Image Used For Representational Purpose Only LUCKNOW: A nine-month-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by her 14-year-old relative in Gorakhpur district, police said on Sunday.The juvenile during interrogation claimed that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crime.The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the accused…
A representative image showing a body covered with a white sheet BIJNOR: A 28-year-old woman, who was eight months pregnant, was allegedly smothered to death by her husband in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, with police saying the couple had a strained relationship marked by a history of domestic abuse.The accused, Mukesh Saini, was arrested on…
Lucknow: The state govt on Saturday released the merit list for admission to Classes 6, 9 and 11 in five sports colleges run by the Uttar Pradesh Sports Colleges Society.According to officials, the selection committee awarded marks online based on the performance of each participant.Across the five sports colleges — Guru Gobind Singh Sports College,…
Citizens and politicians came together as part of preparations for the Yoga Day on Satuday Lucknow: City made all preparations for large-scale International Yoga Day celebrations on Sunday, with events across parks, institutions and residential areas.On Saturday, Lucknow Development Authority had made arrangements to organise yoga programmes and morning entry to its 12 parks, while…
Lucknow: A day ahead of International Yoga Day, hundreds of residents gathered at KD Singh Babu Stadium on Saturday for a mass yoga camp. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak joined participants and performed yoga asanas. People of all age groups attended the event, dressed in yellow T-shirts as well as traditional attire, creating a colourful…
Lucknow: Food Safety and Drug Administration seized fake, expired and illegally stocked medicines worth more than Rs 3.63 crore in Agra, an official said on Saturday. “The six-day operation, carried out in two phases between May 22-24 and Jun 12-14, led to the sealing of eight illegal warehouses and registration of six FIRs,“ the official…
railway staff discovered a venomous spectacled cobra hidden beneath a washbasin LUCKNOW: What began as a routine coach inspection at Gwalior railway station (Madhya Pradesh) turned into a real-life thriller for railway staff on Sunday morning.During scheduled maintenance of the 11801 Gwalior–Prayagraj Express at platform 3, coach and wagon (C&W) staff were checking water levels…
The law relating to waqf in India has increasingly become a subject of intense legal, political and social debate. Yet one important doctrinal issue continues to receive far less attention than it deserves: the concept of Waqf of Mushaʿ — the dedication of an undivided share in jointly owned property.Under classical Islamic jurisprudence, Muslim jurists…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: During a review of projects in the Jhansi division on Saturday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed public representatives to have in-depth knowledge of the geographical, social and developmental needs of their areas. He told officials that suggestions and proposals of public representatives should be taken on priority and action plan…
tnnLucknow: More than 2.1 crore UP farmers received financial assistance worth Rs 4,352 crore on Saturday as PM Narendra Modi released the 23rd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from West Bengal.CM Yogi Adityanath joined the programme virtually from Jhansi and expressed gratitude to PM Modi for the continued support of…
