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A doctor at a private Lucknow hospital is accused of raping a female student after administering a sedative injection during treatment. The student alleged the doctor called her into the operation theatre alone and assaulted her after giving her an intoxicating injection. Police have registered a case and detained the doctor for questioning.

Uttar Pradesh faces a severe heatwave as the IMD issues a red alert for 10 districts, warning of extreme temperatures. An orange alert covers 34 districts, with a yellow alert for 17 more. Temperatures are expected to rise further in eastern UP. Authorities are on high alert, with health advisories and preparedness measures in place.

Uttar Pradesh is grappling with a severe power crisis this summer, prompting a wave of complaints from across the political spectrum. MLAs from both ruling and opposition parties, along with former CM Akhilesh Yadav and MP Chandra Shekhar Azad, have written to the energy minister highlighting widespread outages and public distress.

Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for the Shamli-Gorakhpur high-speed corridor, a 742 km greenfield project costing approximately Rs 40,000 crore. This crucial west-to-east link aims to significantly reduce travel time across northern and northeastern India. Land acquisition is underway in 17 districts, with the expressway expected to be operational by 2030.

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Haryana Police's Special Detective Unit successfully rescued a 10-year-old boy kidnapped for ransom from Uttar Pradesh. Acting on a tip-off, the SDU team apprehended three accused in Rohtak and safely recovered the child, handing him over to the Uttar Pradesh Police for further investigation. The swift operation ensured the boy's safe return.

A 31-year-old property dealer, Prabal Jain, died after falling from the 11th floor of a residential building in Lucknow's Gudamba area. Preliminary investigation and his wife's statement suggest the incident, which occurred on Thursday night, may have been a suicide. The body has been sent for post-mortem.