Lucknow: State energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma on Saturday said power tripping in any area was unacceptable and must be prevented through effective planning and timely action.During a review meeting in Varanasi, he issued directions to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply amid an intense heat wave.Sharma emphasised improving both the speed and quality of power-related works….
AI-generated representational image. BALLIA: A man allegedly stabbed his wife and mother-in-law to death and left his father-in-law critically injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police said. Ballia SP Omvir Singh said a domestic dispute between the accused and his wife is suspected to be the trigger…
Lucknow: UP govt has ordered registration of a criminal case against former SP MLC Kamlesh Pathak for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.UP vigilance establishment initiated action after preliminary findings revealed that Pathak accumulated assets and incurred expenditure worth Rs 2 crore during his tenure as a public servant, exceeding his…
LUCKNOW: A 42-year-old woman was strangled in front of her eight-year-old daughter, allegedly by her live-in partner, in Thakurganj. The accused fled after the crime.According to reports, the woman lived in a makeshift hut on a vacant plot near Lala Bagh along Ring Road, along with her live-in partner and her daughter. Her body was…
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Lucknow: Addressing rallies in West Bengal ahead of the second phase of polling, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday heightened the Hindutva pitch. He said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act as “Mamata didi is worried that if Hindus increase in numbers, then how will Iftar be held on the streets”….
Demand rises for terracotta water pots Lucknow: As hot weather conditions intensified on Saturday, many parts of the state reeled under heatwave, with the mercury crossing a record 47 degrees Celsius mark in Banda, hottest in the country.While most districts recorded maximum temperatures above 42 degrees Celsius, Lucknow saw a rise in mercury, making Saturday…
Lucknow: With temperatures already crossing 40 degrees Celsius across the state, the department of animal husbandry has issued directions to ensure proper arrangements in all cow shelters.For the protection of animals in the intense heat, the department has made it mandatory to provide water misting systems, coolers, fans, drinking water and shade at cow shelters.Officials…
Candidates undergo checking at an examination centre in Mathura on Saturday Lucknow: The Home Guards’ written examination was conducted across 74 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in a largely peaceful and well‑managed manner, though four persons were arrested in separate incidents for attempting to use unfair means on the first day of the three‑day…
Lucknow: A sense of relief and cautious optimism prevailed among aspirants as they stepped out of examination centres across Lucknow after appearing for the Uttar Pradesh Home Guards enrolment test 2025.Most candidates described the paper as straightforward, with a strong emphasis on general knowledge and current affairs.Outside centres in Indira Nagar and adjoining areas, candidates…
