Lucknow: The death of a 22-year-old woman who fell from the Madiaon overbridge has taken a dramatic turn, with her father alleging murder and naming her boyfriend and his relatives in an FIR on Sunday.Shilpi Gautam, a resident of Birampur Singhamau in Bakshi Ka Talab, died after falling from the overbridge around 11 pm on…
Lucknow: Cyber cons posing as pension department officials allegedly duped a retired govt employee of Rs 12.94 lakh, nearly his entire retirement corpus. On discovering the loss, he suffered a paralytic stroke, police said.The case was registered after his daughter filed a complaint with the office of the deputy commissioner of police (crime).According to police,…
Lucknow: A 40-year-old man was trapped inside the lift of a commercial apartment with his pet dog for 45 minutes on Sunday before his distress calls were heard by a passer-by, who alerted the security guards for rescue.The man, Ranvijay Singh, a resident of Saraswati Apartment in Gomti Nagar Extension, said the lift stopped midway…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother by repeatedly striking him with an LPG cylinder and then dragged the blood-soaked body onto a public road in Jankipuram Extension on Sunday afternoon, police said.The victim, identified as Aryan Mishra, 21, suffered severe head injuries during the attack at the family’s Sector-3 residence around 3…
Lucknow: The Lucknow University has introduced a major change in the admission process for its Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharma) programme at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, effective from the academic session 2026–27.Until now, admissions to the BPharma course were conducted through the counselling process organised by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU). However, from…
Lucknow: The written examination for the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable (Civil Police) Direct Recruitment-2025 will commence on Monday, with nearly 28.87 lakh candidates set to compete for 32,679 vacancies over three days across the state.The examination will be conducted on June 8, 9 and 10 in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. According to the…
The evening featured Awadhi, Bhojpuri and Rajasthani folk performances Lucknow: Folk music and dance took centre stage at the ‘Traditional Folk Art Festival’ celebrating Ganga-Jamuni culture at Mohan Singh Bisht Auditorium on Sunday.The programme opened with a Ganpati Vandana, followed by the dance drama ‘Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb’, which depicted communal harmony through visuals of temple aarti…
Veteran actor Anil Rastogi performs in play ‘Aakhri Vasant’ Lucknow: A moving social drama ‘Aakhri Vasant’, focusing on the emotional struggles of elderly parents abandoned by their children. was staged at Kala Mandapam on Sunday.The play was organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, in collaboration with Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya.Written and directed by Subhdeep Raha,…
Plastic, construction debris, household and organic waste were found scattered across the dry riverbed Lucknow: Large-scale dumping of garbage along a 2-km stretch of the Gomti riverbank between G20 Circle and Shiv Shakti Dham temple is likely to be washed into the river during rainfall.This was revealed during a recent TOI reality check of the…
Bahraich: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has notified Ken Nala in Gulra area of Shravasti as a biodiversity heritage site.District magistrate, Shravasti, Annapurna Garg said that it is a significant step which will promote environmental conservation and ecotourism in the region.The CM said that Shravasti is believed to have been founded by Lav, the son of…
