Lucknow: Six people were booked after a statue of BR Ambedkar was allegedly damaged during a clash that broke out on Thursday evening in Sisva Shukla village in Kushinagar district. The incident occurred amid the immersion of a goddess Lakshmi idol when colour powder (abeer-gulal) accidentally fell on Dalit youths, leading to a heated altercation…
Lucknow: Three specially-abled students at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) brought laurels to the university by clinching a gold and two bronze medals in the first Abia Para Badminton Championship in Nigeria.While Rahul Kumar, pursuing an MA in Hindi from the university, won a gold medal in the doubles event (SU-5) along with…
Lucknow: In a major case of cyber fraud, nearly ₹67 lakh was siphoned off from the bank accounts of a woman and her son in Alambagh area in two days. The victims alleged that the money was transferred without their knowledge to accounts in Rajasthan and Karnataka. An FIR was lodged and investigation is on.According…
Lucknow: People with facial deformities or trauma injuries can now lead normal, confident lives thanks to 3D-printed implants made from biocompatible materials, experts said at a pre-conference session ahead of the 4th Indo-Gulf Twin City Craniofacial Meeting and Course, on Oct 25–26 in Lucknow and Agra.For instance, a 28-year-old man who suffered a severe jaw…
Lucknow: A 50-year-old man in Barabanki slit the throat of his 17-year-old stepdaughter after she resisted his sexual advances late Thursday night. The incident occurred in Kamal Takiya village under Deva police station limits.The accused was arrested on Friday. Police identified the accused as Hafeezullah alias Riaz, a scrap dealer with a long criminal record….
Lucknow: A suspected bike thief was tied to an iron pole and thrashed in full public view by a group of locals at Patharkata Market in Talkatora area on Friday afternoon.The incident was captured on video and has since gone viral on social media. According to police, three men were allegedly trying to break open…
Lucknow: A meeting was held on Friday between Invest UP’s Russia desk and the Russian Trade Commissioner’s Office in New Delhi to explore the potential for strategic partnerships, technology transfer, and aerospace ecosystem development under the govt of India’s Make in India and Defence Industrial Corridor initiatives.Both sides expressed interest in fostering joint ventures and…
Lucknow: Bahraich police on Friday claimed to have cracked the murder case of 23-year-old Shubham Singh with the arrest of four people – including the victim’s girlfriend, her brother and fiancé. A police officer said that Shubham, son of Ravi Pratap Singh of Trivedipurwa village, went missing on Diwali night and later his body was…
Lucknow: An 18-year-old girl from Lucknow’s Madiaon was allegedly abducted by two men and a woman on the pretext of offering her a lift, drugged, and gang-raped before being held captive for four days. Two accused, Anshuman, a law student, and Junaid, a carpenter, have been arrested while the other two are absconding. Inspector Shivananad…
Lucknow: To groom its staff and officers under the Centre’s Mission Karmayogi programme for making governance more efficient, transparent and accountable, the department of social welfare is on the fast track to train them through the iGOT Karmayogi digital platform.By Sept this year, 3,900 officers, regular and contractual employees and teachers were registered on the…
