Lucknow: Seven suspects were arrested in Lucknow for allegedly operating an interstate religious conversion racket that targeted villagers by offering medical treatment, financial assistance, marriage support and promises of children to induce religious conversions.Police identified the accused as Daniel (58), his wife Subala (51), Chandrabhan (50), his wife Aarti (40), Seema (35), Sheela (39), and…
Lucknow: Hardoi police solved the murder of a 22-year-old man whose body was found on the roadside in the district earlier this week and claimed that the victim was strangled by his girlfriend’s father after he entered her house late in the night to meet her.The man left his home on Tuesday night after telling…
Akhilesh Yadav speaks to mediapersons Lucknow: Suggesting that Central govt was making a big deal about the students’ demand for education minister’s resignation, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the move will only serve as an admission that govt failure had led to paper leak.“What will happen if the Centre today makes the education minister…
Lucknow: Acting on the complaints received against the vehicle scrapping operations at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) in the state, the transport department will conduct a special drive from July 25 till Aug 10 to examine the scrapping process at the centres.The department received several complaints that vehicle scrapping was not being conducted in accordance…
Bahraich: A 51-year-old woman was killed in a suspected leopard attack while cutting fodder for her cattle in a forest-fringe village near the Bahraich-Lakhimpur Kheri border, fuelling panic among residents of the area.The victim, identified as Rajkumari of Durga Gaudi village, had gone to her agricultural field in Premnagar hamlet to cut sugarcane leaves for…
Lucknow: The UP ATS is investigating a ₹5,000 bank transfer made to arrested terror suspect Shahroz Ahmad from an account in Haryana, as it deepens its probe into an alleged Pakistan-backed sleeper cell network operating across multiple states.Shahroz Ahmad (29), a Class VII dropout and embroidery worker from Jamdhara village in Balrampur district, was arrested…
Lucknow: Development projects worth more than Rs 68 crore were launched in Lucknow’s North and West Assembly constituencies on Friday, with foundation stones laid for infrastructure and public welfare works approved under the Rapid Economic Development Scheme.A total of 34 development projects worth Rs 24.37 crore were sanctioned for the Lucknow North Assembly constituency, while…
The Regional Passport Office will become the first govt office in Lucknow to introduce a creche facility for children accompanying applicants visiting the office for passport-related grievances. Lucknow: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Lucknow, will keep all its four Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and 33 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) open on Saturday, Aug…
Lucknow: A Class IX girl hanged herself at her home under the City Kotwali area of Hardoi district. She wrote the name of a youth on her hand using mehndi before hanging herself, police said.According to family members, the girl studied at an inter college in a neighbouring village. On Thursday, she received a phone…
Ayodhya: In a move aimed at restoring confidence and putting things back on track, senior RSS functionaries held a marathon meeting in Ayodhya on Friday to deliberate on the way forward in the wake of Ram Temple donation theft controversy.The closed-door meeting, which lasted over four hours, was held at Saket Nilayam — the RSS…
