Meerut

Two persons in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, have been arrested for allegedly stealing a newborn from the Meerut Medical College. This has come after a complaint was filed by the baby’s father. The complainant stated that a day after his wife gave birth in the hospital, his baby went missing. Police recovered the baby from the wife of a priest, at around 3 am. The baby has been returned safely.

In Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar, sub-inspector Yogendra Singh Yadav, has been arrested in charges of corruption, after being caught red-handed. Reportedly, Yadav took a bribe of Rs 30,000 from an accused in a case of assault and breach of peace. The arrest was carried out after a trap was laid by the Anti-corruption Department (Meerut Zone). "Strict departmental action will be taken against him (Yadav)," said a police spokesperson.

Amid the complaints of an increasing number of monkeys, troubling the people of Meerut, the Forest Department announced to experiment, langoor cut out to scare monkeys. Divisional Officer Rajesh Kumar said, "We have achieved some good results. We will make some changes so that we can prepare to use cut-outs in public places". Notably, a similar trick to scare monkeys away has been used at Lucknow metro station, providing relief.

Ahead of UP elections, a quick survey conducted revealed that people of Meerut, UP are satisfied by the ruling party BJP. UP polls lauded the improved law & order and women's safety, reduced hooliganism under CM Yogi Adityanath. Although they expressed disappointment over unemployment and lack of job opportunities. A resident said, "Meerut is set to get metro connectivity, it's remarkable". Notably, UP Assembly elections are to begin crom… read-more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing rounds on social media for trying gym equipment dedicated to Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, on January 2. Earlier, he laid the foundation stone for the university, which will be built at a cost of Rs 700 crore. Besides, he was also seen examining footballs, cricket bats, and chess boards while interacting with their manufacturers.