Lucknow: A thunderous explosion ripped through Behta locality, rattling walls, caving roofs, and scattering people into the streets in blind panic, killing a couple and injuring at least five others on Sunday afternoon“The ground itself shook as though an earthquake struck,” said Mohammad Idris, 42, who was eating lunch when the blast hit. “The walls…
Lucknow: Thunderstorm lashed the city on Sunday bringing respite from hot and humid weather conditions. City is likely to receive another spell of rain on Monday and Tuesday.According to weatherman, due to cyclonic circulation over Madhya Pradesh some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh are likely to receive light to moderate rain while western parts of…
Bahraich: In view of series of wild animal attacks, the forest department has put up posters displaying footprints of tiger, leopard, hyena, wolf, and jackal to help villagers identify the predator behind the assaults in Mahsi tehsil of Bahraich district.The affected areas include Bambhauri’s Badanpurwa, Sisaiya Chudamani, Siriya Vriddharmann’s Gotipurwa, and Galkara Ahisanpurwa villages, where…
Lucknow: With a commitment to ensuring the safety of its citizens, the Yogi govt will launch a special month-long road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ starting Monday. The campaign will run across the state under the leadership of district magistrates in coordination with district road safety committees (DRSCs). It will continue until Sept 30,…
Lucknow: A powerful explosion ripped through a firecracker factory operating from a house in Behta village of Lucknow’s Gudamba area on Sunday afternoon, killing a couple and injuring at least five others. The blast was so severe that five houses in the vicinity collapsed, with two of them completely reduced to rubble, while the deafening…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) foiled a contract killing plot and arrested four men, including the conspirator and three hired assassins, just before they were about to execute the murder of former district panchayat member Vijay Singh. The operation took place in the early hours of Sunday near Kadshar-Bhitaura turn under Kaiserganj…
Ayodhya: In a remarkable shift highlighting the growing importance of rural markets in the country’s economic landscape, the Zubairganj cattle market in Ayodhya has emerged as a thriving hub of village economy, drawing attention from management students.In fact, Zubairganj has transformed into a powerful engine of rural prosperity, generating an estimated annual turnover of Rs…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court has quashed the state government orders that led to reservation of over 79% seats in government medical colleges in the government medical colleges of Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun and Saharanpur.The court directed the state to fill the seats afresh in strict accordance with the Reservation Act…
Lucknow: Disclosing a detailed roadmap for the Bahujan Samaj Party, its chief Mayawati officially declared on Sunday that her party would contest the Bihar election on its own.After two days of a high-level review meeting of the party, Mayawati wrote on X on Sunday: “In view of the party’s decision to contest the elections in…
Kanpur: Two days after an 11-year-old boy died of injuries sustained in a dog bite attack, the Etawah police on Sunday arrested the owner of the pet. The arrest came after the post-mortem report confirmed that victim, who used to collect crap, died from injuries sustained during an attack by the dog. The report revealed…
