LUCKNOW: A man from Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh, Gaurav Trivedi, allegedly ran a deceptive scheme from his residence. His method was to spread fear, targeting vulnerable people by tricking them into believing their computers were under attack. He also operated a classic Microsoft tech support scam—beginning with a fake popup, a loud alarm, and…
Lucknow: UP’s Kushinagar district police on Wednesday lodged an FIR against 13 people, including Balrampur-based cleric Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba and a serving police constable, in a case allegedly involving illegal religious conversions, gang rape, abduction and sexual exploitation. The FIR, filed on the complaint of a young woman, alleges a chilling nexus of crime…
Lucknow: A day after three district magistrates (DMs) rebutted Samajwadi Party‘s claims of “illegal deletion of names” from electoral rolls in 2022 assembly polls, party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the move has exposed the Election Commission which had till now denied having received the complaints from his party.DMs of Kasganj, Jaunpur and Barabanki…
Lucknow: It’s time to check your mobile phone for any e-challan notices that you may have received from the state transport department’s WhatsApp Chatbot service (8005441222), and pay the amount. The transport department has taken up a massive exercise to realise challans pending for 2024-25.As there are over one-third of total pending challans where the…
Lucknow: Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi on Wednesday said that as many as 186 people were identified for purchasing excessive urea, ranging from 1 MT to 2.37 MT, in Maharajganj.Speaking to reporters, Shahi said that some of them bought urea four to 13 times, for which investigations have been initiated. Likewise, in Siddharthnagar, many farmers…
Kanpur: Three persons were burnt alive when a mini-truck collided with a dumper and caught fire in Bangarmau area of Unnao on Wednesday morning, police said. The deceased included both drivers and a cleaner while another helper managed to escape. It took two hours for the firefighters to extinguish the flames and retrieve the bodies.The…
Lucknow: The plan for Viksit UP-2047, which coincides with the idea of Viksit Bharat by the centenary year of India’s independence, has gathered momentum after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared a detailed proposal in the monsoon session of the UP Assembly last week. All departments have been directed to frame their plan of action, and…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh secondary education department on Wednesday terminated the services of 22 teachers for using forged documents to secure their positions.In an order issued by secondary education director Mahendra Dev, these teachers were appointed via an advertisement issued against vacant posts of assistant teachers in govt secondary colleges in Azamgarh division. The recruitment…
Lucknow: After qualifying entrance exam, first-year undergraduate, Rohit Singh, stepped into Lucknow University with excitement on Wednesday. For him, biggest difference was “freedom to attend or skip classes without fear of strict punishment”.“In school, missing even a single class meant being called out in front of everyone or having to face strict punishment, while at…
Lucknow: Hailing the Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Science (UPSIFS) as a ‘future milestone’ for legal and forensic experts, Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan (Lucknow Bench, Allahabad high court) said in his valedictory address that UPSIFS would strengthen justice delivery and elevate India’s standing on the world stage.Speaking at the concluding event of the three-day…
