Lucknow: Five people of a family, including a one-year-old boy, died when a high-speed tractor-trolley hit a motorcycle carrying six individuals near Rahmatu village in Shravasti on Monday, police said.They said one Vijay Verma, 30, from Mangal Purwa village in Bahraich, was traveling with his wife Sunita, 28, their one-year-old son, his sister Mangalawati, 40,…
Lucknow: In a statement before the start of the Monsoon Session of UP Legislature on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said his govt will table a 25-year plan for ‘Viksit UP’ in the Assembly. The House will hold a continuous 24-hour discussion on this vision on Aug 13-14.In line with PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Viksit Bharat’…
Fatehpur/Lucknow: A communal flare-up was averted in Fatehpur district on Monday due to a swift police action after members of Hindu organisations allegedly entered the Eidgah premises in the Abunagar area, and hoisted saffron flags atop a 200-year-old mausoleum on the campus claiming that it had been raised at the site of a temple. Later…
NEW DELHI: A video showing a woman assaulting her husband in public in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, has gone viral on social media. The incident took place on August 9 near Kotwali Sadar area. Police say the man allegedly snatched and broke his wife’s mobile phone during an argument. In the footage, the woman is seen…
LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: The recently unveiled flyover on the busy Lucknow-Ayodhya-Basti-Gorakhpur national highway partially collapsed disrupting the movement of motor vehicles on the busy highway. An inquiry has been ordered to fix the responsibility while traffic diversions have been enforced to regulate the movement of two-wheelers and four-wheelers from the stretch.Taken up by the national highways authority…
LUCKNOW: This Raksha Bandhan was special for BSP MLA from Ballia’s Rasra, Umashankar Singh, as party supremo Mayawati tied a rakhi on his wrist.“Outside her family, Behenji has tied a rakhi only to Lalji Tandon. I may be the second fortunate one,” said Singh, BSP’s sole MLA in the UP Assembly. Mayawati had earlier declared…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manipulated the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory through “vote theft”.Speaking at a press conference in Varanasi, Rai claimed that the election was manipulated through fake voting, tampering with electoral rolls,…
Lucknow: MLA Rajeshwar Singh fulfilled his promise to senior citizens by organising a pilgrimage to Ayodhya for 60 devotees, primarily elderly women. This initiative, part of the ‘Ramrath-Shravan Ayodhya Yatra’, marked its 45th successful journey on Sunday. The journey, which provided free transportation, meals, and other necessities, was a response to a request made on…
Lucknow: The state govt has launched a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign in 195 blocks across 27 districts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2027. During the campaign, health workers will visit households to distribute medicines till Aug 28. Public representatives in the participating districts marked the launch by taking the medication themselves. The campaign involves…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly Speaker Satish Mahana requested leaders of all the parties to cooperate in the smooth conduct of the monsoon session beginning Monday.“Dialogue and positive discussions strengthen democracy within the parliamentary system. As the largest legislative assembly in the country, its proceedings set an example for other legislatures,” Mahana said. He appealed…
