Uttar Pradesh News

Gorakhpur Food Department seized 750 sacks of roasted chickpeas coloured with hazardous synthetic dye during a warehouse raid in UP. The dye, used for clothes and paper, is unsafe for consumption and can cause serious health issues, including cancer.

A taxi driver, Bilal, has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner Uma and dumping her body near Kalesar National Park in Haryana. Police say the murder was planned so he could marry another woman.

A major CCTV misuse scandal on Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal Expressway has led to arrests, firings and a police probe after employees were found recording couples' private moments and using the clips to blackmail them.

More than 350 farmers in Muzaffarnagar gathered for the final leg of the Krishi Chaupal, praising the Yogi Adityanath government for higher sugarcane prices, timely payments, and improved law and order.

A video from Lalganj in Pratapgarh went viral showing a female instructor from Bhetua, Amethi, sitting in a car with the school principal during off-duty hours. The instructor’s husband arrived, a public argument followed, and locals filmed it.

An unauthorised clinic in Barabanki, UP is under police probe after Munishra Rawat died following a botched operation. Clinic operator Gyan Prakash Mishra, allegedly drunk, and his nephew performed the procedure after watching a YouTube video. 

A toll plaza assistant manager on Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh has been accused of misusing CCTV cameras to record private moments of commuters and extort money from them. Several victims submitted a complaint to CM after videos went viral.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's education reforms are transforming opportunities for children from labourer and low-income families. Atal Awasiya Vidyalayas in all 18 divisions provide free CBSE-based schooling, food, stay and modern labs.

A police officer in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, rescued a man walking on the roof of a moving train close to high-voltage electric wires. A viral video showed the officer climbing the train roof, gripping the resisting man, and pulling him to safety.

A 28-year-old UP woman married an idol of Lord Krishna after she received a gold ring as prasad during a visit to the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. Believing it was a divine sign, she performed a full Hindu wedding with complete rituals.