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Lucknow: Investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations from the Ram Temple intensified on Sunday as Ayodhya police questioned five jailed accused and advanced analysis of electronic evidence, with forensic teams recovering deleted CCTV footage that allegedly shows cash being removed during the donation-counting process.Highly placed sources said forensic experts and IT specialists retrieved video…

BJP national president Nitin Nabin with deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Lucknow: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday stepped up the party’s outreach and coordination exercise ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, holding a series of meetings with senior BJP functionaries and NDA allies in what is being seen as the…

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath felicitates BJP National President Nitin Nabin during the ‘Shakti Kendra Sanyojak Sammelan’ at Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on Sunday Lucknow: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday said that the party remains firmly focused on the electoral battle ahead and is working in coordination with its NDA allies to further…

CM Yogi Adityanath and BJP chief Nitin Nabin enjoy mangoes Lucknow: After a day packed with organisational meetings and political deliberations, the BJP leadership switched to a lighter mode on Sunday afternoon, gathering for a mango party hosted by Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak at his official residence.The informal get-together brought together CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP…

Lucknow: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday interacted with the city’s artists, litterateurs and cultural activists at the residence of noted litterateur and Padma Shri awardee Vidya Bindu Singh, underscoring the party’s outreach to the cultural community.Among those present were BJP state president Pankaj Chaudhary, state vice-president Neeraj Singh and Lucknow metropolitan president Anand…

Lucknow: A tractor driver was killed and 11 passengers were injured after a Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus collided head-on with a tractor-trolley on the Gonda-Bahraich highway in Bahraich district on Sunday morning.The accident occurred near Chilwariya Sugar Mill when a roadways bus travelling from Varanasi to Bahraich crashed into a tractor-trolley…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has defended its decision to revise the sanctioned electricity load of 46.68 lakh consumers, saying that the action has been taken in accordance with the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Supply Code (Fifth Amendment), 2005.The clarification comes after the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad (UPRVUP)…

Lucknow: A 55-year-old woman was killed in a crocodile attack while returning home from a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district. Villagers retrieved her body after spotting it clamped in the reptile’s jaws nearly 15 hours later.The incident took place in the Mohkampurwa police station area, around 110 km from the district headquarters.According to police…

Lucknow: Lucknow University is set to revive admissions to its doctor of letters (D.Litt.), doctor of science (D.Sc.) and doctor of laws (LL.D.) programmes after an 18-year hiatus.University officials approved the ordinance governing the award of the three degrees. “Admissions will commence once the ordinance receives formal approval from the Jan Bhavan, following which the…

Lucknow: Police in Balrampur district lodged an FIR against 27 people accused of holding citizenship of India and Nepal, obtaining Indian identity documents through fraudulent means and availing of govt welfare benefits despite being the citizens of Nepal.The case was registered at Jarwa police station on the complaint of sub-inspector Shambhu Singh, following verification exercise…