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The searches were carried out on July 16, 2026, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with ECIR No. ECIR/LKZO/14/2024. LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Thursday conducted simultaneous search operations at 13 premises across West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other locations…

LUCKNOW: The arrest of four men for running an organised fuel theft syndicate by the Lucknow crime branch has uncovered a racket that allegedly used GPS manipulation, electronic lock-bypassing devices and even thermal expansion to steal fuel from tankers.The gang allegedly siphoned petrol and diesel from tankers transporting fuel from the HPCL Amausi terminal, adulterated…

Pathikrit.ChakrabortyLucknow: A 50-year-old farmer was killed in a suspected tiger attack in Sitapur dist on Wednesday evening, triggering panic among villagers amid fears that a big cat is roaming the area.The incident took place around 5 pm in Rasulwa village under Madhavapur gram panchayat in the Sandana police station area.The victim, Kamal Kishore (50), had…

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) has declared the main road passing through Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan‘s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University campus in Rampur a public road and installed signboards at the university’s main gate stating that it is open for public use, according to news agency ANI.The 3-km four-lane cement concrete…

LUCKNOW: The Rampur Development Authority (RDA) has ordered the demolition of 38 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, founded by jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, saying they were constructed without approved building plans, according to news agency ANI.The move has triggered a political row, with the Samajwadi Party and Congress accusing the BJP government…

LUCKNOW: Siddharthnagar police on Wednesday exhumed the body of a 20-year-old woman from the mud floor of a room in her matrimonial home in Chak Majhari village of Dumariyaganj, after her husband was accused of killing her and attempting to pass the case off as a disappearance.The deceased was identified as Mufidan. Police said her…

Lucknow: The Bahraich Police and district administration were honoured by governor Anandiben Patel for achieving the highest number of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations in UP, a campaign aimed at protecting adolescent girls from cervical cancer.The honour was conferred at a state-level function in Lucknow on Tuesday, where the governor presented a citation to the Bahraich…

Lucknow: To mark World Plastic Surgery Day, a Walkathon was organised by Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences’s department of plastic surgery and burns, at Lucknow Golf Club on Wednesday.The event was inaugurated by chief guest Rajeshwar Singh, Sarojini Nagar MLA and guest of honour was Rajneesh Sethi, secretary of Lucknow Golf Club.Participants carried…

Lucknow: The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU) will soon establish its own medical college with an initial intake of 100 MBBS students.The announcement was made by vice-chancellor Maj Gen (Dr) Amit Devgan during the university’s second convocation on Wednesday. Currently, the university only grants affiliation to medical, nursing and paramedical colleges in the state.Deputy…

Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, chancellor of state universities, on Wednesday directed Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University to make optimum use of its infrastructure for academic activities, citing vacant floors and underused facilities.Addressing the university’s convocation, Patel said the seventh and eighth floors of the administrative building were lying vacant, and several rooms on other floors…