Lucknow: Two teenagers stranded atop an overhead water tank in Siddharthnagar district were rescued by an Indian Air Force helicopter on Sunday morning, nearly 15 hours after the stairs collapsed, leading to a fatal accident.The sequence of events started on Saturday afternoon in Belasad Tappa Tharouli village of Navgarh tehsil, near Kanshiram Awas Colony, where…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition filed by alleged gang leader Mohit Yadav, upholding police action in which 13 members of a dacoity gang were booked under the Gangsters Act following a Rs 6.8 lakh robbery in Vikas Nagar.A division bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Pramod Kumar Srivastava rejected Yadav’s…
Woman, daughter among 3 killed as soil caves in (Picture credit: X) KAUSHAMBI: At least three people died and two others were seriously injured after a soil mound collapsed during digging work in Chak Thanwa village under Manjhanpur police station limits in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district on Sunday.Officials said the victims were digging soil for…
Lucknow: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter from the Central Air Command in Prayagraj was deployed on Sunday morning to rescue two teenagers stranded atop an overhead water tank in the Siddharth Nagar area of Gorakhpur, following a request from the state government. The rescue operation took place nearly 15 hours after the…
Lucknow: A 22-year-old man ended his life in Madiaon police station area of Lucknow on Friday night, with family members attributing the incident to prolonged distress over severe hair loss.The deceased has been identified as Salman Ali, son of Abid Ali, resident of Beligard Road. According to police, his body was found hanging from a…
Lucknow: In a crackdown on narcotics networks, Barabanki police and the district administration on Saturday sealed immovable assets worth over ₹6 crore in the Begumganj area belonging to a notorious drug trafficker under the NDPS Act.The action was carried out against Misbahur Rehman alias Ajjan, a history-sheeter from Tikra Murtaza village under Zaidpur Police Station.According…
Lucknow: The relief from severe hot condition is likely to continue in the city as the weatherman has predicted a few spells of thundershowers between Monday and Wednesday.The Met department said a western disturbance over Afghanistan and cyclonic circulation from Rajasthan will bring the rainfall.“Next week is expected to begin with thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning…
Lucknow: In an intense crackdown on noise pollution caused by vehicles, UP police on Saturday said it issued challans to over 11,000 violators and collected Rs 3.97 crore in fines in a statewide enforcement drive conducted last month.The crackdown was carried out on the directions of the traffic directorate, targeting vehicles fitted with illegal modifications,…
TNNLucknow: Following videos related to the death of a 60-year-old patient and the alleged denial of a bed to a head-injury patient at the Trauma Centre of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) that surfaced on social media, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has ordered an inquiry.Pathak, who is also the health minister, has sought a…
Lucknow: A case of abetment to suicide was registered against a woman, her father, brother and other family members after a 34-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was found dead in his rented accommodation in the Ahimamau area under Sushant Golf City police station limits on Friday.According to his cousin, the officer did not respond to calls…
