In a landmark achievement for India’s defence sector, two mega facilities to manufacture ammunition and missiles by Adani Defence & Aerospace, India’s leading private sector defence manufacturer, were inaugurated on Monday.
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Six of a family killed in road mishap in UP, two kids injured
Six persons of a family died in an accident that took place near Jagannathpur village on Sandalpur road in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur in the early hours of Monday.
Rape accused in Kanpur swallows lizard to avoid going to jail
The incident came to light after the condition of the man worsened and the police took him to Bhitargaon community health centre from where the doctors referred him to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital.
Three girls in 3 days commit suicide after harassment by boys in UP
"She hanged herself the day we were at the police station for the third time on April 7 evening. Police did not heed our complaint, nor did they act against the boy who threatened her twice, first on April 4 and then April 7," he said.
Major fire breaks out in Kanpur, 500 shops gutted
At least 500 shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out during the wee hours on Friday in the Basmandi area in Kanpur. Firefighters were able to rescue all the people trapped in the building in AR Tower.
Minor girl raped in hookah bar in Kanpur
The doctor told the police that his 16-year-old daughter had been called by one Vinay Thakur to the MG Cafe (Hookah Bar) in Karrahi on Friday where he gave her soft drink spiked with sedatives.
Kanpur: Wives of 2 neighbours accuse husbands of raping them
The police has conducted medical examinations of both victims and the arrest of the first accused will be carried out depending upon the medical report of the second complainant, which is awaited.
98 people died of heart attack in a week in Kanpur
The figures are scary enough to give a shock. In the past five days, 98 persons have died due to heart and brain stroke in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. Of the 98 deaths, 44 died in the hospital while 54 patients died before treatment.
Cold wave shock: 25 die due to heart attack, brain stroke in a day in Kanpur
According to doctors, the sudden increase in blood pressure in the cold and blood clotting is causing heart attack and brain attack. According to the control room of the Cardiology Institute, 723 heart patients came to the emergency and OPD on Thursday.
B'desh family held with fake identity documents, linked with SP MLA
The Kanpur police have detained five members of a Bangladeshi family, including a juvenile, for allegedly carrying fake identity documents, the police said. The family members include a couple, their children and the woman's father.
People should learn compassion, duty from Valmiki: Bhagwat
Addressing members of Valmiki Samaj on Valmiki Jayanti, Bhagwat said that Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar has established a law to give rights to the society in the constitution, but everything will not be done just by establishing a law.
26 killed as tractor-trolley falls in pond near Kanpur
At least 26 people were killed while several injured after a tractor-trolley carrying devotees overturned and fell into a pond near a village in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district on Saturday evening.
IIT-K selected as lead coordinator of ASEAN-India start-up festival
The Start-up Incubation & Innovation Centre (SIIC), the technology business incubator at IIT Kanpur has been selected as the lead coordinator from India for the 'ASEAN-India Start-up Festival 2022'.
FIR lodged in Kanpur against 'The Week' over deity image
The Kanpur Police have registered an FIR against the editor and management of 'The Week' magazine on a complaint related to hurting religious sentiments by publishing a derogatory image of Hindu deities.
Family of man who penned 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Humara' to be felicitated
Vinayak Singh, Block Development Officer of Sarsaul, said that the freedom fighter's school, Omar Vaishya Inter College on Birhana Road in Kanpur, is holding Tiranga Yatras and a lecture series with a theme centred on him.
Charge sheet names 47 accused for June 3 violence in Kanpur
The Kanpur Police has filed a charge sheet naming 47 as accused in the June 3 violence that erupted over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remarks against the Prophet.
UP minister sentenced to 1-year jail, later gets bail
Rakesh Sachan, cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 1,500 in an Arms Act case after he surrendered before a court on Monday.
'Aarti', 'Azaan' go together in this UP temple, mosque with one entrance
"For years, 'aarti' and 'azaan' have been taking place with both the communities extending their full cooperation. We believe in inclusiveness and there has never been any problem or trouble," said Roshan Lal, a local businessman.
Clerk dismissed after 173 files of weapon licences go missing in UP
A government clerk has been dismissed after files of firearm licences of 173 people, including that of late Bhartiya Janata Party minister Kamal Rani Varun and slain gangster Vikas Dubey, were found missing.
6 dead after electric bus runs over bystanders in Kanpur
At least six people were killed and several others injured after an electric bus lost control and mowed down several bystanders near the Tat Mill crossroad in Kanpur in the intervening night of Sunday/Monday, police said.
PM Modi inaugurates Kanpur Metro with a ride
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project on Tuesday when he boarded the metro train at IIT Kanpur metro station and became the first passenger of the service.
IIT-K student drowns in river while taking selfie
An undergraduate student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) died after slipping and falling into the Ganga River at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur while trying to take a selfie.
25 new Zika virus cases reported in Kanpur, takes tally at 36
With 25 more people having tested positive for Zika in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, the city has now emerged as a hotspot for the virus. The total number of cases in the city are now 36.
Scientists predict 2nd Covid wave to peak between April 15-20
Scientists are now working on a mathematical model to examine the Covid-19 spread and have predicted that the current second wave will peak somewhere between April 15-20 and then see a decline.
UP: Toddler set ablaze by her father succumbs
It may be recalled that the father of the children, Gulfam, had set his family, including six children, ablaze before setting himself on fire on January 28 in an under-construction building in Musanagar Bangar area, following a dispute over graveyard land.