Lucknow: A 35-year-old man, working as an area sales manager with a private company, died by suicide in a hotel room in Barabanki while talking to his family members on a video call during the wee hours of Thursday.Police said that Shashank Saxena, a resident of Tikait Rai Talab Colony in Lucknow, had gone to…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old booth level officer (BLO) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls allegedly died by suicide in Sitapur district. His family claimed he was under stress over SIR-related duties.Similar suicides involving BLOs on SIR duty were earlier reported from Jhansi, Fatehpur, Gonda, and Moradabad.The victim, Umesh, was an assistant teacher…
Lucknow: Starting January, the Congress party will hold a series of rallies across UP to thank people for showing faith in the grand old party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to seek their support for the 2027 assembly polls.Party sources said the initiative would mark the formal beginning of the Congress’s preparations for…
LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old man, working as an area sales manager with a private company, died by suicide in a hotel room in Barabanki while talking to his family members on a video call during the wee hours of Thursday.Police said that Shashank Saxena, a resident of Tikait Rai Talab Colony in Lucknow, had gone to…
LUCKNOW: With no trace of the stolen Iranian-breed Duldul (Zuljanah) horse — which used to be the key attraction of Muharrum processions — its owner has announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for any information leading to the horse’s recovery.What began as a theft has now turned into an emotional ordeal for Syed Faizi Ali,…
Lucknow: CSIR Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), after receiving the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 for the aroma mission, is all geared up to work on Aroma 4.0 Mission. Phase four of the mission is set to begin in April this year.“In Aroma Mission 4.0, the focus is mainly on those crops…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against the international shooter Vartika Singh in connection with a case of allegedly preparing forged letters at the behest of a central cabinet minister.Passing the order, a bench of Justice Rajeev Singh observed: “There is no evidence of cheating against applicant Vatika…
Ayodhya: The second anniversary of Ram temple’s consecration ceremony will be celebrated on Dec 31.Ram temple consecration ceremony was performed on Jan 22, 2024, but the anniversary is determined according to the Hindu calendar. The first anniversary fell on Jan 11, 2025. Religious rituals for the second anniversary will begin on Dec 27, while the…
Lucknow: A man and his son were shot dead in Sitapur on Friday night, allegedly due to an old enmity.Chhote Khan alias Akhtar, 65, and his son Maisar Khan, 45, were rushed to the district hospital but doctors declared them dead on arrival.Police said the killings were the result of an old rivalry between Akhtar…
AI-generated representational image. KANPUR: A woman allegedly slashed her husband 26 times with an axe at their home in a Kanpur village late Wednesday after a drunken brawl. The woman, Veerangana (35), was arrested Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Ravishankar Savita (45) alias Pappu, who worked in a tile and stone laying firm. Police…
