Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board was declared a non-profit making govt body after the Central Board of Direct Taxes exempted it from paying income tax. A spokesperson from the Uttar Pradesh Avas evam Vikas Parishad on Tuesday said: “The board is exempted from paying income tax on its collection and revenue generated…
Police take Umar’s father for questioning in Pulwama PULWAMA: A quiet lane with open shops in Koil village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama leads to the two-storey home of doctor Umar Un Nabi, 29, believed to have been inside the car linked to the blast near Red Fort. Women were huddled in the kitchen, when police…
LUCKNOW: Dr Shaheen Shahid, from Lucknow, arrested in connection with massive explosives recovery in Faridabad and linked to Jaish-e-Muhammed terror module behind the Delhi blast, was a class topper. She had cracked UP Public Service Commission to join Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, as an assistant professor. Shaheen (46) hails from Kandhari Bazar,…
New Delhi: The response to the terror attack in the heart of the capital on Monday evening was swift and resolute inside the emergency wards and ICUs of Delhi govt’s Lok Nayak (LNJP) Hospital. More than 50 doctors and others have been working without pause since Monday night, battling to save lives.Amputations had to be…
Chowk University Ka Vice Chancellor, a documentary on Padma Bhushan Amritlal Nagar, has been selected to premiere in International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The documentary is based on his life and works and the title ‘Chowk University ka Vice Chancellor symbolises Nagar’s unique worldview in narrow lanes of Chowk and everyday life of common…
NEW DELHI: The armed forces are maintaining a high-state of operational readiness while honing their combat skills in the major tri-service ‘Trishul’ exercise in northern Arabian Sea and the western front with Pakistan, even as defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday once again said Operation Sindoor is still underway. Singh said the country’s leading probe…
Lucknow: Sports medicine department of King George’s Medical University has started using a new type of advanced implant to treat patients with ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears, a common knee injury.Doctors claimed this is the first time in UP that such a modern implant has been used in any govt hospital for ACL repair.The surgery…
KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (Credits: PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former Australian cricket captain Aaron Finch has advised Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to reconsider retaining all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer due to his high price tag and inconsistent role in the team ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season, with official…
VARANASI: Varanasi: Following Monday’s explosion near Red Fort in New Delhi, investigation agencies have intensified efforts to trace over half a dozen terror handlers linked to Azamgarh in eastern UP. Names of several such handlers – including Azamgarh’s Dr Shahnawaz, Bada Sajid, Salman, Khalid, Arif Junaid, Dr Asadullah Akhtar and Mirza Shadab Beg – had…
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has planned a nationwide public outreach campaign to connect with maximum households as part of its attempt to expand social footprints and ramp up the Hindutva narrative.The month-long Greh Sampark Abhiyan will be carried out from Nov 20 to Dec 21, during which over 25 lakh RSS karyakartas will fan…
