File photo (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: The Army has launched a massive search operation to trace two soldiers who went missing in a forested area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on October 6. Officials lost contact with the soldiers — part of a team on patrol duty in the woods of Ahlan Gadol, Kokernag —…
Lucknow: The death anniversary programme of BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Lucknow on Oct 9 will see the two top leaders — party president Mayawati and national convener Akash Anand — sharing the stage.After his expulsion in March, and then re-entry into the party and subsequent promotion in Aug as the national convener of the…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested three notorious members of Shubham Rawat alias Monu gang, a contract killer group operating in Lucknow, during an operation near Safedabad crossing in Barabanki district. The arrests were made while the accused were attempting to purchase illegal firearms, officials said.The arrested men were identified…
Lucknow: Stressing that women’s empowerment was at the core of a self-reliant India, UP BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh pressed on the idea of increasing the responsibility of women in the party organisation. Addressing a meeting of UP BJP Mahila Morcha in Meerut, Singh said that in addition to increasing women’s representation in…
Lucknow: Forest officials launched a search operation after locals in Narni village of Maholi forest range in Sitapur district claimed to have spotted tiger cubs on the village outskirts. Four trap cages were placed in the fields, and camera-mounted drones and trap cameras were installed in the region to monitor movement from multiple angles.The command…
Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced that the four major gates of the Ram Temple would be named after prominent leaders of the Sanatan culture, further strengthening the cultural connection between different regions of the country. He was speaking after unveiling the statues of three south Indian saints at Brahspati Kund in Ayodhya.The…
Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna continue to charm audiences with their witty banter, this time on Twinkle’s talk show Two Much With Kajol And Twinkle. During the episode featuring Saif Ali Khan and the two hosts, Twinkle opened up about her first meeting with Akshay, giving fans a peek into their early days. Twinkle did…
MUMBAI: The state will no longer grant permission to start all-boys or all-girls schools in Maharashtra. The move, announced in a recent notice by the school education department, is aimed at promoting gender equality and mutual respect among students.According to the department, co-education fosters “an environment of equality, mutual understanding and respect,” helping students develop…
JAMMU: The pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir resumed Wednesday after three days of suspension due to foul weather.The chopper service is also operating smoothly, the shrine board posted on X.The yatra was suspended on August 26 when 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed near Ardhkuwari in landslides triggered by heavy…
Lucknow: Volumetric analysis through drones will be carried out to ascertain the quantity of minerals stored at a mining site. Officials from the mining department said that private agencies with expertise in estimating the stock of minerals such as sand and mohrum, as well as major minerals, will be engaged to develop software. This software…