Lucknow: A senior medical officer privy to the probe told TOI that the postmortem report of Ram Gopal Mishra revealed that he was repeatedly shot, assaulted and even burned before death. According to the medical examiner, Mishra’s body had 29 bullet wounds. All wounds showed blackening around the margins, confirming the shots were fired from…
Lucknow: Four Lucknow girls have been selected in the Uttar Pradesh squad for the Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy Elite. Shashi Balan, Arisha Mustafa, Priyanshi Yadav and Chandni Sharma secured their spots in the UP team, which is set to face Tamil Nadu in its opening encounter at the Vadodara Cricket Academy Ground on Saturday.The…
Lucknow: Despite recent assurances by the Lucknow University administration regarding improvements in basic hostel facilities, students at the varsity’s second campus have complained of poor living conditions at the Homi Jehangir Bhabha Law Hostel.After the provost issued a notice claiming that geysers and washing machines had been repaired and cautioning against misuse of facilities due…
Lucknow: Calling blood disorders one of the most painful challenges for families, Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday said timely and affordable bone marrow transplant (BMT) services remain limited in India, leaving many patients without life-saving treatment.She was speaking at the inauguration of the newly developed BMT Unit at KGMU, built with CSR support from the…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police began a special vehicle checking campaign from Wednesday targeting two-wheeler riders violating traffic rules. “The day-long exercise carried out in three shifts across all five zones resulted in 7,568 challans and 356 vehicle seizures,” said DCP Traffic Kamlesh Dixit.“Traffic police issued 3,847 challans for riding without helmets, 260 challans for triple-riding and…
Lucknow: Lucknow University, once known for its foreign language programmes, has been unable to offer German and Russian courses for nearly a decade as qualified faculty is not available. There was a time when French, Russian and German attracted strong enrolment at the university. Today, however, only French remains active under the department of English…
Lucknow: What began with the brutal killing of Ram Gopal Mishra during the Durga idol immersion procession on Oct 14, 2024, soon spiralled into a district-wide breakdown of law and order, prompting police to register 11 separate FIRs in the coming days. These cases document a trail of violence—assaults, arson, vandalism, and targeted attacks on…
Lucknow: Lucknow Development Authority is gearing up to resume registration for about 1,487 developed plots registered with UP RERA under its ambitious Anantnagar residential scheme on Mohan Road. Officials said proposal prepared by engineering division was sent to property department and registration dates will be announced soon. Plots for middle and upper-income groups are in…
Lucknow: Children and adolescents must be understood and supported because the nation’s future rests on their shoulders, said Leena Johri, additional chief secretary, women and child development department and director general, National Nutrition Mission, at an official programme to mark the 78th Unicef Day.“Adolescents, particularly from rural and remote areas, should be given opportunities to…
Lucknow: A 19-year-old BSc student from Lucknow emerged as a key link in a sprawling ‘digital arrest’ scam, with Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arresting him and two others for allegedly assisting a prime suspect.Police said the student Vimlesh allegedly supplied multiple mule bank accounts to a cyber-fraud syndicate that impersonated law-enforcement and govt officials to…
