Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has successfully dismantled an interstate forgery racket, arresting nine individuals, including the alleged mastermind, for creating fake Aadhaar cards and other Indian identity documents for Rohingyas, Bangladeshis, Nepalis, and other ineligible foreigners. The arrests were made after a series of coordinated raids were conducted across multiple states.The arrested…
Lucknow: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday that former CM Kalyan Singh is remembered as a symbol of Hindutva, nationalism and harmony. “In the 1990s, when Uttar Pradesh was in turmoil, he established the foundation of good governance. Today, Yogi Adityanath is carrying forward that same legacy,” he said.Paying his tribute to Kalyan…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of pushing the country into an identity crisis after centuries of Mughal loot and British exploitation. Speaking at the inauguration of the Rs 750-crore Shree cement plant in Etah, he said the two parties never worked for inclusive development, serving only…
Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Barabanki arrested three active drug traffickers on Thursday. The operation led to seizure of 90 kg and 70 grams of cannabis, value of which is estimated to be Rs 50 lakh. A motorcycle was also seized . Those arrested were identified as Rahul Singh (36), Shani Singh (38), Satyaprakash Singh alias…
Lucknow: Overcrowded and delayed trains forced two narcotics smugglers from West Bengal to change their travel plan, a decision that cost them their freedom in Lucknow. “The duo, who usually travelled by train, opted for a bus and were waiting near a private school, close to Kanausi flyover slope, when a police team intercepted and…
Lucknow: Vinod Kumar Shukla took charge as additional general manager of North Eastern Railway on Thursday. Prior to this, he served as the principal chief engineer at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi.An alumnus of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Shulka graduated in Civil Engineering in 1989. He further honed his skills with…
Lucknow: A rural postal service employee (Gramin Dak Sevak) was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Mahanagar Post Office in Lucknow on Thursday morning.“The body was sent for postmortem, the family members were informed, and other necessary legal actions are being taken,” said Akhilesh Mishra, SHO, Mahanagar. The deceased, identified as a native of…
Lucknow: Following overwhelming response of visitors, photography exhibition organised by College of Arts Photographic Society (CAPS) at Lucknow University has been extended till Friday. Initially scheduled to conclude on Aug 21, extension will now allow more students and city residents to witness the creative showcase. Vice Chancellor Prof Manuka Khanna visited the exhibition and interacted…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the BJP- Election Commission – District Magistrate ‘trinity’ for responding to only 14 of the 18000 affidavits on ‘illegally deleted votes’ from electoral rolls of 2022 assembly pols in UP. This amounts to less than .08 % of the total complaints, the SP chief said. “Despite…
Lucknow: As Lucknow Municipal Corporation prepares to impose fines and carry out towing operations across the city, a reality check by TOI has revealed that LMC would need to expand its parking facilities by 8-10 times to accommodate city’s vehicle load.The survey asked trader associations from major marketplaces and they too suggested expansion of parking…
