Everything you need to know about Kanpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kanpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kanpur, Apr 29 (ANI): Congress leader and Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday took a dig at Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray over his statements on Tendulkar, saying other political parties could not digest the fact that Tendulkar had been nominated by the Congress-led central government.
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five people, including three women and two children, were killed Monday in explosions of stockpiled crackers at two places in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Kanpur, April 23 (IANS) More than 200 shops were gutted in Kanpur Monday when a fire broke out in a busy area of this major city of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
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Kanpur, Apr 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the 'Janata Darbar' were essential in giving his administration an approachable face as well as furthering the cause of good governance.
Kanpur, Apr 19 (ANI): Unknown miscreants on Thursday fired shots at a college principal in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city, and killed one person.
Kanpur, Apr 18 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna has criticised the Central Government for slapping unnecessary notices and attempting to stall the fight against corruption.
Kanpur, April 17 (IANS) Bodies of a man and a woman from Uttarakhand, who had eloped some weeks back, were found hanging from a ceiling fan at a rented accommodation in Govindnagar here Tuesday. No suicide note was found.
Kanpur, April 12 (IANS) Three labourers cleaning a sewer were killed here Thursday as poisonous gas leaked during the cleaning operation.
Kanpur, April 9 (IANS) A policeman shot at another cop at a police station in Kanpur, wounding him seriously, police said Monday.
Kanpur, April 8 (IANS) In a country where bunking classes is common, a 17-year-old Muslim boy stands out in stark contrast. He has not missed a single class in 14 years of school life.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hometown Ranchi and the popular hill station of Dharmasala will be hosting ODIs for their first time during the series against England November 2012-January 2013.
Kanpur, Apr 2 (ANI): The jail authorities in Kanpur conducted a literacy programme for the inmate with the aim to educate them and make them self reliant.
Kanpur, March 30 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh Police officer who was shot at along with a constable inside a police station here by a drunken youth succumbed to his injuries in hospital Friday, police said.
Kanpur, March 30 (IANS) A sub-inspector and a constable of Uttar Pradesh police were shot at and critically wounded inside a police station by a drunken youth here early Friday, police said.
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Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) With new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav prioritising the mono rail and metro rail projects for major cities in Uttar Pradesh, officials are working overtime to prepare a feasibility report on the projects. Officials say the report would be with the chief minister's office in three weeks.
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) With bullion traders across Uttar Pradesh going on an indefinite strike Monday against the service tax proposed by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on non-branded gold items and jewellery, politicians from all parties rallied behind the traders and assured them of all help.
Kanpur, Mar.26 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has criticised the Ministry of Finance's decision to raise the excise duty hike on jewellery announced in this year's budget.
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, Sunday recovered the home-made revolver and the motorbike believed to have been used in the crime, agency sources said.
Amidst the ongoing Anna's fast on Jantar Mantar, Congress has insisted that Anna is free to fast as per his desire.
New Delhi/Kanpur, Mar 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday questioned the UPA-II Government's intention over the Lokpal Bill even as veteran social activist Anna Hazare was observing a day-long fast here.
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) In a major bid to haul up the state's infrastructure, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday ordered his officials to prepare feasibility reports for running metro, mono rail and Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra and Varanasi.
Kanpur, March 23 (IANS) Call it a coincidence or routine bureaucratic reshuffle, the industrial city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh now has two former IIT-Kanpur students heading the administration and the police.
Kanpur/Bijnor, Mar 13 (ANI): Expecting for a 'pro-people' railway budget for fiscal 2012-13, commuters in several parts of Uttar Pradesh put forth their wish list as they pin hope from the central government to provide better facilities and infrastructure.
Kanpur/Bijnor, Mar 13 (ANI): Expecting for a 'pro-people' railway budget for fiscal 2012-13, commuters in several parts of Uttar Pradesh put forth their wish list as they pin hope from the central government to provide better facilities and infrastructure.
Bhopal/Indore, Mar.9 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday permitted the investigating agency to carry out a lie detector test on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood.
New Delhi, Mar 3 (ANI): Congress General Secretary B. K. Hariprasad on Saturday said that there was a possibility of involvement of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in activist Shehla Masood's murder case.
Kanpur/ Agra, Feb 22 (ANI): The war of words has intensified among political parties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
Chennai, Feb 22 (ANI): Congress Party on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for charging it of violating the Model Code of Conduct, and said that the opposition is doing it for ulterior political motives.
Chennai, Feb 22 (ANI): Congress Party on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for charging it of violating the Model Code of Conduct, and said that the opposition is doing it for ulterior political motives.
Kanpur/ Agra, Feb 22 (ANI): The war of words has intensified among political parties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Feb 21 (ANI): Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the Congress party would approach the court for quashing a police complaint against Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a road show in Kanpur.
Kanpur/Agra, Feb 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has said the Congress is not competent enough to bring change to Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): After an First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a road show in Kanpur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain said Congress leaders are often found guilty of breaking the Election Commission's rules.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
Lucknow, Feb 21 (ANI): Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said the Congress party would approach the court for quashing a police complaint against Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a road show in Kanpur.
Kanpur/Agra, Feb 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has said the Congress is not competent enough to bring change to Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): After an First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a road show in Kanpur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain said Congress leaders are often found guilty of breaking the Election Commission's rules.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
Kanpur/Agra, Feb 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari has said the Congress is not competent enough to bring change to Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): After an First Information Report (FIR) was filed against Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during a road show in Kanpur, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain said Congress leaders are often found guilty of breaking the Election Commission's rules.
Jhansi, Feb 21 (ANI): Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity.
New Delhi, Feb.20 (ANI): The Congress party on Monday claimed that general secretary Rahul Gandhi's roadshow in Kanpur was planned well in advance, and added that the Uttar Pradesh Election Commission office had been duly notified about the event.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.20 (ANI): The Election Commission might book Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for violating the Model Code of Conduct while leading a road show to garner votes in Kanpur on Monday.
Kanpur/Moradabad, Feb 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav has slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati over the rampant crime and corruption rate in the state.
Firozabad/ Kanpur, Feb 20 (ANI): Criticizing the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused the ruling party of being anti-poor and against small business enterprises.
Kanpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has called election campaign of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi ' theatrics', which would not translate into votes.
Kanpur, Feb 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj has called election campaign of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi ' theatrics', which would not translate into votes.
Kanpur, Feb 18 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for opposing the UPA Government's National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) proposal, saying the opposition is playing double-faced politics.
Kanpur, Feb 18 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for opposing the UPA Government's National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) proposal, saying the opposition is playing double-faced politics.
New Delhi/Kanpur, Feb 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Part (BJP) has accused the Congress party of pretending to be at loggerheads with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in order to conceal a common motive of sharing power in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi/Varanasi/Kanpur/Chandauli, Feb 12 (ANI): Congress on Sunday distanced itself from the ongoing Salman Khurshid row and asked its members to follow the law of the land and respect constitutional bodies.
Lucknow/Kanpur, Feb 12 (ANI): With the Election Commission writing a letter to President Pratibha Patil seeking immediate and decisive action against Salman Khurshid for his remarks on job quotas for minorities, the ruling Congress Party on Sunday came out in full defence of the Union Law Minister, and said that he had done nothing wrong.
New Delhi/Varanasi/Kanpur/Chandauli, Feb 12 (ANI): Congress on Sunday distanced itself from the ongoing Salman Khurshid row and asked its members to follow the law of the land and respect constitutional bodies.
Lucknow/Kanpur, Feb 12 (ANI): With the Election Commission writing a letter to President Pratibha Patil seeking immediate and decisive action against Salman Khurshid for his remarks on job quotas for minorities, the ruling Congress Party on Sunday came out in full defence of the Union Law Minister, and said that he had done nothing wrong.
New Delhi/Kanpur, Feb 10 (ANI): With the Election Commission censuring Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought an explanation from the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the Congress Party on the issue.
Allahabad/ Kanpur, Feb 10 (ANI): Slamming the Congress party over the minority reservation issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has termed the move a political gimmick and asked people to be wary of the party.
Rura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Despite attempts by the political parties to hard sell hopes and promises, development and employment remain elusive for the 'common man' in Uttar Pradesh, and particularly in the seemingly forgotten village of Rura in Kanpur District.
Rura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Despite attempts by the political parties to hard sell hopes and promises, development and employment remain elusive for the 'common man' in Uttar Pradesh, and particularly in the seemingly forgotten village of Rura in Kanpur District.
Kanpur, Jan 22 (ANI): With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections right around the corner, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has slammed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for swindling government funds.
Lucknow/Kanpur, Jan 19 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today, raided the residence of a senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Pradeep Shukla in Lucknow in connection with an alleged swindling of funds allocated to the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Lucknow/Kanpur, Jan 19 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today, raided the residence of a senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Pradeep Shukla in Lucknow in connection with an alleged swindling of funds allocated to the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
Kanpur, Jan 17 (ANI): Taking a dig at Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti asked him to attend one of the camps organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
Kanpur, Jan 17 (ANI): Taking a dig at Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti asked him to attend one of the camps organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).
Dehradun/ Kanpur, Jan 15 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Sunday denied links to yoga guru Baba Ramdev's alleged attacker Kamran Siddiqui.
Kanpur, Jan 8 (ANI): Aide of anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, Sanjay Singh has advised Congress party led Central government and other political leaders to do a ground reality test in corruption plaguing the day-to-day life of the masses instead of delaying the passage of the Lokpal Bill.
Kanpur, Dec 27 (ANI): Villagers in Kanpur clashed with cadres of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) injuring atleast four RSS cadres in the incident that occurred at a training camp.
Kanpur, Dec 27 (ANI): Villagers in Kanpur clashed with cadres of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) near Kanpur injuring atleast four RSS cadres in the incident that occurred at a training camp.t is reported that on Monday a large number of villagers forcefully entered the RSS campus with batons and attacked the students who had to lock themselves in rooms to avoid the attack.
Kanpur, Dec 26 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has slammed the Congress party for playing caste-based politics in order to win polls.
Kanpur, Dec 26 (ANI): Supporting the Central Government's decision to provide 4.5 percent reservation to backward minorities that will be carved out from the existing 27 percent quota reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said the government is committed to give due share to the minorities after considering the 2011 census figures.
Kanpur, Dec 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) party, General Secretary, Prakash Karat slammed the UPA government's proposal to give reservation to backward class Muslims under the 27 percent reservation for Other Backward Classes.
Kanpur, Dec 16 (ANI): Slamming anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare for threatening to campaign against the Congress party during the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has challenged the former to come to his constituency if he has the courage.
Lucknow, Dec 11 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday paid a visit to Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, a Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow city.
Kanpur, Nov. 27 (ANI): Traders staged a protest outside the residence of Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal here on Sunday against the Central Government's decision to approve 51 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
Kanpur, Oct 18 (ANI): Slamming Central Government over various scams, veteran social activist Anna Hazare's key aide Arvind Kejriwal has said that the Government plays politics of power, corruption, and crime whereas they are fighting for truth, and honesty.
Kanpur, Oct 12 (ANI): A satellite built by students of IIT Kanpur, 'Jugnu', was launched with the latest version of India's indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Sriharikota, Oct 12 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV C-18 was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Wednesday.
Jhansi, Oct 5 (ANI): Inflammable gas tank leak due to a truck accident near Baragaon town in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi District on Wednesday forced authorities to evacuate villagers from the surrounding areas.
Jhansi, Oct 5 (ANI): Inflammable gas tank leak due to a truck accident near Baragaon town in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi District on Wednesday forced authorities to evacuate villagers from the surrounding areas.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.12 (ANI): Doctors in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, are using the help of non-medical staff in various health check procedures due to a lack of workforce in hospitals.
Kanpur, July 20 (ANI): An Air India plane has reportedly made an emergency landing in Kanpur.
Allahabad, May 20 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe charges of money laundering against Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A study involving an Indian-origin researcher has found that the inner core of Earth is melting and freezing at the same time, overturning the long established notion that it has only been freezing.
Kanpur, May 3 (ANI): A massive fire engulfed a small saddle-making factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Tuesday.
Kanpur (UP), May 2 (ANI): A worker was killed after he inhaled some poisonous gas, while working in an illegal plastic recycling unit here on Monday.
Kanpur, Mar 30 (ANI): A fire broke out in a battery factory in a densely populated area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Wednesday.
Ghaziabad/Kanpur, Mar 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday baton charged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists, who were protesting against Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in the state.
Kanpur, Feb 14 (ANI): Bajrang Dal activists took on a moral policing role in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Monday, as they threatened couples celebrating the Valentine's Day and also made them hold their ears and do sit-ups as punishment.
Kanpur, Dec.19 (ANI): Six persons died due to a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder blast in a house here over the weekend.
Kanpur, Nov.1 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi praised Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for being able to reach out to the common man.
Kanpur, Oct 28 (ANI): At least two people were feared killed in a blast that occurred at a Public Health Centre at Barasirohi in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur District on Thursday afternoon.
Jaipur/Kanpur, Oct.17 (ANI): India's unity in diversity gets reflected in the innumerable food habits, language, traditions, customs, or even religious faiths which have prevailed here for centuries. Dussehra festival is one such occasion that bespeaks it.
Kanpur, Sep. 17 (ANI): The Pollution Control Board in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city issued notices to six tanneries for discharging industrial waste into the River Ganges.
Kanpur, July 29 (ANI): Hundreds of tonnes of wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have been left to rot due to official apathy and lack of storage space at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Kanpur, July 26 (ANI): Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Monday after an irate mob set on fire a school van and damaged a truck following a road accident, which critically injured three schoolchildren.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 24 (ANI): Radha Kant Bajpai, a one-time Guinness Book record holder from Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city is attempting to break his own Guinness World record for growing the longest ear hair in the world.
Lucknow, July 17 (ANI): The locals in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, protested against supply of adulterated vegetables, and sought stern action against the people involved in the racket.
Kanpur, July 9 (ANI): The parents of eight-year-old boy Aman Khan, who died in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city earlier this month, have put the blame on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's security for their son's demise.
Kanpur, July 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a demonstration against price rise here on Saturday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Kanpur city today.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 3 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will visit Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Saturday to address the 42nd annual convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur.
