Ladakh unrest (Picture credit: AP) SRINAGAR: The Leh Bar Association on Wednesday demanded Rs 1-crore compensation each for the families of four people killed in the September 24 firing in Leh and called for an impartial judicial inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge into the incident.“All four victims belonged to poor families. Three…
Lucknow: Mayor Sushma Kharakwal has sought an explanation from Namrita Singh, additional municipal commissioner and officer-in-charge (property), over delay in granting permission for religious events at Jhulelal Vatika.Rajesh Raj Gupta, chief manager of Rainyo Seva Trust, applied on July 4, 2025, to hold Sharadiya Navratri and Ramotsav from Sept 30 to Oct 2. The application…
Haryana ADGP Y Puran Kumar CHANDIGARH: Haryana ADGP Y Puran Kumar — known as an outspoken IPS officer who flagged irregularities, including alleged caste bias, in his own department —was found dead from a gunshot to the head at his Chandigarh residence on Tuesday afternoon, a day before he was to take up his new…
File photo (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: The Army has launched a massive search operation to trace two soldiers who went missing in a forested area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on October 6. Officials lost contact with the soldiers — part of a team on patrol duty in the woods of Ahlan Gadol, Kokernag —…
Lucknow: The death anniversary programme of BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Lucknow on Oct 9 will see the two top leaders — party president Mayawati and national convener Akash Anand — sharing the stage.After his expulsion in March, and then re-entry into the party and subsequent promotion in Aug as the national convener of the…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested three notorious members of Shubham Rawat alias Monu gang, a contract killer group operating in Lucknow, during an operation near Safedabad crossing in Barabanki district. The arrests were made while the accused were attempting to purchase illegal firearms, officials said.The arrested men were identified…
Lucknow: Stressing that women’s empowerment was at the core of a self-reliant India, UP BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh pressed on the idea of increasing the responsibility of women in the party organisation. Addressing a meeting of UP BJP Mahila Morcha in Meerut, Singh said that in addition to increasing women’s representation in…
Lucknow: Forest officials launched a search operation after locals in Narni village of Maholi forest range in Sitapur district claimed to have spotted tiger cubs on the village outskirts. Four trap cages were placed in the fields, and camera-mounted drones and trap cameras were installed in the region to monitor movement from multiple angles.The command…
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced that the four major gates of the Ram Temple would be named after prominent leaders of the Sanatan culture, further strengthening the cultural connection between different regions of the country. He was speaking after unveiling the statues of three south Indian saints at Brahspati Kund in Ayodhya.The…
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna continue to charm audiences with their witty banter, this time on Twinkle’s talk show Two Much With Kajol And Twinkle. During the episode featuring Saif Ali Khan and the two hosts, Twinkle opened up about her first meeting with Akshay, giving fans a peek into their early days. Twinkle did…
