Lucknow: The state capital recorded a 47% fall in annual average PM10 concentration over the past eight years, helping it secure the top rank among Indian cities with populations above 10 lakh in Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026.The city scored 198 out of 200 points under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Survey data showed annual…
Lucknow: A court in Rae Bareli has sentenced three Nigerians to four years and three months of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 each in a nearly five-year-old case registered under the Gangsters Act. The three were accused of running a fraud racket in which they created fake social media identities, established…
Transporter murder case accused Jai Kishan Sharma Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested a ₹50,000 reward-wanted accused in connection with the abduction and murder of transporter Dhirendra Pratap Singh.The accused, Jai Kishan Sharma, was arrested near Sector 10 intersection in the Sushant Golf City area. According to the STF, Dhirendra Pratap Singh,…
Woman drug peddler in custody Lucknow: In an anti-narcotics operation near the India-Nepal border, a joint team of Bahraich police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested a woman drug peddler and seized 116 grams of smack valued at around ₹50 lakh in the international market.The accused, identified as Shakeela Bibi (40), wife of Mohammad…
Lucknow: The export of 25,000 quintals of molasses from Basti has generated nearly USD 5 lakh in foreign exchange earnings, the state govt said on Monday.Notably, molasses falls under a separate tariff classification; therefore, the foreign exchange earned from it is separate from the state’s main excise export figures. Officials said industries linked to agricultural…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has registered an FIR against SDM Vivek Rajput for allegedly acquiring assets and incurring expenditure disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure as SDM, Sirsaganj, Firozabad.The case was lodged under Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018, following…
Lucknow: The digital education initiative launched in Sarojini Nagar in 2022 is now expanding across Uttar Pradesh, said MLA Rajeshwar Singh while welcoming the state govt’s decision to establish digital libraries across Gram Panchayats.Singh expressed his gratitude to chief minister Yogi Adityanath for taking forward the vision of strengthening digital education at the grassroots level.Singh…
Six policemen faced suspension after a video showed a civilian cutting a cake. MAHARAJGANJ: Six policemen have been suspended from a police outpost in UP’s Maharajganj after a video emerged online showing a man, who was not associated with the outpost, cutting a birthday cake inside the premises, police said.The action was taken over alleged…
Lucknow: Only one in six children aged between six and 23 months in Uttar Pradesh receives an adequate diet, paediatric experts said ahead of National Nutrition Week. Limited resources, awareness and time prevent families from providing age-appropriate diverse food.The experts warned that poor nutrition during this crucial period can hamper a child’s growth, immunity and…
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