The first phase of UP polls in 73 assembly constituencies on Saturday witnessed an "exemplary" 64.22 per cent voter turnout.
A Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday reserved for November 25 the verdict in the sensational 2008 double murder case of teenager Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in which her parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are accused.
While the new COVID cases and total active cases are going up, the administration is focusing on testing, contact tracing and treatment.
The Central Bureau of Investigation's plans to organise a training programme for police officers, to be conducted by experts from Germany, has gone awry twice. The course was based on 'money laundering and financing of terrorism'.The five-day course was scheduled to be held at the CBI academy in Ghaziabad in May and in December, but the training programme was cancelled as there were no trainers and no participants for the course.
A suspected hawala operator, who allegedly handed over Rs 10 lakh to fugitive Indian Mujahiddin operative Yasin Bhatkal for executing the July 13 triple blasts that killed 27 people in Mumbai, has been arrested from Delhi, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad said on Tuesday.
A case of murder was registered on Monday against all the police officials involved in the alleged fake encounter of MBA graduate Ranbir Singh in Ladpur jungles in Dehradun on July 3.
The 15-year old was thrown out of the Barauni Express near Ghaziabad after a dispute over seat reservation.
16 national and regional industry bodies and sectoral business lobbies video-conferenced with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday and raised key concerns facing Indian industry in the wake of the 21-day lockdown over coronavirus.
Almost all states and Union Territories have extended the curbs which they first started imposing in mid-April as the second COVID wave hit the country.
He also spoke against demand to ban the use of DJs or music systems during kanwar yatra.
Despite repeated appeals from the police and the varsity authorities, the protesters refused to end their agitation. Police said the protesters did not have permission to march towards Parliament.
The DGP has been directed to inform NHRC about steps being taken to ensure safety of citizens, especially women.
The poll body also observed that the investigation had 'political connotations' and Deo's conduct has 'consequences' for 'free and fair elections'.
Four persons allegedly tried to attack Kanhaiya Kumar in separate instances during a march here led by him demanding release of the Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya.
Utsav Sharma, who inflicted grievous wounds on murdered teenager Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar, was on Wednesday remanded in judicial custody till February 8 by a local court in Ghaziabad.
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were sentenced to life after a court in Uttar Pradesh convicted them for the gruesome killings of Aarushi Talwar and their domestic help Hemraj in 2013.
The actress hopes for a stay on the criminal proceedings against her.
The Ukranian nationals behind the stabbing were held.
'Yogiji is saying he is doing good work, but when you go on the ground you will see the reality.'
Modi said sometimes the government has to take certain decisions and hence it took some strong steps.
Three youths who allegedly carried out the sensational honour killing of three of their relatives in Delhi on Sunday were on Thursday arrested at Garhmukteshwar area near Ghaziabad.Mandeep Nagar, 23, Ankit Chaudhury, 22, and Nakul Khari, 21 were arrested from Garhmukteshwar, nearly 90 kms from Delhi, and a country made pistol was recovered from them, Senior Superintendent of Police Raghubir Lal said, adding that they have also seized a car.
A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained.
'Twelve rockets were found lying by the roadside on the Khurja-Aligarh road near the Gawana police station,' Bulandshahr senior superintendent of police R P Singh said, adding that one of them could be an anti-aircraft munition
The violence-affected areas witnessed several rounds of stone-pelting from pro and anti-CAA protesters. At least 11 police personnel, including DCP Shahdara and ACP (Gokalpuri) were injured. 2 CRPF personnel were also injured. All private and government schools in Northeast Delhi district will remain closed on Tuesday.
They are believed to have helped the key accused dispose off Congress corporator Atma Ram Gupta's body.
The woman identified as Neena Rawal, a resident of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh, was detained and questioned at the Parliament Street police station before she was taken for a medical check-up.
The victim was beaten up by her father-in-law Ram Dhari Sharma because she didn't bring him water on his demand.
Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion with the state administration, police and passersby joining forces to help the stream of Indians fleeing Delhi.
The recovery was made at Hira Group's Godavari Ispat Ltd at Siltara industrial area in Raipur on Sunday, Senior Superintendent of Police Ashok Juneja said.
A Delhi government school, which witnessed a stampede that left five girls dead almost three weeks ago, reopened on Tuesday amid violent protests from locals and parents demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the tragic incident. The police had to use mild force to control the crowd which pelted stones, set afire a bus and blocked the Delhi-Ghaziabad Highway, causing a huge traffic jam and inconvenience to motorists in the area.
The letter was received two days ago and warns of bombs in trains.
In a sudden late Wednesday night development, the Election Commission gave marching orders to 22 district magistrates, 19 district police chiefs and three DIGs of police in Uttar Pradesh.
The rally, organised by Kisan Uday Abhiyan, led by Manveer Teotia, included farmers from Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Aligarh and Meerut.
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has landed into controversy after his personal bodyguards were caught on CCTV camera ruthlessly thrashing security guards of a society in Ghaziabad.
According to sources, the agencies have warned that two JeM terrorists have sneaked into the national capital with the intention to carry out high-profile strikes and a hostage crisis could also be possible.
"Court has decided to examine the statement of Dinesh Yadav for the purpose of clarification. He was the initial investigating officer of the UP Police. Court has summoned Yadav to appear before it on April 15," S P Ahluwalia, special public prosecutor of the Central Bureau of Investigation, said.
Katara was later produced in a court, which sent him to judicial custody for 14 days in connection the incident in which Dharmendra Yadav was allegedly kidnapped but subsequently rescued amid high drama outside his house, with his wife and neighbours raising an alarm.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said a security cover is being provided to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal without his knowledge and despite his repeated rejection for it.
Krishna, an accused in the Noida double murder case, was on Saturday remanded by a Ghaziabad court to Central Bureau of Investigation's custody for three days, to facilitate his interrogation. The accused, who was working as compounder with Dr Rajesh Talwar and was arrested by the Noida police for the murder of his daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, was placed under arrest by the CBI on Friday after a series of scientific tests.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Mondy moved an application before a designated court in Noida to seek the remand of dentist Rajesh Talwar, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in conenction with the murder of his daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. The CBI will seek his transit remand for Ghaziabad court before questioning him in connection with the case.
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