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UP CM Yogi Adityanath hails Ram Temple as dawn of Ramrajya under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership AYODHYA: In a speech resonating with spiritual and nationalistic fervor at the Shri Ram temple following the flag-hoisting ceremony, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared that the saffron flag flying over the temple is a proclamation of eternal…

PM Narendra Modi hoists saffron flag at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple AYODHYA: Ayodhya witnessed a landmark moment today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted a grand saffron flag atop the Ram Temple, formally marking the completion of the iconic shrine nearly 22 months after the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol. The ceremony coincided with Vivah…

Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is set to build a 180-mt bridge for pedestrians over the Gomti at an estimated cost of Rs 54 crore. The bridge will link the two sides of the riverfront near the ADCP office. The LDA has completed the blueprint and will begin construction once it receives the state…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP of indulging in corruption and loot in the name of holy river Ganga and the sacred gau mata.“Corruption is at its peak in every department under the BJP govt in the state. Right from Jal Jeevan Mission to the police department, commissions are a…

Lucknow: Destiny sometimes writes scripts far more cinematic than films.For IPS officer Vishwajeet Srivastava, that tryst with destiny unfolded in 2023 when he as protocol officer was assigned the Lucknow schedule of a film featuring Dharmendra — the very man whose 1975 blockbuster Pratigya ignited his childhood dream of joining the police. “It was not…

Lucknow: The Defence Expo Ground in Vrindavan Yojana came alive with colour, rhythm, and electric pulse of youthful energy as the Jamboree grand parade and drone show unfolded before thousands of people on Monday.The winter breeze carried a charged sense of anticipation, with cadets standing in perfectly drawn formations, a living mosaic of 28 states,…

Lucknow: An elderly woman and her daughter were found brutally murdered in their home in Gorakhpur’s Shahpur area on Monday night. Police said unidentified assailants entered the house and attacked both women with sharp-edged weapons, killing them on the spot. Police suspect an old property dispute behind the double murder. Cops ruled out robbery as…

Lucknow: The UP STF on Monday arrested five members of an international drug trafficking syndicate and seized 635.5 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.5 crore, from a container truck and an SUV near Dubiyari Bridge on Gorakhpur–Deoria road.The STF also recovered seven mobile phones, cash in Indian and Nepali currency, forged number plates, driving licences…

Lucknow: The city is set to welcome a unique attraction with the development of a 15-acre Mango Theme Park in Kalli West near Kisan Path on Rae Bareli Road. The Lucknow Municipal Corporation is undertaking the project to promote biodiversity, tourism, and urban greenery.On Monday, municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar conducted an inspection and directed the…

Lucknow: A courageous woman fought a leopard for several minutes to save her six-year-old son in Durga Gaudhi village near Katarniaghat forest on Sunday evening.Shridevi (37) was sitting in the veranda of her house, comforting her son Jitin (6), when a leopard hiding in the roadside bushes suddenly pounced at the child and tried to…