Lucknow: Police on Tuesday night arrested five thieves hailing from Tamil Nadu, busting a network that was ferrying stolen electronic goods from UP to markets in southern states. Electronic gadgets including 65 mobile phones, 15 laptops, 2 tablets, besides two motorcycles were seized from their possession.ADCP North Amol Murkut said during late-night check at Aziznagar…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state with nearly 17% of the country’s population, emerged as one of the safer states in terms of crime rate, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2023 report.The state ranked 20th among 28 states and 8 Union Territories with a crime rate of 181.3 per lakh population,…
Lucknow: Citing statistics of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report which state that Uttar Pradesh recorded 66,381 incidents of crime against women in 2023, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday questioned the claims of the BJP govt that the state was safe for women.“One must not turn a blind eye to the…
Bahraich/Lucknow: In a chilling incident, six charred bodies, including those of two children, were recovered from a house in Nindurpurwa village in Bahraich on Wednesday morning.Police said farmer Vijay Maurya (40) killed two village boys with a sharp-edged weapon before setting his wife and two young daughters ablaze along with himself inside a room locked…
Lucknow: UP has set a new benchmark in education by securing top spot in the country under INSPIRE Award MANAK scheme, recording highest number of 2.8 lakh nominations. UP made 2.1 lakh nominations under the scheme last year, which increased by 70,000 this year, reaching a total of 2,80,747 nominations. This is the highest number…
Relentless rainfall paralyzed Mathura, causing widespread waterlogging and exposing civic lapses NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall lasting over two hours on Wednesday left Mathura submerged and brought the city to a standstill. Amid the chaos, a traffic policeman displayed exceptional courage and quick thinking to rescue a family trapped in a car beneath a flooded underpass.The…
NEW DELHI: Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prajapati was hospitalized after being injured in an altercation with an inmate at Lucknow Prison on Tuesday, where he was struck with a sliding cupboard part. Prajapati, who has been in custody since 2017 on rape charges, was immediately taken for treatment.The incident occurred during a dispute with…
Congress MP Imran Masood put under house arrest NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood was placed under house arrest in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. He was preparing to lead a party delegation to violence-hit Bareilly, where tensions remain high over the ‘I Love Muhammad’ poster row. Masood was set to head a Congress delegation…
Lucknow: Over 5 lakh girls from state-run primary and upper primary schools in Uttar Pradesh participated in a special awareness programme on women’s rights and welfare, organised by the basic education department under the Mission Shakti 5.0 campaign launched by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sept 20.The campaign aims to make girls, teachers, and their…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police played a commendable role in ensuring the safety in the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS)-2025, which concluded on Monday. With smart policing and advanced technology, the force set a new standard in security, traffic management, and public safety.The event, attended by foreign delegates, VIPs, and lakhs of daily visitors,…
