Lucknow: Crime branch has busted a GST evasion racket, uncovering a network of fake firms and fraudulent registrations used to siphon off input tax credit (ITC).The probe has so far identified four bogus companies, 107 suspicious GST registrations and financial transactions worth nearly ₹2.5 crore, police said. Key accused Buddhi Prakash Awasthi (35), a native…
Lucknow: A theme-based fantasy park will be developed at Vanasthali Park in Ashiana, with completion targeted by Sep 2026.The park, modelled on a fantasy theme, will feature interactive robotic models of characters such as dragon, unicorn, cyclops and elephant. Story-based installations inspired by Panchatantra will also be part of the project.This was informed by Lucknow…
Lucknow: The prompt action of an elderly businessman and the swift response of the Lucknow cyber crime police helped save ₹9 lakh after cyber fraudsters hacked his mobile phone and siphoned off ₹15 lakh from his bank account in a single transaction.The victim, identified as Dhruv Dhanwani, a resident of Jankipuram Extension in Lucknow, approached…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old tile worker was allegedly beheaded with a sword in a market in Sant Kabir Nagar district on Thursday evening. Police suspect the murder was an act of revenge over a dispute that began at a wedding ceremony earlier this week.The victim, Anand, a resident of Bakhira, was returning home when he was…
Lucknow: The play ‘Meera: Ek Darpan’, based on the life of saint-poet Meera Bai, was staged at Bharatendu Natya Academy on Friday.Directed by Jyoti Narayan Nath, the play presents Meera not only as a historical figure but also as a symbol of courage and inner strength. Through music, movement and theatre, it draws parallels between…
ACS Amrit Abhijat during the inspection of Chattar Manzil Lucknow: Reviewing the progress of the ongoing Chattar Manzil adaptive reuse plan, additional chief secretary, tourism, culture and religious affairs, Amrit Abhijat said the project must evolve as a model for heritage conservation.During his site inspection, officials and consultants presented a roadmap to transform Chattar Manzil…
Visitors at the exhibition with artworks based on Muharram by around 60 artists from 19 cities Lucknow: A symbolic ‘Candle of Humanity’ lighting ceremony marked the opening of the five-day 18th International Exhibition on Muharram, organised by One Voice Trust at the State Lalit Kala Akademi, Kaiserbagh, on Friday.The exhibition features 70 photographs, 32 paintings…
Lucknow: A team of the UP vigilance establishment on Friday arrested a mining official and a private individual while accepting a bribe of ₹24,000 in Farrukhabad district.The accused were identified as Sanjay Pratap, mining officer, Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad and Lakhan Singh, a private individual. Both were caught red-handed by a team of the UP vigilance establishment’s…
Lucknow: Responding to CM Yogi Adityanath’s appeal to people to submit proof to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Friday said he had several documents highlighting alleged corruption by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and would hand…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Pointing fingers at recent ‘in person visits’ to Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said attempts should not be made to influence the direction of the probe into the donation scam being conducted by the three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) which was already under…
