Human trafficking from India to be probedSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With growing incidence of poor and vulnerable women from India being lured into the flesh trade, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted teams to investigate trafficking channels from various districts in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi to the Middle East. "The NCW has been been deeply disturbed with the recent spurt of missing girls in NCR (National Capital Region).
Nepali women being sent to Gulf heldSeptember 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three Nepali women who were being allegedly trafficked to the Gulf have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh while they were headed to New Delhi to take a flight, police said. A fourth Nepali woman who was allegedly part of a human trafficking gang was also taken into custody Saturday evening from the Gorakhpur railway station.
Bandit arrested in Uttar PradeshSeptember 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A bandit wanted in over a dozen criminal cases, including murder, was Wednesday arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said. Chukki Yadav, who carried a reward of Rs.35,000 for his capture, was caught by the Special Task Force after a shootout.
Four Nepali girls rescued in Uttar PradeshSeptember 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Four Nepali women, who were allegedly being taken to be sold in the Gulf, were rescued in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district and one man was arrested on charges of human trafficking, police said Monday. Kashidi Miyan, 35, was arrested Sunday evening in Badhi town while he was trying to hire a bus for Delhi.
Weatherman predicts heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh, farmers hopefulSeptember 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The weatherman's prediction of heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh for three days beginning Friday has raised hopes among farmers that they can still grow something this kharif season. India's most populous state has been suffering a paucity of rainfall this monsoon, with the authorities declaring 58 of the 71 districts drought-hit.
Nepal conduit for fake Indian currency from PakistanAugust 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - The arrest of a Nepali youth from Uttar Pradesh's border town of Rupadiha with fake Indian currency notes has exposed how Nepal was being used as a conduit for counterfeit Indian notes printed in Pakistan, police said Monday. Sources in the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) claimed that the confessions made by arrested people have even given leads to the nexus of the fake currency operators with Nepal's erstwhile king Gyanendra's family.
Community feasts in Uttar Pradesh on Rahul's birthday FridayJune 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW - Celebrating its gains in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh will mark party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's birthday June 19 with community feasts, mainly in Dalit-dominated areas. June 19 will be celebrated as Samrasta Diwas (Harmony Day) in Uttar Pradesh.
Two Nepali women arrested with drugs in Uttar PradeshJune 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two women from Nepal were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district with about 25 kg of opium worth Rs.5 million, police said Wednesday. The women were nabbed Tuesday evening.
Prostitution racket busted, women rescuedJune 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh police Friday said they had busted a prostitution racket, arresting four men and rescuing four women from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. "Acting on a tip-off, we raided a hideout in the Radhagli area of Firozobad district Thursday night and nabbed the four men," police inspector Krishna Kumar told IANS on phone.
Man held in Uttar Pradesh with explosivesMay 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 25-year-old man was arrested early Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district for alleged possession of nearly 2,000 detonators and other explosives, police said. 'The suspect was nabbed early Thursday in Allahabad district, from the Shankergarh area that borders Madhya Pradesh,' police inspector Arvind Jaiswal told IANS on phone.
BSP releases list of 80 candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati released a list of candidates for 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. She also announced that the BSP's nationwide campaign would start from Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh polling stations to have telecom facilitiesMarch 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Each of the 128,112 polling stations in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections will have at least one telecommunication facility to ensure prompt and direct connectivity with voting officials, India's poll panel chief here said Thursday. 'We have taken some special measures to curb cross-border movement of people, which in the past has been the cause of trouble during polling in areas along inter-state borders,' Chief Election Commissioner N.
Three Nepali women rescued in Uttar PradeshJanuary 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three Nepali women, promised lucrative jobs in Delhi, were rescued by the police in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Three men bringing them to the national capital have also been arrested, the police said Wednesday.
20 men arrested in Uttar PradeshJanuary 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Twenty members of an inter-state gang, involved in manufacturing and supplying spurious country-made liquor, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh, police said Tuesday. The men were arrested from the Narayanpur village of Ballia district, about 300 km from here, Monday late night.
Five men arrested for dealing in weapons in Uttar PradeshDecember 26th, 2008 LUCKNOW - Five men were arrested and an inter-state gang dealing in weapons has been busted in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police detained the men in the early hours from the Chinhat locality of Lucknow.
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