Lucknow: Set in the traditional ‘Rachnadrishya’ storytelling format, two plays, ‘Thes’ and ‘Aparichit’, weaving together themes of love tested by sacrifice and relationships challenged by truth, were staged at Buddha Auditorium, Gomtinagar, on Saturday.Organised by Bharatiyam theatre group, in collaboration with Shivanjana Entertainments, both productions were directed by veteran theatre practitioner Gopal Sinha.“Rachnadrishya is an…
Lucknow: Barabanki police on Saturday busted a land fraud racket and arrested six people for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs 45 lakh by impersonating the owner of a 13-bigha agricultural plot and executing a fake sale deed.The arrested accused have been identified as Sunil Kumar Verma alias Sushil, Ravinandan Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar, Rajkumar, Nand…
Lucknow: Commuters passing through the busy Polytechnic Crossing may get relief from daily traffic snarls, with plans for a 700-metre-long underpass at the intersection.The proposed underpass will run from near the HAL gate, pass beneath the Polytechnic Crossing and extend up to Wave Cinema on the Lucknow-Ayodhya Road. The project, estimated to cost Rs 90…
Lucknow: The health department on Saturday ordered an inquiry into the power failure at Lok Bandhu Hospital that allegedly forced doctors to treat patients under torchlight in the emergency ward.Director general health Dr Pawan Kumar Arun ordered the probe after a surprise inspection of the hospital. He reviewed the emergency ward’s power backup system, including…
Lucknow: Allegations of a question paper leak in the UGC-NET Sociology examination held on June 30 have raised serious concerns among aspirants and PhD scholars in the city.Students have demanded a fair and time-bound investigation, saying that if the allegations are proved true, the examination must be reviewed and accountability fixed.Several candidates claimed that they…
Lucknow: Hazratganj police registered FIR against a man for posting an objectionable comment on a Facebook post of a BJP office-bearer. The matter is being investigated with the assistance of the cyber cell.The BJP member, regional vice-president of the party’s Awadh region and resident of Indira Nagar, uploaded a photograph on her Facebook page after…
Lucknow: Ayodhya Police has sought assistance from the income tax department to trace the flow of the allegedly siphoned funds, identify hidden assets and uncover the role of other possible beneficiaries.Police are scrutinising nearly 50 bank accounts linked to the eight arrested accused and their family members and examining transactions dating back to 2022. They…
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign by planting a sapling near the Link Expressway in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur on Sunday. On the day, 35 crore saplings will be planted in UP by the forest department, along with 26 other govt departments and the public.The two deputy CMs…
Lucknow: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh’s Mass Plantation Campaign 2026, scheduled for July 12, Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Saturday distributed 1,400 saplings to promote environmental conservation and strengthen the ‘Net Zero Sarojini Nagar’ initiative.Under the initiative, 1,400 saplings were distributed among booth presidents, mandal presidents, sector coordinators and representatives of social organisations to ensure…
Lucknow: The UP govt said on Saturday that hi-tech digital libraries have been developed in gram panchayats across 32 districts of the state, where students are being provided with around 20,000 digital educational resources, including e-books, video lectures, audio content and digital quizzes to help them prepare for competitive exams.In the first phase, approximately Rs…
