Lucknow: The three-member inquiry committee probing the Kakori bus accident has found that the tractor-tanker did not have reflector tape and the UPSRTC bus was running at high speed. The accident left five people dead and 19 injured.The probe, ordered by transport commissioner BN Singh, was headed by deputy transport commissioner (DTC) Radheshyam. The team…
NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from northwest India around Sept 15, two days ahead of its normal date of withdrawal, IMD said Friday.Monsoon usually starts retreating from northwest around Sept 17 and withdraws completely by Oct 15. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of…
Lucknow: An FIR into the fatal UPSRTC bus accident on the Hardoi highway in Lucknow’s Tikaitganj area said the tragedy took place when the bus, being driven at high speed and rashly, collided with a tractor-tanker near the road divider, lost balance, hit roadside labourers, and overturned into a ditch.The FIR has been lodged at…
For years, there had been rumours of a romance between Bhojpuri stars Pawan Singh and Akshara Singh, but the two never tied the knot. Now, actress Amrapali Dubey has opened up about the time she tried to stop Pawan from marrying someone else, as Akshara was in love with him. ‘We suddenly came to know…
NEW DELHI: A sexual harassment complaint by a faculty member of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences against its vice chancellor (VC) could not be looked into because it was not lodged within the mandatory three-month period. However, Supreme Court on Friday ensured that the “offence” did not go unpunished by directing the VC…
Lucknow: A pall of gloom descended on the families of people who lost their lives in a bus accident in Kakori on Thursday.Sanjeet, employed with the company which was carrying out construction of a bridge at the spot of the accident, was the youngest in his family and was scheduled to be married during the…
AGRA: A 25-year-old MPharma aspirant from Lucknow was allegedly sexually assaulted by an autorickshaw driver Thursday after she deboarded a bus and booked the three-wheeler from a key intersection of Yamuna Expressway in Mathura to visit an educational institution to complete admission formalities. Hours later, the accused driver was shot in the leg in a…
Lucknow: The ongoing turmoil in Nepal has hit cross-border trade through the India-Nepal border, causing daily losses of over Rs 10 crore.Hundreds of trucks loaded with vegetables, fish, dairy products, rice, wheat, petroleum and other goods remain stranded at Rupaidiha land port in Bahraich, with perishable items rotting in the heat. Nearly 1,000 trucks lined…
JAMMU: Prohibitory orders continued to be in force in parts of Jammu’s Doda district — which has remained tense since local AAP MLA Mehraj Malik was detained under the Public Safety Act on Monday — although relaxations were allowed for Friday prayers.No fresh protests were reported from anywhere, but security forces were deployed in large…
Lucknow: Sounding a word of caution for the Election Commission of India (ECI) over “vote chori”, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday suggested that if plunder of votes continues, people may take to streets drawing parallels with the Gen Z unrest in Nepal.Without naming Nepal or the Gen Z upheaval, Akhilesh said it was…
