Lucknow: Eight shooting incidents in six months. Three dead, four injured and a growing sense of unease. From crowded markets and commercial hubs to a school campus and a highway, firearms are increasingly being used to settle disputes in Uttar Pradesh’s capital.The latest incident took place on June 11, when armed miscreants allegedly looted around…
CJP president Abhijeet Dipke at the protest venue in the Lucknow on Friday Pathikrit.Chakraborty CJP president Abhijeet Dipke at the protest venue in the Lucknow on Friday Lucknow: Acting on intelligence inputs suggesting that nearly 10,000 students, job aspirants and members of educational organisations could converge on Lucknow for a large-scale protest at Eco Garden,…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police have arrested the alleged kingpins of an inter-state child trafficking racket — a Rajasthan-based couple accused of sourcing minor girls from UP and selling them into forced marriages. Investigators say the duo has trafficked nearly a dozen girls since 2018.The accused Sonam and her husband Bhupendra Chaudhary were arrested from Kota district…
Lucknow: Patients at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) are facing treatment delays following a Rs 2.5 crore medicine procurement scam in the urology department, which has affected services under the state govt’s Asadhya Rog Yojana scheme.The scheme provides free treatment for serious illnesses such as cancer and chronic kidney disease. However, scrutiny and verification of…
Kalighat Patachitra paintings being displayed at an art gallery in the Lucknow Lucknow: A two-day exhibition showcasing Bengal’s famed Kalighat Pattachitra paintings by folk artist Manoranjan Chitrakar opened at Kokoro Art Gallery on Friday, drawing art lovers, students and cultural enthusiasts keen to explore one of the state’s most distinctive traditional art forms.The exhibition, featuring…
Lucknow: To strengthen child safety, child welfare protection committees will be set up across 331 districts and 20,000 villages with support from NITI Aayog and Just Rights for Children. The initiative aims to ensure that children are in school, safe and protected through community-level awareness, monitoring and early intervention.Founder of Just Rights for Children, Bhuwan…
Lucknow: Akansha Jain of the MBBS 2020 batch will receive the prestigious Chancellor’s Medal, the highest honour of the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), during the institute’s third convocation ceremony scheduled on June 15 at IGP Jupiter Hall.Governor Anandiben Patel will attend the function. The Chancellor’s Medal is awarded to the best…
Lucknow: Under the National Health Mission, 14 urban primary health centres (UPHCs) in the city have been upgraded to polyclinics to provide specialist healthcare services closer to residents.Earlier, these centres offered only basic outpatient care and lacked specialist doctors, advanced diagnostic facilities, and referral support for complex cases, officials said.The upgraded polyclinics will now offer…
Lucknow: A 60-year-old woman died after collapsing while trying to intervene in a dispute between her husband and son in Saadatganj. Police have detained the son for questioning.The incident occurred in Takia Peer Gyan locality. The deceased, Zeenat alias Marjana, stepped in when an argument broke out between her husband, Rais Ahmad, and their son…
Lucknow: The cyber crime cell and cyber police station of the Lucknow commissionerate have busted an illegal call centre operating out of Vibhuti Khand and arrested five people for allegedly duping job seekers across India with fake placement offers in reputed companies.The accused were arrested during a raid at the fourth floor of JS Tower…
