Lucknow: Acting on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh police have launched a coordinated and decisive crackdown on Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals allegedly living illegally across the state. The move comes amid concerns over rising cases of foreign nationals obtaining Indian identity documents through fraudulent means.According to senior officials, the CM…
Lucknow: Three people were killed and six others sustained serious injuries after a speeding trailer overturned and triggered a multi-vehicle collision in Pakwa Inar town in Kushinagar on Wednesday afternoon.The accident took place when the trailer driver swerved sharply to save an elderly man crossing the road, smashing through the divider and landing in the…
Lucknow: Aiming to ensure transparency and impart quality education, the state govt will now monitor the functioning of state and private universities through a quarterly Key Performance Indicators (KPI) based dashboard.Under the dashboard-review system, effective from the third quarter of the academic session 2025-26 (Oct to Dec ), universities will be marked across 26 parameters…
Lucknow: Members of the Sales Tax Bar Association, Lucknow, on Wednesday feted meritorious children of association members as part of Advocates’ Day, observed to mark the birth anniversary of Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President and an eminent lawyer.The event was held at the State Tax Building on Meera Bai Marg. Chief guest Rajpal Yadav highlighted…
Lucknow: Road safety fund management committee, chaired by chief secretary S P Goyal, approved projects worth Rs 181.56 crore for transport department and traffic directorate for 2025-26. This includes Rs 3 crore for large-scale sensitisation event proposed under road safety campaign in Feb. Additional funds were allocated for activities such as creating awareness among secondary…
Lucknow: Students played with fervour on second day of the 7-day Lucknow School Games 2025 organised by Pragatisheel Bharati Foundation held at Chowk stadium and KD Singh Babu stadium, simultaneously, on Wednesday. Approximately 600 students from around 20 schools played kabaddi, football, badminton and kho kho at Chowk stadium while volleyball match was held at…
Lucknow: She reached for the golgappa the way countless people do. Opened her mouth wide, but it stayed open — her jaw snapped out of place. No warning. No time to react. One bite at a roadside stall outside the district hospital in UP’s Auraiya sent a 42-year-old woman straight from chaat to chaos Saturday.Family…
Lucknow: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 12.7 kg of high-grade cannabis worth approximately Rs 12.7 crore at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.DRI sleuths intercepted three Indian nationals on Monday who arrived from Thailand on Flight FD-146. During examination of their checked-in baggage, officials found multiple vacuum-sealed packets containing a greenish, lumpy substance. Field…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old woman who went to a local parlour for a quick facial enhancement a week ago ended up with crooked eyebrows as result of Botox procedure performed by an untrained person. “I just wanted to look better in selfies, but now I avoid mirrors,” she said.In a growing trend fueled by social media…
Lucknow: National president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Mayawati announced that she will pay tributes to Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary on Dec 6 at her residence only. The BSP will hold commemorative events on the day in Lucknow and Noida. However, Mayawati will not attend any of them. She posted…
