The Latest Breaking News from Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur temple attack accused slapped with UAPA

GORAKHPUR: The stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has been invoked against the accused in the Goraknath Temple attack case. The Anti-terror Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police, which is investigating the case, produced accused Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(ACJM) on Saturday.

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

14 non-aerobridge AAI airports get ambulifts to facilitate divyang flyers; 6 more by month-end

NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has provided ambulifts to facilitate flyers with reduced mobility at 14 airports — Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Patna, Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Imphal, Vijayawada, Port Blair, Jodhpur, Belgaum, Silchar, Jharsuguda, Rajkot and Hubli.

The Times of India · Apr 13, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhnath temple attack accused in 5 more days of police remand

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: A local court in Gorakhpur on Monday allowed five more days of police remand of Murtaza Abbasi, who was arrested for attacking cops at Gorakhnath Temple on April 3.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Ruling party will get a majority in Upper House after 4 decades: CM Yogi Adityanath

GORAKHPUR: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cast his vote in the legislative council elections on Saturday morning in Gorakhpur and claiming victory said BJP will finally achieve a majority in the Upper House after about four decades.

The Times of India · Apr 10, 2022

Uttar Pradesh council polls clock more than 98% turnout

LUCKNOW: Over 98% turnout was recorded in the legislative council polls held on Saturday. An average of 98.11% polling was recorded in the UP legislative council biennial polls for 27 seats with Gorakhpur-Maharajganj constituency registering the lowest turnout of 96.50% and Rae Bareli clocking the highest with 99.35% polling, as…

The Times of India · Apr 9, 2022

Gorakhnath temple attack: An IIT grad, attacker was out of job, says ATS

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi is an engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay and was currently out of job, according to investigators.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Terror angle not ruled out in Gorakhnath temple attack

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: A day after IIT Bombay graduate Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi attacked two PAC jawans at the gate of Gorakhnath Temple, security agencies said on Monday that terror angle has not been ruled out in the case.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Gorakhpur temple attack a terror incident: U.P. govt

At 7 p.m. on Sunday, accused attacked police men stationed at gate no. 1 of temple with a sharp weapon and raised some religious slogans, say police

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022

UP: Youth tries to breach Gorakhnath Temple security, injures two cops

GORAKHPUR: A youth carrying a sharp-edged weapon forcibly tried to enter the premises of Gorakhnath Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Sunday evening and injured at least two jawans of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) deployed there.

The Times of India · Apr 4, 2022

Tale of two BJP monk-CMs - Yogi Adityanath and Uma Bharti

NEW DELHI: Long before Yogi Adityanath, BJP had another saffron-robed chief minister. Both became CM for the first time at the age of 44 and are known for their fiery oratory and deep commitment to the Hindu cause. But the similarities end there. While Adityanath takes oath on Friday for…

The Times of India · Mar 25, 2022