Lucknow: A murder undertrial escaped from Kanpur district jail late on Friday night, prompting the Uttar Pradesh prison department to suspend four officials and launch a high-level inquiry.Director general of prisons, PC Meena, taking immediate cognisance of the incident on Saturday suspended jailor Manish Kumar, deputy jailor Ranjeet Yadav, and head jail warders Dilshad Khan…
Lucknow: A 33-year-old delivery boy, identified as Amar Rajput, died in a tragic incident on Saturday morning after his throat was slashed by a kite’s glass-coated string (manjha) near the Hardoi bridge in Hiran Nagar Kotwali area of Unnao.According to police, Amar, employed with an e-commerce platform, had left home saying he was going to…
Lucknow: Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out load research and demand side management (DSM) studies for Greater Noida. The agreement was signed at NPCL’s corporate office in Greater Noida by MD & CEO, NPCL, PR Kumar and director general,…
Lucknow: Ballia police arrested a woman and her paramour for orchestrating the murder of her husband. The police arrested the accused from Sahatwar railway station while they were trying to flee.The victim, aged 35, was found dead in a pit on Aug 6. The couple were married 11 years ago and had two children. Police…
Lucknow: A man shot at his friend over a monetary dispute in the Kakori police station area on Saturday morning.Victim Anil Kumar Gautam (25) of Kakori suffered gunshot injury in his back and was admitted to a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. The accused, identified as Guddu aka Shailendra, his brothers…
Lucknow/Ayodhya: Additional district and sessions judge (III) of Gonda Rajesh Kumar sentenced five accused, including Samajwadi Party (SP) Gonda district president Arshad Hussain, to two years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on each of them. Besides, seven others were awarded seven years’ imprisonment and fined a total of Rs 64,000 in…
Lucknow: A 17-year-old boy, who was under depression after the death of his sister, committed suicide by hanging himself on Raksha Bandhan.The incident took place at Gohanakhurd village in Itaunja police station area of Lucknow. The deceased was identified as Robin.According to the police, Robin went to his farm along with his father. After reaching…
Lucknow: Panic gripped Bhandra Parshurampur village under the Kudwar police station in Sultanpur on Sunday morning when a 20-year-old youth was shot dead when he went to the fields to relieve himself.The police suspect the murder may be linked to a love marriage the victim entered into three months ago.The deceased, identified as Navneet Kori,…
Lucknow: Officials of Lucknow Municipal Corporation were invited to attend the meeting of ASEAN Governors & Mayors Forum (AGMF) in Kuala Lumpur as a ‘Knowledge City’, after gaining recognition for its initiatives in cleanliness, green development and sustainable urban management.The invitation placed Lucknow among six Indian cities selected to share their urban success stories at…
Lucknow: The year 1922 in Indian struggle for Independence was marked by significant events that shaped the course of the freedom movement, one of the most notable being the Kakori Train Robbery, which, although occurred in 1925, was deeply rooted in revolutionary fervour reignited after suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922.This was stated by…
