UP/Local News

Lucknow: To address economic disparity in Purvanchal, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday met World Bank officials to discuss the rollout of a Rs 2,500-crore, five-year project.Targeting 28 districts in the region, with plans to expand investment, employment and entrepreneurship beyond agriculture, the CM discussed the proposed Uttar Pradesh Enabling District-Led Economic Growth (UP-EDGE) project … Read more

Lucknow: After applying to the UPCA for an NOC to play for Chhattisgarh, pacer Yash Dayal, who has been embroiled in controversy in recent times, has changed his mind and decided to stay with Uttar Pradesh. He is currently part of the UPCA Ranji Trophy probables camp at Green Park.He last played a first-class match … Read more

Prof Sanjay Surekha, faculty at urology department, SGPGI Lucknow Lucknow: For over six agonising years, a 20-year-old girl was almost confined within the four walls of her home. Plagued by continuous, uncontrollable urinary leakage, the young girl withdrew completely from public life, dropping out of school to escape the stigma and humiliation that followed her … Read more

Lucknow: Praising the transparent and time-bound recruitment process, candidates selected by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission expressed happiness and gratitude after receiving appointment letters from CM Yogi Adityanath.Many of the newly appointed teachers said the recruitment had been conducted fairly and without discrimination, giving deserving youth an opportunity to secure govt jobs. They … Read more

The CCTV footage shows the girl losing consciousness three times while sitting in her seat. LUCKNOW: A Class 2 student died after suddenly falling ill inside her classroom at Divine Public School in Balrampur while a religious immersion procession playing loud DJ music was passing outside the school.The girl’s family claimed that the intense sound … Read more

Lucknow Police has launched PRAMAAN, a five-member team tasked to analyze road accident data (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) LUCKNOW: What if every road accident could tell police where the next one might happen? Lucknow police is now attempting to answer that question with PRAMAAN (Police Road Accident Monitoring, Assurance and Analytics Network), a … Read more

Lucknow: More than one lakh residents across over 15 localities were hit by disruption in connectivity after the pontoon bridge at Mehndi Ghat was pushed towards the riverbank as Gomti swelled, forcing commuters to depend on boats or take long detours to reach the city.Residents from Faizullaganj, Ghaila, Daudnagar, Imambagh, Dugaria, Allunagar, Ghazipur and nearby … Read more

Lucknow: A woman from Agra climbed a tower near the Lucknow zoo on Monday morning, allegedly to draw the authorities’ attention to a land dispute involving her property.Police said they received information about the woman climbing the tower and immediately reached the spot. With the assistance of a fire service vehicle, the woman was persuaded … Read more

Lucknow: A special Pocso court in Bahraich on Monday sentenced a 16-year-old convict , to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl and causing her to become pregnant.Special Judge Arbind Kumar Gautam convicted the accused, under Section 6 of the Pocso Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, with an … Read more

Lucknow: A sessions court in Lucknow on Monday sentenced constable Prashant Kumar Chaudhary to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the murder of Apple company executive Vivek Tiwari, 38, in 2018.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000. If he failed to pay the fine then Chaudhary would have to undergo an additional two months’ … Read more