Bahraich: A criminal was injured in a police encounter and five people were arrested in connection with an electricity cable theft case in Nanpara area of Bahraich early Saturday. Another suspect managed to escape under the cover of darkness.The encounter took place near Hada Besedi along the Saryu Canal embankment, where police had received information…
Bahraich: Senior IAS officer Akshay Tripathi, a 2014-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer and outgoing Bahraich District Magistrate, has been appointed Private Secretary to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on August 8, 2026.Tripathi’s move to central deputation is expected to end his tenure as…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed that a deceased ‘work-charge’ employee of the Rural Engineering Department, who served the government for over 18 years, be treated as regularised from the date he became eligible, holding that his death could not extinguish his accrued right to consideration for regularisation.Justice Indrajeet Shukla…
Bela garland seller Arvind Saini offers freshly strung jasmine flowers to evening strollers Manoj ChhabraEven in the bustle of Hazratganj, where conversations, traffic, and footsteps blend into the rhythm of the evening, one fragrance still rises above the noise—the unmistakable scent of fresh Bela.As dusk settles over Lucknow, someone carrying strings of freshly woven jasmine…
Five members of a gang involved in stealing electricity cables were arrested following an encounter with police in the Nanpara area of Bahraich on Saturday Lucknow: Five members of a gang allegedly involved in electricity cable theft were arrested following an encounter in Nanpara in Bahraich district on Saturday. One of the accused sustained a…
Cycle rally aimed to spread awareness against substance abuse Lucknow: Around 150 staff members of Jan Bhavan participated in a cycle rally on Saturday to spread awareness against substance abuse and promote a drug-free lifestyle as part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.The rally was flagged off from Jan Bhavan by Governor Anandiben Patel and…
The intermediate-level student reached the jail at around 2 pm on August 6 for a scheduled meeting. LUCKNOW: At least 10 live cartridges were found in the possession of a minor girl who had reached a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda to meet her lover on Thursday. A fake Aadhaar card and cash were also…
(In photo: Raja alias Sameerul and Azim Khan)The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) captured two suspects in Lucknow on August 7 in connection with the distribution of high-quality fake Indian currency LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested two men allegedly involved in the smuggling and circulation of high-quality counterfeit Indian currency notes,…
The accused, 20-year-old Devansh Pathak, who was also her classmate, was found injured at the scene and was later arrested. LUCKNOW: A suspected case of jealousy turned fatal in Lucknow when a 20-year-old BCA student was allegedly killed by her classmate inside her home following an argument over her interactions with another man, police said.The…
Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Friday appointed senior party functionary Aeshwarya Raj Singh as its new Uttar Pradesh president, hours after incumbent Ramashish Rai resigned from the post and announced his exit from the party.The late-evening appointment underlines the party leadership’s attempt to quickly contain any organisational uncertainty and project stability at a time…
