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Man Ends Life Due To Marital Discord In Uttar Pradesh

Man Ends Life Due To Marital Discord In Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com7 days ago

A 28-year-old man in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly died by suicide due to marital discord. The man, identified as Vineet, was found at his residence. Police are investigating the matter.

Dumper Truck Collision Claims Three Lives in Farrukhabad

Dumper Truck Collision Claims Three Lives in Farrukhabad

Rediff.com15 Mar 2026

Three people, including a minor, were killed in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, when a high-speed dumper truck collided with their motorcycle. The driver fled the scene, and police are investigating the incident.

Etah Road Accidents: Uncle-Nephew Duo Among Three Killed

Etah Road Accidents: Uncle-Nephew Duo Among Three Killed

Rediff.com6 Mar 2026

Three people were killed and one infant injured in two separate road accidents in the Etah district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The incidents involved a hit-and-run and a motorcycle accident.

Fake IAS Officer Arrested for Marriage Fraud in Uttar Pradesh

Fake IAS Officer Arrested for Marriage Fraud in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com24 Mar 2026

A man was arrested in Gorakhpur for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to marry a woman and defrauding her family of Rs 15 lakh.

Gurugram Police Arrest Three Suspects in Child Sexual Assault Case After Supreme Court Intervention

Gurugram Police Arrest Three Suspects in Child Sexual Assault Case After Supreme Court Intervention

Rediff.com21 Mar 2026

Gurugram police have arrested three individuals, including two female domestic helpers and their male accomplice, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl. The arrests follow a Supreme Court decision to hear a plea for a CBI or SIT investigation into the case.

Parents Assault Girl For Wanting To Continue Studies

Parents Assault Girl For Wanting To Continue Studies

Rediff.com9 Aug 2025

A 14-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district has filed a complaint against her parents for allegedly assaulting her when she expressed her desire to continue her studies.

Heavy rains kill 7 across north India; 200 flights delayed in Delhi

Heavy rains kill 7 across north India; 200 flights delayed in Delhi

Rediff.com2 May 2025

A three-hour heavy downpour accompanied by a dust storm hit Delhi-NCR early morning on Friday, causing flight delays and traffic disruptions as seven people were killed in rain-related incidents across north India.

UP: Village head's teenager son casts fake votes, held

UP: Village head's teenager son casts fake votes, held

Rediff.com20 May 2024

The video in this regard was shared by Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on their social media accounts.

Rahul warns of strict action after UP man votes for BJP '8 times'

Rahul warns of strict action after UP man votes for BJP '8 times'

Rediff.com20 May 2024

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said in post on 'X' that an FIR has been registered in the matter at the Nayagaon police station in Etah district.

8 children among 22 killed as tractor-trolley falls into pond in UP

8 children among 22 killed as tractor-trolley falls into pond in UP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2024

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.

Hathras stampede: Victims' bodies on ice blocks, kin await autopsy

Hathras stampede: Victims' bodies on ice blocks, kin await autopsy

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

A number of bodies were kept at the district hospital in Hathras.

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

108 women, 7 children killed in stampede at UP satsang

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

The stampede took place as people headed home after a satsang in the district's Phulrai village, conducted by a preacher known as Bhole Baba. Twenty-seven bodies were brought to a hospital in neighbouring Etah district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh said 23 of them were women. And 89 lay dead in Hathras itself.

Hathras satsang stampede: Police suspect 'political link' to Bhole Baba

Hathras satsang stampede: Police suspect 'political link' to Bhole Baba

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

The Hathras SP said the investigation also revealed that some political parties had contacted him some time back.

Interfaith marriage: HC quashes FIR against Muslim man

Interfaith marriage: HC quashes FIR against Muslim man

Rediff.com28 Dec 2020

Upholding the interfaith marriage in a case from Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, a bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal said the woman is an adult according to her high school certificate.

Steal little, don't loot: Akhilesh's uncle to bureaucrats

Steal little, don't loot: Akhilesh's uncle to bureaucrats

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

In outrageous remarks, Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, uncle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, told officials that they can steal a little of public money if they work hard but they should not behave like dacoits.

Steal little, don't loot: Akhilesh's uncle to bureaucrats

Steal little, don't loot: Akhilesh's uncle to bureaucrats

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

In outrageous remarks, Public Works Department Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, uncle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, told officials that they can steal a little of public money if they work hard but they should not behave like dacoits.

21 killed as bus falls into canal in Uttar Pradesh

21 killed as bus falls into canal in Uttar Pradesh

Rediff.com27 May 2013

At least 21 people, including a newly-wed bride, were killed and 23 others injured when a roadways bus they were travelling in fell into the Hazara canal in the district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred late on Sunday when the driver of the bus, which was headed to Delhi from Farukhabad, lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the canal in Pilua area, they said.

UP minister to be booked for triple murder

UP minister to be booked for triple murder

Rediff.com6 Aug 2011

A local court on Saturday directed the police to register a case of murder against Uttar Prasdesh dairy development minister Avadhpal Singh Yadav.

Ill-fated UP bus was being driven by the cleaner

Ill-fated UP bus was being driven by the cleaner

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

The bus that was smashed to bits after it was hit by a train at an unmanned railway crossing in a village in Uttar Pradesh was being driven by the cleaner, not the driver, at the time of the mishap. The accident at Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the wee hours of Thursday killed 38 passengers. The bus was carrying members of a marriage party, who were on the way back to their village after the wedding.

Uttar Pradesh hooch tragedy toll mounts to 32

Uttar Pradesh hooch tragedy toll mounts to 32

Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

The condition of over two dozen people admitted in various hospitals in Etah and Saifai, after they consumed the spurious liquor, was stated to be critical.

Crime against women: 5 rape cases in 2 days in UP

Crime against women: 5 rape cases in 2 days in UP

Rediff.com20 Jun 2011

A 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and later set afire by three youths in Nidhauli area of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh. This makes it the third case of rape in Uttar Pradesh in the last two days.

Hitch hiking claims girl's life in UP

Hitch hiking claims girl's life in UP

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

One girl lost her life and 3 of her classmates were injured after they jumped off a speeding vehicle in which they were being abducted.

21 dead as UP hit by thunderstorm, rain; rest of North reels under heat

21 dead as UP hit by thunderstorm, rain; rest of North reels under heat

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Rain and thunderstorm wrecked havoc in several parts of Uttar Pradesh leaving at least 21 dead

VHP leader Giriraj Kishore dead

VHP leader Giriraj Kishore dead

Rediff.com13 Jul 2014

Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Giriraj Kishore, who was actively associated with the Ram temple agitation, died in New Delhi on Sunday evening following prolonged illness. He was 94.

UP: Vendor shot at for putting less onion in omelettes!

UP: Vendor shot at for putting less onion in omelettes!

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

The sky-rocketing price of onions has already diminished its presence on any food platte. But a street vendor in a village of Uttar Pradesh had never imagined that it could even nearly cost his life.

12 kids, driver killed as school bus collides with lorry in UP

12 kids, driver killed as school bus collides with lorry in UP

Rediff.com19 Jan 2017

School was open despite DM's order to the contrary. Orders have been issued to cancel its recognition.

Did SP 'match fix' Ayodhya yatra episode with VHP?

Did SP 'match fix' Ayodhya yatra episode with VHP?

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Monday granted reprieve to arrested Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders as the ruling Samajwadi Party prosecutors chose to soft peddle on them.

Agra mass conversion row: Main accused arrested

Agra mass conversion row: Main accused arrested

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Nand Kishore Balmiki, the main accused in the alleged forced conversion of about 100 people in Agra recently, was arrested after he surrendered before the police on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi in 'oneness and harmony'

PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi in 'oneness and harmony'

Rediff.com6 Mar 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi and said that the festival of colours promotes oneness and harmony as well as bring happiness and prosperity to all.