Lucknow: The UP STF on Tuesday dismantled an inter-state racket involved in adulterating petrol and diesel by mixing ethanol and solvent chemicals, and arrested five members of the gang.Those arrested were identified as Ramu Yadav, Sukhbir Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Rinku Singh, and Deenu. The police seized nine 200-litre drums of ethanol/solvent, three drums of petrol,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has welcomed an international court’s ruling interpreting design criteria for new run-of-river hydropower projects on the Western Rivers (Chenab, Jhelum and Indus), to be built by India, saying it vindicates its position on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which India put in abeyance after the Pahalgam attack.India, however, has never recognised the…
Lucknow: The performance audit of the Central Road Fund, a corpus managed by the public works department (PWD) to strengthen road network, has revealed multiple gaps. The audit, conducted between April 2016 and March 2022, examined the expenditure of Rs 7,258 crore spent under the funds. It was found that some civil works were carried…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation is moving ahead with plans to set up vending zones across the city to organise handcart operations and provide designated spaces for vendors.Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar inspected multiple sites in different zones on Tuesday. Accompanying him were additional municipal commissioner Namrata Singh, vending zone in-charge Vineet Kumar Singh, zonal officer…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta says the stray dog menace has “assumed gigantic proportion” and has assured that the government will soon implement a policy in line with a Supreme Court order. On Monday, the court directed authorities to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and place them in shelters, ruling that…
NEW DELHI: In fresh action against the Sahara Group, ED on Monday searched nine premises in Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Sriganganagar and Mumbai in a money laundering case linked to land and share transactions of group entities.The enforcement agency has so far attached assets worth thousands of crores, including 707 acres in Amby Valley valued at over…
Lucknow: High number of vacancies in agriculture colleges was blamed on “incompetence” of previous regime by agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi during question hour in the Vidhan Parishad on Tuesday. He said 246 out of 277 class II posts were vacant in Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, while 210 out of 490…
Lucknow: Days after earning the highest A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), KGMU has now set its sights on accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).“NABH is a constituent board of the Quality Council of India (QCI) and is the apex body for accreditation of healthcare…
India and China may resume direct flights as early as next month, people familiar with the talks said, as both nations seek to reset ties. Indian carriers have been asked to prepare services at short notice, with an announcement likely around the SCO summit in China later in Aug. Passenger flights were halted after Covid…
Lucknow: Two minor siblings died after being allegedly bitten by a snake while sleeping under a mosquito net in Jamalpur village in Sultanpur on Monday night. Prahlad Rajbhar’s children– Arushi (15), Ananya (11) and Shivansh (5)– were sleeping under a mosquito net. A venomous snake slithered onto their bed and bit Arushi and Shivansh. Prahlad…
