Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath interacted with more than 60 individuals during Janata Darshan in Lucknow on Monday and directed officials to address their problems and concerns at the earliest.The CM received most complaints related to the police department, with several citizens highlighting police inaction in cases, especially those related to robberies and thefts.Assuring the…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Consumer Council has raised voice against the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003. In a formal submission to the Union ministry of power, the Council alleged that the draft changes tilt heavily in favour of private entities, leaving ordinary consumers vulnerable.Avadhesh Kumar Verma, chairman of the advocacy group…
Lucknow: A former manager of a madrassa in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh has been booked for cheating and FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) violations following a probe by state’s ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad).The man, Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, is a former manager of Madrassa Kulliyatul Banatir Rajviya in Khalilabad, the district headquarters.The FIR,…
Lucknow: In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) will conduct written examination and physical tests to recruit over 45,000 home guards in the state.In a significant step to streamline recruitment and ensure transparency, the Uttar Pradesh govt has issued fresh guidelines for the enrolment of Home Guard volunteers across all…
Lucknow: A special court in Lucknow on Monday sentenced two men, Arjun Soni and Virendra Kumar Yadav, to life imprisonment for the sensational daylight murder of Anamika Singh, the wife of an FCI officer, in the Chinhat area in May 2023.Special Judge (PC Act Court No. 8) Neeraj Kumar Baranwal found both accused guilty under…
Lucknow: Six people were killed and two others critically injured when an SUV collided with a speeding truck on Fatehpur road in Deva area of Barabanki on Monday night. A family was returning from Bithoor in the SUV when it rammed into a truck around 11pm. The impact was so severe that the car was…
Lucknow: Her ‘never say die spirit’ has broken barriers.Pragati, the 18-year-old girl from Prayagraj, triumphed over stigma, stereotypes and financial constraints to represent India in the upcoming Tokyo Deaflympics.Born with congenital deaf mutism, Pragati will take on opponents from different countries in the para-judo sport. She will participate in the individual women 48kg category.Organised by…
Lucknow: Acting against alleged foreign-funded religious propaganda, the Sant Kabir Nagar district administration has lodged an FIR against a former manager of Madrassa Kulliyatul Banatir Rajviya (Niswa) in Khalilabad, Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, for suspected involvement in “anti-national activities and illegal foreign transactions”.The FIR, filed late Sunday night by district minority welfare officer Praveen Kumar…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday targeted the INDIA bloc during his rallies in Bihar and dubbed its leaders as “Pappu, Tappu and Appu” — a sarcastic reference comparing them to the three monkeys “who cannot see, hear or speak the truth.“Addressing back-to-back rallies in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Saran, and Patna, the CM accused the…
LUCKNOW: The district minority welfarw officer of Sant Kabir Nagar on late Sunday night lodged an FIR against Shamsul Huda Khan, the former manager of Madrassa Kulliyatul Banatir Rajviya (Niswa) in Khalilabad, following serious findings that link him to suspicious religious and foreign-funded activities promoting alleged “Islamisation” under the guise of religious propagation.According to official…
