Lucknow

 In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old female B.Com (Honours) student identified as Nishta Tripathi of BBD University in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, died due to a gunshot wound during a late night party in Dayal residency in Lucknow's Chinhat area in the wee hours (around 3.30 am) of Thursday, September 21. The girl had visited Dayal Residency in Lucknow's Chinhat locality as her friend Aaditya Pathak had called her.

Gangster Abu Salem and his associate Mohammed Parvez Alam to three years in jail by a special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow on September 28, for alleged connection to a fake passport case. This has come following a case registered by the CBI in 1997. According to the complaint, following the 1993 Bombay bomb blast, Salem obtained a passport fraudulently with a view the flee the country.

The state government of Uttar Pradesh has fired 15 persons from five different departments for their alleged negligence that led to the fire tragedy at a hotel in Lucknow. The departments which are held liable include Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA), District Administration, Fire Services, Lucknow Municipal Corporate and Excise  Department. Further details on the matter are awaited.

BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh Arvind Giri died of a heart attack, on September 6. Reportedly, Giri was a five-term MLA from the Gola Gokrannath assembly constituency in the Lakhimpur Kheri. The incident reportedly occurred while Giri was being taken for treatment, near Sitapur. Following the incident, CM Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences. 

An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the richter scale struck Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow in the early hours on August 20. The quake occurred at around 1:12 am, and had a depth of 82 km. On August 19, a mild earthquake of 3.6 magnitude on the richter scale hit Uttarakhand,  which left tremors across the region. Meanwhile, another quake of 3.1 magnitude on the richter scale, hit J&K’s Hanley village.