The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

On July 27, as water filled the basement of Rao IAS Study Circle coaching institute in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar, about 35 students in its “illegal” library were caught off guard. Some of them waded back into the dirty water to rescue their trapped peers until the NDRF arrived over…

A spate of violence has marked the Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, with incidents of assault flaring up along the route, and no arrests in most cases. 

After Uttar Pradesh government issued a directive for food shops on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names, the opposition parties continued to attack the state government, citing discrimination on the basis of religion, while the ruling party defended itself. Read further on Dynamite News:

“Naam batane se ‘jhatka’ (shock at revealing the name)?” This was the top news on News18’s primetime show Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge on July 18 as anchor Aman Chopra hammered that the Uttar Pradesh police’s order directing shops and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of…

Police announcements in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar and Uttarakhand’s Haridwar have triggered an uproar with an order asking all food vendors and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners and staff. 

Several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda, leaving at least four passengers dead and 10 injured on Thursday. 

Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have asked eateries and food stalls along the kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners and employees to prevent “confusion” among devotees.

Following controversies surrounding the digital attendance system, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to form an expert committee to address the problems of teachers. Read further on Dynamite News:

The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh has created havoc in several districts sending life out of gear. Watch through pictures the devastation and destruction during floods.