Lucknow: Police on Tuesday busted a transgender gang that targeted women by looting jewellery under the pretext of seeking “neg” (customary gift) for weddings.Police arrested three persons, including two transgender persons, and recovered stolen jewellery along with the car used in the crimes.Additional deputy commissioner of police (south zone) Vasant Kumar said the arrested accused…
At least four flights bound for Delhi were diverted to Lucknow on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions in the national capital. The affected flights included AI2908 from Dehradun, 6E615 from Mumbai, IX2379 from Ranchi, and IX1513 from Guwahati Follow the latest election results 2026, live updates, winner lists, constituency-wise results, party-wise trends and full…
Lucknow: Shiksha mitras (para teachers) on Tuesday expressed gratitude to chief minister Yogi Adityanath for hiking their honorarium by 80% and making a provision for cashless treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh.Tej Bhan Singh, a shiksha mitra from Kasganj who was honored by the CM, said: “We thank the govt for restoring our dignity….
Lucknow: KGMU on Tuesday issued a notice to a private agency over a lithotripsy machine for non-surgical treatment of kidney stones that has remained non-functional for the past one-and-a-half months.Every month around 20 patients come for kidney stone treatment, but they are being asked to wait or opt for invasive procedures.With the machine down, doctors…
Lucknow: An internal inquiry at KGMU on Tuesday found that a faculty member in the ophthalmology department was allegedly involved in malpractice, directing patients to a private shop to buy medicines and lenses even though these were available at subsidised rates in the hospital.The matter came to light last month after a patient from Gorakhpur…
Lucknow: Living up to its famed Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, several Muslim residents also organised bhandaras across the city on the first Bada Mangal on Tuesday.Among those serving food, water and refreshments to people in the summer heat was Harman Iftekhar of Phoolbagh, who has been hosting bhandaras for the past two years. This year, he set…
Lucknow: The West Bengal Assembly election results are set to cast a shadow on Uttar Pradesh’s political landscape, with ripple effects expected among all major players, including the BJP, SP and Congress.While the parties, barring the Congress or the BJP, in the fray in other states like Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry or Kerala don’t have…
The deceased, Sachin alias Kalia (30), was a resident of Revatapur under PGI police station limits. His body was found behind a school in Sector-8 of Vrindavan Yojana along the Lucknow-Nagram road. Police said the body appeared to be around two days old.Officials said Sachin was named in cases including murder and attempt to murder.Police…
Rajesh Kumar Pandey | TNNPrayagraj: Allahabad high court has clarified that constitutional functionaries like MPs, judges, and ministers are entitled to ‘Honourable’ honorifics. The court, however, clarified that a civil servant, regardless of rank, is not entitled to use this specific honorific.A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena in its April 30…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt is preparing a comprehensive action plan to boost farmers’ income by integrating agriculture with animal husbandry and expanding the production, use and marketing of cow dung-based products across the state.At a high-level meeting held on Monday, Animal husbandry minister Dharampal Singh directed officials of the animal husbandry and agriculture departments…
