RAIPUR: Mourners laying to rest a 60-year-old farmer, allegedly trampled to death by wild elephants less than 24 hours earlier, were sent scurrying for cover by a herd that stormed the funeral, charged at the crowd and wrecked several vehicles in Chhattisgarh’s forested Jashpur district. While the mourners asserted it was the same herd, forest…
Lucknow: The audience enjoyed hip hop, folk, and Bollywood music in a programme titled ‘Kafov War of Bands’ organised by Uttarakhand Mahaparishad on Friday.Five bands participated in the programme, including ‘The Morning Star’, ‘Equinox’, ‘Original Note Band’, ‘Trinad Exclusion’, and ‘Rubaru’, setting the stage on fire. The Uttarakhandi mashup, including songs like ‘Shiv Kailashon Ke…
BAREILLY: A 22-year-old man, Mohd Mehboob, suffered severe burn injuries and is in a critical condition after three unidentified men allegedly tied him to a pole, poured petrol on him and set him on fire while he was returning from a mosque after offering Friday namaz. As the ropes got burned, he could free himself…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh currently has 18.55 lakh Lakhpati Didis, a figure which govt hopes to double in the coming months.During a meeting to discuss means to accelerate the economic empowerment of women and the development of self-help groups (SHGs) to ensure more sustainable income generation for their members, chief secretary SP Goyal directed departments concerned…
Muskan (R) and Sahil allegedly killed the former’s husband and hid his dismembered remains in a blue drum at his Meerut house BAREILLY: After facing months of social boycott, the family of Muskan Rastogi, the prime accused in Meerut’s ‘blue drum murder case’ that hit national headlines in March, has purportedly pasted a ‘for sale’…
Lucknow: Chaos ensued at Lucknow University after a group of hostellers, who were arrested earlier on charges of violence, took out a ‘victory procession’ on the campus on Friday along with their supporters after being released on bail.Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi along with the police intervened to disperse the crowd. However, many students described the incident…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has suspended six students following a violent assault incident that occurred on Oct 8 near gate number one of the university’s second campus.According to university officials, a student was allegedly attacked with sticks and other weapons, resulting in serious injuries. The suspended students include Siddharth Singh, Ishaan Pratap Singh, Ranveer Singh, Ahmad…
Australian Federal Police imposed a fresh penalty on Indian-origin Melbourne couple who kept an old Indian woman as their slave for eight years. An Indian-origin Melbourne couple who were jailed in 2021 for enslaving an old Tamil woman for eight years have been imposed with a fresh penalty, the Australian Federal Police revealed on Friday….
Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday said cyber use has become an unavoidable part of modern life, but one must be cautious against its misuse, particularly the growing addiction to online gaming among youth.Addressing a workshop on cyber awareness organised by Kanpur Dehat Police, the DGP, who addressed it via video conferencing, calling the initiative…
MUMBAI: A day after a row erupted over irregularities in a Rs 300 crore Pune land deal involving a firm linked to his son Parth, deputy CM Ajit Pawar said Friday the deal had been cancelled. At the same time, he defended his son, saying only a sale agreement had been made, the final transaction…
