Lucknow: Two young men on a motorcycle were charred to death on Thursday evening after their bike collided with a truck on the Karwi–Prayagraj Road near Baghrehi in Chitrakoot, triggering a massive explosion in the truck’s diesel tank. The impact caused the bike to get trapped under the truck, leaving the victims with no time…
Kalaburagi: Commuters from Kalyana Karnataka have expressed their frustration over the fact that most trains to and from the region originate from either SMVT Bengaluru, or Yesvantpur, or Krishnarajapuram — instead of Bengaluru City.Of the 16 weekly and daily trains to Kalaburagi, only five start from the city station. Passengers allege that while trains to…
Lucknow: Authorities at the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden have made arrangements to keep animals comfortable in enclosures during winters. Mats, straw and dry grass have been laid on the ground keep floors warm and wooden planks installed to stop chilly winds entering enclosures.In bird enclosures, sheets and mats were placed on the roofs….
Lucknow: A joint team of East Zone crime surveillance unit and Indiranagar police on Thursday arrested four men who allegedly broke into locked houses after conducting reconnaissance riding autorickshaws. The investigation began with a burglary complaint lodged by Abdulaziz Ahmed Mohammed, a Yemen national residing in Sector 10, Indiranagar, pursuing PhD at Lucknow University.According to…
Lucknow: In a major move to unlock long-idle industrial land across multiple development authorities, the UP govt is set to frame a buy-back policy to revive unused plots and pave the way for new manufacturing units.Talking to TOI on Thursday, industrial development minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi said, “A draft policy in this regard is…
Lucknow: Students performed yoga on third day of a 7-day Lucknow School games organised by Pragatisheel Bharti Foundation at KD Singh Babu stadium on Thursday. Around 600 students from 18 schools performed ‘vakrasan’, ‘tadasana’, ‘sukhaasana’ and vajrasana’. Artistic yoga was performed with music yoga performed under guidance of Malvika Bajpayee, Yogasana sports convenor. CMS Station…
Oklahoma University. (Getty Images) An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student received a failing grade on a Bible-based essay discussing gender. The paper argued that belief in multiple genders was “demonic,” prompting a complaint that has sparked nationwide debate over academic freedom, as quoted by the Associated…
Madurai: Madras high court initiated contempt of court proceedings against the Dindigul district collector and a few other revenue officials for having issued prohibitory orders under Section 163(1) of BNSS, citing law and order issues, after the court had ordered Karthigai Deepam festival at Mandu Kovil in Perumal Kovilpatti.“The Executive cannot sit in judgment over…
Lucknow: Police on Thursday detained the man who was key suspect in the case of Neelima Srivastava, 74, who was strangled to death after she resisted a robbery attempt in her home on Tuesday afternoon. The man, said police, worked at the house of a senior administrative officer living right opposite the Janaki Vihar colony,…
Lucknow: Krishnanagar police on Thursday arrested a man who was absconding for almost three years after being convicted under the Pocso Act.“The accused, Rahul Kumar, was on the run since Feb 3, 2023, when he escaped after giving police the slip during a court appearance. Rahul was convicted in a 2015 case involving the rape…
