Lucknow: An attempt to extract ‘hafta’ from a garment shop led to the arrest of a notorious history-sheeter in Banthra on Tuesday.Police said Arpit Patel alias Tera, 30, walked into Captain Cloth House in Latifnagar, abused the staff, and demanded extortion money before being tracked down and arrested within 2 hours of the complaint, according…
Lucknow: In a major push towards digital inclusion in rural schools, Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Tuesday inaugurated a new Smart Classroom at Primary School Husain Nagar in Amariya, in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. The initiative, executed under the eighth phase of the Environment Warriors Campaign, marks the 33rd Smart Class established through Singh’s digital-education mission….
Lucknow: Three passengers were burnt alive, and 24 others sustained severe burn injuries after a private sleeper bus travelling from the Indo-Nepal border town of Sonouli to Delhi caught fire following a high-impact collision with a truck early Tuesday. The tragedy occurred around 3 am on the Phulwariya Bypass. The bus, registered in Rampur, was…
District topper commits suicide hours before class 12 pre-board exam LUCKNOW: A 17-year-old student from Kanpur, who had topped his district in the 2023 class 10 board examinations with 97.4 percent marks, allegedly died by suicide hours before his class 12 physics pre-board exam on Monday.Raunak Pathak, a student of Brij Kishori Devi Memorial Inter…
LUCKNOW: Three people were charred to death and 24 others were injured—six of them critically—after a private passenger bus caught fire following a violent collision with a speeding truck on the Phulwaria bypass in Balrampur early Tuesday. Most passengers were Nepalese nationals travelling from Sonauli to Delhi.According to police, the bus (UP 22 AT 0245)…
Lucknow: UP’s IT and ITeS companies will have to walk an extra mile for the next five years to achieve the goals envisioned in the Viksit Bharat @ 2047.The state will have to increase its share of IT exports from India from the existing 5% to 10% by 2030.While the future will reveal whether UP…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak ordered an inquiry into the irregularities reported at the Chandernagar Community Health Centre (CHC) in Alambagh. The CMO was asked to submit report within a week. The Dy CM took note of media reports stating the CHC’s ultrasound machine was out of order for a year, patients were not…
Lucknow: In a major step toward transforming healthcare in Uttar Pradesh, the state govt on Monday hosted a Stakeholder Consultation to develop a futuristic Health & Medical Education Roadmap under Viksit UP @2047 initiative. The consultation, aimed at creating a citizen-centric and evidence-driven health system, brought together over 700 experts, officials, and industry representatives to…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the ongoing Summary Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used to “fulfil the BJP‘s dream of cutting opposition votes” instead of strengthening democratic participation.Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex, Akhilesh questioned the urgency with which SIR was launched in Uttar Pradesh…
Lucknow: The 10-day Khadi Mahotsav-2025, organised at the Central Sanskrit University in Gomtinagar, wrapped up on a record-breaking note this year, clocking total sales of Rs 3.2 crore. The figures mark a 42% jump from last year’s Rs 2.25 crore, with the final day drawing the highest footfall and brisk buying stretching late into the…
