Lucknow: Mohammad Shaban, 35, was sleeping near his tricycle under a flyover in Charbagh when someone stole his vehicle’s battery. Left immobile as the tricycle couldn’t function without battery, the man was forced to spend the night under the flyover. Abandoned by his family years ago, Shaban stays in an NGO-run shelter home. But when…
Lucknow: Abhay Pratap Singh, a research scholar in the department of political science at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has been selected as the national secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.A native of Gorakhpur, Singh is currently conducting research on India–US relations. Prior to this appointment, he served ABVP in several key roles, including member of…
Lucknow: The city will have to wait for a few more days to experience the colder winter. The minimum temperatures in the city and the state rose by a couple of degrees on Wednesday. The trend will continue for the next two days and the temperature will return to the normal level on Saturday, said…
Lucknow: People with disabilities are contributing to society with equal rights and opportunities. They are an integral part of society and should be provided with equal rights and opportunities.This was stated by KGMU Vice Chancellor Prof Soniya Nityananda. On World Disability Day, a programme was held in the Wooden Hall of KGMU’s Limb Centre on…
Lucknow: Seven months have passed, but the debate over the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Test cricket continues. In fact, it has gathered momentum and turned into a national discussion after Virat’s consecutive tons against the touring Proteas in the ODI series.The Indian team’s humiliating defeat in the Test series has further…
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow zone, on Wednesday registered an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) against 67 accused in connection with codeine-based cough syrup supply racket in the state.The development marks formal beginning of a full-scale money-laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).An ECIR — ED’s internal equivalent of an FIR…
Lucknow: A woman conductor posted at UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) headquarters accused the driver of her bus of repeatedly making lewd, abusive and threatening phone calls to her in a drunk state. Following her written complaint, FIR was lodged at Wazirganj police station under Sections 352, 351(2), and 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya…
Lucknow: Police on Wednesday claimed to have cracked the case related to an unidentified woman found seated upright “as if alive” in Gomtinagar’s Vishal Khand-2.Police said the case was the result of a minor dispute over money that escalated into a fatal assault during a late-night drinking session. A joint team of the Eastern Zone…
Lucknow: Harish Chandra, a physical education teacher at the Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Agra’s Itoura, a school run by the Social Welfare Department, and class 11 student Raman Kumar from the same school, won gold and silver at the recently concluded World Powerlifting Championship 2025 held in Sri Lanka.As a reward for the…
Lucknow: Enforcement Directorate‘s Lucknow zone on Wednesday formally launched a full-scale investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the codeine-based cough syrup supply racket in UP, registering an ECIR (enforcement case information report) against 67 accused.An ECIR — ED’s equivalent of an FIR — gives the agency legal authority to summon…
