Washable cloth books on display at the Gomti book festival on tuesday Lucknow: What if books could be washed, folded and handled without worrying about tearing them? At the Gomti Book Festival, these unusual cloth books are catching the attention of children and parents alike.Owner of Hind Khilona, Sudhir Jalan said, “One of the favourites … Read more
Lucknow: It was double delight for Uttar Pradesh’s young leg-spinner and allrounder Vipraj Nigam after he earned both a place in the India ‘A’ squad for the home one-day series against Australia ‘A’ and a place in India’s Asian Games squad. Nigam has been included after senior spinner Varun Chakravarthy was ruled out of the … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Commission chairman Baijnath Rawat has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath seeking inquiry into allegations that Dalit engineers were subjected to discrimination in discoms.In his letter written on Wednesday, Rawat referred to a representation submitted by UP Power Officers Association president RP Ken and other office-bearers and said that the association … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Wednesday opposed the new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging it would ultimately raise costs for consumers as traders pass on the added expense.The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has notified a 0.4% MDR on specified person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 from … Read more
The National Investigation Agency has arrested a contractual driver in Saharanpur (Representative image) LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a contractual driver of Punjab National Bank’s currency chest in Saharanpur for his alleged role in the conspiracy involving counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 17.29 crore found inside the bank’s currency chest.The arrested … Read more
Anamika claims Shahnawaz (L) introduced himself as ‘Yash Thakur’ before the incident occurred. LUCKNOW: A fresh twist has emerged in the hit-and-run incident near Janeshwar Mishra Park in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar Extension, with the injured 22-year-old woman alleging that accused Shahnawaz had initially introduced himself to her as “Yash Thakur”.Anamika alleged that she came to … Read more
Vishal Kushwaha, one of the murder suspects, under police custody. LUCKNOW: A 16-year-old girl was taken into custody while her 20-year-old boyfriend was arrested for allegedly killing her 76-year-old maternal grandfather after he allegedly caught them in a compromising position at their home in Jhansi district, police said.The incident took place in Chhirona village under … Read more
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to provide long-term loans to small and marginal farmers at a concessional interest rate under Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana.Under the scheme, eligible farmers will be able to avail themselves of loans of up to Rs 6 lakh through Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Gram Vikas Bank Ltd at … Read more
Lucknow: The state cabinet on Tuesday gave the nod to the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) to increase the number of lanes on the upcoming Chitrakoot Link Expressway to six, instead of the existing plan for four lanes. It also approved an increase in the project cost from the earlier Rs 940 crore … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested a 19-year-old Maqsood Ali from Coimbatore LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a 19-year-old man from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in connection with an alleged module linked to the ideology of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), officials said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Maqsood Ali, was … Read more