While poaching of elephants, one-horned rhinos and pangolins, as well as the death of tigers have traditionally elicited strong reactions, the killing of thousands of mongoose has largely gone unnoticed. read more

Yashpal had an altercation with his son, Rahul (37), on Monday after the latter tried to stop him from consuming alcohol read more

Officials said the 33 dolphins found during the survey included three calves and claimed that it indicated that the slow -breeding dolphins have flourished on the stretch and also indicates positive river health and biodiversity. read more

During interrogation, Sushil confessed to the crime and told the police that he along with his friend killed the woman after she objected to establish physical relations with both of them. read more

A case was filed at a police station in Bijnor under the triple talaq ordinance - the first such case in Uttar Pradesh -against the man on the complaint of his first wife’s family. read more

The blast had taken place when labourers were repairing a methane gas tank. read more

Six people were killed and eight critically injured when a liquid methane tanker exploded at a petrochemical factory in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. read more

People carry an idol of Ganesha at a workshop in New Delhi, ahead of the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival that celebrates the birth of the elephant headed god.

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The blast took place when labourers were repairing a methane gas tank read more

A 10th class student shot the principal of his school in UP’s Bijnor district. The incident took place when the principal expelled the student. He was expelled from the school due to his violent behaviour with other students. The school principal said, “A student was rusticated from the school due to his violent behaviour with other students. Today, he came to me with his mother requesting re-admission. But I refused. He came again after 5 minutes and I assumed that he came to receive his ‘TC’ but then he suddenly took out a pistol and shot at me. Fortunately, I moved and the bullet hit my shoulder instead of my face”read more

The principal was rushed to a hospital where his condition was said be out of danger, police said. read more

Authorities here have sought an Army helicopter to trace the nine people missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor distr read more

A heavy oil tanker with men trapped inside was swept away by flood waters. The driver of the tanker tried to make a dash to safety on a flooded road but was swept away by the strong current into the muddy river. Rescue team continues their search for the panic-stricken men. The road was connecting Bijnor in UP with Uttarakhand. The video was shot by someone on the river bank. A “heavy to very heavy rain” alert has been issued in Uttarakhand for the next two days. (HT Correspondent )read more

Police said the boatman may have failed to gauge the intensity of the current while letting 28 people into his vessel read more

Making an area part of the greater metro region helps to keep property prices in check. it gives builders an opportunity to build more and also helps buyers to get more options, say experts. read more