Lucknow: The central govt has praised two Indian Air Force pilots from Uttar Pradesh for displaying exemplary courage in difficult situations. The praise has been documented in the central govt gazette issued on Oct 4. Wing Commander Joy Chandra (38) from Meerut has been officially cited for displaying exceptional courage during Operation Sindoor.He was among…
Lucknow: A 90-year-old man was beaten to death by his son in Itaunja area for refusing to give money to buy liquor in Aramba village on Wednesday night. The accused was arrested on Thursday.Rakesh Kumar Gautam hit his father Ramdeen (90) with a stick, injuring him critically. Ramdeen was rushed to Ram Sagar Mishra Hospital…
Lucknow: A 16-year-old girl from the Harouni area under Banthra police station died by suicide after first slitting her wrist and then hanging herself inside her room. The deceased succumbed to her injuries late on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Police said that the girl engaged in an argument with a…
Lucknow: A 42-year-old property dealer, identified as Abid Raza Naqvi, allegedly shot himself dead inside his apartment in Thakurganj in the wee hours of Thursday.His blood-soaked body was found lying in his first-floor flat number 106 at Panjtan Heights.Police recovered an illegal country-made pistol and several strips of anti-depressant medicines from the scene. According to…
Lucknow: In a major administrative reshuffle following allegations of extortion from overloaded trucks, Banda police transferred around 150 constables and head constables posted across various police stations in the district. The action followed surfacing of a video that allegedly showed policemen collecting payments illegally for allowing overloaded vehicles to pass.According to police sources, the racket…
Lucknow: The state govt has initiated the scheme of giving a 40% to 50% rebate on buying equipment that could help in arresting the incidents of stubble burning by farmers this winter season.The subsidy will be applicable for buying equipment like mulchers and treaders, which allow farmers to cut, mix, or plough stubble into the…
Lucknow: The additional director general, Varanasi zone, Piyush Mordia on Thursday issued advisory on the use of illegal electric fencing in agricultural fields, following a spate of fatal incidents in eastern Uttar Pradesh.In recent weeks, farmers in several districts installed electric fences around their crops to prevent damage by stray cattle. This practice proved extremely…
Bareilly: Nishad Party chief and UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad on Thursday hit out at Akhilesh Yadav, saying he should raise his voice for Krishna Janmabhoomi.“If Akhilesh Yadav calls himself a Yadav and claims to be a descendant of Lord Krishna, then he should also raise his voice for the liberation of Krishna Janmabhoomi, just…
Lucknow: A jeweller brother duo allegedly threw acid on a woman and her family members during an argument over a dispute in Deoria on Thursday afternoon.Four people, including the woman, sustained burns, with one in critical condition. The accused brothers, Arvind Verma and Kamlesh Verma, have been arrested. Police recovered the acid bottle used in…
Lucknow: A complex laparoscopic pyeloplasty was performed on a 21-day-old infant at Chandan Hospital. The surgery, performed on Oct 17, was led by paediatric surgeon Dr Sunil Kanoujia and the baby underwent minimally invasive treatment for pelvic-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO). The infant was diagnosed before birth with hydronephrosis, a swelling that can lead to kidney…
