Lucknow: The UP Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday arrested a notorious criminal, who had escaped from Chhattisgarh police custody recently, from Kushinagar.Dharmendra alias Rahuldev of Lohapatti Bhagirath (Rampur) had 20 heinous criminal cases registered in his name. SSP STF, Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan, said STF had been receiving intelligence reports about the activities of wanted…
Lucknow: The state govt has constituted three high-level committees to ensure land availability for industrial units, rationalise land rates, and simplify building bylaws, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday.The decision was undertaken in a meeting chaired by chief secretary SP Goyal recently. Approximately 4 lakh hectares of land was notified under various industrial development authorities,…
Lucknow: An 18-year-old student died while his cousin sustained grievous injuries after his bike collided with a tractor-trolley in the Bakshi Ka Talab area on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abhishek, a student of BKT Inter College and a resident of Dhinohari village, while his cousin Dharmendra, 17, from Chandauli in Sitapur, was seriously injured….
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) team on Thursday arrested two individuals from Meerut in connection with the embezzlement of Rs 4 crore, earmarked for the Minority Pre-Matric Scholarship during the 2010-11 fiscal year.The accused — Dharmapal Singh alias Brahmpal and Mohsina Khan — were booked under IPC sections of 409, 420, 467, 468, 471,…
Lucknow: As part of UP govt’s industrial push, the Sandila industrial area in Hardoi has emerged as a priority location for large-scale infrastructure upgrades.After reviewing the progress of projects under the Sandila industrial area, UPSIDA CEO Mayur Maheshwari said, “A total investment of Rs 105 crore has been allocated to improve its civil infrastructure. The…
Lucknow: A 27-year-old woman, along with her two young sons, jumped into the Gomti river from Aausaneshwar bridge in Barabanki’s Kotwali area following alleged prolonged dowry harassment by her in-laws and second husband, on Wednesday.The bodies of all three were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) nearly 18 hours later on Thursday evening….
Lucknow: To gather feedback on key state govt policies and incentives designed to promote industrial growth, Invest UP, the state’s investment promotion agency, convened a stakeholder consultation meeting with key functionaries from leading industry associations here on Tuesday.An official spokesperson said that the primary focus was to discuss and seek recommendations on more than 33…
Lucknow: A book focusing on the life, thoughts, and legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, authored by Dy CM Brajesh Pathak, will be released at an event to mark the death anniversary of former Prime Minister on Saturday.Titled, ‘Atulniya Atalji (Vyaktitva, Vichar aur Virasat)’, the work includes three of Vajpayee’s articles written in the 1960s on…
Lucknow: The city recorded highest single-day rainfall of Aug in eight years between 8.30am on Wednesday and 8.30am Thursday. Earlier, 161.8mm rainfall was recorded on Aug 28 in 2017. Total rainfall recorded at the Met observatory in Amausi during this period was 120mm. The bulk of the rainfall (117.3mm) was between 8.30pm Wednesday and 8.30am…
Lucknow: “Dekh raha hai Binod?” Well, immigration officials at Lucknow airport certainly were — and what they saw didn’t add up. A man claiming to be 52-year-old Vinod Singh Yadav walked up to counter A-27 looking suspiciously youthful for his age. Turns out, he was actually 38-year-old Binod Kumar Yadav from Deoria, trying to sneak…
