Lucknow: The UP STF on Tuesday busted a high-profile racket involved in selling plots using forged documents of LDA and Avas Vikas Parishad.They arrested two people, including the gang leader, for duping unsuspecting buyers of crores of rupees. Those arrested were Amit Kumar, son of Bachi Lal, a native of Nikhoda Majra village in Kaushambi…
Kanpur: After a BBA student was attacked by stray dogs in Kanpur a few days ago, reports have emerged that residents are hiring local sweepers, paying them between Rs 200 to 500, to beat them unconscious and dispose of them in the Ganga or in nearby jungles. After three such videos emerged on the net,…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh transport department has launched the ‘Sadak Suraksha Mitra’ initiative, a nationwide effort to engage youth in road safety interventions. This programme, introduced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, aims to reduce accidents and fatalities by leveraging the energy of young volunteers.On Tuesday, transport commissioner, UP, Brajesh Narain Singh issued…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to implement the Uttar Pradesh Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy-2025 to establish the state as a global electronics manufacturing hub, driving towards the goal of achieving a $1 trillion economy. The policy is expected to boost the state’s economic growth, create new opportunities, and attract significant investments in…
Lucknow: In the quiet lanes of Kanpur, where polo is unheard of, a young boy once dreamt of horses. Today, Anubhav Sachan has ridden into history.At just 21, the University of Warwick student became the first Indian to win the United Kingdom’s prestigious University Polo Championship (SUPA Nationals), etching his name in a sport long…
Rajeev.Dikshit@timesofindia.com Varanasi: A minor gang rape survivor, whose mother is speech impaired and father is mentally challenged, delivered a baby girl on Monday evening. Soon after she was discharged from the hospital, she said that justice still awaits her “as five of the seven accused are still moving freely and fearlessly in the village”. The…
Lucknow: For the first time, India will host the Boxing World Cup (men’s and women’s) from Nov 13-24, along with the World Boxing Congress on Nov 23, in Greater Noida.The development came a week after former international athlete from Uttar Pradesh, Pramod Kumar, was elected the secretary general of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)…
Lucknow: Emphasising the complete protection of workers and their rights, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said said every youth employed in Uttar Pradesh will be assured minimum wages and the govt will ensure no establishment exploits them.Inaugurating the three-day ‘Rozgar Mahakumbh’ at Indira Gandhi Pratisthan in Gomtinagar, Yogi said that through regular monitoring and…
Lucknow: In a first, UP Police will deploy women personnel to regulate traffic in seven main cities in the state. It is being seen as a landmark step towards gender inclusion in policing. Around 600 women head constables and constables drawn from the civil police will soon be inducted into traffic management duties after undergoing…
When French nobleman Comte Louis Federbe De Modave, an employee in the court of Shuja-ud-Daula, visited Lucknow in Feb 1775, he described it as – “a large and nasty town… unremarkable except for one building, the palace of the nawab (Panch Mahal) … The mosques are small and have nothing splendid about them… Lucknow after…
