A key suspect in the murder of hotelier’s son Vineet Rai, Kamlesh Chaudhary Bind, was killed in a police encounter in Ghazipur. GHAZIPUR/LUCKNOW: A key accused in the sensational murder of a hotelier’s son was killed in a police encounter on Wednesday night in Ghazipur, while the officer leading the district’s Special Operations Group (SOG)…
Chak Sheru alias Abhishek alias Ajay LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested a key member of an organised cyber fraud syndicate allegedly involved in generating thousands of fraudulent Ayushman Bharat health cards for ineligible persons, enabling them to avail free medical treatment and causing substantial financial losses to the government.The…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. LUCKNOW: For many families in Lakhimpur Kheri, the month of May ended with relief, reunions and emotional homecomings as Kheri Police traced and safely recovered 144 kidnapped women, girls and missing persons during a special district-wide recovery campaign conducted under the supervision of senior superintendent of police (SSP) Khyati…
SAHARANPUR: A woman was found dead with throat slit at her residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambehta town on Monday, with police suspecting that the assailants entered the house with the intention of committing theft.The victim was identified as Poonam Mittal, 56.The incident came to light around 4 pm when her husband, Sanjay Mittal, returned home…
Lucknow: Highlighting the growing threat of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has launched an intensive push for fitness and public health under his “Healthy Sarojini Nagar” mission.Citing studies showing a sharp rise in obesity and non-communicable diseases, Singh said India currently has nearly 101 million diabetics and around…
Shailvee ShardaLucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking high-level intervention to ensure accountability in cases involving serious crime and administrative lapses.In his letter, Rai claimed that incidents of murder, rape, organised crime, extortion, narcotics trafficking and alleged police excesses raised concerns despite the…
Times News NetworkLucknow: Signs of strain are noticeable within the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh with a section of senior Congress members preparing to persuade the party high command to go solo in the state polls due in early 2027.The move comes contrary to the general perception that the Congress and Samajwadi Party – two…
Lucknow: Signalling an early start to its campaign for UP Assembly elections, BJP ally Rashtriya Lok Dal has launched a two-pronged strategy of organisational restructuring and grassroots mobilisation in its stronghold of western Uttar Pradesh. Days after the party’s national executive resolved to overhaul its UP organisational structure, the RLD has lined up major public…
Lucknow: Secondary school teachers in Uttar Pradesh whose spouses are also in govt service but posted in different districts are set to benefit from a newly introduced transfer policy that prioritises posting couples in the same district.The policy, issued by secretary, secondary education, Kinjal Singh, lays out a time-bound, points-based framework aimed at balancing staffing…
TNNLucknow: As many as 2,253 candidates qualified in the written examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) for 624 posts of lecturers across 18 subjects.The results of the examination, in which over 1.92 lakh candidates appeared on May 9 and 10, were declared by UPESSC chairperson Prashant Kumar. The shortlisted candidates…
