Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has issued notice to former UP minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya on a plea by his estranged wife Bhanvi Kumari Singh, who had challenged criminal proceedings pending against her before the chief judicial magistrate in the state capital.In its order on Tuesday, the bench…
‘Dhurandhar’ director Aditya Dhar has reacted after Hrithik Roshan shared a glowing second review of the film—posted just hours after his earlier, more nuanced take, in which he mentioned disagreeing with the film’s politics. The quick shift caught fans’ attention, especially because Hrithik did not address or clarify his first critique while lavishing praise on…
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Lucknow Zone unit has issued final summons to Shubham Jaiswal, the alleged kingpin of the codeine cough syrup smuggling racket, warning him that failure to appear before it on Monday would prompt the agency to seek a non-bailable warrant (NBW) and initiate proceedings for a Red Corner Notice through Interpol.The…
Lucknow: As part of its continued efforts to make Uttar Pradesh cleaner and healthier and to tackle the growing challenge of air pollution, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the Uttar Pradesh Clean Air Management Project (UPCAMP), in collaboration with the World Bank, in Jan next year.The governing body of the project will be chaired…
Lucknow: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is playing a pivotal role in advancing chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision to establish UP as a major start-up ecosystem, said Prof Deepu Philip, in charge at IITK’s Startup Incubation & Innovation Centre (SIIC).Addressing a session at Viksit UP 2047, Prof Philip said IIT-K is emerging as a…
Lucknow: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow has sentenced a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kanpur to four years rigorous jail after convicting him for accepting bribe. The court also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict Tasudduque Khan, a former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya–I, Air Force Station…
A 12,000-page chargesheet has been filed in the Zubeen Garg death case, with four individuals, including a woman, accused of murder. The investigation into the incident off Singapore’s St John’s Island on September 19 has established motive and conspiracy. The Assam Chief Minister expressed confidence in securing a conviction and plans for a fast-track court….
Lucknow: A complex robotic Whipple surgery was successfully performed on a 67-year-old patient with periampullary carcinoma at Medanta hospital. The advanced procedure, used to treat tumours in the pancreas, bile duct and duodenum, offers greater precision, fewer complications and faster recovery.Director for GI surgery, Dr Sandeep Kumar Verma said, “Robotic technology allows safer reconstruction of…
Lucknow: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar responded to a question from Moradabad MP Ruchi Vira, briefing the Lok Sabha last week that postpaid service remains the default mode for electricity billing, while smart prepaid meters are being installed under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) on a priority basis for govt establishments, commercial, industrial…
Ayodhya: The Ram temple trust has decided that five-day religious rituals would be held from Dec 27-31, all to be conducted by Jagatguru Madhvacharya. A musical Ram katha will accompany the ceremonies throughout the five days. A meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust concluded at Maniram Das Chhavni in Ayodhya under the…