Lucknow: Police in Rae Bareli, Unnao, Hardoi and Lakhimpur Kheri conducted coordinated crackdowns on hardened criminals, leading to multiple arrests after separate encounters.Senior officers said local police, Special Operations Groups (SOG), SWAT teams and surveillance units carried out joint operations. Illegal firearms, live cartridges, looted jewellery, motorcycles, mobile phones and cash linked to robbery and…
Lucknow: Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh congratulated residents of the constituency after the UP govt approved a major healthcare expansion project comprising a 1,010-bed state-of-the-art multispeciality emergency centre at the new campus of Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.Expressing gratitude to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Singh termed the project a “historic step” that would strengthen…
Lucknow: Nestled on campus of 35th Battalion of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Lucknow is a museum that preserves some of the bravest chapters of India’s internal security and border defence history.On International Museum Day, the PAC museum emerges not just as a gallery of old weapons and uniforms, but a living archive…
Spiritual makeover of kitty parties Spiritual makeover of kitty parties Spiritual makeover of kitty parties Spiritual makeover of kitty parties Spiritual makeover of kitty parties Lucknow: In the living rooms of Uttar Pradesh, the familiar rhythm of kitty parties is undergoing a quiet transformation. The clink of teacups and spirited gossip sessions are being replaced…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that offering namaz on public roads should not be permitted, stressing that such practices can disrupt traffic and inconvenience the general public. He added that roads are meant for movement and daily commuting, and should not be used for gatherings that block public space.The chief…
Lucknow: Police on Sunday arrested four people in connection with the murder of a former village pradhan and former BJP mandal president Tej Bahadur Yadav in Balrampur on May 14.Yadav was allegedly beaten to death with iron rods and sticks during a dispute at a wedding in Golhipur village of the district.According to police, the…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has dismissed a plea challenging legal provisions granting pension, family pension and other facilities to former MLAs and MLCs.The court observed that provisions relating to pension and allied benefits fall within the legislative domain and cannot be declared unconstitutional merely due to policy disagreement.“The constitutional scheme…
Dharampal Singh at party event Lucknow: BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh on Sunday asked party workers to create awareness among the people about the welfare schemes being run by the central and state govts and strengthen the organisation at the booth level.Addressing the concluding session of a two-day training camp of Bharatiya Janata…
Lucknow: The state govt has launched four schemes and is providing subsidies to promote indigenous cow breeds and increase milk production in the state, additional chief secretary, animal husbandry, Mukesh Meshram said.Meshram said the schemes aimed to strengthen the rural economy and promote dairy farming.“Under the Nandini and Mini Nandini schemes, up to 50% subsidy…
LUCKNOW: Four persons were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a speeding car rammed into a combine harvester on the Bahraich-Nanpara road in the wee hours of Monday in Bahraich district.The accident took place near Digwa petrol pump under Matera police station limits, around 30 kilometres from the district headquarters. According to police,…
