Lucknow: A trader family had a narrow escape after a massive fire broke out late Sunday night at a wholesale grocery shop and warehouse in Banthra area of Lucknow, causing losses worth Rs 80 lakh.The blaze originated in the basement of a three-storey building housing Mangalam Traders, owned by brothers Purushottam and Santosh Gupta. The…
Lucknow: A domestic dispute over an electricity bill turned fatal in Krishnanagar area on Monday morning after a man allegedly died following a scuffle with his younger brother.The incident occurred around 11 am in Rustam Vihar colony when a quarrel broke out between Rakesh Nishad (40) and his younger sibling Dharmveer over payment of a…
Lucknow: The Special Task Force (STF) on Monday night engaged in a gunfight with wanted criminals in Moradabad.Two notorious gangsters — Asif alias Tidda, carrying a Rs 1 lakh reward, and Deenu, carrying Rs 50,000 — were critically injured in the exchange of fire. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and succumbed…
Lucknow: The state govt has received over 83 lakh suggestions and proposals for the Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 vision document. The deadline for sending suggestions is Nov 15, by which the govt hopes to have collected 1 crore suggestions and feedback regarding its development plan for the state.Out of the 83,45,914 suggestions received on the Samarthuttarpradesh…
Lucknow: Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) of Uttar Pradesh unearthed a racket involving two Lucknow-based pharmaceutical companies involved in manufacturing and distribution of codeine-based cough syrups through fake billing and defunct medical stores across several states.According to FSDA officials, the firms — Arpic Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Idhika Lifesciences Pvt Ltd — were found…
Lucknow: Taking a note of the series of sealing drives being carried out by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation against liquor shops, the excise department on Monday clarified that sealing of shops cannot be done by any govt department or agency without informing the excise department and the local administration.Quoting the provisions mentioned in the excise…
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has submitted a memorandum to the UP Chief Electoral Officer seeking the suspension of the SIR drive in Bhogaon Assembly constituency, Mainpuri, after alleging that around 400 voters’ names are missing from the 2003 electoral roll of polling station number 222. The complaint states that the 2003 voter list, which formed…
Lucknow: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will launch its first major public outreach campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Nov 12, with a padyatra from ‘Saryu to Sangam’ aimed at bringing people together on the issues of unemployment and social justice.The padyatra, which will be led by party MP and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh, will start from…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday said Kanpur played a vital role in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a self-reliant India.“Under PM Modi’s visionary leadership, India emerged as a global leader across sectors — from the earth to outer space,” said Pathak during a professional conference held under the Atmanirbhar Bharat…
Lucknow: CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday said true renunciation means rising above selfishness and performing one’s duties with honesty, and added that the Shrimad Bhagwat Katha inspires us to dedicate ourselves to the nation, society, and faith.Yogi, who is also the head of Gorakshpeeth, visited Balrampur to attend a programme to mark the 25th death…
