Lucknow: A 30-year-old woman and a toddler were killed and six children injured after a speeding SUV collided head-on with a CNG auto-rickshaw in Gonda district on Monday evening.The accident occurred around 4.30 pm near Para turn between Bargadi and Chachri villages on the Chachri–Shahpur road under Karnailganj police station limits. The collision mangled the … Read more
Lucknow: A former minister in Mayawati govt, Amarmani Tripathi, who was convicted of the murder of poet Madhumita Shukla, has announced his intention to contest the 2027 Assembly elections from Pharenda seat in Maharajganj.Mayawati was heading BSP-BJP coalition govt when Madhumita Shukla was murdered in May 2003. Amarmani and his wife, Madhumani, who were convicted … Read more
The victim was identified as Ram Singh, son of Malti Prasad. LUCKNOW: A 28-year-old farmer was killed in a leopard attack after the animal dragged him away from the verandah of his house in Mahboobnagar village under the Kakaraha forest range in Bahraich early Tuesday morning, triggering panic among villagers living close to the forest.The … Read more
Lucknow: With 17 districts being affected by floods, state govt on Monday said it has fully activated the administrative machinery, prioritising relief and rescue operations.Along with moving people from flood-affected areas to safe locations, arrangements for food, shelter, health facilities and fodder for animals are being made continuously.Relief Commissioner’s Office said 17 districts — Ayodhya, … Read more
Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna on Monday said the murder of Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan in Shamli on Aug 26 was a planned contract killing linked to organised criminal activity. He asserted that Uttar Pradesh Police would continue its crackdown on all those involved in the conspiracy.Addressing a news conference in Lucknow, DGP said two wanted … Read more
Lucknow: Issuing a stern warning to criminals operating from outside Uttar Pradesh or from abroad, DGP Rajeev Krishna on Monday said such offenders should not assume they can evade the law by masterminding crimes from beyond the state’s borders.“Criminals cannot think that they will commit a crime and then hide. Those involved in planning or … Read more
The final shortlist comprises candidates drawn from both government and private-sector backgrounds. LUCKNOW: The search committee tasked with selecting the next chief executive officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set to present a shortlist of six candidates before Trust members in Ayodhya on Tuesday, marking the final stage of one … Read more
Forest department on Monday successfully rescued an adult female leopard from a cage installed in Ramsahay Purwa village under the Kakraha Range of the Katarniaghat Wildlife Division Lucknow: The forest department on Monday rescued an adult female leopard after it was trapped in a cage installed in Ramsahay Purwa village under the Kakraha range of … Read more
Lucknow: A sub-inspector posted at Naka police station has been removed from field duty and attached to the police lines after a video surfaced showing him allegedly assaulting a man and damaging his car while purportedly under the influence of alcohol.The incident reportedly took place on Sunday. The officer, identified as Gopesh Sharma, allegedly got … Read more
Lucknow: Deployed on traffic duty on Sitapur Road, traffic constable Naveen Chaudhary chased a man who had just slapped a woman and snatched her mangalsutra and moments later took a brick blow to his face from the miscreant.Undeterred by the pain of the injury, Chaudhary did not let go of the chain-snatcher.Other policemen reached to … Read more