Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters in Gomtinagar Extension observed National Unity Day to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with a blood donation camp on Friday.Director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna led the celebrations by unveiling Patel’s statue and garlanding it before administering the national unity pledge to officers and…
Lucknow: It turned out to be a pleasant Oct with a monsoon feel, as the rainfall received by the city was double the average rainfall for the month.In Oct, the city receives 26.2 mm of average rainfall, but this year the total rainfall was 54 mm, almost double and 106% above the normal. The last…
Lucknow: BJP organised the “Run for Unity” in the state on Friday to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday.The run, which began at the district level with the pledge of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was flagged off by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CM Brijesh Pathak, UP BJP chief Bhupendra…
Lucknow: A final-year BTech chemical engineering student at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow, was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside his hostel room on Friday.The incident took place in Raman Hostel Block-B, Room No. 203, located within the Jankipuram campus. The body of Aakash Dutt Singh (22) was found lying on the…
Lucknow: The Noida International Airport at Jewar witnessed a landmark moment on Friday as its first calibration flight successfully touched down, signalling the final phase before the airport becomes operational. This crucial flight tested the accuracy of navigation and communication systems, ensuring world-class safety standards for future operations. A calibration flight is a specialized test…
Lucknow: In a written reply to Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (UPERC) notice on making ‘costlier’ Smart Prepaid Meter mandatory for the new consumers without its cost being approved by the regulatory body, the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited has said the move is ‘interim’.Following a TOI report of five discoms making Smart Prepaid Meter…
Lucknow: A Class XI girl has accused her mother and two sisters of selling her to a man for Rs 10 lakh in Thakurganj. The 19-year-old alleged that the police registered a case following the court’s direction.According to the victim, her mother and sisters used to force her to earn money to support the family….
Lucknow: To make citizens aware of sweeping changes in India’s criminal justice system, Lucknow Police have begun holding ‘live pathshalas’—interactive public sessions explaining key provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023, which replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act from July 1,…
Lucknow: To strengthen constructive dialogue between media, policy and society, the Social and Economic Sustainability Research (SESR) Foundation, a Lucknow-based organisation, launched its new thinktank ‘SPARK’ (Strategic Policy Advocacy, Research and Knowledge Wing) on Friday. The initiative seeks to build meaningful coordination between communication, policymaking and sustainable development.Professionals from media, information technology, education, public policy…
Lucknow: Acting on the orders of Chief Judicial Magistrate Anup Kumar Pandey, Balrampur police registered an FIR against seven policemen of Rehra Bazar station for allegedly assaulting a local man during a vehicle check in May 2024.The victim, Shahzad of Mahili Malangdeeh village, stated in his petition that he was travelling to attend a relative’s…
