Lucknow: City girl Mumtaz Khan has secured a berth in the Indian squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from Sept 5 to 14. She is the lone player from Uttar Pradesh in the 20-member team announced by Hockey India on Thursday.India has been drawn in Pool B, where…
Lucknow: UP Yoddhas named Sumit Sangwan captain for Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 during a jersey unveiling event on Thursday. The team has retained 13 players from last season, keeping the core group intact while adding key signings from the auction to strengthen the squad.“We believe in providing opportunities to young talent and building…
Lucknow: About 50,000 stray dogs have been sterilised across the 17 cities governed by municipal corporations during the present financial year, said the urban development department during a workshop on effective management of animals on Thursday.Also, UP is the only state in the country that has got 17 animal birth control centers (ABC centre), said…
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Thursday said the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill will weaken democracy and urged the Centre to reconsider it.In her post on X, she said: “The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which was introduced by the central govt in Parliament on Wednesday amid a lot of uproar, seems to be a clear way…
Lucknow: Commotion broke out during the CM’s Janata Darbar in Lucknow on Thursday morning when a 65-year-old former Army personnel, identified as Satyavir Gujjar, walked in and claimed he had consumed some poisonous substance. Satyavir is a native of Loni in Ghaziabad.The incident occurred around 8:50am, police said. Security personnel rushed him to SPM Civil…
Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati may hold a review meeting of the party’s UP unit in the first week of Sept. Besides instructing the party members on the future course of action, she will review the constitution of booth, sector, and district-level committees of the party.BSP is revamping its organisation in UP in preparation for…
Lucknow: BJP issued show cause notice to three party members in Kanpur, including a former MP and two former district presidents, on charges of “indiscipline.” The notice, issued by UP BJP general secretary Govind Narayan Shukla, was served to former MP Anil Shukla Warsi days after he raised objection to police registering a criminal case…
Lucknow: Next time you get a traffic challan message on your WhatsApp, be cautious. Police officials say it could be a red herring used by scammers to compromise your phone. Once installed, the malicious app allegedly gives hackers remote access to the device, allowing them to steal financial data, banking details, and personal information.A WhatsApp…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday set aside the notices issued to more than two and half dozen madrasas in Shravasti district asking them to close down. The bench has, however, granted liberty to the state authorities to issue fresh notices in accordance with law.A bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia…
Lucknow: A 36-year-old man allegedly hacked his widowed sister-in-law (45) and her 20-year-old son to death with an axe following a land dispute in Rudouli village of Amethi on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as Ramawati and her son Akash Maurya. Barely an hour before the incident, Ramawati reportedly telephoned the village head’s…
