Brijesh Ganjhu, a former Maoist and TSPC commander, was killed in an encounter LUCKNOW: From being briefly associated with the CPI (Maoist) to breaking away and building a rival extremist outfit, and later becoming an elected village head, Brijesh Ganjhu’s journey reflects the complex trajectory of extremist politics in Jharkhand’s forested belt.His death in an … Read more
Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has written to Union law and justice minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, urging the Centre to introduce a comprehensive law on civil wrongs and compensation, proposed as the “Bharatiya Civil Wrongs and Compensation Code”.Singh said that while India has modernised its criminal justice system through the Bharatiya … Read more
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested a wanted agent of Dhenu Green Agro Producer Company Ltd in connection with a 2017 investment fraud case involving allegations that the company collected around ₹6.5 crore from the public by promising high returns and interest. Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Satyanarayan Pal, an agent of a … Read more
Lucknow: The Centre has debarred more than 15 lakh marginal and small farmers in Uttar Pradesh from availing benefits under the PM Kisan Samman Scheme following a lack of authentication of their identities at the time of registration. Under the scheme, farmers get an annual grant of Rs 6,000.According to officials in the state agriculture … Read more
Wanted naxal commander Brijesh Ganjhu alias Gopal Singh Bhokta LUCKNOW: Wanted commander of the banned Jharkhand-based extremist outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), Brijesh Ganjhu alias Gopal Singh Bhokta, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in Varanasi early Sunday morning, police said.The encounter took place in the Lanka Maidan area … Read more
A UPSRTC air-conditioned bus was completely gutted after it caught fire following a collision with a flyover divider on the Hardoi-Kanpur Ring Road in the early hours of Saturday. The incident occurred near Utkarsh Lawn, triggering a major firefighting operation that lasted around 30 minutes A UPSRTC air-conditioned bus was completely gutted after it caught … Read more
Police team investigating the incident Lucknow: A five-year-old boy suffered burn injuries after a school bus carrying 25 students, aged between four and eight years, caught fire in the Itaunja area on the outskirts of the state capital on Saturday morning.Later in the day, police lodged an FIR against the school’s management and driver on … Read more
Visitors at the exhibition of rare film posters at Kala Srot Art Gallery Lucknow: An exhibition of rare film posters titled ‘Bisoscope 2-Gumnaam Hai Koi’ began at Kala Srot Art Gallery in Aliganj on Saturday. The exhibition gives a peek into the lesser-known stories of Indian cinema.The exhibition features around 50 posters and will remain … Read more
Suryakiran team makes Meerut debut with nine-jet aerobatic display Lucknow: The Indian Air Force’s Suryakiran Aerobatic Team performed its first air show in Meerut on Saturday, with nine Hawk Mk-132 jets carrying out formations and aerobatic manoeuvres before thousands of spectators at the New Integrated Township in Mohiuddinpur.The aircraft took off from Hindon Air Base … Read more
Kids participate in cultural events Lucknow: The Radhashtami Maha Mahotsav was celebrated with religious fervour at the Iskcon temple in Sushant Golf City on Saturday. The festivities featured Vaishnav ‘bhajans’, ceremonial ‘abhishek’ of Radha Rani, spiritual discourses, ‘aarti’ and a community feast.Temple president Aparimeya Shyam Prabhu performed the ‘abhishek’ and offered ‘pushpanjali’. Addressing devotees, he … Read more