Sunil Chaturvedi

Rakesh Rao of The Hindu won the Press Club of India Annual Chess tournament by maintaining an all-win record in the five-round competition on Sunday.

In a celebratory firing incident reported in Bilkhiria locality, a 20-year-old youth allegedly sustained severe injury as a stray bullet fired from a pistol by a fellow ‘barati’ hit him in the abdomen, on Friday night.

A 33-year-old married woman was allegedly being raped and blackmailed by a 30-year-old neighbour, who is also her husband's friend, in Bilkhiria locality for the past two years. The accused threatened to kill her children if she dared to reveal the incident to her husband when she protested.

A 31-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Bilkhiria locality on Sunday afternoon. Police were informed that she was depressed over not clearing competitive exams, despite repeated attempts. Two suicide notes, written in English, were also recovered from the spot. Varsha Lodhi, the deceased, was a resident of Kokta number 1 in Bilkhiria. Sunil Chaturvedi, the victim's neighbour, said that she was a very depressed woman and that her family was very worried about her. A case was registered at Bilkhiria police station.

An 8-year-old boy, who allegedly ventured out of home during heavy winds in Nazirabad late on Thursday night, fell into a well. His family members searched for him but failed. Later, on Friday morning his body was recovered from the well.

A speeding truck rammed into a bike killing a youth and injuring another at Jhagariya Pahadi in Bilkhiria on Tuesday. The collision was so intense that the truck overturned in a pit beside the road after hitting the bike.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has appointed its former player Mohd Kaif as chairman of the Cricket Talent Committee. The six-member committee will identify the talent in the state and pick them to nurture them by specialists.

A 26-year-old youth allegedly beat a 45-year-old neighbour to death just for intervening in a quarrel between him and his wife, in Bilkhiria late on Tuesday night. The accused hit the victim’s head, face and abdomen with a stick killing him on the spot.

Child actor Spandan Chaturvedi, who was seen as Chakor in Udann, has been approached to be a part of the upcoming season of 'Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa'.

In a brutal murder in Bilkhiria police station area in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal late on Tuesday night, a 26-year-old man allegedly beat up a 45-year-old neighbour to death.

A skeleton was recovered from Jhiria Kheda nullah. The deceased had left home 22 days back, saying he was going for fishing. He had been missing since then. The family members had filed a missing person's complaint with Bilkhiria police and were searching for him. Police are waiting for a post-mortem report to ascertain the actual cause of death and a DNA test will be conducted to confirm his identity.

According to the article, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbor at a forest area in Bilkhiria locality in October. Since then, the accused has been raping her on the pretext of marriage. The survivor's parents noticed a change in her behavior and they counselled her. She then recounted her entire ordeal to police, and a rape case under relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO Act was registered against the accused. Bilkhiria SHO Sunil Chaturvedi said that the survivor is a resident of a village in Bilkhiria locality and is a school dropout. In her complaint to police, she stated that around three years ago, she came in contact with the accused neighbor sonu thakur. The accused befriended her and they began meeting in October. He called the survivor to meet on the pretext of having a conversation and took her to a forest area where he allegedly outraged her modesty. The survivor protested, and the accused promised to marry her. The victim was being sexually abused since then on the pretext of marriage. A rape case was registered and further investigations are underway.

A professor riding a two-wheeler died after a speeding SUV rammed into him on Raisen Road in Bhopal’s Bilkhiria locality.

In a meeting with industries minister Satish Mahana in Kolkata on Thursday, ITC has expressed interest in investing Rs 2,000 crore in a food processing plant and a solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh. Tractors India, too, has agreed to invest in a heavy machines and defence equipment plant in Greater Noida.

LUCKNOW: Jhamm Tidik Jhamm, a play by the slum children was staged under the aegis of Yayavar Rang Mandal at Rai Umanath Bali hall on Tuesday.