Lucknow: In a major expansion of its ongoing investigation, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) questioned nearly 100 individuals across multiple districts who were in regular contact—professionally, financially, or personally—with arrested surgeon Dr Shaheen Shahid and her detained brother Dr Parvez, senior officials confirmed. According to highly placed sources, the ATS widened the inquiry after…
Lucknow: Investigators are probing whether arrested doctors, Shaheen Shahid and Muzammil Shakeel, bought multiple cars as part of a wider serial bombing conspiracy linked to the Delhi blast.Sources said preliminary probe indicates that the duo might have been involved in arranging or financing several cars intended for Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) as part of…
Lucknow: The state govt is set to launch a major programme to saturate all tribal families in the state with development schemes, a project it aims to complete within the next two years.Minister for social welfare, Asim Arun said that the work will be carried out on the lines of efforts made for the Buxar…
Lucknow: Citing instances of gross negligence, poor infrastructure and shortage of doctors and paramedics at govt medical facilities, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the BJP govt had reduced the healthcare sector to a shambles.“The govt boasts of a surplus budget, yet it fails to ensure permanent recruitment and essential facilities in the…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Cantonment area echoed with chants of ‘Sardar Patel Amar Rahe” on Tuesday as thousands of citizens joined deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak in a massive Unity March organised to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary year of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.The march, taken out through key stretches of the Cantonment Assembly constituency, aimed at…
Lucknow: The UP State Electricity Board Engineers’ Association will launch a phased protest from Nov 20 against the alleged harassment of engineers by energy management authorities. The association has appealed to CM Yogi Adityanath to intervene and restore a healthy work environment in power corporations.Association president Sanjay Singh Chauhan said a request was made on…
Ayodhya: To avoid confusion during high-profile event in Ayodhya on Nov 25, colour-coded seating arrangements will be done to guide the visitors to their zones. During the review meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sought the details of the action plan being chalked out by the local administration and police along with the Ram…
Lucknow: The appointment of Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya as central observer to elect BJP legislative party leader of Bihar has spiced up politics within the party in Uttar Pradesh.Maurya’s appointment as state co-in charge during Bihar assembly elections was seen as a routine development by many within the BJP, as this…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh won several accolades at the 6th National Water Awards 2024, the prize distribution ceremony for which was held in Delhi on Tuesday. The awards, given out by President Droupadi Murmu, recognised the “outstanding work in water conservation” carried out by the state, which secured the first three slots in the Northern Zone.In…
Unnao: Governor Anandiben Patel launched the ‘NARI’ scheme (Nurturing AI Revolution for Inclusion – Women in Tech) on the Unnao campus of Chandigarh University on Tuesday.Developed by Chandigarh University, the NARI scheme focuses on AI skilling, startup incubation, health and wellness, and women leadership development for women across UP. The initiative has been allocated an…
