Violence at Labour dept office, Commissioner manhandled

Thursday 16 July '09

Violence broke out at the Labour Department office on Wednesday afternoon, with State Labour Commissioner Sita Ram Meena being thrashed by some protesting Lohia Machinery Limited employees.

Stolen truck found in MLA kin’s factory

Wednesday 15 July '09

A stolen and two dismantled trucks along with a few bones were recovered from a factory owned by Mallik Vijay Kapoor in the Panki Industrial area on Tuesday morning.

Police on lookout for two youths...

Tuesday 14 July '09

Following the death of 14-year-old Karan Maheshwari, the police are on the lookout for two youths with whom Karan was last seen on Thursday evening at a shop near his residence.

Cops dispose off unclaimed body within 12 hours

Monday 13 July '09

Violating the Police Regulation Act, the Unnao police buried the unclaimed body of 14-year-old Karan Maheshwari within 12 hours of recovery.

Ransom paid, yet kidnappers kill 14-yr-old boy from Kanpur

Monday 13 July '09

Despite his father paying the ransom, 14-year-old Karan Maheshwari, son of a local businessman, was killed by his kidnappers on Saturday. The kidnappers are still at large.

Kidnapped Kanpur boy killed even after ransom was paid

Monday 13 July '09

Due to alleged lack of co-ordination between a special wing of UP police and Kanpur police, a 14-year-old son...

Chain snatchers give Kanpur cops sleepless nights

Saturday 11 July '09

A spurt in chain snatching incidents in Kanpur has forced the IG (Kanpur Range) G L Meena to issue a stern warning to all police personnel in the region.

DNA not recovered, missing designer case hits roadblock

Monday 29 June '09

Investigation into the case of missing Mumbai-based fashion designer Aadesh Bajpai, who was last seen in Kanpur in August 2008, has hit a dead end.

JK Mill to see machines rolling from Monday

Saturday 27 June '09

With a new management, Juggilal Kamlapat Jute Mill will resume production from Monday as the management, employee unions and Labour department have given a unanimous nod for the resumption of work.

To curb ragging, IIT-K to extract parents’ promise

Friday 26 June '09

To stop incidents of ragging, IIT-Kanpur and other premier institutes in the city have decided to take written commitments from students’ parents.

JK mill again grinds to a halt, authorities to meet on June 25

Monday 22 June '09

Raw material at the Juggilal Kamlapat (JK) Jute Mill has finished, and efforts by the 2,500 employees to carry out production despite suspension of work by the management have come to a halt.

Discom begins survey of Kesco properties

Wednesday 17 June '09

A team of Torrent Power Limited officials started the survey of Kanpur Electricity Supply Company on Tuesday in spite of attempts by the Kesco employees to stop them from entering offices and substations of the electricity department.

Firms shun campus placement, 158 IIT-K students still without jobs

Saturday 13 June '09

Every year, campus placement at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) is usually completed by mid-February.

Raped minor delivers girl, village boycotts family

Thursday 11 June '09

Seven months ago, a resident of Jaitapur Ka Purva had registered a complaint with the police, accusing a local of raping his 14-year-old daughter.

In Maya’s UP, no takers for Dalit gram pradhan seat

Wednesday 10 June '09

Chief Minister Mayawati may claim of giving a voice to the Dalits, a gram pradhan constituency reserved for SCs in the state has again failed to elect its representative.

Fear wins again, UP reserved seat goes abegging 7th time

Wednesday 10 June '09

Ever since the post of Gram Pradhan was reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Malasa...

Routine crime, no racism, say students from Down Under

Saturday 6 June '09

Rahul Kumar Garg finds the publicity over recent attacks on Indians in Australia overblown.

Players lose practice ground in Kanpur

Friday 29 May '09

As the IPL fever gripped the nation, the handball and throwball players here, who have represented the National, State and District teams, lost their practice ground.

IIT-JEE: Kanpur girl emerges the women’s champion

Tuesday 26 May '09

The last three years was all work, no play for Kanpur girl Kritika Singh and on Monday her hard work paid off.

For Noor Mohd, it was too late

Tuesday 26 May '09

“Agar hamara beta aaj zinda hota to hum bhi Diwali-Eid manate (had our been son alive today, we would also celebrated Diwali-Eid today),” lamented a bereaved Chunni Begum...

Handed bill for using civic body guesthouse, Kanpur Mayor refuses to pay

Saturday 23 May '09

The opening of a camp office in the Kanpur Nagar Nigam (KNN) guesthouse by Mayor Ravindra Patni has brought administrative and elected bodies in Kanpur at loggerheads.

Man shot dead over petty quarrel in Unnao, assailant lynched

Friday 22 May '09

A man was shot dead in Talib Sarai area in Unnao on Thursday morning over a petty dispute. The outraged locals thrashed the three assailants and handed them over to Kotwali police.

After poll battle, Cong, BJP leaders face war at home

Tuesday 19 May '09

After facing each other in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress and BJP leaders of the district are find themselves embroiled in a battle no less bitter — this time with their own partymen.

In Dec, IIT-K’s little Jugnu to find its place in sky

Thursday 14 May '09

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has finally given the green signal for the launch of the Nano satellite Jugnu — the dream project of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur.

Gupta murder may play into SP hand in Auraiya

Friday 8 May '09

While Chief Minister Mayawati is leaving no stone unturned to end the monopoly of Samajwadi Party in western Uttar Pradesh, winning the Etawah Lok Sabha seat is likely to prove difficult.