Lucknow: As UP BJP is one the verge of getting a new president, the question doing the rounds is: Will the party go with the ‘tried and tested’ OBC face into the forthcoming 2027 assembly poll? In the past two polls, the party had Keshav Maurya (2017) and Swatantra Dev Singh (2022) — both OBCs…
Lucknow: The city is set for a sizeable addition to its housing infrastructure landscape as the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) cleared land acquisition and layout plans for seven residential projects during its 186th board meeting on Friday. The meeting was chaired by divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant.These projects will come up near Gomtinagar Extension on…
Kanpur: Kanpur police have arrested a Delhi-based businessman, Ravindra Nath Soni, for allegedly running a massive international investment scam that duped hundreds of Indians—both in India and in Dubai—of nearly Rs 970 crore. Investigators say the fraud spans multiple countries, involves cryptocurrency laundering, hawala routes, and may have national security implications. As on date, five…
Lucknow: Despite strict monitoring by the UP govt, incidents of stubble burning in the state went up by over 18% this year compared to 2024. The alarming rise threatens to further deteriorate air quality, often leading to episodes of winter smog formation, especially in the NCR region.According to data released by the Consortium for Research…
Lucknow: The fugitive kingpin of the multi-state codeine-based syrup distribution racket released a lengthy social media statement on Friday. In the 12-minute and 50-second video, Shubham Jaiswal, who is reportedly hiding in the UAE, claimed he was falsely implicated and that the allegations of selling toxic or narcotic cough syrups leading to child deaths were…
Lucknow: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden has been renovated with new attractions by the tourism department with a budget of Rs 1.91 crore.Central to the zoo’s transformation are the newly installed kids’ play zone, which includes swings like wave slide, circular swing, multi seater see saw, bridge ladder, double arc swings and hexa climber…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Youtuber and folk singer Neha Singh Rathore, in connection with the case of allegedly making baseless, anti-religious and anti-national statements on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and the BJP with reference to…
Lucknow: Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) will soon establish a 3D printing lab to make customised dental, facial and orthopaedic implants.The new facility, to be set up at a cost of Rs 25 lakh, will be ready in three months, said chief medical superintendent Prof Vikram Singh during a workshop on “3D…
Lucknow: A 50-year-old visually impaired man was shot dead allegedly by his nephew in Dubagga on Friday following a land dispute, police said.The victim, Virendra Yadav, was sitting beside a water body outside a house in Tandkheda village when he was attacked. According to police, Virendra was living with his mother, Ashoka Devi, at her…
Glaciers in the Himalayan region are being affected by air pollution, anthropogenic activities (construction-related activities), and climate change, according to additional director general (ADG) and head of the Geological Survey of India, Northern Region, Lucknow, Rajinder Kumar. In an interview with Mohita Tewari, Kumar said that developmental work near glaciated land and global warming together…
