Avaneesh Mishra is our correspondent in Uttarakhand. Follow his tweets @itsmeavaneesh

June 25, 2018 02:30 IST
In a complaint to the Jankipuram police of Lucknow, Kuldeep Singh claimed he had been kidnapped by three men and taken to India-Nepal border in Lakhimpur Kheri from where he managed to escape.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
June 22, 2018 04:50 IST
Meanwhile, a man named Kuldeep Singh from Lucknow claimed on Twitter that the official had not misbehaved with the woman.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
June 22, 2018 04:02 IST
Tanvi Seth and Mohammad Anas Siddiqui on Wednesday claimed Mishra misbehaved with them — asking her to change her name and him to convert to Hinduism.
Fri, Jun 22, 2018
June 20, 2018 06:23 IST
According to fire department officials, both hotels had fire safety equipment but none of it was used because the staff fled on spotting the Neither of the hotels had No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the fire department.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
June 15, 2018 08:57 IST
Officials said the senior most among four inspector-rank officers at the 414 police stations will be designated as station house officers (SHOs). The other three will be the deputies and known as additional SHOs.
Fri, Jun 15, 2018
June 13, 2018 13:49 IST
The former CM alleged that his image is being maligned for just a faucet, which is an outcome of hate and jealousy.
Wed, Jun 13, 2018
June 03, 2018 03:54 IST
Mayawati is the third of six former UP chief ministers, asked by the Supreme Court to vacate bungalows allotted to them as former CMs, to hand over the keys to the Estate Department.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
June 01, 2018 02:39 IST
Akhilesh and Mulayam had moved the Supreme Court seeking time to vacate their bungalows.
Fri, Jun 01, 2018
May 29, 2018 06:37 IST
Saharanpur divisional commissioner Chandra Prakash Tripathi said reports about faulty VVPATs came throughout the day and blamed a technical snag failure of engineers for them.
Tue, May 29, 2018
May 28, 2018 00:23 IST
Some inmates seem to be over 18, shift them, says inquiry report. The City Magistrate added that some inmates appeared to be over 18 years of age.
Mon, May 28, 2018
May 22, 2018 05:07 IST
Mayawati was allotted Bungalow 6 after she demitted office as CM in 1995; when she was back as CM (2007-2012), she got 13A which she merged with Bungalow 6. Bungalow 9A is a non-government property where, according to the BSP office-bearer, she will move to.
Tue, May 22, 2018
May 10, 2018 03:35 IST
A two-member team from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and officials of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, are also in the district, trying to identify the reason behind the attacks and the predatory behaviour of the dogs.
Thu, May 10, 2018
May 09, 2018 05:54 IST
At a time when 18 teams deployed by the district administration as well as villagers are organising operations in Sitapur to catch stray dogs after 13 children were allegedly mauled to death, locals who claim to have witnessed some of the killlings say the animals being captured did not resemble the ones behind the attacks.
Wed, May 09, 2018
May 06, 2018 03:02 IST
While the victim’s brother alleged that Abdul Sattar died of a heart attack, as he was worried over selling his the produce, the authorities maintained that the postmortem report has not confirmed the cause of death.
Sun, May 06, 2018
May 02, 2018 04:52 IST
Khairabad station house officer Sachin Kumar Singh said a pack of around 10-11 dogs attacked the three — two girls and a boy — while they were collecting mangoes in their respective villages following a storm.
Wed, May 02, 2018
May 01, 2018 06:09 IST
This alleged plagiarism was reported after a former University Grant Commission (UGC) member, Dharmendra Yadav, sought Pathak’s CV, which was used to apply for the post of VC, under the Right to Information.
Tue, May 01, 2018
April 23, 2018 05:26 IST
According to data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2016, incidents of rape of children increased by over 82 per cent compared to 2015.
Mon, Apr 23, 2018
April 14, 2018 06:27 IST
“Ye 2019 ka chunav Islam banam bhagwan hone ja raha hai (The 2019 elections are going to be Islam versus bhagwan),” Singh told the public during a rally in Ballia on Thursday.
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
April 13, 2018 04:30 IST
The Badaun administration and district police denied having set up the enclosure around the statue. Police said the cage was set up by a “local committee”. The cage was removed later in the day.
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
April 11, 2018 03:01 IST
A local Dalit youth named Naresh Pal has been booked for allegedly vandalising the statue. He is yet to be arrested and the motive behind the act is not known yet.
Wed, Apr 11, 2018
April 10, 2018 11:07 IST
A day after the father of a rape victim from Unnao died in judicial custody, the crime branch of the Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday arrested Atul Singh Sengar, the brother of BJP Bangarmau MLA Kuldeep Sengar.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
April 03, 2018 05:50 IST
In Allahabad, while students of Allahabad University blocked a goods train at Prayag station, BSP supporters reportedly stopped a local train at Meja. Protesters in the district swelled by afternoon and many forced a mall and nearby shops to shut. Police and RAF teams were deployed to rein in protesters.
Mon, Aug 20, 2018
April 01, 2018 01:50 IST
"Three days ago, when the farmers went to their bank, they learnt that the amount they were given had been recovered... Madan Lal is one such farmer," Gaurav Chaudhary, pradhan of Jamalpur, claimed.
Sun, Apr 01, 2018
March 27, 2018 05:32 IST
Mayawati said: “No matter how much the BJP people try to incite SP and BSP people, these people are not going to fall for that. We, and all Opposition parties, will have to come together and stop them (BJP) from coming to power this time."
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
March 26, 2018 05:09 IST
Aligarh SSP Rajesh Pandey said police were earlier not allowed to enter campus.
Mon, Mar 26, 2018


