

In contrast to a South African research study, Manindra Agrawal said that Omicron does not seem to be bypassing natural immunity from Covid in any significant way.

Kanpur: Police have deployed five teams to trace a 54-year-old forensic science professor who allegedly killed his wife and two teenage children at his home on Friday. He left behind a 10-page note in which tells of everything.

Police suspect that the professor may have harmed himself as he could be suffering from depression.

The last location of his cellphone was traced to Atal ghat on Friday around 6 pm.

The ghat is around 7 kilometres from his residence and is located near the Ganga barrage.

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 4 (PTI) A case was registered against a woman Head Constable after 578 cartons of wine were found missing from Kairana Police Station warehouse, officials said on Saturday.

Head Constable Taresh Sharma was booked under section 409 (breach of trust by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code at the order of the Superintendent of Police.

Sharma was held responsible for the missing wine - seized in 12 cases - in an inquiry conducted by Circle Officer Pradeep Singh.

Kanpur: Hitting at the state government over the Uttar Pradesh Teachers' Eligibility Test question paper leak, BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra alleged that the question papers for the test was on sale.

He allegedly charged that the ruling party leaders were raising money by selling question papers at high rate to fund their election campaigns. 

He expressed his views while addressing the party workers' conference at Bilhaur and one reserved assembly seats in Kanpur and Unnao, respectively.

Ghaziabad, Dec 3 (PTI) Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has been shortlisted for the 21st Century Icon Awards given annually by London-based Squared Watermelon company, a BKU leader said on Friday.

The award will be presented on December 10, BKU's Uttar Pradesh vice-president Rajbir Singh said.

"I am not going to London to take this award because I am busy with the protest," Tikait told PTI over the phone.

He said he will accept the award when all the farmers' demands have been met.

Pilibhit (UP), Dec 3 (PTI) A 15-year-old schoolgirl escaped the clutches of her kidnappers here on Friday by jumping out of the car she was being taken in, police said.

The class 9 student was grabbed by four kidnappers when she was on her way to school in the Barkheda police station area of the district, they said.

The kidnappers first beat her up, which caused her to fall unconscious, and then, they put her in a car and sped away towards the Tanakpur highway, the police said.

Kanpur: A doctor from Kanpur was so stressed by Omicron that he killed his entire family.

In his suicide note, he wrote, 'Omicron will kill everyone'.

The doctor struck his wife on the head with a hammer and then strangled neck of his son and daughter.

The doctor informed his brother about this triple murder through WhatsApp. He later fled the scene.

Police found a diary at the scene. In which he would have written, 'No more Covid. This Covid will kill everyone. I can't count dead bodies anymore.'