Lucknow: A temple was not mere stone structure, but a consciousness that never died, said Vipul Varshney, architect and conservationist, during an interactive session with Iskcon vice president Deendayal Krishna Prabhudas at the launch of her book on temples of Awadh, on Wednesday.“Temples are born out of devotion, preserved through faith and sustained by spiritual…
AHMEDABAD: A 41-year-old man has approached Gujarat high court seeking a divorce from his wife on grounds of cruelty, alleging she brought stray dogs into their home and arranged a prank call about an imagined extra-marital affair, causing him public humiliation.According to the man’s appeal, the couple married in 2006 and his troubles began when…
Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal is learnt to have pulled up officials for the slow progress in the registration of farmers for the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.With norms barring financial aid to farmers who have not registered, the govt has launched a registration drive to include the maximum number of beneficiaries under the scheme. In…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and KashmirLieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said “our neighbouring country” — an obvious reference to Pakistan — and some terrorist elements based in the J&K were trying to disrupt the Union territory’s progress from one where three decades is terrorism had destroyed the local youths’ aspirations, to one with a fear-free…
Lucknow/Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to intervene in what he described as the “one-sided action” against traders and residents of Varanasi’s Dalmandi area, where a road-widening drive sparked widespread concern among shopkeepers.In his letter, Rai alleged that the local administration was carrying out demolition and…
BENGALURU: A 28-year-old man was beaten black and blue by the public after he allegedly attempted to rape a disabled woman in Adugodi on November 10. The accused has been identified as Vignesh, also known as Dyadu.According to police, the victim’s family went to attend a wedding, leaving the young woman, who is speech and…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court has refused to hand over the investigation into the suicide of senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar to CBI. “There does not appear any unnecessary delay or laxity in the investigation of the case to date. In view of the above, no case for handing over the case…
Lucknow: To strengthen disaster preparedness and public safety in eastern UP State govt has approved post of joint director, fire services (Varanasi Zone) and creation of a specially trained rescue group to respond swiftly to emergencies to deal with natural calamities, major fires, chemical and biological hazards and other critical emergencies. Govt has given in-principle…
NEW DELHI: A bureaucrat would have faced harsh music for not complying with SC’s order, but HCs of Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Kerala, Patna, Telangana, Gauhati and J&K and Ladakh got away lightly on Wednesday for not complying with the apex court’s May 5 order seeking details of time-lapses between reserving verdicts and pronouncement of…
Prayagraj: Expressing strong concern over the delay in transmitting viscera reports from Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) to investigating agencies, Allahabad high court has said this lapse is “disturbing”.The high court has directed UP chief secretary, DGP and director general of medical health to look into the situation and ensure that viscera reports are communicated expeditiously…
