Lucknow: A 57-year-old sub-inspector was killed after a speeding truck ran him over while he was on Dol Mela duty in Kushinagar district on Monday night, police said. The incident occurred near Saraswati Chowk on the Padrauna bypass, where sub-inspector Bhavani Pandey, posted at Sevarahi police station, had been deployed to handle security and traffic … Read more
Wife, lover held for killing man LUCKNOW: Siddharthnagar police claimed to have cracked the sensational murder of a man by arresting four accused, including the victim’s wife and her alleged lover, for allegedly conspiring to murder a man and disguise the crime as an e-rickshaw accident.Police said Harishchandra (35), a resident of Kapiyawa village under … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s decision to make the Men’s Under-23 State A Trophy a T20 affair will increase the significance of state T20 leagues across the country, including the UPT20 League, as performances in these leagues could pave the way for players to make the state team.The change means Uttar Pradesh … Read more
A Muzaffarnagar judge (L) sentenced a man (R) to death for burning his wife alive LUCKNOW: Muzaffarnagar additional district and sessions judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who Monday handed the death penalty to a man for burning his wife alive, made disclosures about receiving death threats from gangsters in his sentencing order.The judge also referred to … Read more
Lucknow: Even as Lucknow has made a striking 47% reduction in its annual average PM10 concentration over the past eight years, earning the state capital the top rank among Indian cities with populations above 10 lakh in Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, a different pollution battle continues to play out on its streets.Overflowing garbage dumps, foul odour … Read more
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has taken exception to the dumping of garbage in the open along the roadside in front of Kabir Temple in Madiaon area and directed the Lucknow Municipal Commissioner to explore the possibility of shifting the garbage dumping site to an alternative location.The bench said that if feasible, … Read more
Lucknow: Security arrangements at the historic Rumi Gate came under scrutiny after a video showing two youths allegedly scaling the monument’s wall and entering a restricted area went viral on social media on Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place in the presence of a security guard deployed at the site, raising questions over the monitoring … Read more
A city woman was allegedly cheated of ₹10.35 lakh in a sophisticated cyber fraud in which scammers befriended her on Instagram, promised to send an expensive gift parcel from the United Kingdom and later extorted money in the name of customs clearance and legal formalities. Lucknow: A city woman was allegedly duped of ₹10.35 lakh … Read more
Lucknow: Lucknow University students on Tuesday blocked access outside Maitri Bhawan to protest the increase in Ranveer Singh Bisht Hostel’s annual fee from Rs 7,000 to Rs 25,000. Students said the revised charges, including an additional Rs 2,000 caution deposit, represented a nearly four-fold increase.Chief provost Aashees Awasthi defended the hike, saying the hostel had … Read more
Lucknow: Gudamba police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman on the false promise of marriage and later threatening and harassing her. The accused, Ajay Rawat, a resident of Rasulpur in Jankipuram, was arrested on Sitapur Road.Police said the woman lodged a complaint on Sept 5, following which an FIR was registered under … Read more