Noida: A city court on Thursday allowed conditional police remand of three women — Aakriti Chaudhary, Manisha Chauhan and Srishti Gupta — accused of inciting violence during the industrial workers’ protest on April 13. The court also allowed their lawyers to be present during investigation proceedings.The court of additional civil judicial magistrate (ACJM) Virek Aggrawal…
Prayagraj: Observing that merely based on one or two criminal cases, a person cannot be branded a ‘goonda’ under the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970, the Allahabad high court has set aside a six-month externment order issued against a man.In a judgment dated April 20, the HC said such punitive action of the state…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Thursday sought the UP govt’s response on the petition challenging the order by the Inspector General of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) directing an inquiry into the running of madrasas in Uttar Pradesh due to allegations of foreign funding.The petition, filed by association of teachers of UP madrasas, challenges the…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday dismissed 11 special appeals filed by the UP government, taking a strict view of delays in their filing and held that no sufficient cause had been shown to justify the lapse.Rejecting the special appeals, the division bench observed that the government, equipped with an organized…
UP Rajya Vidyut Parishad Abhiyanta Sangh leaders welcomed new MD UPPCL Nitish Kumar at Shakti Bhawan on Thursday Nitish Kumar takes charge as MD of UPPCL UP Rajya Vidyut Parishad Abhiyanta Sangh leaders welcomed new MD UPPCL Nitish Kumar at Shakti Bhawan on Thursday Nitish Kumar takes charge as MD of UPPCL UP Rajya Vidyut…
LUCKNOW: BJP chief Nitin Nabin’s assertion that CM Yogi Adityanath will be the party’s face for the 2027 UP assembly elections has swung the arc-lights back on saffron outfit’s move of underscoring its clarity on leadership issue besides setting out its political narrative well ahead of the high-stake poll battle due early next year.Speaking to…
Lucknow: A joint team of SWAT and Garhmukteshwar police on Thursday rescued a kidnapped youth and arrested six accused, including a woman, busting an abduction-for-ransom racket. Police also recovered ₹7.5 lakh allegedly collected as ransom.Police said the victim, Fazil Hayat, a resident of Alipur Chaupala under Gajraula police station in Amroha district, was abducted on…
Lucknow: As severe hot conditions in the state intensified on Thursday, Lucknow experienced its hottest day of the season so far, and six cities from UP figured among the top 10 hotspots in the country. No relief is likely till Saturday.According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in the city rose to…
Lucknow: With temperatures rising over the past week, major govt hospitals — Balrampur, SPM Civil, Lok Bandhu and KGMU — have reported a 30%-40% rise in patients with heat-related illnesses.At Civil Hospital, cases of nausea, dysentery and loose motion have increased from around 60-80 a day to 90-110. Balrampur Hospital has seen a rise from…
Lucknow: A 26-year-old private bank employee allegedly died by suicide in Chinhat area, reportedly during a video call with a female friend late Tuesday.The incident came to light on Wednesday morning when friends found him hanging inside his rented accommodation.Akarsh Mishra, a native of Belsar village of Basti, was working in a private bank, primarily…
