Lucknow: Sushant Golf City police arrested three members of the gang that assaulted a man in broad daylight robbery last week and fled with his car containing valuables. The police cracked the case, recovering a MacBook, Rs25,000 cash and seized the car used in the crime. A fourth accused, identified as Saurabh Rajput, is still…
Lucknow: Fire and emergency services launched an intensive safety audit of pubs and nightlife venues across the city in the aftermath of the fire tragedy in Goa, and alarming gaps in compliance came to the fore at several establishments.Chief fire officer Ankush Mittal said out of 126 registered pubs in the city, inspection teams conducted…
Lucknow: Lucknow University will host 541 young participants from Uttar Pradesh on Dec 12 and 13 for the state-level round of the ‘Viksit Bharat Yuva Neta Samvad’.The two-day event aims to bring together dynamic youth voices to share their perspectives on India’s development roadmap. Shortlisted finalists will earn an opportunity to interact with Prime Minister…
Lucknow: Intensifying the crackdown on public drinking ahead of New Year celebrations, police teams checked more than 3,000 individuals on Monday night and 1,123 people were booked for drinking in public, creating nuisance, obstructing traffic, or violating public order.A report shows that a total of 3,073 individuals were checked, of which 1,123 were booked for…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh vigilance establishment on Tuesday arrested assistant stamp commissioner Ravindra Mehta and clerk Ashwani red-handed while accepting a Rs 1 lakh bribe in Shamli.The trap was laid following a detailed complaint by a local buyer who purchased 26 bighas of land for Rs 90 lakh in June 2024.According to the complaint, the…
Lucknow: Under Mission Shakti 5.0, all departments under the state government are carrying out campaigns until December 24, focusing on safety and respect for women. To ensure a swift response and an immediate assistance in cases of crime, help desks have been activated in 1,647 police stations across the state. Women beat constables and anti-romeo…
Lucknow: Sitapur police lodged an FIR against 14 people in connection with a land grab fraud that took place in 2016.The accused, including the then SDM of Mahmudabad, a panchayat secretary, a supply inspector and a bank manager in Sitapur, allegedly conspired to seize the property of an unmarried man by forging documents. The case…
Lucknow: The UP BJP on Tuesday released the list of prantiya parishad members, in a development that trained the spotlight on the much awaited appointment of the new state president.The members of the parishad, primarily chosen from 84 organisational districts will now take part in the election for the new state president. These districts are…
“Rot in hell, you bast***”, the father of Toyah Cordingley said as the murderer of his daughter was finally convicted after seven years. Rajwainder Singh, an Indian man, a former nurse working in Australia, stabbed Cordingley at least 26 times and then cut her throat while the 24-year-old woman was out for her morning walk…
Lucknow: In an instance of man-elephant conflict increasing in the periphery of Dudhwa tiger reserve, a farmer was killed late on Monday night in his sugarcane field by a herd of stray elephants.He was found dead in his field by villagers on Tuesday morning, after which the forest department was informed. The body, as per…