Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Sunday expressed gratitude towards followers and supporters of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, who gathered in large numbers at Samajik Parivartan Sthal in Lucknow and Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida to pay tributes to him on his death anniversary on Dec 6.She said that govts should formulate policies, laws, and programmes…
Lucknow: Issuing stern warning to the anti-social elements involved in illegal liquor trade, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth directed excise department officials to launch an extensive and decisive campaign to check the menace.The excise officials have been asked to make sure no outlet is operating against the norms. A stringent policy framework, coordinated enforcement and continuous…
Lucknow: Three members of a newly married man’s family died while three others, including the groom, sustained serious injuries when their car collided head-on with a bus near Anbhula Mod in Wazirganj police station limits of Gonda on Sunday afternoon, police said.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the tragedy and directed officials to…
NEW DELHI: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by four students inside the bathroom of a govt school in outer Delhi’s Rohini. Police have apprehended all the suspects, aged between 12 and 15, who are accused of recording a video of the assault. The case came to light after the principal, along with the…
Kanpur: Chaos erupted at the College of Nursing and Medical Studies in Unnao after a girl student levelled allegations of ‘bad touch’ against the medical superintendent during a medical examination on Saturday night.As soon as the news spread, students staged a protest on the campus. Police had to use mild force to disperse the students.The…
Kanpur: The body of a 24-year-old man, accused of raping a minor, was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of a village in Hamirpur on Sunday morning, police said.The youth, identified as Alok alias Satish Prajapati, lured the 10-year-old girl to his house and allegedly raped her. When the girl raised an alarm,…
Lucknow: The Sarojininagar police have arrested a Deoria resident, who allegedly created a scene at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport after being denied boarding for being drunk.According to the FIR, the accused, Ghanshyam Vishwakarma of Padiyapur village, was scheduled to fly to Dammam on Indigo flight 6E-97 on Saturday. Airline officials said he appeared visibly…
Lucknow: Marking a historic achievement in renewable energy journey, Uttar Pradesh has surpassed the milestone of 300,000 solar installations and is only behind Gujarat and Maharashtra, said govt officials.“As per the data, out of 983,915 applications, 300,654 installations were completed, bringing the state’s total solar capacity to 1,038.27 MW. These installations are delivering clean, affordable…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday cracked the whip on IndiGo and other airlines charging exorbitant fares amid mass cancellations, capping domestic airfares at Rs 18,000 (UDF, passenger security fees and taxes extra). In a late evening meeting, civil aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha gave IndiGo two days — instead of the 21 sought by the…
Lucknow: The ongoing crisis at IndiGo Airlines, marked by frequent flight cancellations and delays, has forced many travellers to look for alternative modes of transport. As airlines struggle to restore normal operations, private tour operators, travel agencies and commercial vehicle owners are seeing the disruption as an opportunity and hiking prices sharply for intercity and…