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The condition of 2014-batch IPS officer Surendra Kumar Das, who had consumed poison due to marital discord, continues to be very critical. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP police officer googled suicide before consuming rat poison: cops

Probe so far indicates the IPS officer was in acute depression for past few days and had googled ways to die, police said.

07 Sep 2018 3:10 PM

On Wednesday evening, the teenager was spotted talking to the girl by her boyfriend who called his other friends and assaulted him, resulting in his death. (Representational Image)

16-yr-old boy beaten to death for talking to girl in UP

The victim was friends with a girl living in his neighbourhood, but her boyfriend did not approve of girl talking to the boy frequently.

07 Sep 2018 1:42 PM

Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui, a resident of Prem Nagar area, said that she wanted Muslim community to be aware of the goodness of Ramayana along with the Hindus.(Photo: @ANI/Twitter)

Muslim woman from Kanpur translates Ramayana into Urdu

Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui said that it took her more than one and a half years to translate it.

30 Jun 2018 9:03 PM

'Just like holy texts of all religions, Ramayana also gives us a message of peace and brotherhood,' she said. (Representative image)

Muslim woman translates Ramayana to Urdu

Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui said that she wanted the Muslim community to be aware of the goodness of Ramayana along with the Hindus.

30 Jun 2018 1:50 PM

The girl, a Class 12 student, set herself ablaze at her house on Wednesday. Representational Image (Photo: File)

Girl immolates self after man tries to outrage her modesty in Uttar Pradesh

Her family members have alleged that the girl was being continuously harassed and stalked.

21 Jun 2018 4:49 PM

According to a police spokesperson, the accident took place in Tirwa area of the district at around 4 am. (Representational Image)

6 students killed by speeding bus on Lucknow-Agra Expressway in UP

A teacher was also crushed to death while two others were injured; UP CM announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased.

11 Jun 2018 10:53 AM

The victim told PTI over phone that the attackers claimed that they were members of a right-wing organisation and he did not file a complaint as he was afraid. (Representational image)

Muslim youth beaten up for befriending Hindu girl in UP

A video of the incident in which youth is seen being slapped and voices are heard of inquiries about relationship with girl has gone viral.

26 May 2018 5:17 PM

A child reads from a book, as thick black smoke rises in the sky from the glue factories at Dakari village of Unnao district near Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur looks for ways to tackle air pollution, lose 'most polluted city' tag

Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have action plans to combat pollution, despite being asked by the govt to do so in 2015.

16 May 2018 3:07 PM

The juvenile, along with his father and mother, also allegedly beat up the girl, leaving her seriously injured. (Photo: Representational/File)

UP: Minor girl raped by juvenile while his sister watches, parents thrash her

The girl was admitted to a district hospital and her condition is said to be critical.

25 Apr 2018 1:12 PM

The autopsy would be conducted on Thursday after the parents of the deceased arrive. (Representational image)

Dalit student hangs self at IIT-Kanpur hostel room

The police found a suicide note from his room and an investigation into the matter has been initiated.

19 Apr 2018 9:36 AM

According to the Police, the couple was in love and allegedly committed suicide after the girl's marriage was fixed with someone else. (Representational Image)

UP: Families did not accept love, teenage couple commits suicide

The bodies of Deepu and Kranti, both 18-year-old were found hanging from a tree in Rihua village of Kannauj district.

01 Apr 2018 4:14 PM

The postmortem report confirmed that the victim died due to suffocation. (Photo: File | Representational)

UP: Unstable woman hides in 'Holika' bonfire, burnt to death

Seema Devi's (the victim) remains were found at the site two-days after the ceremony and sent for postmortem, SP Ratankant Pandey said.

05 Mar 2018 1:36 PM

Since last week, Kothari's office in Kanpur's City Center road has been locked and he himself has been untraceable ever since. (Photo: ANI)

UP: Rs 837 Cr loan, Rotomac-owner missing, reports say PNB-like scam

Rotomac-owner Vikram Kothari took loans of Rs 352 crore from Kanpur branch of Allahabad Bank and Rs 485 crore from three other banks.

18 Feb 2018 8:33 PM

A few months back, Sitanshu proposed marriage and started visiting the girl’s hostel of IIT-K and allegedly raped her repeatedly. (Photo: Representational Image)

IAF officer repeatedly rapes IIT-Kanpur girl on pretext of marriage

The girl has named the IAF officer, a resident of Saran district in Bihar, his friend, sister and brother-in-law in the FIR.

25 Jan 2018 3:01 PM

UP: Student slapped 40 times for not completing homework, teacher fired

The boy's father alleged that his son, Yuraj, looked depressed and was reluctant to attend school for past fortnight.

21 Jan 2018 9:22 AM

Preliminary probe indicated that the cash was hidden with an intention of converting it into legal currency, the SP said, but the police discounted any possibility of a terror angle. (Representational Image)

Kanpur: Over Rs 97 Cr in demonetised currency seized, police arrest 16

The huge amount of demonetised currency was stored in guny bags in a builder's ancestral house near Gole Chauraha in Swaroop Nagar.

17 Jan 2018 5:32 PM

The counting is underway to ascertain the exact amount of money. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

UP police seize demonetised currency notes worth Rs 100 cr in Kanpur

The cash was in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, which were demonetised by the government in November 2016.

17 Jan 2018 12:24 PM

The deceased, aged between 25 and 35, have been identified as Babu Ram and Surendra Singh of Hamirpur and Sanjiv Singh of Kanpur. (Photo: Representational)

UP: 6 killed as two sand-laden trucks collide in Kanpur

At least 10 people injured in the accident were admitted to Hamirpur and Lala Lajpat Rai hospital where one of them succumbed to injuries.

08 Dec 2017 4:19 PM

The assailants fled the scene immediately after the killing and no arrest was made till late evening. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Adityanath orders express probe into Kanpur journalist's murder

Navin Gupta, a young journalist working for a Hindi daily was sprayed with bullets when he came out of a public toilet, the police said.

01 Dec 2017 11:05 AM

A journalist was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified men who were on bikes in Kanpur's Bilhaur. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Journalist shot dead in Kanpur; fourth in 3 months

Naveen was the fourth journalist shot after Sudip Bhaumick, Gauri Lankesh and one other.

30 Nov 2017 8:59 PM

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