Lucknow: Vinod Kumar Shukla took charge as additional general manager of North Eastern Railway on Thursday. Prior to this, he served as the principal chief engineer at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi.An alumnus of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Shulka graduated in Civil Engineering in 1989. He further honed his skills with…
Following the fatal stabbing of a Class 10 student at Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School, allegations of negligence have surfaced against the school administration. Parents allege that instead of calling for an ambulance, the school prioritized erasing bloodstains with a water tanker. AHMEDABAD: A day after a Class 10 student, Nayan Santani, was fatally…
Lucknow: A rural postal service employee (Gramin Dak Sevak) was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Mahanagar Post Office in Lucknow on Thursday morning.“The body was sent for postmortem, the family members were informed, and other necessary legal actions are being taken,” said Akhilesh Mishra, SHO, Mahanagar. The deceased, identified as a native of…
Lucknow: Following overwhelming response of visitors, photography exhibition organised by College of Arts Photographic Society (CAPS) at Lucknow University has been extended till Friday. Initially scheduled to conclude on Aug 21, extension will now allow more students and city residents to witness the creative showcase. Vice Chancellor Prof Manuka Khanna visited the exhibition and interacted…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the BJP- Election Commission – District Magistrate ‘trinity’ for responding to only 14 of the 18000 affidavits on ‘illegally deleted votes’ from electoral rolls of 2022 assembly pols in UP. This amounts to less than .08 % of the total complaints, the SP chief said. “Despite…
Anita Advani, who recently revealed that she was secretly married to India’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna and lived together for nearly 12 years, has revealed new details about his final years, his family’s absence, and the property battle that continues to this day. “Everyone had left him”When asked why his family did not support him…
A federal judge has delivered a significant rebuke to Mississippi’s controversial law curtailing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools, citing constitutional concerns and the potential suppression of free expression. US District Judge Henry Wingate issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, granting temporary protection to educators, students, and academic staff while a broader…
Lucknow: As Lucknow Municipal Corporation prepares to impose fines and carry out towing operations across the city, a reality check by TOI has revealed that LMC would need to expand its parking facilities by 8-10 times to accommodate city’s vehicle load.The survey asked trader associations from major marketplaces and they too suggested expansion of parking…
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s not surprising to see the recent spate of attacks on diaspora Indians, NRIs or people of Indian origin across the globe. That the more deranged versions of former colonisers would balk at the idea of the formerly colonised being equal citizens is hardly shocking. Consider how the so-called beacons…
Lucknow: Two suicides reported in the city on Thursday. In the first incident, body of a 22-year-old man was found hanging at a friend’s residence in Bijnor police station area. The young man, employed at a garage in Nadarganj alongside his friend’s, had access to the house as the owner was away with family. At…
