Sonbhadra

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter Scale struck the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Two people on election duty died and nine taken ill of suspected heat stroke as they were being dispatched to their assignment locations in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, a senior official said on Friday.

Three people died after a mound of mud collapsed on them in this district on Saturday, police said.

A local court here on Tuesday convicted BJP MLA Ramdular Gond for raping a minor girl nine years ago and fixed December 15 for pronouncing the punishment.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 15.96 crore on two private firms engaged in mining activities near river Son in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.

Bhojpuri film director Subhash Chandra Tiwari was found dead inside a hotel room in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

Five people including four women and a child died after being washed away during heavy rain and hailstorm in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra, the police said.

The police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a woman in the name of exorcism, officials said on Saturday.

Police in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra have registered a case against Congress leader Ajay Rai for his "latka-jhatka" remark against Union minister Smriti Irani, an official said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.

A herd of elephants trampled to death an 8-year-old girl and destroyed standing crop at Nemna village in Uttar Pradesh's Bijpur area, an official said on Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic has extracted a huge cost from Uttar Pradesh's children from Saharanpur to Sonbhadra - 1058 kms apart, with schools shut for over four months now.

Bodies of two labourers were on Saturday pulled out from the debris of a boulder that came down in a stone quarry in Sonbhadra, police said.

Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh gained sudden prominence after news circulated that the area has a rich vein of gold.

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has rejected claims of around 3000 tonnes of gold deposits in UP's Sonbhadra district, saying the estimated reserve is 160 kg.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter Scale struck the Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Two people on election duty died and nine taken ill of suspected heat stroke as they were being dispatched to their assignment locations in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, a senior official said on Friday.

Three people died after a mound of mud collapsed on them in this district on Saturday, police said.

A local court here on Tuesday convicted BJP MLA Ramdular Gond for raping a minor girl nine years ago and fixed December 15 for pronouncing the punishment.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 15.96 crore on two private firms engaged in mining activities near river Son in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.

Bhojpuri film director Subhash Chandra Tiwari was found dead inside a hotel room in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

Five people including four women and a child died after being washed away during heavy rain and hailstorm in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra, the police said.

The police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a woman in the name of exorcism, officials said on Saturday.

Police in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra have registered a case against Congress leader Ajay Rai for his "latka-jhatka" remark against Union minister Smriti Irani, an official said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.

A herd of elephants trampled to death an 8-year-old girl and destroyed standing crop at Nemna village in Uttar Pradesh's Bijpur area, an official said on Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic has extracted a huge cost from Uttar Pradesh's children from Saharanpur to Sonbhadra - 1058 kms apart, with schools shut for over four months now.

Bodies of two labourers were on Saturday pulled out from the debris of a boulder that came down in a stone quarry in Sonbhadra, police said.

Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh gained sudden prominence after news circulated that the area has a rich vein of gold.

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has rejected claims of around 3000 tonnes of gold deposits in UP's Sonbhadra district, saying the estimated reserve is 160 kg.