Lucknow: Citing news reports claiming that the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway has given way at multiple points a day before its inauguration, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said these incidents show how corruption connects this Rs 4,700 crore project to the Rs 6,700 crore “Missing Link project” of Mumbai.The Mumbai-Pune Expressway ‘Missing’ Link, one…
An American national was apprehended near the Indo-Nepal border while attempting unauthorized entry. LUCKNOW: Encircled by villagers and armed Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel, Jordan Brown, as he identified himself, fixed the camera with an intense stare while being led away.The American national appeared calm despite the crowd closing in around him.But behind the viral…
Jhansi Police arrested six individuals, including two serving Uttar Pradesh Police constables, in a robbery case. LUCKNOW: Two serving Uttar Pradesh Police constables posted in Jalaun were among six persons arrested after Jhansi Police cracked a sensational Rs 24.9-lakh robbery case within 24 hours, recovering Rs 24.5 lakh in cash and the Creta SUV allegedly…
Doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) saved the life of a 40-year-old man LUCKNOW: Doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) saved the life of a 40-year-old man after a 13-cm knife remained lodged deep inside his chest, piercing his right lung and narrowly missing a major vein that carries blood to the heart.The…
LUCKNOW: The chief executive officer overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is going to report to the general secretary of the trust.Inviting applications for the post of CEO, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJBTK) on Monday posted a summarised version of the requirements that would have to be fulfilled to be…
In the written complaint passengers claimed that an RPF woman constable pulled Ranjita Rao off the train and confiscated her mobile phone. LUCKNOW: A handwritten complaint by passengers Ranjita Rao and Ashish Kumar has surfaced in the Agra Cantt railway station controversy, shedding fresh light on the chain of events that culminated in a public…
Lucknow: After a week of widespread monsoon showers, rainfall is expected to ease across Uttar Pradesh over the next five to seven days, even as humid conditions intensify and temperatures inch upwards in several districts.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rainfall activity will likely decline over most parts of the state as the monsoon trough…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the inauguration of the ‘Tree Plantation Mahayagya-2026’ in Gorakhpur on Sunday Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday called on citizens to take part in mass tree plantation, warning that indiscriminate felling could trigger water scarcity and eventually a food grain crisis.“A single tree absorbs and retains thousands of litres…
Lucknow: In a record-breaking drive under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, over 35.3 crore saplings were planted across the state on Sunday. Of these, the highest number of saplings, 15,42,19,413, was planted by the nodal department, the department of forest, environment and climate change. This was followed by the rural development department, which…
LUCKNOW: Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Lucknow-Kanpur highway and launch two other national highway projects worth more than Rs 4,850 crore in Lucknow on Monday.Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari and CM Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.The projects are expected to significantly strengthen road infrastructure, improve…
