Lucknow: The Cyber Crime Cell Lucknow on Thursday busted a racket involving fake firms and fraudulent bank accounts used to siphon off crores of rupees through online scams.Three accused — including a deputy branch manager of a private bank — were arrested. The arrested accused has been identified as Umakant (36), Rajiv Biswas (28), both…
Lucknow: Police in Rae Bareli district arrested a 43-year-old man late Thursday for allegedly circulating an AI-generated objectionable image of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media.The accused, identified as Pintu Yadav alias Sunil Yadav, son of Hariram and a resident of Bania Ka Purwa village under Salon police station area, was taken into custody…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Thursday directed all district election officers to complete the mapping of voters listed in the 2003 electoral roll to the current voter list within the next three days.The instruction came during a virtual review meeting on the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls across the state….
Lucknow: Deer are alert and swift, and so are their protectors. Two alert guards foiled a daring attempt by four men to poach a deer at Lucknow zoo on Wednesday evening. The incident came to light on Thursday after the gang’s mastermind Rakesh Mishra, 46, who is a manager of a liquor bar in city,…
Lucknow: Eying to attract an investment commitment of over Rs 5 lakh crore, the Uttar Pradesh govt has started preparing for the fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC 5.0). If all goes as per plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event. Though the dates for the event are yet to be announced, it is…
Lucknow: A temporary religious site built in a public park on Gokhale Marg in Sant Ravidas Nagar was removed by the municipal corporation on Thursday, following directions from the high court. The action came after residents filed a public interest litigation alleging illegal encroachment and disturbance caused by loud DJ music during the night.A municipal…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa has called upon all voters to actively participate in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign to ensure a clean and accurate electoral roll.The distribution of enumeration forms has begun, with booth level officers (BLOs) visiting households to collect voter details. Voters are urged to carefully fill…
Lucknow: The city is facing a growing air pollution crisis — not only from particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) dust particles but also from harmful gases like ammonia, sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) — which are triggering a rise in respiratory, nervous system, and eye-related ailments. Experts have warned that these toxic gases…
Lucknow: Vigilance Establishment registered a case against Deepak Kumar Mishra, a retired administrative officer (Nazir) who served at the Jhansi Divisional Commissioner’s Office, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.According to officials, a confidential inquiry conducted revealed that Mishra earned a total of Rs 72.80 lakh during his service period through…
Lucknow: The UP State Electricity Board Engineers Association has announced a phased protest beginning Nov 20, in response to alleged harassment of engineers during and after the March 2023 strike and the ongoing movement.General secretary Jitendra Singh Gurjar said if the management fails to withdraw disciplinary actions, vigilance inquiries, and FIRs filed under ESMA, engineers…
