A 27-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped and strangled to death by unidentified persons in Walipur village of the district, triggering protests by locals in the area.

The incident took

A woman was hanged to death and later the body set on fire allegedly by her in-laws over dowry demand, police said here today.

The incident took place yesterday at Bitawda village here. The woman,

A man was allegedly beaten to death by the family of a girl with whom his son eloped at Moghpur village in the district, police said today.

Satpal, the boy's father, was found dead yesterday with hi

A teenage girl was allegedly abducted and raped by the priest of a local temple in Banat town here, police said today.

The 35-year-old priest has been arrested and sent to 14 days of judicial custod

Mahendra Singh Tikait, a farmer leader from prosperous western Uttar Pradesh who spearheaded many a struggle uniting peasants in North India, died on Sunday due to bone cancer.

A man allegedly shot dead his elder brother at Daryabad village in the district, police said. The accused has been arrested by the police.

48-year-old Samey Singh was allegedly shot dead by his young

A nine-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by another minor boy with a cricket bat at Kawal village here, police said today.

The incident took place yesterday when the deceased Pawan Kumar Pal

Concerned with the spiralling prices affecting the common man, BJP on Monday lashed out at the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government for its inability to check the price rise.

A criminal, carrying a cash reward of Rs 12,000 on his head, has surrendered before a local court here in connection with the Revati Singh murder case, the police said.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 18 people, including a BSP leader, involved in luhari killing, official sources said.