According to NITI Aayog, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a historic decline in poverty, with the rate dropping from 37.68% in 2016 to record lows by 2025. Key drivers include the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, interest-free startup loans, and extensive social welfare, marking the state's emergence as a national leader in poverty reduction.
The brother said, “Once, some girls took my sister to a restaurant. All five of them ordered food there. During that time, the girls mixed something into the food.
Giving details of the attachment proceedings, Sonbhadra Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Verma said that the Special Investigation Team found during its probe that Bhola Prasad was running an organised syndicate. Prasad had amassed assets worth about Rs 28.50 crore through the illegal business.
Both kidnappers had demanded ransom in exchange for releasing the businessman’s kidnapped son; however, upon not receiving the money, they murdered the 14-year-old boy on Thursday night. The matter pertains to the Bargad Police Station precinct.
Additional Superintendent of Police, City, Ritesh Singh said that two women came forward and filed separate complaints at the Kotwali Dehat Police Station, alleging that the accused Muslim men working as gym trainers in Mirzapur first befriended them and lured them into a trap, took private photos and videos, and eventually blackmailed and pressured the Hindu women to convert to Islam.
Hapur Police busted an illegal firecracker unit in Fatehpur village, seizing 200kg of gun cotton powder and 2,000 electronic candles. One suspect from Ghaziabad was arrested under the BNS and Explosives Act after a raid during “Operation Pehchan”.