Lucknow: In the case of death of a 14-year-old boy in Lucknow’s Mohanlalganj, police traced the fraud to a Jharkhand-based youth, arrested after a 15-day probe. Police identified the key suspect as the 21-year-old, who allegedly ran a cyber racket trapping minors through gaming platforms. The accused was caught after extensive technical surveillance and raids…
Aizawl: The special court (prevention of corruption) in Aizawl on Monday sentenced two land revenue officials of the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) to undergo imprisonment of one year and six months, while imposing a fine of Rs 1,10,000 each, officials of the public prosecutor said on Monday.The two officials were involved in issuing fake…
Lucknow: It turned dark during the daytime when thick clouds covered the Lucknow sky, followed by light rain on Tuesday. According to the met department, similar conditions may continue for the next two days with the possibility of light showers.“The change in weather conditions witnessed in the city was due to a low-pressure system arising…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court ruled that FIRs lodged against people for duping investors in different states cannot be clubbed into one FIR for the convenience of the accused as it would entail long-distance travel for witnesses and complainants during trial proceedings.Dealing with a plea of Pavan Kumar Odela-run Falcon Capital Ventures for clubbing of existing…
Lucknow: At a meeting of the apex committee of ‘Uttar Pradesh State Sanitation Mission’ under Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), chief secretary S P Goyal directed officials to identify immediately sites for plastic waste management units and faecal sludge treatment plants. He also granted approval for appointment of additional manpower for the SNA Sparsh Cell.During the…
Lucknow: Describing the cancellation of selection process for lecturers for the fourth time in a row within a span of six months, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded disbanding of the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) for its repeated failures.“When the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission is incapable of…
Lucknow: Motivated by the idea to create new revenue streams, urban local bodies will initiate a process to approve maps of buildings under their jurisdiction. Presently, authority to approve map lies with housing development authorities within regulated areas. Localities falling beyond such regulated areas, which are maintained by municipal bodies, however, have no such mechanism.As…
Vadodara: A pall of gloom descended at MS University’s Faculty of Fine Arts after a first-year masters’ student was electrocuted on the premises on Monday afternoon.According to MSU officials, the student Kajal Chaudhary, who was enrolled in the painting department, suffered an electric shock in the lobby of the first floor. The 22-year-old was a…
Lucknow: Jyoti Singh of Varanasi has become an embodiment of the state’s Mission Shakti programme, emerging as a shining example of empowerment through her dedication to martial arts and self-defence training. Not only did she excel in the discipline, but she also trained others.Jyoti earned a black belt in 2012 and began teaching girls self-defence….
NEW DELHI: No flying training organisation (FTO) in India has been placed in the top A+ or A category in the first ever ranking done of flying schools here by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This ranking — a brainchild of DGCA chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai — was to start from Oct 1 and…
