NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel looking into the levy of user fees or toll charges on National Highways (NHs) has raised concerns over the current practice of “perpetual tolling” even after project costs are recovered and a 3% annual escalation, irrespective of the highway quality, traffic volume, or user affordability.While recommending rationalisation and substantial reduction…
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath govt tabled the Sri Banke Bihari Temple Nyas Bill in the UP assembly on Wednesday, the third day of the monsoon session.The state govt had earlier promulgated an ordinance, Sri Banke Bihari Nyas Adhyadesh. The bill tabled on Wednesday stipulates that the trust will have a right over offerings, donations, and…
BENGALURU: A 39-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife’s lover in Machohalli village in the north-west part of the city on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Vijay Kumar, a resident of D Group Layout in Machohalli and a native of Magadi.The Madanayakanahalli police have detained the wife of the deceased, identified as…
VARANASI: A man accused of killing his lover’s minor son, who had allegedly seen them in a compromising position, suffered a bullet injury on his leg after he snatched the pistol of a policeman and tried to escape custody in Varanasi late Tuesday night.DCP, Kashi zone, Gaurav Banswal said a woman lodged a complaint about…
Lucknow: Partition in 1947 tore apart communities, uprooted millions and forced countless families to rebuild their lives from scratch. For some, the journey was made in fear, for others in hope — but for all, it left scars that never healed. On the eve of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, city residents whose families endured that…
Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday sought to turn the tables on Congress over the latter’s campaign against alleged “vote theft” by making the serious charge that Sonia Gandhi got herself enrolled twice as a voter without renouncing her Italian citizenship.“Sonia Gandhi’s name entered the electoral rolls twice without meeting the basic…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday presented the ‘health vision document’ in the Assembly.He outlined the govt’s ambitious roadmap to make the state number one in every sector, particularly healthcare. Pathak said the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047′ goes beyond infrastructure such as buildings and roads. It encompasses ensuring health, dignity, and equitable…
AGRA: A 19-year-old woman from Aligarh was allegedly killed and beheaded by her father, stepmother, and step-grandfather in Hathras for what police describe as an “honour killing” on suspicion of “disgracing” the family. The three were arrested on Wednesday.Hathras SP Chiranjeev Natha Singh said, “On Aug 10, residents of Bahradoi village discovered a sack with…
Lucknow: A week of monsoon showers left roads across the state capital battered, with potholes, loose stones and dust visible in areas such as Gomtinagar, Mahanagar, Nishatganj, Hazratganj and several other localities, even in heritage areas like Hussainabad. In many places, the damage appeared on stretches that were re-laid barely 15 days to a month…
LUCKNOW: UP vaccinated against rabies and sterilised 2.8 lakh stray dogs under its animal birth control (ABC) programme in 2023-24 and 2024-25. It also established 17 permanent ABC centres, with two additional ones approved for Lucknow and Ghaziabad on a comprehensive budget of Rs 34 crore.Taking note of SC’s latest directive on managing dog bite…
