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
Lucknow: The sessions court held that the circumstances of the shooting brought Prashant Chaudhary’s act within the ambit of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC, rather than murder under Section 302. Lucknow police had filed the chargesheet under Section 302 IPC against Prashant Chaudhary.The concluded that the … Read more
Police team recreating the scene as part of probe Lucknow: Police investigation into Vivek Tiwari’s murder relied heavily on forensic reconstruction and scientific evidence to challenge constable Prashant Chaudhary’s claim that he fired in self-defence.The findings, incorporated into the chargesheet after examination by the SIT, reconstructed the events leading to the shooting.A key issue was … Read more
Lucknow: A faint point of light seen through a telescope can be turned into a sharp photograph of a planet or distant object through careful camera settings, multiple exposures and digital processing, students learnt during a practical astrophotography training held on Monday.Seventeen astronomy students from Lucknow University took part in hands-on sessions at the university’s … Read more
LUCKNOW: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the biennial elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh and one seat from Uttarakhand, with polling slated for October 16.Of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh that will fall vacant on November 25, eight are currently held by … Read more
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch LDA’s Varun Vihar and Naimish Nagar housing schemes with other housing schemes on Sept 24. The online registration for 3,105 residential plots will also open on the day.The programme will be held at Dona village in Varun Vihar.Varun Vihar, spread over nearly 6,580 acres along the Agra Expressway … Read more
Lucknow: More than 60 members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at Lucknow University on Monday, raising demands related to hostel facilities, academic infrastructure, library services and administrative arrangements.The protesters marched from Gate No 3 to the university’s administrative building and continued their demonstration for nearly five hours before submitting a … Read more
Lucknow: Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya hosted Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh on Monday for a two-session discourse and dance workshop that drew a packed hall of students and faculty, blending reflection on artistic values with hands-on training. Sonal Mansingh Vice Chancellor Prof Mandavi Singh welcomed Mansingh, who opened the interaction with the chanting of Omkar, setting a … Read more
Lucknow: A 25-year-old Home Guards recruitment candidate, Yogendra Singh, died during a physical race at the 35th Battalion PAC ground in Lucknow, after a post-mortem report found that he suffered asphyxia when a 250-ml plastic water bottle became lodged in his throat.Yogendra, a resident of Madhia Rahimpur village under Ramkot police station in Sitapur district, … Read more
Lucknow: City will again echo with the call of ‘Lucknow Bula Raha Hai’ as Repertwahr, the literary and cultural festival, returns for its 14th season from Dec 17 to 25.The dates were announced on Monday following actor and storyteller Roshan Abbas’ solo theatrical storytelling performance, “Indradhanush: A Pitara of Stories,” held on Sunday.Abbas’ 90-minute show … Read more