A man undertaking a high-risk stunt from a railway bridge in Uttar Pradesh has gone viral. NEW DELHI: A man undertaking a high-risk stunt from a bridge in Uttar Pradesh has gone viral. The location identified in the clip is from Hapur. The video shows the man lowering himself from the metal structure of the…
Prayagraj: Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a bunch of writ petitions filed by 23 accused seeking stay on their arrests and quashing of FIRs in the interstate codeine-based cough syrup racket. Dismissing the petitions filed by the accused, including the alleged kingpin Shubham Jaiswal of Varanasi, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice…
Lucknow: Crimes against women have registered a significant decline across Uttar Pradesh following the rollout of Mission Shakti centres in every police station, according to a statewide review conducted by director general of police Rajeev Krishna.The assessment compared crime data of three months before the establishment of Mission Shakti Centres (June 16 to Sept 15,…
Lucknow: Speaking ahead of the winter session of the UP Assembly on Friday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of having connections with criminals, stating that some of those arrested in the codeine cough syrup case had links to the party.“It is widely known that almost every mafia operating in the state has…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called upon BJP workers to give their 100% contribution to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, describing the exercise as crucial for strengthening democracy. He asked party workers to undertake door-to-door outreach to ensure that no eligible voter is left out of the voter list.He…
Lucknow: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow, seized 50 kg of ganja worth approximately Rs 85 lakh in the international illicit market during a major operation at Charbagh Railway Station on Thursday, officials said on Friday.The contraband, concealed in 10 small bags, was recovered from Bhola Sahani and Sudama at platform No. 4 of the…
Ayodhya: Jharkhand’s tribal poetess Jansita Kertetta was honoured with Awadh’s prestigious Mati Ratna award at a ceremony in Ayodhya on Friday in the presence of martyr Ashfaqullah Khan’s great grandson Shadaab Ullah Khan during an event marking the centenary year of Kakori Action Day and the 98th martyrdom anniversary of Kakori action hero Ashfaqullah Khan.Prominent…
Lucknow: In 1939, amid gentle whispers of a world on the brink of change, a young boy with big dreams made his humble debut on All India Radio, Lucknow. A student of the revered Marris College of Music—not known at that time as Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya —was Talat Mahmood.With a voice as smooth as silk,…
Bahraich: A cleric has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student of a madrassa in Bahraich. According to police, a woman from a village in the Rupaidih area filed a complaint on Wednesday, accusing a madrassa teacher of raping her daughter on Dec 12. The victim studied at the madrassa in the same village….
Lucknow: From kathak to thumri and dadra to taal, the audience witnessed spellbinding performances by renowned artists on the second day of a 3-day centenary celebration of Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya on Friday.In the morning, the celebration began with the energetic performance of famous tabla player Akram Ali Khan, who presented Delhi qaida and taal. “A…
