NEW DELHI: In a positive development days ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur, the Centre, Manipur govt and Kuki-Zo insurgent groups are likely to reach an agreement on Thursday on extending the suspension of operations (SOO) among them. The SOO pact was signed in 2008 and renewed from time to time. However, it…
Lucknow: The pre-convocation week Lucknow University (LU) witnessed a violent incident on Wednesday when a group clash erupted at the entrance of Malviya Hall, leaving a few with minor injuries. The trouble began when a hosteller, trying to make his way through the crowded entrance, asked a day scholar to step aside. The day scholar…
Lucknow: Pre-Convocation Week celebrations at Lucknow University on Wednesday comprised vibrant display of academic discussions, creative expression and cultural performances across different departments. Department of commerce organised a dance competition, in which students showed their artistic flair and energy. The winners were Disha Verma, Anita Arya and Reshma Gautam, earning loud applause from their peers….
Lucknow: Wazirganj police on Wednesday arrested a 36-year-old engineering graduate who, after twice failing to clear the UPSC civil services exam, posed as an IAS officer.The accused, Saurabh Tripathi, originally from Mau district and currently residing at Shalimar OneWorld apartments in Gomtinagar extension, was caught during a vehicle check near Kargil park. Police said he…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Higher Education Council has registered an FIR against Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University (SRMU), Barabanki, for allegedly running an unrecognised law course for the past three years, in violation of the UP Private Universities Act, 2019, and related regulations.According to the FIR filed by Dinesh Kumar, council’s additional secretary, the university…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has suspended five students on charges of ragging. The decision was taken on the basis of complaint filed on Aug 18 at the UGC anti-ragging helpline. According to university officials, a show-cause notice was issued to the accused students on Aug 21, directing them to submit written explanations within three days. The…
Relentless rain across Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, and Haryana has killed at least 500 people this monsoon, with fresh landslides, flash floods, and collapsing houses claiming dozens more lives Tuesday night and Wednesday. Highways are blocked, rivers above danger mark, crops flattened, and thousands stranded as rain continued to pound the region.In Himachal, the toll…
Lucknow: Burglars broke into a motorcycle showroom in Malihabad on Tuesday night and escaped with cash and vehicle parts worth nearly Rs3.5 lakh. Police said the thieves targeted a motorcycle showroom owned by Satendra Singh, a resident of Tilaswa village in Malihabad. Singh told investigators that on Wednesday morning, supervisor Ajay and a mechanic arrived…
Suresh Rawat (15) still wakes at 6 am – he has never needed an alarm. Not because school is in session or a bell might echo through the hills, but because his routine – wake, wash, dress – is a habit rooted in pre-monsoon normalcy. Comb hair, button shirt, pack school bag. But he has…
Lucknow: TOI sought the view of S Velmurugan, chief scientist and head of the Traffic Engineering and Safety Division at the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Delhi, on the new traffic rule. He said the idea of rerouting vehicles to reduce rush at the busy junction made sense, but warned that the execution needed refinement.“The…
