Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh clinched two prizes in the sixth National Water Awards 2024 announced on Tuesday.Mirzapur was declared the Best District in northern zone, while Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) secured joint third place in the Best Urban Local Body category. “The accomplishments of Mirzapur and Agra are setting benchmarks for effective water management across the…
NEW DELHI: India has improved both its long-term and year-wise global Climate Risk Index (CRI) rank, figuring as the 9th and 15th most-affected country globally due to extreme weather events during the 1995-2024 period and in 2024, respectively, compared to the previous year’s assessment, showed the latest CRI report released by the environmental think tank…
Lucknow: To tackle mounting unpaid electricity dues across the state, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has rolled out the Electricity Bill Relief Scheme 2025 to provide financial relief to over 1.45 crore consumers who have defaulted on bill payment. According to officials, there are a total of 1.71 crore defaulters of whom 1.45…
JABALPUR: A 22-year-old woman was murdered in full public view at a bustling junction in Baihar town of Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Tuesday morning, even as onlookers allegedly recorded videos of the attack on their cellphones instead of intervening or helping her. Ritu Bhandarkar, a resident of Samanapur, worked as an attendant at a…
Lucknow: The RLD on Tuesday said it would expand the party organisation in urban areas and ensure the party’s participation in municipal elections.Party national secretary Anupam Mishra said the task would be driven by the RLD Urban Body, constituted on the direction of party president and Union minister Jayant Chaudhary. UP has 17 municipal corporations,…
Lucknow: The Thakurganj police on Tuesday arrested a landlord accused of killing a 51-year-old woman following a dispute over vacating a house.According to police, on Nov 6, the complainant informed them that his mother, Sarita Devi, was attacked by their landlord Phoolchand and his family during an argument over vacating the rented accommodation. Phoolchand allegedly…
Professional footballers of the top-tier Indian Super League have come together to send a message that they are united in their efforts to get the season underway Panaji: Carlos Delgado, Odisha FC captain, now into his fifth season in India, had a question for the All India Football Federation (AIFF): Do they really care about…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR filed against two men accused of raising “sar tan se juda” slogan during a procession in Bareilly on Sept 26 when the agitated crowd clashed with police, reports Rajesh Kumar Pandey. A division bench Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by Gauhar Khan and Shakib…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Tuesday arrested a man wanted in connection with a murder case registered in Pratapgarh district, from Charbagh railway station. The accused, identified as Sachchidanand Pandey and carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest, was nabbed around 7.30 am when he was attempting to flee by…
MUMBAI: BMC’s reservation lottery for 227 electoral wards conducted Tuesday may have reshuffled key political cards in the city as several known political faces ended up losing their previously-held seats to one of kind of reservation or other, some others realised they may be able to sneak in from a neighouring ward nonetheless, and some…
