Lucknow: The Gomtinagar police have arrested a key accused wanted in a high-value cheating case involving alleged misappropriation of property, jewellery, and money worth nearly Rs 4 crore.The arrest is in connection with an FIR filed by complainant Arun Kumar Sarkar at Gomtinagar police station in Oct 2023. Sarkar alleged that the accused prepared forged…
Kanpur: Authorities at Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology in Kanpur have requested the govt to order termination of the service of Dr Arif, arrested in connection with the Delhi blast case, stop his salary and set up a committee to investigate his activities during his tenure at the hospital.Dr Arif was known for being reserved,…
Lucknow: Residents can expect better roads, brighter streets and improved stray dog management, as the allocation of funds for these sectors will increase from the proposed Rs 70 crore to Rs 85 crore. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is set to revise its 2025-26 budget. The revised budget, which is about Rs 4,300 crore and…
Lucknow: A dentist was attacked allegedly for asking about the assembly seats the BJP won in the Bihar elections after a medical store owner found it provocative, in Chinhat late Sunday.The victim — Dr Shravan Kumar Tiwari who runs a dental clinic in the Nizampur Malhaur area — has filed a complaint at the Chinhat…
Lucknow: A team of doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) saved the life of a 17-year-old student after 8 days of intensive treatment on a ventilator.The student was admitted to the Trauma Centre after a basketball pole accidentally fell on his head while he was playing at a private school on Kanpur Road. He…
Lucknow: Folk and Tribal paintings are garnering massive interest at the 6-day Janjatiya Bhagidari Utsav organised by the culture and social welfare departments to celebrate the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Birsa Munda at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Monday.On the fifth day, people were seen buying folk and tribal paintings and artworks like ‘Gond’ from…
Lucknow: The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Police Crime Branch busted a ‘digital arrest’ fraud syndicate operating from multiple pockets of central Lucknow.The action stemmed from an FIR filed by a 71-year-old woman who was duped of Rs 49 lakh after being held under a 24-hour digital arrest. This tactic involved fraudsters impersonating police and…
Lucknow: Volunteers of Aadaab Arz, a social awareness group, on Sunday, paid tributes to over 2,000 freedom fighters who died during the first war of Independence at Sikandar Bagh.The history enthusiasts revisited the event in which rebel soldiers of the Bengal Regiment, forces linked with Taluqdars, and several civilians and women were among those killed…
Lucknow: A five-year-old boy is likely to lose his leg after a road-cleaning machine ran over him in Thakurganj on Monday afternoon, police said.They said the child had stepped out to deliver food to his uncle when the machine, belonging to the firm hired by LMC for Lucknow Swachhta Abhiyan (LSA), ran over him. Witnesses…
Lucknow: A grand “Sardar @150 Ekta Yatra” was organised in Sarojininagar to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The 2.5 km march began from Scooter India Crossing and concluded at Sainik Inter College Ground, drawing participation from locals, traders, social groups and BJP workers.The atmosphere reverberated with patriotic fervour as participants carried…
