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Hailstorm, rain lash Gorakhpur, Basti divisions; lightning kills 4
Rain alert issued for 50 UP districts till May 6; chief minister tells officials to ensure financial aid to bereaved families within 24 hours

Published on May 02, 2025 05:26 AM IST
2 killed, 15 injured as bus hits stationary truck in UP's Basti
2 killed, 15 injured as bus hits stationary truck in UP's Basti

Published on Apr 12, 2025 01:04 PM IST
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UP: Advocate kidnapped, crushed to death by car; Brother-in-law held
Police said advocate was pleading the divorce case of his sister and her husband and suspect the crime to have been committed in connection with the same.

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 07:11 AM IST
UP minor stripped naked, urinated on in birthday party; dies by suicide
Basti: Circle Officer (CO) Pradeep Kumar Tripathi said the police have registered a case in connection with the suicide.

Published on Dec 24, 2024 12:27 PM IST
2001 kidnapping case: U.P. court rejects Amarmani’s anticipatory bail application
Former UP minister Amarmani Tripathi's anticipatory bail plea in 2001 kidnapping case rejected; declared proclaimed offender with property attachment order.

Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:12 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
PM Modi in Varanasi today, to hold rally in Basti tomorrow
On Tuesday the PM is scheduled to interact with 25000 women at Kashi’s Sampurnanand Sanskrit University

Updated on May 21, 2024 08:44 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Varanasi/gorakhpur
Modi to address poll rally in Basti Wednesday
Electioneering intensifies in Gorakhpur and Basti divisions for upcoming parliamentary seats. PM Modi, CM Yogi, and BJP leaders ramp up campaign efforts.

Updated on May 18, 2024 08:21 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
Amarmani’s properties seized in compliance of court order
Hundreds of supporters of the former minister protested and entered into heated arguments with revenue officials

Published on Apr 13, 2024 10:26 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
Viral video: Govt school kid in U.P.’s Basti seen mixing cement in uniform, BSA orders probe
I have asked block education officer Omkarnath Verma to investigate the matter, said Basti BSA Anoop Kumar

Published on Apr 08, 2024 09:42 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Fellowship trains slum youth to fight for their right to basic services
18-year-old Varun Chandalia fought for water connections in Mumbai's Siddharth Nagar slum. Now, he's part of a fellowship to fight for basic services.

Updated on Nov 17, 2023 07:38 AM IST
Land of weak, poor should not be taken over by mafia: Yogi to officials
Yogi directed the officials during a review meeting here that action should be taken against land mafia, mining and other illegal activities. No one should be able to illegally occupy the land of the weak, poor, entrepreneurs or businessmen.

Updated on Oct 05, 2023 05:18 AM IST
PWD releases ₹124.57 cr for railway overbridge & bridge construction
The construction of the over bridges is being done under the Railway of India Development Fund (RIDF) scheme, at three places in the state.

Published on Sep 24, 2023 08:22 PM IST
Promising job in army, man scams 17 people of ₹30 lakh, arrested
Utkarsh Pandey, who ran a roadside eatery in Lucknow, had lied to his family that he was now a lieutenant, U.P. Special Task Force (STF), who arrested Pandey while he was trying to flee to Delhi, said in a note.

Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:25 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Sudan conflict: 391 from UP brought home under Op Kaveri
391 people from Uttar Pradesh have been safely evacuated from Sudan through Operation Kaveri. Buses were arranged by the CM to send them back to their home districts.

Updated on May 01, 2023 12:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Rain pulls down mercury; more likely in East U.P. today
The Met department has issued a warning of thunderstorms accompanied with lightning very likely at isolated places over the East UP.

Updated on Apr 24, 2023 08:19 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Thunder showers may bring temp down in west UP
According to the meteorological department, rain and thundershowers are very likely at isolated places over the state. The department also issued a warning of possible thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places over west Uttar Pradesh.

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Partly cloudy sky to bring some relief from scorching heat: Met
According to the meteorological department, rain and thundershowers are very likely at isolated places in the state.

Updated on Apr 19, 2023 08:19 PM IST
West U.P. may have it cooler today, East U.P. tomorrow: Met
On Tuesday, the maximum temperature in most cities of Uttar Pradesh remained over 40 degrees Celsius

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Akansha’s mother, kin demand immediate arrest of Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh
Bhojpuri actress Akansha Dubey's mother and kin protested at a police station in India, demanding the arrest of Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh for the death of Dubey. Singh and his brother were booked for allegedly abetting Dubey's suicide. The deceased's mother alleged that Singh was responsible for her daughter's death and had physically assaulted her on multiple occasions. Assured by an assistant police commissioner that Singh would be arrested within 24 hours, Dubey ended her protest.

Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
March ends on a wet note: UP sees 3 times more rain than average
The weatherman has forecast rain/thundershowers in some areas of Lucknow; maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be at 31 and 18 degrees Celsius, respectively

Updated on Mar 31, 2023 09:43 PM IST