Lucknow: An FIR has been registered on court orders after a 30-year-old Bahraich woman alleged that a spiritual healer pressured her to convert to Islam while claiming to treat her children through rituals.The complainant, Rama Devi of Tulsipur village, said she had been in contact with the accused, identified as Puttan (35) of Begampur, for…
A fortnight-long campaign launched in Pilibhit aims to boost rural women’s financial independence. (Representational image) PILIBHIT: A fortnight-long “Santraptikaran Abhiyan” (saturation campaign) aimed at accelerating financial independence among rural women was launched in Pilibhit on Saturday under the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM).The initiative will run from August 5 to August 20, 2026.DM…
Tiwari alleged that Prakhar had duped several women across different states, including Maharashtra, of crores of rupees by allegedly luring them into relationships while using fake identities. SSITAPUR: Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA from Sevata Gyan Tiwari has lodged a complaint alleging that his daughter was duped into marrying a conman who had allegedly married around…
Director SGPGI Prof RK Dhiman and Head of Mother and reproductive health department Prof Mandakini Pradhan taking a look at one of the posters on breastfeeding awareness Lucknow: The departments of maternal & reproductive health and neonatology at SGPGIMS organised a continuing medical education programme on breastfeeding awareness on Saturday, marking the culmination of World…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police Crime Branch arrested another accused from Ahmedabad in connection with the fake international call centre that was found operating from the city’s Summit building, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 123 and strengthening the emerging Gujarat link in the investigation.The latest accused, Niteshbhai Padmashali, 38, Gujarat’s Anand district,…
Lucknow: A Barabanki court has sentenced a man and his parents to seven years’ imprisonment each in the dowry death of his wife. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 each on the convicts.District and sessions judge Pratima Srivastava on Friday convicted Chhotkan, 35, and his parents Shanti Devi, 58, and Bhallu, 62.According…
Lucknow: Five people, including a juvenile, were arrested on Saturday for the murder of a 19-year-old man in Kushinagar on Aug 1, police said.The victim, Adarsh Chauhan of Chakhni Khas village, was allegedly stabbed in the abdomen by a group of youths who objected to his regular contact with a girl. He later succumbed to…
Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on Saturday Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on Saturday Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh in the city on Saturday Union minister of state for science and technology Jitendra Singh…
Lucknow: Dengue cases have started trickling into the city, with 11 infections reported in the first five days of Aug, signalling the seasonal rise that typically accompanies the monsoon.The city reported 15 dengue cases in Jul and health officials said the number of infections could increase as rains create more mosquito-breeding sites. However, no dengue…
A bank loan facilitator whose body was found inside a car at Saleh Nagar Tiraha in Aashiana was murdered following a drunken brawl, police claimed after arresting two accused in the case Lucknow: A financial adviser working with a private company was allegedly beaten to death following a drunken brawl at a country liquor shop,…
