The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in connection with the much-discussed Jaunpur foodgrain scam Lucknow: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in the Jaunpur foodgrain scam linked to the implementation of the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana in 2004-05, in which … Read more
The woman’s mother-in-law was also injured when she intervened to save her. LUCKNOW: A 24-year-old woman, who was around seven months pregnant, was allegedly beaten to death with a wooden stick by her husband following a domestic dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district.The woman’s mother-in-law was also injured when she intervened to save her.The incident … Read more
Sushma Vishnani at the event Lucknow: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, celebrated its 31st Foundation Day on Monday under the theme “A Legacy That Keeps Leading Forward”, bringing together students, faculty, alumni and members of the institute community. Lucknow Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar, IAS, attended the event as chief guest.The programme began with … Read more
BSP national president Mayawati has again expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: In a major development unfolding in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), party national president Mayawati, on Thursday, said that Akash Anand, her nephew, and former national convener of the party, has been “fully relieved” from the party.Though she … Read more
A Maharashtra-based man, who police describe as the kingpin of an interstate pickpocket gang allegedly earning up to ₹20 lakh a month, has been arrested along with four associates in Lucknow, exposing a network that targeted railway passengers across multiple states. Lucknow: A Maharashtra-based man, said to be the alleged kingpin of an interstate pickpocket … Read more
Ashok Siddharth, an expelled BSP leader, has announced his retirement from politics. LUCKNOW: Expelled BSP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth on Thrusday announced that he was taking “sanyas” from politics, a day after BSP chief Mayawati said his retirement was necessary if her nephew and Siddharth’s son-in-law, Akash Anand, was to get … Read more
Lucknow: Kushinagar police have registered an FIR against 17 named persons and more than 100 unidentified people on a complaint lodged by the principal of a school in connection with violence and vandalism following the death of a 12-year-old student in a clash between two groups of students at Chakbandi crossing in Kaptanganj on Aug … Read more
Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over a family dispute in Hardoi, a district court has sentenced her brother-in-law and his wife to life imprisonment, relying primarily on the victim’s dying declaration despite key prosecution witnesses turning hostile during the trial Lucknow: Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over … Read more
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept 8 also named eight members to the commission. The appointments have been made by … Read more
Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver over the death of a 42-year-old Nepalese national in a road accident on June 18, acting on a court directive after the victim’s family alleged police inaction. Lucknow: Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver in connection with the death … Read more