Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Oct 1 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday said it arrested one more person in connection with the alleged illegal conversion racket.

Dheeraj Jagtap, a resident of Yavatmal in Maharashtra, was taken into custody by an ATS team in Kanpur. After finding him suspicious, he was brought to Lucknow where he was arrested, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said in a statement issued by the ATS.

Kaushambi (UP), Oct 1 (PTI) A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager in a village in Karari town area here, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when the girl was playing outside and playing.

She entered a neighbour's house where she was raped by a 15-year-old boy who was alone there, Superintendent of Police Radheyshyam Vishwakarma said.

An FIR was lodged on Thursday by the police on the complaint of the victim's father, he said.

Kanpur: The administrative reshuffle in the UP government has been taken through a notification. A few officers have been shifted, as was reported.

S Sharma has been appointed as DCP at the Police Commissionerate here.

The new Secretary of Kanpur Development Authority will be S Vaishya.

While additional municipal commissioner will be B P Singh.

Last but not least additional commissioner of the Kanpur division will be S P Singh.

Ghaziabad, Sep 30 (PTI) A fake call centre was busted and two of its members were arrested here, police said on Thursday.

The call centre was operating for the past seven years from an office located behind Gaur Mall of Rajnagar District Centre (RDC) in Kavi Nagar, City Superintendent of Police Nipun Agarwal said.

It has duped a large number of people on the pretext of providing loans to them, he said.

Kanpur: IIT- K starts e-programs for the working youth. Abhay Karandikar, director of the institute, said the e-Masters program, wil begin from January, 2022. It will help improve professionals' skills and enhance their career options rapidly.

The qualification for admission to courses launched by IIT Kanpur requires a minimum of 55% marks in graduate or post-graduate programmes.

Kanpur: Approaching the family of a deceased businessman here, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav raised the demand for a judicial probe into the incident.

It is worthwhile to mention here that Manish Gupta, the businessman was allegedly beaten to death by Gorakhpur police.  

He also insisted on that the case  should be transferred to Kanpur from Gorakhpur where senior district officials were caught on video urging the deceased's family not to pursue the matter in court.

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 30 (PTI) A lone shikhsha mitra' is in charge of handling 225 children due to lack of teachers at a government primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, an official has said.

Before the Covid-induced lockdown last year, two teachers were posted at the school in Khanpur village, Umesh Kumar, a member of district panchayat, said Wednesday.

One died while the other has been on leave, said Kumar, who has asked the district magistrate to appoint more teachers.

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 30 (PTI) A rape accused out on bail was re-arrested from a village here after he attempted to harass the victim in the case, police said on Thursday.

Harpal Singh, 50, had been in prison for the last five years on charges of raping the woman, aged 16 at the time of the incident.

According to Station House Officer (SHO) Radhey Shyam Yadav, the accused was released on bail few days ago.

Upon his release, he went to the victim's village that falls under Titavi police station area and tried to harass her.

Kanpur: A detailed project report for an elevated Ganga link expressway in the city will be readied by the Union Road Transport & Highways Ministry, according to the news.

The 30-Km proposed elevated road corridor will be stretched on National Highway-34. It would connect the city's interior areas with the Ganga barrage here.

Neeraj Srivastava, coordinator of the high-level joint development committee presented the plan to officers concerned in Delhi, he added.

The divisional commissioner regards that the project would prove to be a boon for Kanpur. 

Kanpur: The Food Processing Department in Uttar Pradesh has set up Government Food Science Training Centres in 10 districts including Kanpur. Therefore the city youths have an opportunity to develop skills in culinary activities.

This kind of institute offers specialised diploma courses in a range of culinary activities to stimulate employment within the hospitality sector.