LUCKNOW: The UP Police and the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) arrested a key accused of links with a suspected ISIS-linked module.The accused, identified as Majul, a resident of Sauftpur village under Nangal police station in Bijnor, was detained by airport authorities upon arrival from South Africa and handed over to local police on Apr 18.He had…
LUCKNOW: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC has modified its own order, which was pronounced in open court on Friday, directing the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in the alleged dual citizenship case. Acknowledging that Rahul should have been given an opportunity to be heard, the court issued him a…
Lucknow: The UP education service selection commission completed preparations to conduct the assistant professor recruitment examination on Apr 18-19, with stringent measures in place to ensure a cheating-free and transparent process.The examination will be held in four shifts across 53 centres in six districts — Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Agra and Meerut.Commission chairman Prashant Kumar…
Following a fire that reduced homes to ashes in the Vikas Nagar slum, families take shelter amid the rubble under makeshift tarpaulin sheets, in Lucknow on Friday Lucknow: A day after an inferno gutted over 280 shanties in Vikasnagar and rendered more than 1,000 people homeless, scenes of grief unfolded as displaced families returned to…
Lucknow: Under a harsh Friday sun and the lingering stench of smoke, survivors of the Vikas Nagar fire bent over charred remains rebuilding their shattered lives — one bamboo pole, one torn tarpaulin, one salvaged cloth at a time. Sarees now serve as roofs, plastic sheets as walls, and broken sticks hold together fragile shelters…
Following a fire that reduced homes to ashes in the Vikas Nagar slum, families take shelter amid the rubble under makeshift tarpaulin sheets, in Lucknow on Friday Lucknow: Vikas Nagar police on Friday registered two separate FIRs against unidentified individuals for allegedly circulating misleading and communally sensitive content on social media in the aftermath of…
The families went ahead with the wedding despite the massive fire reduced the settlement to ashes Lucknow: Lucknow: In a moving story of grit and heartbreak, a wedding in Lucknow went ahead even after a massive fire reduced a settlement in Vikas Nagar to ashes, leaving over 1,000 people homeless just hours before the ceremony.The…
Relief camps bring hope to fire-hit families; children smile again as they receive new books Lucknow: Days after a devastating fire reduced hundreds of shanties to ashes, the district administration has intensified relief efforts — setting up camps, distributing food, and reaching out to the most vulnerable, especially children whose lives were abruptly disrupted.At relief…
Manju Devi is looking forward to start her classroom in the slum Lucknow: Barefoot, with soot still smudged on his face and no proper clothes, four-year-old Jugnoo stands amid the ashes and points to his face — “eyes, nose, ears” —in careful English. When asked further, he softly recites, “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…” pausing only to…
Lucknow: A documentary on Maharashtra’s fading tribal art forms bagged the top prize at the Lucknow International Film Festival from over 3,500 entries from more than 40 countries.Directed by Arun Shekhar, Thakar Folk Arts was recognised for its artistic presentation and focus on preserving the cultural heritage of the Thakar tribe. The award was presented…
