Lucknow: Chaos ensued at Lucknow University after a group of hostellers, who were arrested earlier on charges of violence, took out a ‘victory procession’ on the campus on Friday along with their supporters after being released on bail.Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi along with the police intervened to disperse the crowd. However, many students described the incident…
Lucknow: Lucknow University has suspended six students following a violent assault incident that occurred on Oct 8 near gate number one of the university’s second campus.According to university officials, a student was allegedly attacked with sticks and other weapons, resulting in serious injuries. The suspended students include Siddharth Singh, Ishaan Pratap Singh, Ranveer Singh, Ahmad…
Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday said cyber use has become an unavoidable part of modern life, but one must be cautious against its misuse, particularly the growing addiction to online gaming among youth.Addressing a workshop on cyber awareness organised by Kanpur Dehat Police, the DGP, who addressed it via video conferencing, calling the initiative…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday addressed two election rallies in support of INDIA bloc candidates in Bihar assembly elections.Yadav campaigned at Rafiganj in Aurangabad district for Ghulam Shahid and at Nokha in Rohtas district for Anita Devi. Describing the ongoing Bihar elections as an “election of transformation”, Akhilesh…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Tourism has opened doors for AYUSH practitioners and entrepreneurs to establish wellness centres and resorts across the state.“The move aims at integrating Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy into the state’s tourism ecosystem,” said tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh on Friday. He added that UP has immense potential to become…
Lucknow: A special court on Friday acquitted former SP minister Azam Khan in a case related to allegedly spreading enmity, misusing an official govt letterhead and seal, and making defamatory remarks against the BJP, RSS, and Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad.Delivering the verdict, Special ACJM (MP/MLA Court) Alok Verma held that the prosecution failed to…
Lucknow: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the National Song ‘Vande Mataram‘, over 5,000 students sang this immortal composition by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee at an event organised by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at SR Group of Institutions on Friday.The campus reverberated with devotion and pride as thousands of students sang the song in harmony. The…
Varanasi: In a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, Azamgarh SWAT team and Sidhari police, a criminal with a reward of Rs 50,000 was killed in an encounter in UP’s Azamgarh district late Thursday night.The criminal, Waqif, was wanted in cases of murder, robbery, cow smuggling, and theft. Three of his aides managed…
Lucknow: Addressing three rallies in poll-bound Bihar on Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the fight was between the NDA’s good governance and INDIA bloc’s jungle raj.Speaking at a sabha in East Champaran, Yogi accused the RJD-Congress alliance of wanting to steal the citizens’ ration, after stealing their fodder, and appealed to people to…
LUCKNOW: A Rs 50,000 reward-carrying cattle smuggler, Waqib alias Wakif, was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Azamgarh district early Friday morning.The encounter took place in the Rounapar police station area during a police patrol launched to trace suspects linked to a recent loot case.Acting on a…
