MUMBAI: A new report warns that proposed changes to housing data collection risk overcorrecting an implementation problem rather than fixing a design flaw. Critiquing the govt’s plan to shift to monthly rent surveys, the authors say the move amounts to “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” based on a flawed diagnosis and an unnecessarily…
Lucknow: A daring theft, involving around ₹1.5 crore worth gold and silver ornaments, at a jewellery showroom in Malihabad area has put the city police’s night vigil under scrutiny as the crime occurred barely 300 metres from a newly opened police outpost.The theft reportedly took place on Saturday night at Fazal Jewellers in Rabab Market…
Lucknow: Health awareness among citizens is key to a strong and wealthy nation.These views were presented by speakers during a seminar and medical awareness camp organized to mark former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary (Dec 25) at Maulana Azad Memorial Academy in collaboration with State Takmeel-ut-Tibb College and Hospital on Friday.Chief guest and…
Three Indian-Origin men have been jailed for their part in a violent disorder at a Kabbadi tournament in Alvaston in the summer of 2023. Boota Singh, Damanjit Singh and Rajvinder Takhar Singh were sentenced at Derby Crown Court on 19 December after being found guilty at a trial in November, according to Derbyshire Police. Vindicated…
Lucknow: The two-day Chrysanthemum and Coleus Show at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) concluded on Sunday amid students, gardening enthusiasts and families thronging to view a wide range of floral displays.Minister of state (independent charge) for horticulture, marketing, foreign trade, and agri-exports, Dinesh Pratap Singh, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Director,…
India’s stock market has become one of the calmest in the world – so calm that it’s prompting a rethink of strategies among players in the country’s vast derivatives space.Despite geopolitical flare ups and a recent global selloff in risk assets, Nifty has barely budged for months as domestic money overwhelms foreign flows and derivatives…
Lucknow: Five days after a woman junior resident at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) attempted suicide, her father filed a complaint on the Chief Minister’s public grievance portal. He alleged that his daughter attempted suicide because she was pressured to change her religion by her male colleague.The woman resident is currently undergoing treatment at KGMU,…
Lucknow: A case was registered against nine people for allegedly beating a stray dog to death in Thakurganj, police said.According to the complaint filed by animal welfare organisation, Aasra: The Helping Hands Trust, the incident took place near Badi Kala locality on Dec 19 when several people allegedly assaulted a dog with sticks, bricks, and…
Lucknow: Police on Sunday arrested a 21-year-old youth for allegedly dragging a 30-year-old man out of his house and bludgeoning him to death with an iron rod in the Para area of the city.The murder, which took place in the early hours of Sunday, was carried out in front of the victim’s wife, police said.The…
Lucknow: In a relief to homebuyers, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has waived three years of backdated maintenance charges for new buyers purchasing vacant flats in its old housing schemes.The decision was approved by the LDA Board, and formal orders have been issued.Earlier, the authority was recovering maintenance fee for previous three years from buyers…