Lucknow: Police arrested two men accused of gang-raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged deaf-mute woman after an exchange of fire with them in Balrampur district while they were trying to flee to Nepal early Wednesday.Harshit Kumar Pandey (23) sustained a bullet injury in his right leg during the encounter, while another accused, Ankur Verma (24), fractured…
Lucknow: Asserting that the state government was committed to contribute its bit in making the country developed by 2047, UP parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna said on Wednesday that every citizen of the state needs to be associated with government projection of `Viksit Bharat’ and `Viksit Uttar Pradesh’.On the third day of the UP Assembly’s…
Varanasi: A murderous attack on BHU’s Telugu department head Prof Challa Sriramachandra Murthy on the campus on July 28 was done at the behest of the former head of the same department, Prof Budati Venkatesh Lu. This came to light after the arrest of two accused persons — Bhutpur Bhaskar, a former research scholar of…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority will now take over the development of South City after terminating its 37-year-old agreement with Unitech Builders. The authority has decided to complete pending civic work, including roads, drains, parks and other facilities, using funds raised from selling properties still held by the group. The proposal for taking back the…
LUCKNOW: The UP Assembly proceedings on Tuesday witnessed an acrimonious moment when Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Deo Singh, while responding to a question, asked SP MLA Faheen Irfan to swear by his wife’s name.“Faheem tum apni biwi ki kasam khao ki tumhari Vidhan Sabha mein kaam poora nahin ho gaya hai (Swear by your wife…
LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at eight premises — six in Lucknow and two in Delhi — in connection with the multi-crore Rohtas Projects fraud. The probe stems from an ECIR registered in 2021, based on 48 FIRs filed by home and commercial space buyers, which have since risen to…
LUCKNOW: Bypassing the traditional JEE Advanced route, IIT-Kanpur has admitted five students to its Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Technology (BTech) programmes based solely on their performance in international science Olympiads and training camps.IIT-Madras has also launched distinct admission pathways, including Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) and Science Olympiad Excellence Admissions (SCOPE). Recently, IIT-Gandhinagar…
LUCKNOW: Balrampur police arrested two men in connection with the gangrape of a 22-year-old deaf-mute woman in the Bahadurpur, Dehat Kotwali area of Balrampur district. The arrests followed an encounter in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred on the night of August 11, came to light especially after CCTV footage of the victim…
Lucknow: Basic education minister Sandeep Singh on Tuesday hit back at the Opposition for claims that enrolments at govt schools were dipping and said about 1.48 crore students were enrolled in council schools as of now.“A staggering 1,04,93,389 children are currently enrolled in primary schools, supported by a dedicated workforce of 3,38,590 teachers and 1,43,450…
Lucknow: For liver cirrhosis patient Ravi Prakash (name changed), the only chance of survival is a transplant within six months. Since his relatives are unfit for donation, the 43-year-old pins his hopes on the KGMU deceased donor transplant programme.Like him, officials said, at least 20 chronic liver patients on KGMU’s waiting list need a transplant…
