Lucknow: Kushinagar police have registered an FIR against 17 named persons and more than 100 unidentified people on a complaint lodged by the principal of a school in connection with violence and vandalism following the death of a 12-year-old student in a clash between two groups of students at Chakbandi crossing in Kaptanganj on Aug…
Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over a family dispute in Hardoi, a district court has sentenced her brother-in-law and his wife to life imprisonment, relying primarily on the victim’s dying declaration despite key prosecution witnesses turning hostile during the trial Lucknow: Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept 8 also named eight members to the commission. The appointments have been made by…
Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver over the death of a 42-year-old Nepalese national in a road accident on June 18, acting on a court directive after the victim’s family alleged police inaction. Lucknow: Maharajganj police have registered an FIR against an unidentified bus driver in connection with the death…
Members of cyber fraud gang accused in police custody Lucknow: Basti police busted a two-member cyber fraud gang accused of posing as crime branch officers and extorting money from people across 12 states in the country.The gang allegedly threatened victims with arrest by claiming that their call detail records had been recovered and that they…
Lucknow: N Franklin Jayakumar assumed charge as chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), the Singrauli-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, on Tuesday.Jayakumar is a mining professional with over 34 years of experience in mechanised underground and opencast coal and lignite mining operations in India and abroad.Before joining NCL, he served as Director (Technical),…
Lucknow: UP govt on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for the conduct of Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) for teachers and special educators.Additional chief secretary, basic and secondary education, Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma said that primary teachers from Class 1 to 5 and upper primary teachers from Class 6 to 8, and special educators are…
Lucknow: Fourteen years ago, when Mohit Mishra had the option of taking up a teaching job at a private school, he chose a different path. While many of his friends opted for private schools offering higher salaries, Mishra decided to work in a govt school for blind children who needed specialised support.“Money is important, but…
Key sections are being prepared for higher speed train operations LUCKNOW: Railways has taken another step towards running trains at speeds of up to 160 kmph on the New Delhi-Mumbai route, with a new traction substation at Chhata becoming operational on Sept 7.“Simply put, the substation will provide the stronger and more stable electricity supply…
The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Minority Commission LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairman of the Uttar Pradesh minority commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept…
