Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Friday sacked two more govt employees over terror links after an investigation revealed how they had been helping Pakistani terrorists infiltrate via the LoC in Kupwara and also transporting arms, ammunition and narcotics sent by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba handlers, to terrorists…
Lucknow: To address mental health concerns among students and teachers, the department of psychology at the Lucknow University will have a new counselling cell, ‘Maano Mitr’, from the current academic year. The cell will provide free of cost counselling sessions aimed at supporting people dealing with stress, depression, anxiety, and other psychological challenges.The department has…
Lucknow: Artists making idols of Lord Ganesh are deftly moving their hands as Ganesh Chaturthi (Aug 26) draws near. The idols are based on different forms of the deity such as Neelkanth Bappa, Lal Raja, Murshak par Bappa, and Ganesh with six heads. Para-based artist Ashish Pal has been making idols for the past two…
NEW DELHI: Holding on to your over-20-year-old vehicle will now cost more as government has doubled the fee for renewal of registration. According to the new rule, renewal of registration of over 20-year-old motorcycles and cars would cost Rs 2,000 and Rs 10,000, respectively. The charges for renewal of registration of vehicles that are more…
Lucknow: Two minor sisters, aged 12 and 14, in Gomtinagar have accused their stepfather of rape. The survivors allege that the accused subjected them to heinous acts for several months. The sisters reached out for help on Friday by calling 1090.Gomtinagar police registered a case based on the allegations and detained the 35-year-old stepfather. The…
BHOPAL: Has the curtain finally and quietly come down on a three-decade saga – the elusive plan to bring Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary to Kuno in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh? Likely. Lions may sit at the top of the food chain, but the rumble in the jungle suggests cheetahs have outmanoeuvred them…
Varanasi: A late-night altercation over car parking at an apartment complex in Varanasi turned fatal when a 48-year-old English teacher of a Varanasi school was bludgeoned to death with bricks and rods on Thursday.Police said the attack took place around 10:30pm at Matri Chhaya Apartment in Kabirnagar under Bhelupur police station limits in Varanasi. The…
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi on Friday used infiltration and corruption as sticks to beat Trinamool Congress (TMC) during his third visit to West Bengal in 12 weeks.“Trinamool jaabe, poriborton hobey,” Modi said in a 39-minute speech that contained a smattering of Bengali. Speaking at Dumdum Central Jail ground, Modi said infiltration was snatching jobs and…
Lucknow: A 14-year-old boy from Lucknow’s Takrohi area was found dead in his room, having allegedly committed suicide. The boy was a student of class 7 and the eldest of three siblings.According to the family, the boy informed his father, Amresh Kumar, that he was feeling unwell and would not be attending school that day….
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A 45-year-old man allegedly smothered his 17-year-old daughter to death with a pillow while she was asleep after she refused to marry a relative’s son, before ending his own life in Hingoli district early on Wednesday morning.The incident came to light on Wednesday morning when the girl’s mother and her two brothers, aged…
