Uttar Pradesh’s EOW has ramped up its efforts with ‘Operation Shikanja,’ leading to the arrest of three more individuals LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday arrested three accused in connection with the alleged large-scale irregularities in the 2018 Village Development Officer (VDO) recruitment examination, taking forward its crackdown on suspects involved…
LUCKNOW: A nine-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Bahraich district after the animal allegedly entered her house and dragged her away while she was sleeping in the veranda, officials said on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Anshika, daughter of Om Prakash and a resident of Tapra Bazaar village under Sujauli police station…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt’s Nav Bharat Literacy Programme has benefited more than 11.68 lakh people in the last four years.Implemented under the centrally sponsored Nav Bharat Saksharta Abhiyan, the programme is aimed at eliminating illiteracy by making individuals above 15 years read, write and attain numeracy skills, while also equipping them with practical knowledge…
Lucknow: Losing a smartphone is no longer just about replacing a device — it could mean losing access to bank accounts within minutes.A recent cyber fraud bust by Lucknow Police, in which five accused were arrested, underscores how stolen phones are quickly exploited for financial theft if victims fail to act promptly.Police said the gang…
Lucknow: A delay in issuance of CBSE final marksheets after re-evaluation has thrown the overseas study plans of several city students into disarray as global universities near non-negotiable document deadlines.For Akansha Singh, who secured admission to a computer science programme in Berlin, the dream is slipping away. With a June 12 deadline and marksheets expected…
Lucknow: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued revised guidelines to regulate the use of artificial intelligence and check plagiarism in PhD theses, setting clear limits and penalties for violations.According to the new UGC guidelines, a PhD thesis with 10%-40% AI-generated content or plagiarism will be returned to the scholar for revision within six months….
Lucknow: Hot and humid conditions continued to prevail in the city on Monday. The maximum temperature touched 40.3 degrees Celsius, 0.6 notches above normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 29.7 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees above normal. Relative humidity was also high, 35%-53%, turning weather sultry and uncomfortable.Residents have been advised to avoid prolonged sun…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh govt has claimed to emerge as the leading state in the country in meeting electricity demand despite an intense heatwave that has pushed temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius in several districts.With power consumption rising sharply, UPPCL has maintained uninterrupted electricity supply across the state.The state met a record electricity demand of 31,147…
Lucknow: In the wake of the Delhi hotel fire that killed 21 people, the fire department in Lucknow has issued notices to 20 hotels and restaurants for violating fire safety norms during a citywide inspection drive.Twelve establishments have been given 45 days to rectify structural deficiencies, failing which they may face penalties, cancellation of fire…
Lucknow: A 55-year-old woman, owner of a stationery store, was allegedly molested and thrashed by an autorickshaw driver and his aide and pushed out of a moving vehicle after she resisted their advances in the Ghazipur (Indiranagar) area, police said.The main accused was later arrested after being injured in a police encounter.The incident occurred on…
