Similar weather conditions are likely to prevail across U.P. The state forecast is that rain, thundershowers are likely at many places over the state.

Students of the St Joseph group took oath to ensure 100% polling for elections, while students of Khun Khun Ji School formed a human chain to raise awareness

BJP candidate Sushma Kharakwal visited two churches, a temple and a gurudwara on Sunday while AAP candidate Anju Bhatt has visited Gulachin temple, Hanuman Setu, and Gurudwara, Lajpat Nagar to seek blessings

This was the first case in which Afzal Ansari has been convicted. His brother, Mukhtar Ansari has been convicted in four cases so far.

35,102 women candidates are contesting for various posts and their share in the total number of contestants comes to above 42%, which is more than the minimum 33% reservation provided to women under the Constitution

The clerics, who met Kanpur police commissioner recently to discuss the issue, said in a memorandum, “All of us are guilty of the crime. Arrest not only the 1,700 people booked, but thousands of others also for the crimes mentioned in the FIRs.”

Uttar Pradesh reports 172 new COVID cases, including 37 in Lucknow, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 2,776. One death was also reported in Agra.

The police have so far killed two persons in separate encounters, including one whom the police claimed was directly involved in Umesh Pal’s killing.

This is also the first Holi after a gap of seven years when the Yadav family has united politically once again.