Uttar Pradesh News

Prof Mahesh Thakkar, director of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences Lucknow: The flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday followed a pattern similar to last year’s Dharali disaster in Uttarakhand and highlighted an emerging Himalayan hazard driven by unstable glaciers and terrain, said Prof Mahesh Thakkar, director of the Birbal Sahni Institute of … Read more

Lucknow: Basti police and the district cyber cell busted an interstate fraud gang that allegedly targeted people across several states by luring them with easy loan offers and then blackmailing them using morphed obscene photographs. Four members of the gang were arrested on Thursday, while three others remain on the run.Police seized seven mobile phones, … Read more

Lucknow: A professor from the Madiaon area was allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by two fraudsters who promised to secure her son’s admission to a prominent technology institute in Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.The victim, Kiran Chaubey, lodged an FIR at the cyber crime police station on Aug 22. She alleged that she was … Read more

Free ride for women in UPSRTC buses on rakshabandhan Lucknow: Women in Lucknow have begun using the free bus travel facility announced by Yogi govt on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, prompting Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) to scale up operations across the state. Corporation has directed that the maximum possible number of … Read more

Uttar Pradesh consumers will receive a significant power bill reduction LUCKNOW: Electricity consumers across Uttar Pradesh will receive another reduction in their power bills, with the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) announcing a 7.93% negative Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) for Sept.This marks the third consecutive month of relief and the second … Read more

Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan was shot dead by four assailants on motorcycles LUCKNOW: Hours before he was shot dead outside a gym in Shamli, Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Baliyan posted a video of himself singing a line “Murder maar de sadak ke upar (murder on the road)” to his Instagram followers — an eerie … Read more

The victims- Karan Rajbhar, 13, and Aryan Rajbhar, 11 GHAZIPUR: A woman allegedly sedated her two minor sons and killed them by striking them on the head with an iron object at their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, police said on Thursday. The children’s sister allegedly witnessed the incident and raised the alarm.The victims … Read more

Lucknow: A 42-year-old sanitation worker at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital regained her speech and movement in her right arm and leg after receiving timely treatment for an acute ischaemic stroke at the hospital’s newly launched stroke unit.The woman suddenly lost consciousness towards the end of her shift and was taken to the ICU … Read more

Members of Malayali community pose with rangoli as part of Onam celebrations in Lucknow Lucknow: Malayali households across the city lit up with festive cheer on Onam as families decorated their homes with fresh flowers, lit scented candles and prepared elaborate meals.The aroma of Onam sadya, Kerala’s traditional feast, wafted through homes throughout the day. … Read more

Lucknow: The bodies of two unidentified men were recovered from a canal near Kanausi Bridge in Manak Nagar police station area on Wednesday morning, police said, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of their deaths.Police received information around 7.30 am on Wednesday after a caller reported that two bodies appeared to be trapped in the … Read more