Lucknow: In a major drug bust at Lucknow airport, Mohammad Imran, an electrician from Bijnor district, was detained by immigration officials after 24 packets of Hydroponic Ganja, weighing approximately 13 kilograms and valued at Rs 13 crore, was found in his possession. Imran had arrived from Bangkok on Air India Express Flight IX-105. During questioning,…
Lucknow: Following the Railway Board directives, the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway has successfully rolled out a biometric attendance system for its ticket checking staff.This marks a shift from traditional manual registers to a fully digital attendance system, aimed at enhancing transparency and operational efficiency. The new system has been deployed across all six…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday reached the Ayodhya Raj Sadan to pay homage to Raja Vimalendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, head of the Ayodhya royal family and member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, during his trayodashi sanskar ritual. He offered floral tributes before his portrait and extended condolences to the bereaved…
Lucknow: A man shot his wife in the middle of a bustling Gorakhpur market at around 8pm on Wednesday. Bystanders took her to a private hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.The man, identified as Vishwakarma Chauhan, had concealed a pistol in his helmet. After shooting his wife, he reportedly stood at the scene…
Prayagraj: Allahabad high court granted bail to 32 convicts in a 35-year-old caste clash case during the pendency of their criminal appeal, which will be heard on merit. All 32 had been taken into custody on May 28, 2025, after conviction by the Agra trial court. The court said the final disposal of the appeal…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has begun work on widening the road connecting Kanpur Road to Anant Nagar Yojna.The project, estimated at Rs 35 crore, will include road widening, construction of a divider, RCC drain and trench.LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar inspected the project on Wednesday and reviewed the progress. He said the Nadarganj area,…
Lucknow: In a step to fast-track justice for thousands of duped homebuyers, Lucknow Police have transferred all cases registered against Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd (APIL) and its promoters to the crime branch for a comprehensive and impartial probe.Officials said the move aims to ensure that the sprawling web of real estate frauds, spanning nearly…
On a sweltering May afternoon in 2023, a young man in his 20s set out on his motorcycle for a short ride to his workplace in Kanpur. He never returned. An over-speeding truck struck him at a junction where traffic signals barely functioned. Within minutes, another statistic was added to the grim record that the…
Lucknow: In a significant step to position Uttar Pradesh as a global hub for electronics manufacturing, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved the Uttar Pradesh Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy-2025 (UP ECMP-2025).The policy, which is aligned with the Centre’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), will come into effect retrospectively on April 1, 2025, for a period…
Lucknow: In a significant step to strengthen security in jails across Uttar Pradesh, the state prisons department began replacing the heavy, outdated British-era .303 Lee Enfield rifles with modern Indian Small Arms System (Insas) rifles. DIG (Prisons) PN Pandey said that 122 INSAS rifles were procured in the first phase and distributed to divisional and…
