Lucknow: A trader family had a narrow escape after a massive fire broke out late Sunday night at a wholesale grocery shop and warehouse in Banthra area of Lucknow, causing losses worth Rs 80 lakh.The blaze originated in the basement of a three-storey building housing Mangalam Traders, owned by brothers Purushottam and Santosh Gupta. The…
BHUBANESWAR: A 21-year-old US-based woman has accused her adoptive parents of torturing her and forcing her to convert to Christianity, reports Hemanta Pradhan. She has sought Odisha CM Mohan Majhi’s help to return to India, claiming her life is in danger in the US. In a video posted on social media, the woman, adopted at…
Lucknow: A domestic dispute over an electricity bill turned fatal in Krishnanagar area on Monday morning after a man allegedly died following a scuffle with his younger brother.The incident occurred around 11 am in Rustam Vihar colony when a quarrel broke out between Rakesh Nishad (40) and his younger sibling Dharmveer over payment of a…
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has directed that all police verification reports for passport applications must be completed and submitted within four weeks. Disposing of a writ petition, a division bench comprising Justices Ajit Kumar and Swarupama Chaturvedi observed on Oct 10 that delay in this essential exercise creates a hurdle in realisation of the…
Lucknow: The Special Task Force (STF) on Monday night engaged in a gunfight with wanted criminals in Moradabad.Two notorious gangsters — Asif alias Tidda, carrying a Rs 1 lakh reward, and Deenu, carrying Rs 50,000 — were critically injured in the exchange of fire. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and succumbed…
The legendary and veteran actor, Dharmendra was recently admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, sparking immediate concern among his millions of fans. Latest reports suggest that the veteran actor has been placed on ventilator support. Hindi cinema legend Dharmendra has sparked immense concern among his fans after being recently admitted to Breach Candy…
Lucknow: The state govt has received over 83 lakh suggestions and proposals for the Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 vision document. The deadline for sending suggestions is Nov 15, by which the govt hopes to have collected 1 crore suggestions and feedback regarding its development plan for the state.Out of the 83,45,914 suggestions received on the Samarthuttarpradesh…
KOLKATA: In a rare political and social gesture, Bengal’s governing TMC Monday publicly felicitated two women from Sundarbans who recently tied the knot – perhaps marking the first time a major political party in India has publicly celebrated a same-sex marriage. The felicitation of Riya Sardar, 21, and Rakhi Naskar, 20, was attended by TMC…
Lucknow: Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) of Uttar Pradesh unearthed a racket involving two Lucknow-based pharmaceutical companies involved in manufacturing and distribution of codeine-based cough syrups through fake billing and defunct medical stores across several states.According to FSDA officials, the firms — Arpic Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Idhika Lifesciences Pvt Ltd — were found…
Lucknow: Taking a note of the series of sealing drives being carried out by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation against liquor shops, the excise department on Monday clarified that sealing of shops cannot be done by any govt department or agency without informing the excise department and the local administration.Quoting the provisions mentioned in the excise…
