Sawan holds a special place in Hindu mythology as the month when Lord Shiva is believed to have consumed the poison that emerged from the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan), saving the universe from its toxic effects.
Due to heavy floods on NH 24, the speed of traffic on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway has slowed down considerably today. The traffic from SItapur and Katra has been diverted.
Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Subhash Singh shared details on the fire incident and said, "We received information about the fire. We immediately reached the spot with a fire engine. The fire was on the top floor of the three-storey building. The fire has been completely extinguished."
In a shocking incident six members of a family were brutally murdered by another member of the family due to a property dispute in Sitapur in the intervening night of May 10 and 11, IG Range Lucknow said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the INDIA bloc over "appeasement politics" and said that the Muslim community has now realised that the Congress has turned them into a "muhara" (pawn) and is getting rid of their deceitful politics and vote-bank contractors.
"The INDIA bloc had restricted the security agencies. Agencies were not allowed to take action against terrorism. This is what happened in UP as well. During the SP government, there were sleeper cells of terrorists in many cities and terrorist organizations used to openly give out threat
"The Shehzada of Congress started the election campaign with the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but after June 4, it is going to end with the 'Congress Dhundho' Yatra," Amit Shah said while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur.
A case has been registered against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and party's chief Mayawati's political successor, Akash Anand for allegedly using unparliamentary words and made a statement to create enmity between people during a rally in Sitapur on Sunday, said police.
Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma held an important meeting with officials of Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) Limited regarding the new phase of the metro. During this, the CM gave instructions to make a fresh DPR for the metro extension from Sitapura to Ambabadi and Vidyadhar Nagar.
Uttar Pradesh dominated yet another 'Mann Ki Baat' session of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday as he interacted with the 'Drone Didi' from Sitapur and sharing memories of the unique features of the photography exhibition in Varanasi.
Sharing her delight and excitement at the conversation she had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', 'Drone Didi' Sunita on Sunday said not even in her dreams did she ever see herself speaking to the country's most powerful leader.
A tiger was spotted within the premises of BJP leader Munindra Awasthi's farmhouse in Sandana village of Sitapur district on Saturday night. The wild feline has been roaming freely for the past 24 hours, said the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), of Sitapur district, Brij Mohan Shukla.