Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS) has revealed that four arrested members of a suspected ISIS terror module were planning to carry out remote-controlled blasts using a toy car-style triggering mechanism and conducted reconnaissance in multiple locations, including Punjab and Bengaluru, on the direction of Pakistan-based handlers.ATS officials said the disclosures emerged after forensic…
Lucknow: In a major push to ease urban traffic congestion, Uttar Pradesh govt has launched the City-Reducing Traffic Congestion (C-RTC) scheme as a pilot project across 20 districts, aiming to ensure smoother, faster and more efficient movement of vehicles in cities.The initiative has been rolled out under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, with a…
Lucknow: Chief engineer of Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar zone, Sushil Garg, has written to authorities of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) flagging the complaints of consumers and urging senior officials to review legal aspects.In a formal letter addressed to MVVNL (copy with TOI), Garg flagged grievances of consumers who claimed that their electricity connections were…
LUCKNOW: At least three people were killed after a truck carrying iron reinforcement bars (rebar) overturned on the Gonda-Belsar road in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district on Thursday morning. Four other labourers travelling in the vehicle escaped by jumping off moments before it overturned.The accident took place at around 9.30 am near Madhavpur village under the…
Lucknow: Members of the Samajwadi Adhivakta Sabha celebrated Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday by cutting a cake at the Library Hall of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court. High court lawyers extended their birthday greetings to Akhilesh and resolved to work towards ensuring a full-majority govt under his leadership in the Assembly elections.The members also planted…
Lucknow: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday approved the promotion of 28 Provincial Police Service (PPS) officers of Uttar Pradesh to the Indian Police Service (IPS), issuing the long-awaited notification late in the evening.The promoted officers belong to the 1997 to 2000 PPS batches and are currently serving in various units of…
LUCKNOW: At least three people were killed and four others injured after a speeding truck collided head-on with a Scorpio SUV on the Ayodhya-Lucknow National Highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district on Thursday morning, police said.The accident occurred at around 7 am near Mubarakganj under the jurisdiction of Raunahi police station. According to preliminary information,…
Lucknow: In one of the biggest cybercrime crackdowns in Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has dismantled what investigators described as a “mini Jamtara” operating from the 11th floor of the Summit Building in Gomti Nagar, detaining 119 persons allegedly linked to a highly organised international cyber fraud network targeting citizens of the United States.The…
Lucknow: Over 19.9 lakh candidates will appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET-2026) scheduled on July 2-4.Conducted by the UP Education Service Selection Commission, Prayagraj, the test will be held at 955 centres across 60 districts.According to the commission, candidates for the upper primary level (classes VI-VIII) will appear in both shifts on Jul 2…
Lucknow: To facilitate candidates appearing for the UPTET 2026 examination, the Lucknow division of Northern Railway will operate eight special unreserved trains on Thursday and Friday.Train number 04201 will run from Lucknow to New Delhi on Thursday, departing at 5.45 pm, with halts at Balamau, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Amroha, Gajraula, Hapur and Ghaziabad. Train…
