Lucknow: The Hazratganj police have busted a conspiracy to assassinate a scholar associated with Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, a prominent Islamic seminary in Lucknow, and grab his property.Six people, including the mastermind, two lawyers and the manager of a madrassa, have been arrested.According to police, the accused hired two men for Rs 2 lakh to…
The suspects failed to get cash from inside the machine Lucknow: A midnight bid to steal cash from an India One ATM at Maurawan Mod in Mohanlalganj area failed after suspects allegedly damaged the machine, uprooted its upper portion and fled with several components, police said on Thursday.According to investigators, the incident occurred around 12.30…
The agency seized 15,50,922 pouches of finished goods Lucknow: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has busted an illegal pan masala and tobacco manufacturing network in Uttar Pradesh after seizing 27 unregistered pouch-packing machines and detecting an alleged tax evasion of around ₹185 crore. Lucknow Zonal Unit of DGGI also arrested the proprietor of…
Lucknow: A district court in Barabanki has sentenced a man to four years in jail and a fine of Rs 4,000 for the 2018 murderous assault on then corporator Harshit Dixit in Lucknow.The crime took place in Lucknow but the trial of the case was shifted to Barabanki on the directions of the high court…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed the termination of 26 general category junior engineers recruited by the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam in 2013, holding that employees cannot be made to suffer for mistakes committed by authorities during the recruitment process.Justice Irshad Ali, while allowing separate petitions filed by junior engineer…
Ayodhya: Issuing his first statement on former temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai’s nine-page letter in which he accused him of taking “arbitrary decisions”, chairman of the temple construction committee Nripendra Misra on Friday claimed that he has not come across any letter by Rai.Asked about Rai’s letter, Misra said, “Which letter? I have not…
From Rs 40,000 deal to Rs 33 Lakh settlement: Panchayat ends 39-year land battle Lucknow: A Rs 40,000 agreement involving 5.79 acres of land (three full-size football grounds) that triggered a legal battle spanning nearly four decades finally ended at a panchayat on Friday, where the two sides agreed to a Rs 33 lakh settlement…
Lucknow: In a major move to make app-based transport and delivery services safer, more transparent and accountable, state govt has implemented the Uttar Pradesh Motor Vehicle (Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider) Rules, 2026, and launched the upmyfleet.com portal.This will end arbitrary practices in app-based rides in UP as govt will monitor fares.The new framework regulates…
SP Party National President Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said Meerut Police used “third-degree” torture methods on farmer leaders and demanded a thorough probe into the alleged police brutality.Akhilesh based his allegations on the first-hand account of party leader from Amroha, Digvijay Bhati, who was allegedly left with a…
Lucknow: The appointment of BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde as BJP’s UP incharge and former Gujarat MLA Jagdish Patel as co-incharge has brought the spotlight back on party’s outreach to politically influential Kurmi community, a crucial OBC bloc, ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Both Tawde and Patel belong to the Kurmi community, making their…
