LUCKNOW: A man was found dead on Monday morning near the Aami river in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, with his hands and legs tied and his throat slit, police said.According to news agency PTI, villagers spotted a sack lying near the riverbank close to the Semrahwa Baba temple in Bharsand around 7am and alerted police.On…
LUCKNOW: A 48-year-old woman was killed in a suspected tiger attack in Bahraich district on Monday while she was reportedly heading towards a forest area to collect firewood, officials said.The incident took place in Amritpur village under Murtiha Kotwali area, around 75 km from the district headquarters. The victim, identified as Rita Gautam, had left…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the UPPCL officials to provide uninterrupted electricity supply across rural and urban areas to ensure relief to people from severe heat.The CM said that the distribution system should be made more accountable and consumer‑centric.Reviewing the power supply situation in a meeting attended by energy minister Arvind Kumar…
Lucknow: Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Sunday administered oath to SP corporator Lalit Tiwari, three days after a Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court froze her financial and administrative powers over delay in complying with its order.With the powers frozen, the mayor could neither sanction expenditure from her fund nor take action against employees.The oath ceremony…
Fuel prices in Lucknow have surged for the fifth time since mid-May, with petrol now costing Rs 101.89 per litr. LUCKNOW: Fuel prices in Lucknow have been increased for the fifth time since May 14, leading to a gradual hike of Rs 7.2 in petrol and Rs 7.55 in diesel rates across the city.According to…
DU girl allegedly assaulted by 3 (Image used for representational purpose only) LUCKNOW: A 19-year-old Delhi University (DU) first-year student, who is a Jaunpur native, has alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped by three youths repeatedly over four days in a rented room in Lucknow’s Sushant Golf City police station area. Two of the…
Lucknow: The Lucknow unit of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) filed a massive 1.5-lakh-page chargesheet in the multi-crore interstate codeine-laced cough syrup trafficking racket, identifying 30 people involved in the illegal network that allegedly operated between 2019 and 2024.STF officials said the racket involved illegal transactions and trafficking worth more than Rs 1,000 crore,…
Lucknow: Two siblings drowned in the Saryu river while their teenage aunt was rescued by divers in Gorakhpur district on Sunday morning. The incident took place near a Hanuman temple in Gola area, where the children had gone to bathe. They had come to their grandmother’s home during school vacations.The deceased were identified as Prince,…
Lucknow: A joint team of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and Special Task Force raided Lucknow’s Nakkhas market on Sunday and arrested seven people for allegedly trading in protected bird species.The surprise operation led to the recovery of hundreds of birds, including protected native species and exotic birds, officials said. Authorities…
VARANASI: A 12-year-old Bihar girl allegedly sold by her mother “for Rs 16,000 and 10 saris” to a 40-year-old man from Chandauli in neighbouring UP was repeatedly raped by him after a sham temple marriage, only to be abandoned and preyed on by an auto driver in Varanasi before being rescued.Investigators said Chandauli’s Lahru Yadav…
