Lucknow: Hardoi woman who was found dead inside her home with a gunshot wound to her left temple on Sunday was murdered by her physically challenged brother over her inter-caste love marriage.Revealing the case details on Thursday, Police said Biru Mishra, 28, has confessed to killing his sister Manvi Mishra, 24, in Aliyapur village. According…
Lucknow: Barely a month after sighting of drones triggered panic in western UP districts, similar observation in Basti, Balrampur and Gonda districts have left the locals worried.In Basti, villagers from Harraiya, Duboulia, Babhna and Tinich reported multiple drones flying between 9pm and 11pm. Videos and photos were widely shared on social media. Reports also emerged…
Lucknow: Over 1,100 made in India drones will illuminate skies to play out episodes from Ramayana on Deepotsav this year. It is being planned that the light show will create Lord Ram, Lakshman and Lord Hanuman in ‘Veer Mudra’, ‘Ravan Vadh’ with music in background, besides Pushpak Viman, Ram Darbar; Hanuman with Valmiki and Tulsidas;…
Lucknow: Lucknow police has registered an FIR after the anti-corruption unit (ACU) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reported an attempt to fix matches during the ongoing Uttar Pradesh T20 League. According to the FIR, Kashi Rudra team manager Arjun Chauhan received suspicious Instagram messages from user ‘vipss_nakrani’ on Aug 19.The suspect…
Lucknow: Impressed by his innovative way of teaching students through his YouTube channel that he started during the Covid-induced lockdown in 2020, the the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has sent the videos of Harishchandra Singh, an educator at govt-aided BKT Govt Inter College in Lucknow, to all govt science learning platforms.Not…
Lucknow: As Bihar prepares for assembly elections, liquor smugglers are stepping up efforts to sneak alcohol into the dry state. In a fresh incident on Thursday, a parcel labelled as pickles bound for Patna was seized, revealing a consignment of illicit liquor, reports Arvind Chauhan. The seizure took place at Varanasi Junction under the Lucknow…
Lucknow: As many as nine higher educational institutes of Uttar Pradesh were ranked among the top 100 academic institutions in the country in the ‘overall category’ list of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), which was released by the Union education ministry on Thursday.IIT-Kanpur (rank 5) and Banaras Hindu University (rank 10) retained their positions…
Lucknow: Kashi Rudras overcame a stiff challenge from Meerut Mavericks in a nail-biting qualifier to become the first team to book a berth in the UPT20 League final, edging past the Mavericks by five runs at Ekana Stadium on Wednesday.Mavericks will get another chance, but without their skipper Rinku Singh, who will be on national…
Lucknow: Minister for export proportion, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi on Wednesday said that UP’s new export promotion policy (2025-30) will turn out to be a boon for the state.“The policy will go a long way in doubling exports from the state, which will also increase on the national scale,” he said. The policy targets increasing…
Lucknow: Centre’s decision to allow production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, syrup and molasses could potentially allow UP’s sugar industry to increase its production by more than 12% in the ethanol supply year (ESY) starting Nov this year.The ethanol push, experts said, will also align with India’s ethanol blending programme that aims to reduce oil…
