Bareilly

Bareilly court issues notice to Rahul Gandhi over caste census remark

Initially, the petition was filed in the MP-MLA court, where it was dismissed. However, the petitioner pursued the matter by appealing to the District Judge Court

UP Police books PWD, Google Maps officials in Bareilly bridge death case

Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said. The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday. Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding. According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route. The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border. Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people. The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the ...

Two more die in cracker factory blast in UP taking death toll to five

At least three persons were killed and as many injured following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in a village here on Wednesday, police said. The explosion, which took place in the Sirauli police station area, also caused damage to some adjoining buildings, they added. The police said they are verifying the licence of the cracker unit's operator Nasir. A senior police officer said Nasir allegedly had the licence for another place but the house where the incident took place belonged to his in-laws. "Three people have died and at least as many injured in an explosion at a firecracker making unit in Sirauli area of Bareilly district," Inspector General (Bareilly Range) Rakesh Singh told PTI. "The explosion has also led to damages in three-four adjoining buildings. The man operating the firecracker unit has been identified as one Nasir. He is said to have been in possession of a licence, details of which are being looked into," Singh added. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Three women pilgrims dead, 26 hurt as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand

Three women died while 26 were injured when a bus driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a gorge near Gangnani on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand, police said on Wednesday. According to them, the incident occurred 50 km from Gangnani on Tuesday night. The bus went out of the driver's control, broke the crash barrier, tumbled down the gorge and got stuck on a tree before it could hit the bottom, police officials said. A lot of lives were saved since it got stuck in the tree and did not fall into the Bhagirathi river, an official said. The bus was going towards Uttarkashi from Gangotri with 29 people, including the driver and his assistant, a police officer said, adding rescue and relief work began promptly. According to the officer, the injured were brought out of the bus through the windows and sent to Uttarkashi District Hospital and Bhatwadi Health Centre. Of the 26 injured, 12 were stated to be in serious condition and they have been referred to a ..

Ex-MP Dhananjay Singh released from Bareilly jail after HC grants bail

MP-MLA court in Jaunpur on March 6, sentenced Singh and his associate Santosh Vikram to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case

2nd accused arrested for Budaun double murder, kids stabbed multiple times

The brother of the main accused in the chilling murder of a neighbour's two children in Budaun was arrested after he surrendered at a police post in Bareilly, police said on Thursday. The postmortem report of the slain children has revealed that the assailant stabbed the elder brother 13 times and his sibling 11 times, officials said, adding injury marks have been found on the neck, chest and other parts of bodies of the two children. Javed, who had been absconding since the murders in Baba Colony on Tuesday, surrendered at Satellite police outpost of Baradari police station in neighbouring Bareilly district, Budaun Senior Superintendent of Police Alok Priyadarshi said. "Javed, the brother of main accused Sajid, was arrested by a police team in nearby Bareilly district. He is being brought to Budaun for further questioning," the SSP said. A video clip that surfaced online purportedly showed Javed pleading with a group of people confronting him to take him to the police. In the vid

One Kanwariya dead, seven injured in a road accident in UP's Bareilly

One Kanwariya was killed and seven others were injured on Monday when the van they were travelling in was hit by a tractor trolley from behind in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly

Two booked in UP's Bareilly over sharing anti-Prophet Muhammad posts

The hate campaign shows no signs of receding as two persons, including a woman, have been booked for allegedly passing derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly

Covid-19: Congress cancels UP rallies, CM calls off today's event

Party sources said apart from Covid, the decision also took into account the recent stampede-like situation in Bareilly

Stampede-like situation in Congress marathon in UP's Bareilly

Videos from the 'Mahila Marathon' in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Tuesday show that the event led to a stampede-like situation with girls tripping and falling over each other

IndiGo to commence operations to Bareilly from April

The city will become the 67th domestic destination in its network

Two held, 16 country-made bombs seized in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly

Two persons were arrested and 16 country-made bombs were allegedly seized from their possession in Khelam village of Uttar Pradesh, the police informed

Claims will be collected from rioters for property damage: UP CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh will not accept anarchy, and claims will be collected from rioters and miscreants for damaging public or private property, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday