Lucknow: Even as heavy rain since Sunday disrupted normal life in the city, delayed decision by the district administration regarding closure of schools up to class 12 added to chaos as most of the students had to return after reaching their schools.Many parents and students scrambled to make hectic arrangements to return home as they…
LUCKNOW: A case was registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) functionary Farhad Alam for allegedly operating an illegal ‘PDA Pathshala’ (school) in Saharanpur and teaching children political slogans in place of standard educational content. The FIR, filed at Dehat Kotwali police station, came after a complaint was lodged by a local youth, Maan Singh. Akhilesh Yadav…
Lucknow: A young man’s life was saved in Prayagraj on Friday night thanks to swift coordination between Meta and Uttar Pradesh Police. The 33-year-old, who works as a waiter at weddings, posted a distress message on Instagram stating, “I have consumed poison.” Within just 10 minutes of receiving an alert from Meta, police teams reached…
Lucknow: A court in Ambedkar Nagar on Saturday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for axing a 28-year-old Dalit youth to death in 2022.Special judge Ram Vilas Singh convicted the duo under IPC’s sections 302 (murder) and 34 (liability in criminal act) and section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and imposed a…
Lucknow: Two people died of electrocution near the Mahadeva police outpost in the Ramnagar area of Barabanki district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Sanjay Gautam (36), a resident of Gobaraha village under Ramnagar police station, and Hausla (28), a native of Gulariha under Masouli police station. According to eyewitness Jaikaran, who runs a nearby…
Lucknow: The Cyber Crime Cell and Gosaiganj police on Sunday arrested four individuals for defrauding a businessman of Rs 29.25 lakh on the pretext of supplying high-yield banana saplings through fake Facebook pages.The arrests followed an intensive 10-day interstate operation led by a joint police team, which tracked the accused to their hideouts in Maharashtra…
Lucknow: Acting on the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, ‘Team 11′ constituted to expedite flood relief operations across the state hit the ‘ground zero’ on Sunday.A govt spokesperson said that the CM is closely monitoring the flood situation and issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts while state ministers were inspecting affected areas.“Committed…
Lucknow: Taking on the BJP-led govt at the Centre for its call to promote ‘Swadeshi’ products, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday described it as mere ‘jumla’ (rhetoric) and accused the BJP of touring the world to request countries to enter into trade agreements.“BJP ka swadeshi bhi ek jumla hai (BJP’s call for…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt will culminate its year-long Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival with grand statewide celebrations on Aug 8. The closing ceremony, scheduled to be held at Shaheed Smarak in Kakori, will be graced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as the chief guest.Launched on Aug 9, 2024, the centenary festival was organised by…
Lucknow: In a bid to address the critical shortage of organ donors amidst rising demand for kidneys, livers, and hearts, Dr Narayan Prasad, head of the renal transplant program at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), debunked the myth that organ donation mutilates or disrespects the deceased.This misconception, he emphasized, deters people from…
