Lucknow: Taking note of complaints over the non-refund of security deposits collected from candidates during last year’s NEET counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions, Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education, Amit Kumar Ghosh ordered the immediate clearance of dues, an official spokesperson said on Tuesday.The order to clear the refund valued at Rs 380 crore as…
Lucknow: A case of alleged instant triple talaq, assault and arson has surfaced in the Saadatganj area of the city, with police registering an FIR against the accused husband.According to the complaint filed by the victim, Saba, a resident of Wazirbagh Akhada, her husband Shadab arrived at her parental home around 4 pm on Tuesday…
A Bengal tiger takes refuge under a shaded shelter to escape the scorching heat during a hot summer day in Lucknow zoo on Tuesday Lucknow: Even as mercury levels dropped by 2-4 degrees Celsius across the state on Tuesday, Banda continued to sizzle under severe hot conditions.Lucknow and other parts of the state saw a…
Lucknow: Chinhat police on Tuesday registered an FIR against two people in connection with the alleged suicide of a young woman in Basant Vihar Colony.The case was lodged based on a written complaint filed by the deceased’s sister, Preeti Kumari. According to the FIR, the victim, identified as Nisha Kumari, died by suicide on April…
Worker unload earthen pots on a hot day in Prayagraj Lucknow: As dry hot winds continued to lash UP mercilessly and skies remained clear, Banda recorded not only the highest maximum temperature in the country on Monday but was also the hottest place in the world, according to data released by the Indian Meteorological Department…
Lucknow: Residents of Emaar Gomti Greens on Tuesday filed a complaint at Sushant Golf City police station alleging unauthorised commercial use of the society clubhouse and intimidation during a protest.In the complaint, the Residents Welfare Association (RWA) said the clubhouse, shown as a private amenity at the time of sale of flats, was later sold…
Lucknow: A nearly painless normal delivery is possible through a procedure called epidural anaesthesia, though presently, the facility is available only in a few corporate hospitals and in select cases in govt set-ups.Experts at a meeting at King George’s Medical University on Tuesday called for increasing awareness and infrastructure for better pain control during delivery.Dr…
Lucknow: An elderly man from the city was duped of over Rs 1.15 crore by fraudsters who lured him with promise of high returns through trading and cryptocurrency investments. Rajendra Singh Chauhan, resident of Puran Nagar in Alambagh, accused a youth from Aashiana and his associates of cheating him using forged documents and fake investment…
Lucknow: Do you know where the first Internet connection in city was installed, or who got the city’s first mobile phone? Both, former officials say, came to the state information department first.Speaking at an event, former IAS officer Rohit Nandan said the first mobile connection in Lucknow in 1996 and the first Internet link were…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board successfully conducted the Home Guards Enrolment-2025 written exam across the state on Apr 25, 26 and 27, with authorities crediting stringent security measures for a largely peaceful and process free of malpractice .The exam was held in two shifts at 1,053 centres across 74 districts, with elaborate…
