Lucknow: A 25-year-old man was allegedly driven to suicide by sustained harassment, blackmail, and a false criminal case in Gonda on Thursday evening, police said.The deceased, identified as Abhishek Srivastava, a resident of Gayatripuram locality, was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside his room. The FIR was lodged on Friday. Police reached the spot…
Lucknow: Giving more powers to the housing development authorities to promote urbanisation, the state govt has delegated the powers for land use change to the board of a development authority. In case a big land parcel is required to be acquired to create a township, the board governing the key affairs of housing authorities would…
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has provided for extensive rights and protections of air travelers. It gives clear guidelines on flight delays, cancellations, baggage, ticket management among other things.These provisions become significant to understand to ensure consumer rights especially after the recent flight disruption crisis. Here’s a glimpse at certain key provisions to ensure passenger…
Gorakhpur: UP minister Vijay Laxmi Gautam inaugurated the annual function of Scholars Senior Secondary School and Kidzee, Raghav Nagar in Deoria on Friday. The event showcased a vibrant blend of culture, creativity and youthful energy, reflecting the spirit of holistic education. School director Rajkumar Agarwal, deputy director Nikunj Agarwal and principal Sapna Kejriwal welcomed the…
Dense fog crippled Delhi’s airport on Friday, leading to 79 departures and 73 arrivals cancelled NEW DELHI: Dense fog across Delhi and northern India on Friday morning disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), with 79 departures (including 2 international) and 73 arrivals (including 2 international) cancelled and over 200 flights delayed.The India…
Lucknow: Your power bill may rise further if electricity regulators adhere to the advice of the Union ministry of power to allow recovery of smart meter maintenance costs from consumers. This fixed cost proposed to be recovered under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) would be over and above the cost of smart meters already…
Image credit: Getty Images There was a time when the college you studied at defined your worth in society. This is not the telling of an obsolete fable; it was quite recent that parents prayed their children would enter an elite institution. And what followed? A silver platter of opportunities.Now comes the present moment, when…
KOLKATA: A 78-year-old retired central govt employee, who was an established hockey player and served as a senior functionary at Food Corporation of India (FCI), reportedly lost his life after being hit by a luxury sedan, a BMW, on Thursday morning near Eden Gardens.The accused driver fled immediately, turning it into a classic hit-and-run case,…
NEW DELHI: The investigation into the murder of a dairy businessman, identified as Ratan, in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri has revealed that the shooters travelled from Faridabad and waited at the scene for nearly half an hour before opening fire.Sixty-nine bullets were found inside body.Police sources said 12 to 13 people are suspected to be…
Lucknow: Eight persons were killed in separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday-Friday.In the first accident, two youths were mowed down by a speeding dumper near Shastri Bridge in Prayagraj on Thursday night. While one youth came under the wheels of the dumper, another was dragged by the dumper for around 100 metres.In the second…
