Lucknow

An old photo of Dr Arif Mir and Aadhaar details of Dr Farooq Ahmad Dar. Colleagues described the detained doctors as soft-spoken and diligent. Lucknow/Kanpur/Hapur: Investigating agencies on the trail of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module behind the Delhi car blast detained Thursday two Kashmiri doctors who graduated from Faridabad’s Al-Falah University before moving to separate…

A Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammed “white-collar” terrorist network of medics was busted across Haryana, UP, and J&K LUCKNOW: Pakistan-backed banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed’s “white-collar” terror network of medics, busted across Haryana, UP and J&K, had plotted coordinated bombings in six cities on Dec 6 — the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition — to “avenge” the 1992 event,…

Lucknow: In an operation that read like a chapter from an espionage thriller, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jammu & Kashmir Police jointly cracked what investigators are calling the “Jaish code of white-collar terror.“The coordinated action dismantled the Faridabad module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) — a covert network of highly educated medical professionals who…

Lucknow: In a joint intelligence-led operation, teams of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday swooped down on a private university in Lucknow’s Madiaon area, following the detention of Dr Parvez Ansari, an assistant professor allegedly linked to a Faridabad Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module behind the Delhi blast.According to sources,…

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s political backyard of Gorakhpur has emerged as the leading district in the state in terms of securing 100 days of employment for rural households under the Centre’s flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) in the ongoing 2025-26 fiscal year.The eastern UP district provided 100 days of employment…

Bahraich: A wolf carried away a 3-year-old girl in Bahraich who was playing outside her house. Hearing her screams, villagers rushed to the spot and chased the animal, but it entered a sugarcane field and disappeared. Police officials and forest team reached the spot and started a massive search operation. The entire area is being…

Lucknow: UP would be participating as partner state in the 44th India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Nov 14-27. Based on the theme ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’, the fair aims to celebrate India’s diversity and entrepreneurial strength and will see participation from partner states Maharashtra and Rajasthan…

Lucknow: According to scientific assessments, Gomti, the lifeline of Lucknow, experienced sharp reduction of 40% in its water flow over the past four decades. Once a perennial river sustaining ecosystems, agriculture and livelihoods across several districts, Gomti is now showing signs of severe ecological stress, raising alarm among environmental experts and conservationists.Studies have shown that…

Ayodhya: Ayodhya-based surgeon Dr Meraj Khan of Fatima Hospital successfully performed a complex surgery for trichobezoar (a rare stomach condition caused by the accumulation of hair) and saved a girl’s life by removing a 1.5-kg mass of hair from her stomach.The patient, a 16-year-old girl, a resident of Bikapur tehsil in Ayodhya, had been eating…

Lucknow: Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh will arrive in his constituency on Saturday on a two-day visit. BJP Mahanagar president Anand Dwivedi said Rajnath will proceed to Sadar, where he will attend a programme at Sanskrit Pathshala. He will participate in ‘Senior Karyakarta Jan Samvad” at Rajkumar Children’s Academy in Rajajipuram. He will…