Lucknow: Despite its claims of practising only development politics, Aam Aadmi Party has not been able to escape the reality of caste politics in Uttar Pradesh, a state where it is now working to establish a foothold. Its challenge to BJP comes in the form of a 12-day ‘padyatra’ to demand social justice and employment,…
Lucknow: The place that marked the advent of Kaliyug, the current epoch in Hindu faith, is set to be developed as a tourist spot, following budget of Rs 2 crore allocated for the project. Ashram of Maharishi Shringi in Meerut’s Parikshitgarh is a key destination of UP’s Mahabharat Circuit and references from Mahabharata and Srimad…
Lucknow: A day after Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested Lucknow-based doctor Shaheen Shahid from Faridabad for alleged links with the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the J&K Police and Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday jointly conducted searches at two locations in the state capital — a house on Madion on the city’s outskirt…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board was declared a non-profit making govt body after the Central Board of Direct Taxes exempted it from paying income tax. A spokesperson from the Uttar Pradesh Avas evam Vikas Parishad on Tuesday said: “The board is exempted from paying income tax on its collection and revenue generated…
LUCKNOW: Dr Shaheen Shahid, from Lucknow, arrested in connection with massive explosives recovery in Faridabad and linked to Jaish-e-Muhammed terror module behind the Delhi blast, was a class topper. She had cracked UP Public Service Commission to join Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, as an assistant professor. Shaheen (46) hails from Kandhari Bazar,…
Chowk University Ka Vice Chancellor, a documentary on Padma Bhushan Amritlal Nagar, has been selected to premiere in International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The documentary is based on his life and works and the title ‘Chowk University ka Vice Chancellor symbolises Nagar’s unique worldview in narrow lanes of Chowk and everyday life of common…
Lucknow: Sports medicine department of King George’s Medical University has started using a new type of advanced implant to treat patients with ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears, a common knee injury.Doctors claimed this is the first time in UP that such a modern implant has been used in any govt hospital for ACL repair.The surgery…
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has planned a nationwide public outreach campaign to connect with maximum households as part of its attempt to expand social footprints and ramp up the Hindutva narrative.The month-long Greh Sampark Abhiyan will be carried out from Nov 20 to Dec 21, during which over 25 lakh RSS karyakartas will fan…
Lucknow: Cross FIRs were filed on Tuesday at Hasanganj police station by the rival student groups – hostellers and day scholars – who clashed at gate number 3 of the Lucknow University on Monday, acussing each other of assault and incitement. The first FIR was filed by Garv Singh accusing Rishendra Pratap Singh, Manmohan Shukla,…
Lucknow: Unidentified men vandalised the car of a Sitapur Special Judge near Tedhi Pulia Sunday night.The incident occurred when the judge, his wife, and two sons were returning home to Indiranagar from a hospital. The attackers abused the family and smashed a car window before fleeing. As per FIR lodged at Vikasnagar police station, two…
