Lucknow: A six-year-old boy was seriously injured after being struck by a speeding car in the Krishnanagar area. The child is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, while the victim’s family lodged a formal complaint with the police.According to Reshma, wife of Dharmveer and a resident of Barabirwa, the incident occurred on Monday around 9…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) is set to overhaul the state’s electricity connection process by scrapping the decades-old estimate-based system and inspector raj.Under the proposed arrangement, consumers seeking connections up to 150 kW within 300 metres will pay a single lumpsum fee, while the electricity department will take full responsibility for infrastructure,…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered the surprise inspection of paddy procurement centres in Shahjahanpur and take action against those where irregularities are detected.He gave the directives during Janata Darshan at his Lucknow residence, after a farmer from Shahjahanpur came up with a complaint of negligence at a paddy procurement centre. A PAC…
Lucknow: For the first time, the political backwardness of a village is going to be ascertained before holding panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh. In line with the urban local body elections, the panchayati raj department has recommended to the state govt to constitute a commission that would collect empirical data from the ground to meet…
OP SinghOver the past eight years, Uttar Pradesh has undergone a profound transformation in its internal security environment. A state once synonymous with organized crime, entrenched mafia networks, and fear-driven governance has witnessed a decisive rollback of criminal dominance. This shift did not occur by chance; it was the result of foundational crime control measures…
Lucknow: A speeding unidentified vehicle rammed head-on into a car near Birouli village in front of Sameer International School in the Barabanki’s Masouli police station area on Monday morning, killing two persons and leaving a woman critically injured. .According to eyewitnesses, the unidentified vehicle was moving at a high speed when it collided with the…
Lucknow: Rae Bareli police on Monday arrested two men accused of killing a 45-year-old madrassa teacher in Dih police station area of Rae Bareli on Dec 12.Police said that Murtaza was murdered by his rivals Mohammad Ayyub, Jabbar, Mohammad Murtaza, Mohammad Naim, and Mohammad Zuber alias Babbu, all residents of Uttari Pathakpur village in Rae…
Lucknow: A high-level meeting of Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) was held on Monday to review logistics project proposals received in the state.At least four projects were approved in the meeting for issuance of unique IDs, marking an important administrative step towards expedited implementation.The approved projects involve the establishment of logistics and warehousing…
Lucknow: The demise of Ram Vilas Vedanti, two-time BJP MP, an epochal figure of Ram Janmabhoomi movement and a key accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, marks the end of a chapter in the broader Hindutva-centric politics that catapulted Ayodhya as one of the most powerful epicentres of contemporary politics in India.Closely associated…
Lucknow: The appointment of union minister and BJP MP Pankaj Chaudhary as the new UP BJP chief is likely to set the stage for an overhaul of the state leadership, including the 18 state vice-presidents, seven state general secretaries, 16 state secretaries, and various presidents of the frontal organisations, including youth, women, OBC, Muslim, and…
