Ashok Siddharth, an expelled BSP leader, has announced his retirement from politics. LUCKNOW: Expelled BSP leader, Ashok Siddharth, on Thursday, said that he is taking ‘sanyas’ from politics. He is a former Rajya Sabha MP of BSP, and father-in-law of BSP national president Mayawati‘s nephew, Akash Anand.Mayawati, on Wednesday, had said that if Ashok Siddharth…
Lucknow: UP govt has come up with a comprehensive action plan to integrate anti-drug awareness into students’ daily academic lives. The initiative is part of CM Yogi Adityanath’s effort to support drug-free India campaign.Under the initiative, a brief anti-drug pledge lasting 30 seconds to one minute will be administered before commencement of classes. Officials said…
New power facility commissioned to push Delhi-Mumbai trains towards 160 kmph New power facility commissioned to push Delhi-Mumbai trains towards 160 kmph New power facility commissioned to push Delhi-Mumbai trains towards 160 kmph New power facility commissioned to push Delhi-Mumbai trains towards 160 kmph New power facility commissioned to push Delhi-Mumbai trains towards 160 kmph…
Chandra Shekhar VarmaWorld Suicide Prevention Day, observed on Sept 10, is a reminder that suicide is not merely a statistic or a private tragedy. It is a public health concern, and prevention begins with the way we respond to distress.India’s latest NCRB data makes the concern difficult to ignore. In 2024, the country recorded 1,70,746…
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in connection with the much-discussed Jaunpur foodgrain scam Lucknow: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested a former fair price shop dealer in the Jaunpur foodgrain scam linked to the implementation of the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana in 2004-05, in which…
Sushma Vishnani at the event Lucknow: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, celebrated its 31st Foundation Day on Monday under the theme “A Legacy That Keeps Leading Forward”, bringing together students, faculty, alumni and members of the institute community. Lucknow Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar, IAS, attended the event as chief guest.The programme began with…
A Maharashtra-based man, who police describe as the kingpin of an interstate pickpocket gang allegedly earning up to ₹20 lakh a month, has been arrested along with four associates in Lucknow, exposing a network that targeted railway passengers across multiple states. Lucknow: A Maharashtra-based man, said to be the alleged kingpin of an interstate pickpocket…
Lucknow: Kushinagar police have registered an FIR against 17 named persons and more than 100 unidentified people on a complaint lodged by the principal of a school in connection with violence and vandalism following the death of a 12-year-old student in a clash between two groups of students at Chakbandi crossing in Kaptanganj on Aug…
Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over a family dispute in Hardoi, a district court has sentenced her brother-in-law and his wife to life imprisonment, relying primarily on the victim’s dying declaration despite key prosecution witnesses turning hostile during the trial Lucknow: Nearly nine years after a woman was burnt alive over…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has appointed former minister Mohsin Raza as chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission, filling the post that had remained vacant for more than two years.An office order issued by the minority welfare department on Sept 8 also named eight members to the commission. The appointments have been made by…
