Uttar Pradesh News Today

Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.

Mohammad Sarfaraz -- wanted for the murder of a man in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh that triggered largescale violence -- and four others were arrested after an encounter with the police today near the Nepal border in the district.

Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today -- a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died.

It was chess two days ago. Today, it is cricket. Amid the pulls and pressures of administrative duties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath snuck out some downtime.

Villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri clashed with the police today after a leopard allegedly killed a 6-year-old boy, the second such incident this week.

A protest turned into a tug-of-war after police personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur today snatched an effigy of Kangana Ranaut which was brought to protest against the Mandi MP's statement against farmers.

A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.

The Supreme Court today rapped Uttar Pradesh for not complying with court-mandated timelines on the remission application of convicts.

Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina - who resigned as Prime Minister this evening in the face of violent protests - landed at the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Monday evening, en route to London.

Top BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh will meet this morning to review preparations for the upcoming by-elections to 10 assembly seats, the first polls in the state after a sharp drop in the ruling party's tally in the recent Lok Sabha election.

UP Hathras Stampede: Announcing their first arrests in the stampede at the Hathras religious event which killed 121 people, the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said they have taken six people into custody, but there was one notable omission.

The organisers of a 'prayer meet' held by godman Bhole Baba in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - which ended in a stampede that killed over a hundred - "tried to cover up the incident", Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after visiting the site.

More than 100 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) organised by a self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the broader INDIA bloc for their remarks on the 'Sengol', accusing them of disrespecting Indian history and Tamil culture.

The first flight from Saudi Arabia carrying 298 Hajj pilgrims returned to Lucknow today at 4:36 pm. Haj pilgrims were welcomed by the Uttar Pradesh Hajj committee's chairman Mohsin Raza at Lucknow airport.

Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a UP pollution board official declared this week.

Mohammad Sarfaraz -- wanted for the murder of a man in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh that triggered largescale violence -- and four others were arrested after an encounter with the police today near the Nepal border in the district.

Tension escalated in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, today -- a day after communal clashes during Durga idol immersion, in which one person died.

It was chess two days ago. Today, it is cricket. Amid the pulls and pressures of administrative duties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath snuck out some downtime.

Villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri clashed with the police today after a leopard allegedly killed a 6-year-old boy, the second such incident this week.

A protest turned into a tug-of-war after police personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur today snatched an effigy of Kangana Ranaut which was brought to protest against the Mandi MP's statement against farmers.

A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.

The Supreme Court today rapped Uttar Pradesh for not complying with court-mandated timelines on the remission application of convicts.

Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina - who resigned as Prime Minister this evening in the face of violent protests - landed at the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Monday evening, en route to London.

Top BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh will meet this morning to review preparations for the upcoming by-elections to 10 assembly seats, the first polls in the state after a sharp drop in the ruling party's tally in the recent Lok Sabha election.

UP Hathras Stampede: Announcing their first arrests in the stampede at the Hathras religious event which killed 121 people, the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday said they have taken six people into custody, but there was one notable omission.

The organisers of a 'prayer meet' held by godman Bhole Baba in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - which ended in a stampede that killed over a hundred - "tried to cover up the incident", Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after visiting the site.

More than 100 people, including women and children, were killed after a stampede broke out at a 'satsang' (prayer meeting) organised by a self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the broader INDIA bloc for their remarks on the 'Sengol', accusing them of disrespecting Indian history and Tamil culture.

The first flight from Saudi Arabia carrying 298 Hajj pilgrims returned to Lucknow today at 4:36 pm. Haj pilgrims were welcomed by the Uttar Pradesh Hajj committee's chairman Mohsin Raza at Lucknow airport.