LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the alleged kingpin of Bihar of an inter-state online fraud racket that cheated competitive examination aspirants by falsely claiming access to leaked question papers through Telegram channels.The accused, identified as Om Kumar (30), son of Sagar Sao and a resident of West Pandarak in Patna…
LUCKNOW: In a significant administrative reshuffle, state govt has brought the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) under the infrastructure development department, a portfolio held by CM Yogi Adityanath. The move, notified recently, shifts the authority from the industries department, which is overseen by industries minister Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’.Officials said the change was…
LUCKNOW: A 19-year-old woman, allegedly killed by her boyfriend after she became pregnant, was found in a skeletal condition in a forest area on the outskirts of Lucknow on Saturday, officials said.The victim, a resident of Sandana in Sitapur district, had left home on 25 May to attend college in Kuchlai village. When she did…
LUCKNOW: Maharajganj Police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have seized 4.532 kg of high-grade hydroponic weed worth around Rs 4.5 crore from a Myanmar national at the India-Nepal border in the Sonauli area of Maharajganj district. The accused, identified as Phyo (30), was arrested after police and SSB personnel recovered six packets of contraband…
LUCKNOW: In a tragic incident in Mahoba district, a 40-year-old man died while lying beside the graves of his wife and six-year-old son, unable to cope with their deaths just 11 days earlier. The shocking development reported from Charkhari town has left three children orphaned.The deceased, Subhan Ahmad, a native of Harpalpur in Madhya Pradesh,…
LUCKNOW: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a director of an alleged multi-crore real estate fraud involving Karmabhoomi Real Estate Company Limited, accused of duping hundreds of investors across several districts. Five other directors and associates remain absconding, officials said.The accused, Mahipal Singh (50), a resident of Chhatikara in Mathura,…
Gyanveer Singh, a 2011 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has taken charge as the Regional Passport Officer (RPO), Lucknow. A native of Macha village near Pukhrayan in Kanpur Dehat district, Singh secured second rank in the UP-Board Class 12 examinations in 2000 and has served in Cairo, Kathmandu, Vienna and Doha. Singh is proficient…
Lucknow: A 12-year-old boy from the Gudamba area, who left his home on Aug 1, 2025 after a petty quarrel with his sister over a television remote, was eventually traced to Delhi, where he had been working at a tent house in Chandni Chowk, police said on Friday.The family registered a missing person’s complaint with…
Lucknow: As CM Yogi Adityanath turned 54 on Friday, leaders from across the country extended their greetings to him.In his birthday message on X, PM Modi wrote: “Heartiest birthday wishes to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Ji. His contribution to the progress of the state is commendable. He has consistently focused on improving the…
Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak honouring the awardees Lucknow: Around 51 artistes from music, dance, theatre and folk arts were honoured with Sangeet Natak Akademi awards at Lok Bhawan on Friday. Artistes selected for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were felicitated at the ceremony.Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak was chief guest on the…
