Lucknow: A 42-year-old property dealer, identified as Abid Raza Naqvi, allegedly shot himself dead inside his apartment in Thakurganj in the wee hours of Thursday.His blood-soaked body was found lying in his first-floor flat number 106 at Panjtan Heights.Police recovered an illegal country-made pistol and several strips of anti-depressant medicines from the scene. According to…
KOLKATA: A JEE rank may not be mandatory for admissions to IIT Kharagpur in the future, as the institute is set to introduce alternative admission pathways apart from the usual JEE Advanced route from the next academic session for its BTech and BS programmes.Authorities pointed out that the move was aimed at attracting students from…
Lucknow: In a major administrative reshuffle following allegations of extortion from overloaded trucks, Banda police transferred around 150 constables and head constables posted across various police stations in the district. The action followed surfacing of a video that allegedly showed policemen collecting payments illegally for allowing overloaded vehicles to pass.According to police sources, the racket…
Lucknow: The state govt has initiated the scheme of giving a 40% to 50% rebate on buying equipment that could help in arresting the incidents of stubble burning by farmers this winter season.The subsidy will be applicable for buying equipment like mulchers and treaders, which allow farmers to cut, mix, or plough stubble into the…
Brison Fernandes scored FC Goa’s first goal in AFC Champions League Two Margao: It was fitting that on one of the many memorable nights for Goan football at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, it was a local footballer who had the crowd up on its feet.The fans expectedly cheered Al-Nassr’s global football stars like Joao…
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Hours after the Mahagathbandhan named Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face, PM Modi on Thursday raised the pitch of ‘jungle raj’, saying people will not forget the 15-year RJD govt for 100 years and never allow its return, however hard the opposition alliance may try.‘Jungle raj’ was the constant theme in his interaction…
Lucknow: The additional director general, Varanasi zone, Piyush Mordia on Thursday issued advisory on the use of illegal electric fencing in agricultural fields, following a spate of fatal incidents in eastern Uttar Pradesh.In recent weeks, farmers in several districts installed electric fences around their crops to prevent damage by stray cattle. This practice proved extremely…
Bareilly: Nishad Party chief and UP cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad on Thursday hit out at Akhilesh Yadav, saying he should raise his voice for Krishna Janmabhoomi.“If Akhilesh Yadav calls himself a Yadav and claims to be a descendant of Lord Krishna, then he should also raise his voice for the liberation of Krishna Janmabhoomi, just…
Lucknow: A jeweller brother duo allegedly threw acid on a woman and her family members during an argument over a dispute in Deoria on Thursday afternoon.Four people, including the woman, sustained burns, with one in critical condition. The accused brothers, Arvind Verma and Kamlesh Verma, have been arrested. Police recovered the acid bottle used in…
Lucknow: A complex laparoscopic pyeloplasty was performed on a 21-day-old infant at Chandan Hospital. The surgery, performed on Oct 17, was led by paediatric surgeon Dr Sunil Kanoujia and the baby underwent minimally invasive treatment for pelvic-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO). The infant was diagnosed before birth with hydronephrosis, a swelling that can lead to kidney…
