Lucknow: During the freedom movement Vande Mataram was recited to bring everyone together and today divisive people want to use it to divide the country, said Samajwadi Party national president and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav while speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday.He underlined the need to not only sing Vande Mataram as a song,…
Lucknow: A 35-year-old engineer was brutally murdered by his 46-year-old live-in partner and her two daughters—aged 17 and 14—in Lucknow’s Green City area under BBD police station. The accused woman, along with her two daughters, allegedly slit the throat of her partner, following a heated argument over his “inappropriate intentions” towards her elder daughter, according…
Lucknow: A 45-year-old man narrowly escaped a fatal neck injury but suffered a severe cut to his left hand after becoming entangled in the banned Chinese manjha (kite string) while riding his motorcycle.Mohit Kumar Shukla, a resident of Balaganj, works as a salesman and is the sole earning member of his family, which includes his…
Lucknow: The police on Monday arrested a drug trafficker who allegedly headed an interstate–international drug supply network operating across Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Lucknow and extending into Nepal and Bangladesh. The accused, Pankaj Tripathi, carried a Rs 50,000 reward for his arrest. A resident of Kaushambi and the suspected ringmaster of the network, Tripathi was shot in…
Lucknow: There should be clear recommendations on safe infusion practices and treatment of urinary tract infections in emergency departments. This was highlighted by the experts at the national meet organised by the Society of Acute Care Trauma and Emergency Medicine (SACTEM) in Lucknow. The recommendations will be compiled into national guidelines for use across hospitals.More…
Lucknow: The depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar has posed significant financial challenges for Indian students studying in the United States. However, professionals who send money home shared that this is benefitting them as now whatever money they send to their loved ones has more value in Indian currency.Nitya Pandey, a student of…
Lucknow: The UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad (UPRVUP) has approached the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) demanding an immediate public clarification that smart prepaid meters remain optional and cannot be imposed on consumers. In a formal representation submitted to UPERC chairman Arvind Kumar and member Sanjay Kumar Singh, consumer advocacy group chairman Avadhesh Kumar Verma,…
Asasa-e-Awadh, a cultural and literary organisation dedicated to reviving the heritage of the Awadh region, was launched on Sunday. Founder Zeba Siddiqui said the initiative aims to restore the fading legacy of Awadh through meaningful dialogues, discussions and cultural festivals. “By focusing on the region’s history, language, food, culture and traditions, the organisation seeks to…
Varanasi: The Sonbhadra police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has unearthed a Rs 425 crore financial trail linked to the illegal diversion, stockpiling and interstate smuggling of codeine-based cough syrup, exposing one of the largest organised drug-trade networks operating out of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The racket, investigators said, was allegedly controlled by Shubham Jaiswal, whose network…
Lucknow: A woman allegedly stole the one-month-old baby of her sister-in-law (sister of her second husband) and fled to her first husband’s house, in Hardoi, police said.Cops arrested the woman and her first husband, and recovered the baby.Police said that after five years of childlessness, the accused woman left her husband and married a daily…
