Uttar Pradesh News

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

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has cautioned against parallel litigation for maintenance, observing that although law permits a woman to seek maintenance under different statutory provisions, pursuing multiple proceedings adds to the burden of family courts and delays disposal of cases.Justice Subhash Vidyarthi made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by one … Read more

A woman was struck by a car and carried on its bonnet after a dispute. LUCKNOW: In a horrific incident near Janeshwar Mishra Park, a woman was struck by a car and carried on its bonnet for some distance following a dispute. A video showing the incident has also gone viral on social media.According to … Read more

Lucknow: Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has directed UP govt to prepare a roadmap to strengthen medical facilities in newly opened medical colleges and prevent critically ill patients from being shuttled between hospitals.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla directed additional chief secretary, medical health and family welfare, to place the roadmap … Read more

The Enforcement Directorate is investigating a ₹100 crore scam in medicine procurement. LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case and initiated an investigation into alleged financial irregularities of nearly Rs 100 crore in the procurement and supply of medicines and medical equipment to government hospitals in the Devipatan division. Former Congress MLA Mukesh … Read more

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh supplied 27,407 MW of electricity on Sept 14, the highest among states that day, even as the state continued to face a shortage of 1,500-2,000 MW due to reduced coal supplies and outages at generating units, UPPCL said on Tuesday.According to the power corporation, Maharashtra recorded the second-highest supply at 25,694 MW. … Read more

The National Highways Authority of India has banned PNC Infratech from future projects for three years LUCKNOW: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has barred PNC Infratech, the concessionaire of the Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, from bidding for its projects for three years — the maximum penalty under the contract conditions.The debarment came after the expressway … Read more

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: In a significant push towards digital learning, the state cabinet on Tuesday allocated Rs 300 crore for setting up smart classrooms in 14,429 primary schools across the state.Officials said the initiative is intended to bridge the digital divide and make classroom instruction more engaging, interactive and effective for students.Under the … Read more

Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo flight to divert to Lucknow Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo flight to divert to Lucknow Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo flight to divert to Lucknow Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo flight to divert to Lucknow Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo flight to divert to Lucknow Smoke warning forces Agartala-Delhi IndiGo … Read more

The Lucknow Traffic Police has intensified its crackdown on vehicles fitted with modified silencers and launched a special enforcement drive to curb excessive noise and sound pollution caused by such alterations. Lucknow: Traffic police conducted a special enforcement drive against vehicles fitted with modified silencers from Sept 2 to 14, issuing challans to 808 vehicle … Read more